April 2006
I've recently bought a 6 month old Mondeo TDCi 130 with 8000 miles on the clock. The car isn't due it's first service til 12500 miles. After owning it for three weeks I've only just dipped the oil and am a tad worried as it's well over the maximum mark.
The dipstick is a wire type with a plastic gauge piece at the end. The whole of the plastic gauge part is covered in oil when dipped, well over the max mark, and I'm pretty sure the dipstick is coming out without dragging on the sides of the tube. I've dipped it whilst stone cold and it's parked on the level.
The handbook doesn't specify the best time to dip, should I only dip after the engine has been run after waiting for a couple of minutes? I've always had petrol cars previously and they've never over-read on the dipstick when dipped cold.
Any other Mondeo TDCi owners got any ideas? I know there may be a few around the forum ;-) Read more
Just noticed that new MOT certificates have got a peel off sticker incorporated.
What am I supposed to do with them?- I can not recall any guidance being given for car or bike.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty. Read more
It all depends whom the sticker is supposed to be aimed at. It might be for the benefit of police etc,
Won't be aimed at the police. The date can't be seen from outside the car. It acts as a reminder to the driver.
yesterday my classic car failed its Mot, reason due to quite a bit of welding needed.
Does anyone have any idea on the cost of welding by garages.
I dont want to lose my car, and if the price is ok want to keep.
How much in extreme cases could it cost, and have any of you had your cars welded by garages, how much did it cost you.
thanks for any info.
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Have just done this with a Renault camper,apart from the battery and clutch failing in the first week,when VOSA checked it they said it should never have got the MOT issued a couple of weeks earlier,the steering and other faults made it dangerous and unroadworthy.Private seller(Ebay)came fom Swindon to Leeds,refunded and drove(!)it away.Anyone seen the remains of a Renault Trafic on the M6?
Hi Folks,
Our club is again organising the annual High Peak Run for old vehicles.
Starting in Pavilion Gardens Buxton 10 am on Sunday 4th June and returning lunch time.
See
www.hpes.co.uk/hphvc/HighPeakHistoricVehicleClub.h...m
for an entry form and further details.
Hope some Backroomers can make it.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty. Read more
Must be a really charming occasion. Haven't got the right sot of hardware unfortunately, having largely misspent my life.
Hope it goes well. I'm sure it will.
Seem to be the done thing on here, as soon as the two letters that make up VW appear out come the knives. As a VW driver for 12 or so years (diesel for the last 5) and an enthusiast for nearly 30, I wonder what all you VW bashers drive? Read more
I'm confused ?? - Not difficult I know but I do not understand how you can claim >>So basically what you're saying is that all VWs have sub assemblies that are made on Friday afternoons! >>
from what was previously said.
I'm with you Stuartli on this - I think.
Hi
I was about to update a thread of mone, but noted that it had been locked. I now appreciate the reason as expalined on the thread, so it was an unwitting mistake.
I expect news next week and hopefully will make all law abiding citizens/drivers happy with the result.
i will also post info re a service that is avialiable to victims of uninsured drivers, one you may not be aware of.
We've not even had the car washed, but half heartdly had a close insection at the damage yeatrday and it is only noticable on very close insepction :)
Have a nice weekend, long one at that :) Read more
has anybody got any views on these tyres? i have done a search on the web ,but not a lot of info.my vehicle is a renault kangoo van. replies appreciated Read more
Folks,
The middle exhaust box containing the cat. on my 2.5 Citroen XM (diesel) has rotted on the entry pipes at each end. Milesage is 114K.
The box is made of a decent gauge steel, and the rot seems to be very localised around the welds. The rest seems perfectly sound.
My intention is to get this weleded up, rahter than waste money and resorurces on a new one.
Is my MOT tester going to spot this and fail me? Welded patches on exhausts were, IIRC, acceptable in "the olden days" (if the boxes had enough "meat" left on them).
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Thanks for the kind offer, blue_haddock, but I spotted it too late; the replacement exhaust and catalyst are now fitted. At least I spent the money at my very helpful Pug indy and have no qualms about putting some dinner on their table!
i have an 02 plate mondeo 1.8lx. for the last week or so the alarm keeps going off, always about the same time. i keep going out and switching it off put it goes off again. i tried locking the doors and not double locking it so the alarm is'nt set but the thing still goes off. i know i've got to take it to my dealer but i was just wondering if anyone has any ideas before i go just to make sure i'm not overcharged for something.
the alarm always goes off between 6-7 am. Read more
thanks for the advice but it's all changed now. now the cars locking and unlocking itself and the alarm's going off at all times, checked the battery and it seems fully charged (according to the little green light) looks like it's going to cost me.
I followed one of these down the M4 (J17-J16) yesterday, what a car. I've never heard a car make the same noise, I had to turn the radio off and listen.
It certainly shifts! Read more
They're also about a quarter of a million quid if i'm
not mistaken.
And the rest! I think the official figure is more like £315k
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Must say it seems to work for me, I always measure when the car has been left standing for an hour or so.