August 2006
I have a 2000, w reg, 306 hdi. Recently it has had an intermittent starting problem. Sometimes it started straight up and sometimes it took a couple of goes. Then last week it finally gave up and would not start at all! My local independant man came and took it away, he has changed a relay but that did nothing. He has now gone on 2 wks hols so has brought it back, it will start now but i have a battery on the floor with 2 leads direct onto the fuel pump, to connect when i need to move the car.there is no feed from the ignition to the fuel pump, neither the mechanic or myself have a wiring diagram. Has anyone had a similar problem? Can i fix it myself or do i need an auto electrician?
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I have heard several stories of springs failing at low millage eg 20-50 k. Hiowever all these cases i have heard of it seems to be confined to French models fords and Gm. Is springs failure with cars beter known for their reliability eg jap and german manufactures at this low millage common???. i would also appreciate a responce to the aforementioned question in realtion to suspension bushes
It seems poorer quality of metal and the amount of speed bumps is the main reason for the increase in broken springs i would also like to know do springs wear with age eg corrosion and if so at what sort of age would you expect to see springs to show signs of terminal wear??
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This has been a sufficiently serious problem for Citroen to issue a recall for many of their vehicles.
Not to replace the springs but to fit a shield so that if (when??) a spring breaks it doesnt puncture the tyre!
Whilst some of the more common Japanese manufactures eg toyota, mazda, honda, lexus, are well known for their reliability what are the other less common Japanese models eg Daihatsu and Suzuki like for reliability??? say in comparrison with the more common Japanese manufactures I was also hearing that Korien models are much improved - i had been told many years ago they were only good for 3-5 years do modern korien cars offer decent reliability??? Read more
Incidentally, it's my personal opinion that if the Japanese had got the rust problem sorted quicker, and the European governments of the 70s had played the game fairly rather than imposing punitive restrictions on imported vehicles, there would be no European car industry right now (except perhaps the German cars), such was the massive difference in quality between the junk we were putting out and the Jap stuff. It had got to the point before the quotas where I believe Datsun were the second most popular marque in the UK in any case.
And yet there are still those who won't buy "foreign" cars, meaning Far-Eastern, when they'll happily buy their foreign Euroboxes. One particular idiot who lives near me makes a point of calling my early-90s British-built Nissan (built only 30 miles from here) a "foreign" car. What does he drive? A Peugeot 406, which is not a "foreign" car apparently. Plank.
Hi Folks
I remember many years back a friend telling me diesel engines ware normally good for double the amount of millage than a petrol engine - engines running at lower revs and diesel having a lubricant in the fuel were i seem to recall the main resons- . At that time before ecus he said around 100k-120 - pertrols and 200k for diesels. In recent posts on this forum it seems petrols engines are good for between 120-200k and i was wondering if diesel engines would still do double the amount of miles than a petrol - and if not why not??
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Thanks for thoughts on this issue. Thats interesting to hear of major componant failure at around 250k on a diesel. I would be interested to know what sort of components needed repacing at at this millage?
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Do DVLA sell or auction 'old style' number plates?
That is three lettere, followed by three numbers, eg ABC 123 Read more
xxxx sell all types of number plates for you're personal needs including Old Style Number Plates that you are after.
Spam - guaranteed to resurrect 13year old threads.
planning on a trip to the alps in december and friends are saying my diesel will just freeze. Expecting temperatures of -20 at altitudes of 1250m for a couple of weeks. Car will be parked outside. Can diesel survive this or should I buy a petrol car now? Read more
Also make sure your battery is up to it. When it's v cold with a diesel you need a high CCA rating (cold cranking amps). I was caught out last xmas when it was about -25 for 10 days.
Does anyone use this service, if so is it any good?
Does the TT automtically re-route you (like my SmartNav does) or do you have to spot that there is traffic on your route and manually re-route to avoid that section?
Presumably it's tied to the phone number not the TomTom device, so (now that I have TomTom 700 and TomTom on a PDA) could I use the same phone with both on just one subscription?
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When I upgraded my iPAQ 2210 / TomTom 3 installation to TomTom 5 I received a gratis free trial to TomTom Traffic. It worked well, but with my currently limited driving - about 10k per annum of which 3k is work and 3.5k is outside the UK - it wasn't worth the GPRS charges or the TomTom subscription. I let it lapse and haven't regretted the decision. On the one occasion since when I've been caught in a mega jam, TomTom Traffic wouldn't have helped; I came off the M25 at the next junction anyway and was easily rerouted back on to the pretty well empty M25 a junction later.
