September 2006
(Thread header changed to accommodate later postings on same theme. HJ.)
Partner is off to Cologne tomorrow and even though he is missing my birthday in favour of work, I am being a nice girlfriend and dropping him at Heathrow early in the morning.
It has just occurred to me that when the security was raised, they stopped people being able to drop off and pick up at Heathrow - is this still the case?
(Other mods - I'll quite happily move this tomorrow if you don't think it's motoring related enough, but we are going by car!)
Thank you
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can anyone tell me whether the following consumption figures are about right or should i get the car looked at under the warranty......... i want it to be right, but don't want to look a fool at the dealers
wife's car... X Type 2.0 diesel estate (i undertsand it to be the Mondeo 130 engine)
33-34 mpg on the trip computer around town....(rush hour stop start with a fair amount of completely stationary traffic, max 4 miles journey at a time)
38-39 mpg... on a very long motorway journey, that includes 120 miles of very good fast A roads at the end of it(driven quite hard, 4th gear selected when gaps appear on motorway with full acceleration, cruise control at well over the limit for the rest of it and constant overtakes on A road at max acceleration, car very heavily laden
47-50 if you fill it up, cruise quite gently in 5th at 40-50 mph but take it very carefully...(can never last very long doing that, drives me mad)
others have said it's not as economical as it should be........ i tend to think it's my divers boot driving on the long journey and the city traffic stuff is to be expected......... however, it's left a niggling doubt....... and you know what they're like. Read more
To me, the Jag fuel consumption sounds about right. I get broadly similar figures for my Mondeo TDCi that has the same engine. a tankful of short journeys will, in the winter, give just under 40mpg, whereas if I commute with it (30 miles in 35 mins), I get just over 50mpg.
I was wondering if its possibleto install speedometer that has a rev counter and temperature gauge on a 1997 106 that currently only has a clock and speedo?
Theres plenty at the scrap yard and ebay etc and a temp gauge and rev counter would be useful
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thanks for the reply
maybe ill try it if i can find a cheap one!
I have a 'K' reg 626 and i seems to be losing water. It needs the water topped up every couple of days but i dont know where all the water has gone. there is no oil in the water and vice versa. I have been told that the head gasket needs replaced but with no oil in the water could this be true?? The engine sits about 2000 revs even when warm and has a tendancy to bounce between 750-1500 revs when the water is low. Is this normal?
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I have been told that the head gasket needs replaced but with no oil in the water could this be true??
Yes, if the water is going straight out through the exhaust system due to the head gasket leaking on the exhaust side, rather than into the oil ways.
Get a garage to test for hydrocarbons (HC) in the coolant using a gas analyser to see if exhaust gasses are present.
i am gonna put 2 new tyres on the front of my car so i thought i would see what the prices are online.
tyre size is 205 50 15. found budgets from £33 but i found bridgestones for £37each . that is good isnt it, or they are £49 fitted. Read more
Came top in Autocars tyre test of 04 and I believe 05. It won all the wet tests when compared to the Pirelli P6 , the Dunlop SP01, the Bridgestone ER30, and the Michelin Primacy......
Looks like the future is a bit brighter for diesels after those clever people at Honda have developed a next-generation diesel engine that reduces exhaust gas emissions to a level equal to a petrol engine. The new diesel engine employs a revolutionary NOx catalytic converter that enables a reduction in NOx emissions sufficient to meet stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier II Bin 5 emissions requirements (based on Honda calculations). Honda plans to introduce its next-generation diesel engine in the U.S. within three years.
They have also developed the next stage of i-VTEC technology with the development of the Advanced VTEC engine, which provides high performance along with outstanding fuel economy and lower emissions. The new engine combines continuously variable valve lift and timing control with the continuously variable phase control of VTC (Variable Timing Control) to achieve a world-leading level of performance and a 13% improvement in fuel efficiency (in comparison to their 2.4 i-VTEC). Honda plans to release a production vehicle equipped with the new engine within three years.
Looks like they plan on staying at the forefront of engine technology.
We can see in 3 years if they have done enough.
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Well, I'm happy with a compromise of 258bhp, 444NM with most of this available across a huge plateau and giving real urge from a lazy 1500RPM, and 29mpg.
This from 2.4 litres of petrol burning five cylinder motor, which also means I can hang the revs out when I want to.
Boy does it sound good! :-)
Can anyone please advise me on the safe jacking points for Peugeot 306. The 306 is S reg with a 1.9 TD engine. I have been unable to find out anywhere, and it is not clear when looking underneath the car.
Any help or advice greatly appreciated, Cheers!
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If it's jacking using the standard jack for changing a wheel there are jacking points at either end of the sill. If you are jacking the car to do work on it then jack it under somewhere like the end of the bottom arm then support it on a securely positioned axle stand.
A cheeky request for anyone with a trade account with Manheim. I am trying to get a vague idea of the sale catologue for the auction at Bristol tomorrow but you can either use faxback (at 80p a min) or need a trade account. My experience of fax back has been poor in the past so was hoping I may be able to appeal to someone who has a trade account who could download the catologue in pdf format.
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I've bought a 98 2ltr GSI, as repairable. The speedo stopped working, garage diagnosed duff wheel sensors. While waiting on the ordered replacement parts the alarm went off one night and the owner found that there was an eletrical fire at the ABS.
I gather that the car needs an abs module, wheel sensors and some wiring to put right.
However it doesn't seem to explain why the car continues to run after you've turned off the ignition and removed the key. Not a rough idle like run on. Actually continues to purr away. If you remove a battery lead, it stops and once the lead is replaced, it runs okay again.
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Sounds like gloves are a good idea then, thanks.
I picked this car up at the begininng of the week and ran it down the road, by time I got home it was stopping on the key okay, so presumably the shorted wires have vibrated away from each other.
Not a solution but that's the conclusion to this problem.
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Top Gear may be suspended for a little while, so we'll just have to make do with 5th Gear instead.
Tonight (25/09/06), Channel 5 - 8pm.
They've moved location from their dreary base (with that hollow echo in the background) in the last series to The Ace Café, as well as having a new presenter - Tim Lovejoy.
Whether they go through with what's listed for tonights episode because of recent events with Hampster, we'll have to wait and see.
"There's lots to look forward to - we were the only car show allowed behind the scenes of the car stunts in the forthcoming Bond movie, Casino Royale; we've been teaching England's top cricketers Freddie Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen how to race; and we've got plans for our most spectacular car crash ever."
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>> so it's still really bad then.........
TVM must have been watching a repeat of last Monday's episode.
Quite why anyone would do that is anyone's guess - unless
of course they didn't believe it was that bad first time
around!
It's fascinating in its dire 'ness' . I don't know who that piece of wood is, as VBH's co-presenter but I reckon a piece of wood has more life and isn't so wooden. Terrible presention and no spontaneity but I expect he's a good family man (we at least saw some members of his family).
Strangley enough and I hate to have to admit this but certain aspects of this programme do have some useful informative items, in fact moreso than that more polished TG programme on BBC2.
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You can always self drive and park with a secure valet parking company. It is well worth the convenience and price. check www.heathrowsecurepark.co.uk