August 2006
Did someone say that Jalopy is returning as a web mag? Read more
i recently posted on here about swapping my 306 pin hole jets for xsara mist jets which worked great.
I sold the car recently for a HDI and im after the same again (i wished that id swapped them back)
im struggling to get hold of them again from citroen
i was wondering if anyone knows any other mist jets that would fit? Read more
hi
this might be a daft question but my wife and i can not hear the indicators clicking noise when they are working so we keep leaving them on ,i know they turn off them self but sometimes they dont .how can i solve this as the indicator lights on the dash are not that bright in the day on my 99 vectra.so i need a louder clicking noise.
cheers all dave Read more
We have the same problem with our Ford Focus's II, can't hear the indicator clicks when traveling along the open road. Why can't there be some sort of volume control or noise sensor to auto-increase/decrease the clicking volume based on ambient noise fitted as standard ?
Anyone got any ideas on how to increase the clicking sound for a Ford Focus ?
Was watching this programme on TV last night (was on my own and bored) and was shocked at what the police let people get away with.
Perhaps the most glaring was when they recognised a car that had been used for previous robberies and pulled it over. The driver has out of his mind on heroin and desperate for another fix (last one an hour ago), and in the back they found sharps containers full of used needles and two kids. His partner had a benefits book that wasn't in her name, and the guy had apparently been to pawn his tools to buy more drugs. They let them drive on. Bravo.
Second most obvious was when they pulled over an Asian guy in a blingy BMW with front tyres worn down to the cords. He was given a warning and again, allowed to drive off. I thought that you had to be escorted to a garage or something?
So, what stops the police taking more pro-active action against people like this? Read more
Yup, most of the thefts / chases / scumbags covered on this programme are in Slough. Not the best advert for the place, it has to be said.
Cheers
DP
My car is due an MOT and has a hole in the rear silencer. Would this fail an MOT because of this? Read more
My local garage allows a patched silencer as long as there are no leaks.
Can't really think of how to title it, but when you're doing an oil change in your car do you actually read the little chart thing in the manual where it tells you what oil is suitable for what temperature, or do you just go for the broadest range multigrade you can find?
Only realised today I can safely run mine on 15w40 even as low as -10 C (according to this chart).
All I normally do is bung in whatever fully synth 5w30/40 (30 for Ford, 40 for Pug) is cheapest at the time. Read more
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Let's leave it at that please. DD.
I was wondering where people thought things would head?
If we get punative tax for large cars, will we all be driving small cars such as those in Japan powered on alcohol or something? Read more
Bigger, heavier, plusher, safer, better specced, easier to drive, more idiot-proof, less involving, and with fun involving handling behaviour or straight-line speed completely removed from the agenda.
Double digit horsepower figures will no longer be feasible even in "small" cars due to kerbweights (Peugeot 207 is the first of many)
All feel eradicated from controls in favour of lightness and ease of use (happening already)
Oversteer eradicated by lawsuit fearing chassis designers (happening already)
Satellite tracking and monitoring (sold to the public as "all inclusive" sat nav / GPS, but automatically shops you for speeding, and links into the toll-road system). Systems will be factory fitted and integrated into the car's systems making removal/hacking near impossible. (The government would do this yesterday if they could make it work).
A 2056 Supermini will weigh 2000kg, seat 5 in 400 mile comfort, plus carry a weekly shop for four, and be the size of a current Mondeo. If you want a small, cheap, basic car from an established Western manufacturer, you will be even more stuffed than you are today.
Magazines will continue their double standards of advising peopl on one hand not to buy anything that's a bit noisy or basic, or without that fifth NCAP star, yet whinge and moan on the other that all the new cars they test are heavy and slow.
Highly unlikely to be powered by fossil fuels, or at least the derivatives in use today.
Oh, and motorbikes will be banned or have their pink fluffy dice cut off so heavily through emissions and safety legislation they will be rendered pointless.
I really, really want to be wrong on this by the way, but based on the last 10 years "progress" it doesn't look too good in my view.
Cheers
DP
this problem is due to i think speed humps because now everytime i go over one my 206 has this dry creaking sound from the front wheels as i go over them and then creaks from the rear wheels when they travel over it, is this a fault with the car or something drying up or what? it sounds if im pushing a 1920s old fashion pram! how embarrassing it is when people turn round to see me driving ps its a 2000 model 206 1400 engine with only 60k miles.
thanks any advice or simular problems from anyone and how can i stop this annoying creaking sound?
kira Read more
suspension bushes
Anyone know how to get access to the oil filter on a Terrano II 2.7TDI. I can't see a way to get to it without removing major parts such a exhaust. Thanks for any help.
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Thanks, I'll take a closer look.
hi,
this is driving my old man mad, i know this is an old car but someone may know the answer.
dad's got a hillman minx 1600, 1965 and it has started to misfire when it's hot, after about 5 miles, then it dies.
he's changed the carb, fuel pump, spark plugs, and had the distributor apart, changed the condenser and points.
the engine breather pipe is clear and the spark is nice and strong.
the timing is bang on and the tappets are spot on.
alll this and it's still misbehaving!
the only thing that is odd is the coil gets hot, very hot, like 130 degress hot, hot enough to burn if you touch it, is this normal?
any ideas what could still be causing the misfire/coil overheating? Read more
dad seems to have got it sorted.
after it died this time he looked inside the float chamber to find it empty of fuel, by tapping the side of the carb the chamber would fill (with the car cranking) this lead him to assume it is/was a sticking fuel cut-off valve in the carb.
although he had changed the carb for a brand new one it still had a sticking valve, he's put the valve from the old carb back on because he thinks that it doesn't stick as much (perhaps being a bit more worn), anyway he's got to the bottom of the misfire/dying saga.
the coil is still getting warm but we'll try a replacement.
the points in the regulator are all very good and working as they should.
thanx again
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me too can't wait for another episode of skoda the scrapyard dog!