October 2006
Hi,
I have a 2006 fiat scudo 2.0 JTD engine., when cold the clutch has a slight judder when pulling off for the first couple of uses.
It never does it when warm just first time it is driven in the morning. I have only had it 2 months and its done 2K.
Have checked under the gearbox and no damp patches, anything to worry about?? or do you think it will get better with more miles.
Thanks Steve.
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Brill website .......
www.classic-motorbikes.com/
........ they have an '89 OWO1 Yamaha like nick62's for nearly £11 grand and a rare '99 OWO2 R7 to name but two! Read more
DON'T - Get behind me !!!!
And that RC30, how I drool. I saw it, I want it.
The K1 is a nice bike though.........about £6k.....but pricy but wouldn't it be fun eh ?.
Last chance to buy a Gardner diesel
Paul Gardner Engineering Ltd has stopped re-manufacturing Gardner diesel engines and has appointed Edward Symmons to auction its plant and equipment. The sale, on 21 November, will include the stock of engines and parts, some of which date back to the 1940s. The engines were first made by Gardner for truck, bus, rail, marine and industrial use. Paul Gardner set up the current company in 1988 and it has re-manufactured more than 3,500 engines in the past 18 years.This may be one of the last chances to buy Gardner engines and spare parts,says Jonathan Garside, of Edward Symmons. It should appeal to bus operators, the historic commercial vehicle world, boat owners and and enthusiasts in general.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>another piece of our past consigned to history
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good engines ,the 5 cylinder could have 2 cylinders shut down to save fuel if it wasnt working too hard
Over the past few months, drivers in the Basingstoke area have had to endure an obstacle course of supermarket trolleys dropped onto carriageways from overpasses and upturned trolleys left in the middle of the road in poorly lit areas.
If someone gets hit by or collides with one of these things, what responsibility, if any, does the supermarket hold assuming that they could not reasonably claim to be unaware of the problem?
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Remember in my Safeway days, a Scot Rail worker driving up in his van to the shop and bringing out a lump of twisted metal. Apparently it was one of our trolleys that had been thrown onto a railway line and subsequently hit by a train. I would not have known it was a trolley if he hadn't told me!
Hi all.
I have this slight problem with my Citroen AX 1.5 diesel. When it is idling at normal operating temperature, it feels like it is idling too slow, i.e. it shakes the car to pieces. Then sometimes all of a sudden there is a slight click comes from the engine somewhere and it will start idling at the correct speed. I'm guessing it might be something to do with the diesel pump but i'm not sure. Any ideas anyone? Read more
I noticed the spiral cable had stuck the other day because just a slight movement of the idle jack up lever (mines is a Bosch diesel pump) made the engine tick over slightly faster. I will try lubing the cable and see how i get on. Thanks!
I have recently bought a '05 Mondeo tdci 130 zetec from a well known car supermarket. Very nice car. Only trouble is once I got over the excitement of a newish car I realised that I had only been given one key and no service book. It had done 13,500 miles and was 14 months old. I got it serviced at my local ford dealers straight away. I live a fair way from the car dealers. They said they did not have the spare key (I have the master key) nor any of the other papers except for the v5. I have sent a letter to the previous keeper (obviously a company) but they have not replied.
Can Ford put the index etc into their computer to tell me if it has been serviced already ? I know that getting another key is not too difficult,though pricey. The car is excellent though (oh the power point does not work either).
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I should also add that back then Motorpoint said if the key didn't turn up soon, we should get one cut and send them the receipt and they would re-imburse us.
My Peugeot 406 HDI (2000 X) has started indicating left by itself at seemingly random points. Quite often the left hand indicator is on when I switch on the ignition. Start the engine and it stops.
Sometimes when driving along it starts up. Switching the stalk down and then cancelling it back turns it off. Also a slight nudge upwards on the stalk turns it off. This made me think that the stalk is worn and/or there is a short in there. I took the cowling off the steering wheel but wasn't brave enough to remove the screws holding the cover on the black box thing.
I also wondered whether a weak battery could cause these electrical maladies. It is the original (almost 6 years old) and the car does a lot of short journies.