U prob all spotted my post about vovlo V70s (are theyany good) and are they OK to tow a caravan.........
Just noticed a local dealer has a "PX to clear" Toyota Camry Estate 3.0i V6 automatic, at just under a grand.
Mileage is a little high - 120K, but car seems to be in mint condition, no rust visible, only 2 owners, has leather, cruise, 7seat etc all the goodies which apparently all work.
I know toyota are good at high mileages (I have an old corolla)
This car would be a cheap option - assuming it drives OK.
I haven't towed b4, and if I made a mistake and it wasn't suitable, or I broke it with the extra load on the car, the car is cheap enough to just bin.....
And if it "worked" and I find towing OK (not too stressful) it is cheap enough to upgrade to a newer similar type of vehicle in a years time without losing a fortune
Has anyone ever towed a large caravan with one of these cars ? How do they perform towing and solo ?
I know the autobox will need a cooler, these are an easy DIY fit I am told once you have the radiator and pipes.
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AFAIK these are Japanese-designed transmissions. The A540E used in the Camry is a FWD transmission.
Hi , I have had various problems with my brakes on my front drivers side pads . What it is doing is brakes are binding slightly on this side , so wearing the pads down to metal after 3-4 months , Passenger side all ok no problems .
I have replaced the caliper and discs/pads , no fix ,.So booked into garage and had discs replaced again and pads and flexihose on both sides done and system pressure bleed .
seems fault still on the drivers side . The garage said when caliper removed from passenger side for hoses fluid run freely out , but when removed from drivers side , hardly any fluid trickled out .After bleeding fluid coming out both sides as it should .
Seeing as the brakes are still binding slightly on drivers side what can cause this .(passenger side spins freely , drivers side takes a bit off effort to rotate wheel)
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There has been a fairly recent thread about a problem quite similar to yours.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=4&t=43...5
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5249538.stm
Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander will seek powers to create toll roads across the UK, reports have said.
In a leaked letter in the Sunday Times, he outlines plans for a bill for widespread tolls to combat congestion.
Local authorities currently set charges - such as London's - but in the letter Mr Alexander says he should be able to set simpler national standards.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said it had no intention of imposing road-pricing on local authorities
Ministers currently give their approval for local schemes like London's congestion charge.
In a letter to Leader of the Commons Jack Straw, dated 20 July, Mr Alexander argues he should set national levels to prevent confusion that would arise if different cities adopted different schemes.
We are considering pilots on the trunk road network as an important stage towards national road-pricing
Douglas Alexander
in leaked letter report
Drivers would be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis, with black boxes in their cars working out how far they drive on toll roads.
"The main purpose of the bill would be to support our efforts to cut congestion and improve public transport, particularly in the major cities outside London," the letter said.
"It would also help to pave the way for a national road-pricing scheme in the medium to long term.
"I would propose reforming the current arrangements for approving local road-pricing schemes, providing better targeted powers to ensure that schemes are consistent with a national framework.
'See benefits'
"Current legislation offers very limited powers for pricing on the trunk road network outside of the area of a local scheme.
"We are considering pilots on the trunk road network as an important stage towards national road-pricing."
A DfT spokeswoman said: "The Government has been very clear about the need to explore road pricing as a way to tackle congestion.
"It is only right that we explore what legislation might be required to do this.
Queen's Speech
"With any scheme it will be important that the motorist can see the benefits - improving reliability and tackling congestion."
Mr Straw is drawing up the list of bills to be included in the Queen's Speech in the autumn.
In another letter obtained by the newspaper, Mr Straw is reported to outline 13 bills expected to also be included.
They cover criminal justice, consumer protection, digital switch-over; criminal trials; free bus travel for pensioners; further education; new powers for the London Mayor; health and social security; House of Lords reform; local government; organised crime; pensions; and Child Support Agency reform. Read more
The only economic activity I ever got out of my children when they were at home was min 1 hour in the bathroom tinting their eyebrows, washing machine continually is use full of their stuff, vast phone bills, lights and TVs on 24/7, dustbin full and fridge empty! Who needs that?
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i took the car to my local sparky and he said it would be the combination relay cos they get full of water (from where). he was right and had the job done in an hour, BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!