June 2006
I joined the deleted extended warranty scheme which included cover for wear and tear in March 2006. My ABS system became faulty and this part was covered by the policy. However the repair garage said it would take 2 hours to replace the ABS sensor which was the faulty part. The warranty company accepted that the part was faulty but has only authorised 20 minutes repair time. As this repair can only be done at the main dealer where the labour rates are about £98/hour, this would leave me having to pay almost ALL the labour rates. This is appalling and I would discourage anyone from buying a policy with deleted. I have had 2 other encounters with them and they picked on some real small print to disallow the claim including that I hadn't reported one claim within 7 days.
Can anyone advise ? Has anyone dealt with deleted before. I have now had to threaten them with legal action in a small claims court.
{Company names removed, as per our no naming / shaming rule - DD}
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Hi
I own a cavalier 1995 i.8
( C18NZ )
GM Multec CFI
Whilst driving to my sisters today the engine management light came on and the RPM dropped from around 900rpm to 400rpm.
I switched off the engine and restarted which seemed to cure the fault for a mile and again it reoccured.
When i got home and tested it i get the codes
22
24
These both seem to point to a Low Voltage fault on both sensors.
Can i ask HOW i can sort this problem out?
Is this a fault in the Sensor or perhaps a wiring fault?
Any helps would be greatly appreciated
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Righty
It was the VSS on the back of the clocks it was fried (how i hear you ask?) well to be honest i have NO idea how but fried it was.
I had to replace the whole clocks as my clocks had the built in VSS not the interchangable one so i added 10.000 to the clock over night (and not a speed ticket in sight lol)
All done now back to normal thanks for your input lads
Martin
Does anyone know where the TDC sensor is located on a 1.9DTurbo 306, and is it easy to get to, to adjust or replace?
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What purpose does a TDC sensor serve on the old diesels
in the 306s?
Answer :- Rev Counter
hi lads ..
i hope some one can help
ive recently bought a 1997 vectra and while driveing it back home the engien managerment light as come on and it seems to be crawling there no lift when foot too floor can any one say wat it can be or a way of finding out the problem
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Hi,
Your car has gone into limp home mode.
To read out the fault codes, arm yourself with a paperclip, and visit the following site
www.topbuzz.co.uk/info/fault_codes/fault_codes.htm
Your ecu plug is below the handbrake lever, under a removable cover.
Report back what codes you find.
The BMJ have recently published a report on injuries due to traffic accidents. They have noted that the serious injury rate has not changed in the last decade pretty much. This is contrary to the police statistics.
Results According to police statistics, rates of people killed or seriously injured on the roads fell consistently from 85.9 per 100 000 in 1996 to 59.4 per 100 000 in 2004. Over the same
time, however, hospital admission rates for traffic injuries were almost unchanged at 90.0 in 1996 and 91.1 in 2004. Both
datasets showed a significant reduction in rates of injury in
children aged <=15 but the reduction in hospital admission
rates was substantially less than the reduction shown in the
police statistics. The definition of serious injury in police
statistics includes every hospital admission; in each year, none
the less, the number of admissions exceeded the number of
injuries reported in the police system.
Conclusions: The overall fall seen in police statistics for
non-fatal road traffic injuries probably represents a fall in
completeness of reporting of these injuries.
Which sounds like double speak for ' we know the official statistics are wrong'. The question is, is this accidental or a deliberate move to hide a total failure of road safety policy? No other country in Europe has seen such lack of improvement. Fatalities amongst young people have doubled in the last decade. If, generally, injuries aren't falling inspite of advances in car design then there is something seriously wrong with the way things are. I'd put the lack of traffic police in most counties as being at the top of the list of reasons why.
Surprise, surprise the government spin machine has gone into full swing to bury this story.
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Surely what's important is that if you're looking for relative trends over time of, say, road traffic accident injuries then you use the same source; ie either consistently use Police data or consistently use BMA data?
Same applies if comparing data from different countries, etc.
And if you're drawing absolute inferences from data then those inferences need to be limited & qualified by the faults in the information gathering process.
Following hot on the heels of recent thread about 17 year old car owners....apart from Pass Plus in due course....have Backroomers any suggestions to make as to *who* to approach for lessons?
Would you be recommending national schools such as BSM or AA...or would 'one-man-band' be preferable?
If the latter, the young man in question lives in Nottingham so any name of good instructor in that area would be appreciated.
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The only disadvantage to using a one man band is what happens if he is ill/on holiday? When I was learning my instructor had an arrangement with another local school, so for a period I had a different instructor and car every week.
I have a '30s car fitted with pre-war hydraulic brakes (originally from a Triumph Gloria). The restorer of the car (pre my ownership) used silicon brake fluid, which is a pain - its very expensive and not easy to find when you need it.
I asked around - including a couple of manufacturers - and was assured that modern DOT4 fluids are compatible with silicon, so I used some (months ago). I'm now getting sticking brakes and feedback that they aren't compatible after all.
I'm resigned/prepared to strip the system and replace the seals, which I've already managed to find - and I'm not not too concerned as after 50k miles of thrashing I'm happy to give the brakes as once-over anyway - but I've been told that its not possible to revert to DOT4 fluid.
I can't really believe this. If I thoroughly flush out the system (possibly using a sovent such as acetone, any comments??), change all seals in slave and master cylinder and then re-assemble I can't really believe there will be enough resuidual silicon in the system to cause problems.
Any comments, anyone????
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The fact that it doesn't absorb moisture is one of the concerns;you'll always get moisture in the system and with silicone ,it'll be in globules not just reducing the boiling point as is in normal brake fluid.
I think this applies mainly to older auto' gearboxes - my car has an overdrive that can be switched on or off from a button on the gear lever. My question is why have the switch? On my car the overdrive switch doesn't seem to do much more than to enable a fourth gear on the 'box. Why not have it on all the time? It doesn't seem to effect the other gears. Is it just a gimmick or am I missing something?
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The older kind of "genuine overdrive" not only adds a 5th
gear to an ordinary 4 speed manual box, it can in
some cars be engaged in 3rd (as in my Triumph 2000),
My friends dad had a Triumph 2000 with the overdrive button on top of the gear stick. To me as a kid obsessed with cars (late '70's), having an extra gear you could select electrically was a gadget of James Bond proportions!
My defender TD5 (9k miles) has a noticeably loud tapping noise from the engine at around 60mph in top gear. It only appears at this precise speed, but is not always regular in frequency. It's been there since the vehicle was new. Knowing about the oilpump problems, I'm getting paranoid. Any suggestions?
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It's no longer under warranty. I had ECU mods carried out. The tapping was evident before this work was completed.
I have just been given a price on new engine for my 320d BMW 2002, for car collection, new engine supplied & fitted.
Has anyone heard of Heathrow Motor Services in Twickenham?
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A new engine from BMW will be VERY expensive - possibly verging on uneconomic by the time fitting is included - even on a 2002 car.
Try FabBMW - they are breakers and I've used them in the past for BMW parts. They are honest and not too dear - they may have a damaged car with a suitable engine.
Browse
Probably one for trading standards. I have a feeling one of the ombudsmen or office of fair trading have made judgements on warranty companies refusing to pay realistic time for jobs or realistic hourly rates. Most companies only pay £25-30 an hour so main dealer of £100 an hour is probably why you've got 20 minutes worth. A lot of warranty companies are slippery and will avoid paying out as much as possible. If you ever want to make claims then you have to make sure you are always within the small print. Again the OFT or similar have ruled on what is allowable and what isn't within the terms and conditions.
teabelly