November 2006
Am driving from the New Forest to Towcester tomorrow morning (Monday) planning to use the A34/M40 and wonder if anyone knows any major hold-ups at the moment - for a funeral so don't want to be late!! Planning to leave home around 9 am and leaving 3 hours for journey. Read more
I keep getting water dripping on me through sun roof (the type that tilts up at the back). I've removed it and cleaned rubber seal and glass but still same problem. Can't seem to see a drain pipe like my Nissan had on this ? Does it have one? Any ideas how to cure this?
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If it is like a mid 90's fiesta design, there is a flat metal or plastic plate which is held on by screws through holes in the glass and connects to the tilt mechanism. These screws and the plate sometimes have washers which disintegrate with time...Maybe worth checking all screws holding glass are tight (but not too tight otherwise you may shatter glass)...Drain pipes are often tiny holes in the corner of the car roof where it meets sunroof. However if these are blocked should be water sloshing around the tiny lip between sunroof and the car body...
Also some rubber seals often have tiny hairs/bristles around them - on my old 405 , when these fell off with age, sunroof leaked making roof lining soggy rather than drips into cabin....but be careful when cleaning rubber seals you do not rub off all the bristles....
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Hi all, I'm new so don't shout!
A friend said great things about Mr Clutch. I'm thinking of having mine changed (2001 Passat 130 diesel), I've had 145,000 problem-free miles on the original, but it's almost all the way up before it bites now. I've a job where breaking down might cost me hundreds, so I'm considering getting it done now. My nearest branch is Bristol. Up to now, I've had everything done at VW main dealer in Weston-super-Mare, they've been excellent but I dread to think what a clutch costs. Any advice greatly appreciated. Read more
>>its not unusual for 'independents' to sub-out a clutch change
Absolutely! If someone brings in some rubbish like a Renault 5 Turbo with a worn clutch, and you (sensibly) don't want the job, you can obtain a quote from one of these places, and add a sum onto the quote for your trouble. If you get the job, send it away to them to be done, and you make some profit with no real effort - if you don't get the job, then you are (very!) happy too!
The risk you take is that their work becomes your responsibility, but there's always an element of risk in taking any work on at all.
Number_Cruncher
Or am I *old school* these days in not using the rev limiter
in this way.
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Heh, yeah, like the screaming engine wasn't a giveaway.
Can rhd Opels be imported from Germany or Netherlands?
The model I want, Vectra Estate (aka Caravan / Stationwagen) Design 3.0CDTi automatic, has a higher towing limit than the Vauxhall version.
I know rhd Opels can be imported from Ireland but the 3.0CDTi isn't available there. Which other countries drive on the left other than UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand? Read more
IIRC it is a 3.0 V6 called the 280 in the C-Class and both 280 and 320 in the E-Class in two
different states of tune.
It is all the same 3.0 engine but it's called 320CDi in the C Class (you're correct on the E Class).
I don't know why there isn't a C280CDi - although maybe one will get added now BMW have *very* quietly introduced 325d (so there's now 320, 325, 330 & 335 diesels - it must be hard to choose!).
Hi All
I`ve a 2000 A4 1.9TDI which had a cam belt and tensioner change at 60K in Dec 2002. Since than it has done a lot less miles and is now on 85K. I know that the hand book is 60K changes but have read that Audi / VAG were now talking about changes every 4 years regardless of mileage. Based on this it is due one in Dec. Can anyone shed some light .
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Petrol is not so dear after all. I ate in a self service restaurant today and saw that 330ml bottles of still water are £1.05 each. I could go a long way on that money.
When I was first motoring the cost was 3s 6d a gallon. In 1965 when I landed at Cape town it was 2s 6p. When I got to my destination in Zambia it was 3s 6p again. Shortly after I arrived Rhodesia declared independence and the Zambian government rationed petrol to 4 gallons per month. Yes, motoring was cheap; couldn't go anywhere.
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>>Of course, you could just not buy water from there.>>
Agreed, but presumably everything else is priced in proportion...:-)
I remember feeling somewhat, to say the least, annoyed when I was charged £1.65 for a bottle of water in a pub when getting a round in a few weeks ago.
No, it's not the only round I've bought in recent times..:-)
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Just seen the Parrot minikit device on a website. I think that it has only recently been released here and on the face of it looks like just what I want - a decent quality plug'n'go handsfree for the car.
So has anyone here bought one of these yet? Are they good?
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We have a CK3100 in one car which works well and I have just this weekend fitted a Parrot Rythem 'n' Blues in my car, that too seems to work well, If you can I would recommend going for a proper kit rather then the movable type. The full kits are not difficult to fit if you have any basic technical skills, just buy the correct wire harness for your car and plug it all in.
First off, I don't think this is the pollen filter. I have fitted a whole new housing, and I literally had a watering can up around the pollen filter housing yesterday, launched buckets of water at the screen, the lot, and it was dry. Took it out after and it was still fine.
Can anyone tell me where else water could get into the heating system, as the passenger floor was wet today.
Is it possible for water to come up under the pollen filter/housing? I went through a puddle on the left side of the car, and that's the only thing I can think of that could cause it.
Basically if anyone can give me any other possible leaks that would be handy! Read more
If you look in the car by car breakdown section on this site and look up the Toledo 11 1999-2004 there is a reference to leaks. Something to do with the drain plugs and door seals. I have heard of a common problem on other SEAT models with the rear door seals leaking possibly on this site. Hope this helps.
Hi my friend has a Brava 1.9 diesel on a N plate. The glow plug heater light flashes for about 60 seconds and goes off . car drives ok. any ideas on the problem? thanks Read more
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Well, most of the journey was great - until the A34 was closed when a lorry jack-knifed and lost its load!! Fortunately we had built in time for lunch so we did without. Used the alternative to the M40, a real pleasure after sitting in traffic for hours - thanks again for that suggestion. Journey to Brighton - left about 5 - and then home were really good, Home not quite so good as young man had driven off road in the lane so have been trying to extricate his car for the past hour - have now left it to the professionals as his father arrived with his credit card.