February 2007
My 1998 1.4 106's coolant temperature warning light is coming on after 2 or 3 miles but there is no evidence of overheating. The coolant level is ok and when I let the car tickover for 10 mins or so the coolant warning light came on well before the cooling fans did suggesting that the car is not getting too hot.
So is my sender unit faulty or maybe an airlock? Any other suggestions?
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This from Ananova - tinyurl.com/2kw4nn
Terrible thought, giving control back to the driver!
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P 406 HDI (52) 96k I have a noise in the gearbox which may be caused by distortion in the fly wheel.
The garage has quoted £800 to strip out the clutch and replace parts. Is that a fair £? Read more
I had a 407 with random gearbox noise, they said it was the flywheel assembly, cost £800 on warranty but the noise was still there, turned out to be a driveshaft gaiter after 3 weeks and 2 gearboxes in pug!!
Check first!!
jon
Micra: My RH indicator light on my dash board has failed, how do you get behind it replace the bulb? Read more
One of the scariest movie clips I've ever seen.
206.124.144.137/oldfools/videos/russia_tunnel.wmv
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The ice is no doubt a factor in some of the crashes but in the video the clear cause of most of them is dreadfully unsafe driving (possibly a result of being drunk). Just look at the first crash as a perfect example.
For no apparent reason and with no warning my heater (2000 Audi A4 Avant 2.4 petrol engine) was hardly working yesterday. The air-con aspect seems fine in so far as cold air can be produced, but even on a high heat only a little warm air was forthcoming - to be precise plenty of air flow but only a little heat. Engine water temperatures showed completely normal, header tank at correct level so nothing out of the ordinary. Any suggestions? Is there a motorised valve or flap probably at fault? Can I fix it myself or is it a dash out/small fortune job! Helpful advice would be appreciated. Read more
Well today I had the diagnostic check, and no fault showed up . Also there is a bit more heat coming through now so maybe it is clearing itself? Doesn't seem to be a serious problem. Maybe it's leaf debris from the recent storms jamming the flap? Maybe slight clogging of the heater matrix? I'll keep a close eye on it.........
My battery light is flashing on my 1988 1.3 golf,
When driving normally my battery light is flashing, if I stop the car and give it gas for high revs the light goes out.
I took a voltage reading from the alternator (at idle is around 12volts) then again tested with lights and heaters on with engine at (high revs) voltage reads 13.85 volts, battery voltage at this time is above the 13 volts at high revs.
When I mean high revs I mean to high for normal driving.
What could be the problem?
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Thanks to everyone for their help, it was the regulator/brush assembly, it is very worn, havent replaced it yet but gave it a good clean and it's done the trick.
Thanks again.
HonestJohn being no1 of course.
On the Dragons Den last night there was this cracking Chinese lady called Ling punting her contract hire company.
She has a Russian Nuclear missile launch truck as mobile advertising.
The web site is a scream - bet it'll be the number 1 website within a week.
I don't know if I'm allowed to mention the URL, but her name is Ling and the site is about cars. Read more
I love the way she promotes herself as 'The Ryanair of car leasing',and yes i'm sure the Dragons Den pitch was just for promotion.Well done Ling.
When checking the oil level on my 1997 Citroen ZX 1.4i recently, the dipstick was a bit scrapey to withdraw. Once it was out, I noticed a broken green plastic collar, for want of a better word, near the top of the dipstick tube. This collar has, or had, a narrow rectangular cross-sectioned bore for the dipstick to pass through. I don't remember seeing it there before and I think I would have noticed, as inserting the dipstick would have been more of a precision operation with that narrow bore there. I'm wondering whether it got dragged up from lower down the tube when I withdrew the dipstick. Is this something that needs seeing to?
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Thanks for the helpful reply.
This morning I took the car in for an oil change at Kwik-Fit. After 10 minutes of searching, the fitter told me he didn't have anything to fit the sump plug. And in the process of replacing the dip-stick, he managed to shove the remaining half of the collar (which wasn't all that loose, I'd checked it earlier) back down the dip-stick tube. Is it liable to do any damage?
Cheers,
Dave
Does anyone know where I might be able to find stats about accidents involving pizza delivery drivers? Also any figures for number of uninsured/unroadworthy vehicles used by these guys.
Can't say why I need this right now, but it's all bona fide and doesn't involve any current or impending legal action.
Fingers crossed.
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Hi all, I’m doing a university project on “How the government can increase the use of Electric Vehicles in the UK” and I would like input from as many car users in the UK on a survey I have created. It has 10 questions and only takes about 2-3 minutes. Please help me doing it J
Here is the link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PH95C7H...
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If its not getting to hot and the fans work correctly then the fault is either the sender unit ,gauge or the wiring inbetween.