November 2006
Peugeot 206 GTi, 'T' reg.
Would anyone know why the odometer isn't working after removing and refitting the speedo/tacho/ temp gauge/etc unit?
Everything else works, lights and speedo, etc.
Cheers
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Why do (most) estate cars have roof rails? How do folk with saloon cars cope without them? Read more
It's also possible to carry light loads directly on the rubber area of the roof and use the bars as lashing points.
I can carry some long light loads on the side of my standard Mondeo saloon without using roof bars. ;-))
My A4 has lately been making a lot of black smoke on relatively mild accelaration. So much so, its is becoming embarrasing as I see the smoke in the rear view mirror day and night. The strange thing is that the car (done 41K miles), drives perfectly, doesn't appear to have lost any MPG or performance and has just had a major service with new air filter. The car does a minimum of 150 motorway miles a week plus other driving so I can't see that it can be too sooted-up. Also, some days (on the same tank of fuel) it just doesn't smoke at all even if I try to make it.
What is this likely to be ? I have discounted MAF, and air filter, so could it be another valve sticking or a sensor problem of some type ? Read more
An update on the original problem of the black smoke, I acquired some Forte Advanced Diesel Treatment which is not generally on sale to the public. Since then over XMAS I have done around 600 miles on the treated tankfull, the smoke is now gone, apart from some extreme driving circumstances when ANY diesel on the planet would make black smoke !
So if anyone out there has a similar problem I would recommend this stuff.
The old Omega's about to go. Trouble is, it's been standing for three months and the battery is now flat.
I've never had the need to use the key, and the doorlock is seized up. Central locking won't work because the battery is flat, and I can't get to the battery because I can't get into the car.
The boot opens with the key, so I'm wondering if I can open the boot, wire a battery into the boot interior light (circuit will be open if the boot is) and flow enough juice back to the battery to let me hit the central locking.
Is this idea:
a. A brilliant piece of logic that will solve all my problems and will become the standard solution for this problem everywhere, leading to revered worship by mechanics worldwide and subsequent overloading of my ego by fawning women?
b. A recipe for disaster, as it'll blow a dozen circuits?
c. Daft, because there's an easy, tried and tested way to resolve this that is much easier and guaranteed to work?
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"RTFM"? I am male.
V
In September this year, I bought a 1 year old Mazda 6 from a UK Mazda dealer.
Since then, on 3 separate occasions, I've gone out to the car and found all 4 electric windows completely down.
I'm currently having to keep it in the garage at nights and in a secure car park at work until I can get the garage to look at it under waranty.
In the meantime - does anyone know what might cause this ?
Under what circumstances would all the windows actually go down ? an accident maybe ? Read more
My Mazda6 (an 05 sakata) doesn't do this.
I'm glad it doesn't do the opeining bit - I'd quite like the close option.
How can I tell for sure if air conditioning is working on a brand new Audi A3??
Nothing technical please (because I amn't :) )
The reason I ask, is that it steams up, and no other car with aircon I've had (or indeed the previous A3) ever did.
Any help appreciated, otherwise it's a 4 hour round trip to the nearest dealer :(
Thanks in advance
Stewart Read more
Indeed so! I should read the full OP before commenting!
I've just changed the cambelt on our Puma 1.7 - now it turns over but wont fire up?
anyone know what could be up? Read more
Dave,
The OP hasn't visited in a year or more. I've e-mailed her (I assume her) for her to pop in to have a look.
PU
Damn damn damn. Electrical problems are often strange of course but this one seems very weird to me.
Came home last night, parked car and turned lights off. Went down to see someone off and noticed that front sidelights or dipped main beam had come on by themselves (no rear lights). Got in the car and tried to turn them off, but they wouldn't go off. There was still enough battery to start the thing so I started it and ran it for a while to recharge while pulling fuses one by one until the lights went off. Two fuses, one 10amp and one 15. Now any attempt to turn the lights on elicits the warning squeal the car gives when you try to get out with the lights on, even with all the doors closed and engine running.
The car, a 1.6 16v Escort, has previously refused to start owing to the fuel pump relay unplugging itself over bumps and potholes. I suspect a relay in this case too, perhaps one that has welded itself closed or something. But why did the lights go on by themselves? I am sure I would have noticed if they failed to go off when I turned them off.
Are there any electrical gurus or Ford experts in the BR who can cast light on this? Read more
Left the car sitting for a week and attacked it yesterday.
One of the rearlight/brakelight bulbs had gone, whitening the glass and knocking a piece out of it. After replacing that, juggling the fuses around and putting them back, everything now seems to work normally. Lot of panic about nothing...
But how on earth can the dipped headlights have come on by themselves and refused to switch off, as the result of a rear bulb blowing?
I have always maintained that cars were complex enough to have something resembling individual personality, but minor electrical fits - small epilepsy or petit mal - seem a bit too good or bad to be true...
Thank you all for your suggestions. Mystery remains.
Has anyone who has driven a Ford Focus II experienced additional dazzle/glare from others vehicles head lights/fog lights and street lighting as a result of the heating element inside the Quickclear windscreen ?
Does this happen with other Ford models that are fitted with the Quickclear windscreen ?
I have experienced no such problem whilst driving Focus's without the Quickclear windscreen.
Oh and yes I have had my eyes tested and they are fine for day and night driving. Read more
Could it be that people who have or have not experienced a problem with the Quickclear at night may have slight defective eye vision which may account for why they do or do not notice a difference when driving a car that does not have a Quickclear windscreen fitted ?
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I would think the opposite would apply. There are thousands of vehicles with Quickclear windscreens and those with "normal vision" do not have a problem, or a problem that concerns them sufficiently to take action.
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How many folks have had their eyes checked by a qualified optician recently ?
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I for one have had my normal (for my age) eyesight tested every year for the last n years and this includes a peripheral test. I have always had very expensive Zeiss lenses fitted.
I drive a Mondeo and a Focus with Quickclear and a Yaris without it.
I had no problem when the first Quickclear vehicle arrived and have had no problems since.
Is the solution to replace the Quickclear windscreen with an ordinary windscreen for those who have encountered a visibility issue ?
Certainly an option. If it is bothering you that much then it is the way to go.
You will only continue to worry about it and you can eliminate your worry.
I'm not sure what the real merits of the Quickclear windscreen really are in day to day driving !
Speedy demisting before the A/C ( if you have one) kicks in is one obvious one.
What possibly needs some publicity is "try out a car with Quickclear at night" before you buy it ,in case, like yourself, it proves to be a problem.
I too would like an expert to explain why some people have this problem with Quickclear.
I am currently running 2 cars with "plastic" headlamps. They both take H4 bulbs and I noticed that when I removed a blown bulb it was marked "E1". I have a couple of almost new Philips H4 bulbs from a previous car I scrapped marked E11. Can I use these or should I bin them and get a set of new E1 marked bulbs?
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The "E" numbers are codes for the country of origin as given above. Remember if you have "plastic" (polycarbonate) headlamp lenses, the bulbs should be low UV output, denoted on the box by UV struck out. In practice, most bulbs by high volume European manufacturers meet this requirement, but there have been problems with yellowing of polycarbonate lenses if the UV emission of the bulbs is too high.
Much depends on the value of your car. One of my vehicles is worth nothing and has polycarbonate lenses. It gets Chinese bulbs which work without any problems. I might not risk it with a more expensive vehicle.
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I have a 206 51 plat preplex systemj the same thing has happened with my Mileage, it has normal bublns and swapped it with working bulbs but still not working.
Any sugestions, also the clock backlight isnt working, just wondering if these are linked anyway....