October 2006
At last TomTom have done something reactive to the silly drooping dock on the first models of the newer TomTom 510, 710 and 910 units. go to www.tomtom.com/newdock/
I've received mine in about 5 days, great service, wish they would get the RDS-TMC receiver out a bit quicker though! Read more
Hi All,
A couple of years ago - i was getting a funny noise like a buzzing or clicking coming from the glovebox of my Pugeout 106 -1.1 95- when i switched the ignition off it was deffinetly coming from the glovebox i had a quick look and there is a fuseboard, what looks like a realy- thats my guess- and some wiring in there. It only happened occasionally and i just left it as it wasnt affecting the car. The noise only happended very occasionaly like once every 2/3 months.
However it has retured and happens when i am driving and not when switching off its like a buzzing - sort of noise i guess may happen if a switch is somewhere stuck between off and on - a similar noise can be heard by half pressing in light swich in a house-. The car seems to be running ok. I dont want to spend money - or as little as possible- if i can avoid it as i am getting of the car in a couple of months although i am anxious to avoid a breakdown as i need the car for work,
Has anyone any ideas of what to check for??? or if they have come accross this prob before i would like to hear from you.
Cheers
Andy
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This happens in our 106. Check the relay(s) on the board are seated properly.
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Mike Farrow
I recently purchased a 25 with minor frontal damage and have changed both seat belt pretensioners for new ones, because the old ones had activated. The airbag had not deployed but the srs light had stayed on. After changing them the light still stays on... do i need to go to the dealers to be ripped off or is it fixable from home ? Read more
borite?????????
i would think if both pretensioners have gone off then the airbag did too and was probably changed pre purchase to throw you off the scent.
the activating cables (yellow? but could be pink with blue dots seing as its a rover ideally need changing as well as they apparantly can melt on triggering)
oh---------and the answer to your initial problem the actuater needs changing for one thats never fired (any scrappie should have lots of these for a bluewie as the cars get scrapped for unreliable engines rather than seing scenery at close quarters)
good luck
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Hi
I read somehere a while back (on here?) tat the new MoT system prohibited the repeat of an advisory from one year to the next, i.e. you had to get it done before the next MoT whether you'd like to or not. Is this true?
Seems a bit daft as I've been advised of corroded rear sills for 3 years (old system) and it's always passed.
Thanks
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Mike Farrow Read more
Hi
Thanks for all the replies, I'm glad you've set the record straight now, as it did seem a little unfair to say the least!
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Mike Farrow
Ok so the pro is cheaper, but are the cons, have you guys got any good/bad experiences that you want to share.
Is the timescale quicker than showroom, What about warranty problems,sevicing etc.
Im looking for a corrolla verso T180 and i dont think paying over 21k to a showroom is a good idea , but paying 17 k is , and this will be my first brand new car. Read more
>>dont knock the guy...
I wasn't really knocking BH at all, it was more a bit of gentle fun - I'm sure that he could teach me a thing or two about customer service.
The joke is, I know how far BH was from the station when he was working in the garage he mentioned - most of us would think twice about starting the car for such a short trip!
Number_Cruncher
Does anyone know how to get to the washer motor on a 2001 Focus. It looks like it's in the wing and I tried to get the headlamp out to peer inside but it didn't want to come out easily. Read more
[if you are smart, syphon out the water before you prize the pump out otherwise you'll get
a soaking like I did.]
The 99 Focus has a washer bottle with a filler spout that goes through 90 degrees immediately under the cap so I would think syphoning would also be a challenge.
To be perfectly blunt, they're doing my head in.
Whenever I brake when I'm going slowish or coming to a stop, the brakes squeak very loud. Normally they'd do this and then stop after a while but they're doing it all the time and I wince every time it happens. I'm 99% certain it's coming from the back, therefore, the drums.
Now I don't want to take it to the garage to look at squeaky brakes so is there anything I can do? Bear in mind that my knowledge of stuff like this is strictly limited to you guys. I can take the wheel off and don't mind getting my hands dirty but that's about it.
Any advice and pointers?
Cheers,
Adam
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On Ka & Fiesta,you can do it either way but if you take that nut off,you need to take the bearings apart and then reset afterwards.The four bolts on the back on a Ka/Fiesta allow you to take drum off with stub axle still attached and is the Ford recommended way.I've never worked on Focus back brakes but I'm sure someone else has.
I have a Sept 1999 Rover 420 IS with 77,000 miles on the clock. It has been regularly serviced at the required intervals & has been a brilliant car. However, it has recently started to run very roughly from starting & continues like this throughout the day-does sometimes get better but is particularly noticeable if in too high a gear.
The mechanic who services the car has changed the leads & the plugs and I have filled up the last 3 times with BP Ultimate,with a shot of Redex in each time but none of this has cured the problem.
My mechanic is at a loss & I wonder if you have any suggestions,please?
So far for this problem we have:-
>
> Replaced leads & plugs
> Run a compression test-all OK
> Run a scan on the firing-all OK
> Replaced manifold inlet gasket-due to air leak
> Replaced injector seals (8)-1 damaged causing air leak
> Gas treatment
> Ran a test on swapping injector 1 with 2 (possible spray
> deficiency)-all OK
>
> Still no resolution! Guess what we need is a gnarled old Rover
> mechanic/engineer who would have come across the same problem-or a
> complete
> diagnostic test from a Rover place with all the gear, but where do
> you find
> one of those?
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No,not yet as I will have to leave the car with them for a few days & I need the car to get to work!! Catch 22!!
Hi
I'm looking to moving to Brighton. I was wondering if anyone knew what motorcycle theft is like in Brighton?
Also, in terms of job hunting, does anyone know the best agencies in the area?
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Greg Read more
This thread is distinctly non-motoring.........i'm sure the motorcycle theft thing was just a ruse to allow a life/job query
try posting on www.postmyjobandlifequestionsonanotherforum.com
;-)
Just to ask if anyone has had a similar experience. I called to renew my policy with a well-known company and on two separate occasions waited more than ten minutes with no answer to my call. In frustration, I went to an outfit best-known for its breakdown service and they got me a significantly cheaper quote with improved peripherals. I e-mailed my insurers, told them what had happened, and got a reply from a geeky type who said they had so much new business from their current advertising campaign they were afraid they were presently letting their valued customers down!! He was sorry for my trouble but said they planned to improve their service soon. Do these people have a death wish, or what?
couple of words removed from this, and a couple of postings further down - DD Read more
It's a generally accepted rule in business that it is far cheaper to keep an existing customer than it is to in a new one.
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it's a 910, thanks for looking though