Any ideas gratefully received. I'll be visiting my trusted independent next week. Read more
Just to post the outcome of this in case anyone else has a similar problem. It was indeed a worn indicator stalk. Replacement stalk and fitting was 50 quid. Job done.
Are these cars any good? They say they are the best buy out of the Citroen C8 & Peugeot 807? Great Engine i think you would agree! And very good when it come to crash test with five stars (best score ever for a people carrier) They just look great value! let me know what you lot think!! Read more
This weekends' HJ column had a comment from a motorcyclist that tinted windows prevent him making eye contact with the driver. "If I can't see him, can he see me ?"
I'd like to support him. It's a matter of relative brightness on either side of the window. When the the day is a bright one the driver will be able to see out perfectly well. But can he at night ?
Deviating; the first time that I saw really dark tints was in Jeddah, where the 4x4s have fairly normal front and side screens and a chauffuer's mid window. The rear windows, and the chauffuer's window were so dark that it was impossible to see through from the outside. (Not that I tried; not advisable !!). I got the impression that the drivers wives etc. were in the back without their veils. Read more
Glad you left my profession out of your list !
Profession!! wot 'bout bilders!
MD
Posting this for reference.
Paraphrased:
Motorists pay more than £44.6 billion a year in fuel tax, vehicle excise tax and Vat.
Total Whitehall budget for roads (building and maintaining) is £7.3 billion.
http ://tinyurl.com/y5kcj7
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>>Auz and the US solved the road usage problem the simple way: abolish road tax, and charge higher fuel tax instead. So, the more you drive, the more you use the roads, the more you pay.
>>The Aussie's bright idea was to also add third party insurance as a fuel tax, so all third-party claims processed through the courts are paid from a central fund. Result: less insurance fraud, because equitable payments are in the treasury's interest, and no losses from uninsured drivers.
I like the thought of these solutions, however I can still see a few extra solutions and some extra problems.
1. Abolishing road tax would certainly ensure that no car would be without tax, as it was included in the fuel tax. This would reduce the number of people needed to administer road tax - a cost saving for all of us.
2. Adding 3rd party insurance to fuel costs would also mean no uninsured car on the road, great for other drivers whose cars have been damaged in an accident knowing their car will be repaired or they will be compensated if written off. This only replaces the proportion of our existing insurance that goes into a central fund to meet these claims. The big drawback to this would be that good low risk drivers will pay more as a proportion than high risk groups.
3. High risk drivers driving old low value powerful cars would not to have any additional insurance as the current statutory minimum has already been met. Or should all drivers have compulsorary insurance to drive vehicles, this would be price according to age, risk and cars within certain bands?
4. At present all cars over 3 years old have to have an MOT, and this has been checked, along with insurance, when road tax is applied for. Computerisation has recently meant records are available to check both. Would this mean MOT reminders would be issued to the registered keeper? Would the ANPR then be used to find cars without an MOT, rather than road tax/insurance? If so this would be a good safety check for all road users to take unsafe cars off the road.
5. The cost of fuel would rise, I would guess, by about 20p a litre to cover the road tax and 3rd party insurance. Not a popular move politically, but you would not have road tax or 3rd party insurance to pay. Once our pockets grew used to this benefit, I feel sure vehicle maintence standards would get better as well.
6. There would be no way for foreign drivers not paying, unless over for a short trip with fuel they brought with them. This would mean they pay slightly more than at present to use our roads and we would be guaranteed they had 3rd party insurance.
7. The large rise in fuel costs would mean that fuel smuggling would become more likely as the profits would be greater. Alternatively, other fuels might be used (chip oil instead of diesel) to save money. This might mean large teams of customs testers checking legal fuel is being used.
There may be additional points I have not thought of, but overall I think it would be a brilliant idea.
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Roger
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Hi Steve.have no experience of Fiats,however currently own on 04 corsa sxi which has the same problem,and has had for more than a year now,had it back under warranty to be told "no fault found".As yours it only happens when cold,and worse in damp weather...To be honest over the year it hasnt got better or worse..maybe have to live with it...