February 2007
Both my keys fobs to the Passat have now broken (the silver bit at the top that fits onto a key ring). Managed to locate my wife's handed in at a local Kwik Save which was lucky because I gather that they are over £100 to replace. She wondered why I was so relieved as she assumed that we could pick one up from the local cobblers for £4.99.
I have glued them both with slow setting Araldite which lasted a couple of months before snapping again.
Just wondered if anyone could recommend an easy to obtain glue or compound that will repair the broken bit and stay repaired so that O can have confidence that I wont loose either of them. It looks like an alloy type of meta that has broken. Read more
I have a Sony LCD TV and a Sony DVD hard disk player connected together.
Both of them are virtually new and I was thinking of connecting the audio out into an existing Hi-Fi system speakers through the amplifier.
This is a Sharp and over 20 years old which has phono inputs for AUX which according to its book will take an audio signal in from an outside source.
My question is that as both the TV and DVD have audio out phono connections which one should I use or does it make no difference.
I would have to buy some long leads whichever and have seen 6 metre lengths with male phono connections which I presume would be what I need?.
wemyss
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A Blackberry is effectively useless for browsing the web. Something like an XDAII will give you instant email + Blackberry if you want it but it also enables you to read attachments in the format they were sent ie full screen Exel and Powerpoint with real formatting but where it leaves a Blackberry standing is to give you proper browsing with a stylus mouse.
For basic emails Blackberry is unsurpassed but that's all it does well, the rest is massive compromise..
ihope some one can help. im looking into buying a transit , ldv pilot or ducato wih the view of turning it into a basic camper van. Whats the best for economy parts and insurance...e.t.c.
thanks ......Dave Read more
I learned to drive on a two star petrol,(shows how long ago) Sherpa and have had a soft spot for them since.
We have recently got rid of our two Convoys at Royal Mail and got two of the new shape Transits and i miss them already.
Coming from an agricultural background i can appreciate their ruggedness, they would bounce off of banks and whatever a wayward postman would aim them at whereas a Transit leaves bits behind.
Plenty of market traders find a use for them.
If you are on a low budget then go for a good one, ex Royal Mail is good as they will have been serviced regulary.
Hi,
I've seen it recommended here to change your oil using a vacuum oil pump like the pela, and I was looking to buy one when I saw a 12v electric version of these that run from the cig. socket or with croc clips to the battery e.g Draper 73319.
The price is roughly the same but I was wondering if it would be detrimental to the car battery to run the pump from it for up to 5 minutes with a current draw of 8 amps and 83 watts with the engine off?
Also would it be less durable than the hand pump version?
Thanks
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Also, something which may not be obvious with the manual extractors... You don't have to pump the oil out manually as such, you simply give it about 8 strokes, and then stand and watch as the receptacle fills with oil, when it's nearly empty it gurgles and you wiggle the semi-rigid pipe around until all the bubbling stops and just air comes through.
It's also best to park the car so that the pipe will go down to the lowest point of the sump.
My 2001 325 has just failed Mot through ; Near and offside front lower suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint and the (brake reaction bush) suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement.
I have been quoted £509 by BMW dealer to fix (they say have given me 30% off parts and 15% off labour).
Is this such a big job to fix.
Is it usual fault on BMW's - never had such a problem before on either BMW's or Golf, Clio, Pug 206.
Anyone know if BMW contribute to repairs.
Car mileage is 51000.
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I'm not sure I'd rely on the sensitivity of taxi drivers to judge wear in the steering or suspension. So long as the thing stays roughly on the black stuff....
Whilst checking my tyres at the weekend I was surprised to find that the rear threads (or is it treads?) are down to 2-3mm, the fronts are at 4-5mm. My surprise is because my last set of tyres wore more quickly on the front, albeit a different make of tyre and I have changed the tyre pressures I use on the fronts. All 4 tyres were changed at the same time.
It seems that shortly I will need at least 2 new tyres. My manual recommends changing all 4 tyres at the same time (standard advice on 4 wheel drives I believe). However the front tyres clearly have some good life in them yet, it seems foolish to unnecessarily change them. Therefore I have these options:
2 new tyres for the rear, changing to the front when the fronts need replacing. Cheapest option.
Or
4 new tyres. Best all-round except on the wallet.
And
Consider rotating tyres every 6 months? In future to even out tyre wear.
The car is a Toyota Celica GT-Four
Any opinions or advice on the best choice? Read more
SjB Mk1 discos certainly dont have problems with this unless the vehicle is run with the centre diff locked which it should not be unless traction is poor in which case it should be manually locked by moving the range lever to the left
wear on tyres is not enough to cause mechanical problems ,if this was the case cars with LS Diffs would never be safe going round a roundabout without locking up ,I cant remember the % of slip figures but its certainly more than 5% and 4mm of wear would equal much less than 1% on the vehicles you mention . Changing the profile by 5% for example would be 195/65x15 instead of 195/60x15 would only make a 3% difference in circumference and tyre wear is much less than that
as in my first post it may affect handling and grip though
my mk2 golf e-reg cuts off in fraffic it happened twice in the past month can anyone help, also smoke starts to come from the heaters. and fuel pump makes noises
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Its what comes of buying someone elses "project" when you don't know how to complete the left over jobs yourself.
The thin end of the wedge I'd say :O(
Hi,
I am after firing order direction looking from front of car (left-to-right, right-to-left), confirm that it is 1,3,4,2. And timing marks. The crank lines up with mark on block while the cam mark is lined up vertically with the top?
NB: the model is Cielo
Cheers,
Damon Read more
1,3,4,2 is it
Cheers
Had help before with my micra - another problem - I start the car, it fires up no problem, but then dies. If I persist, and press the accelerator down to the floor it will eventually keep going - anybody got any ideas? I think it may be an ignition problem - it happens when the engine is both warm and cold - it has just had a full service - the car is a 1993 1000L Micra - thanks - Read more
Check the fuel pump fuse near the passenger side headlight.
They can get wet and fuse/holder will eventually corrode away.
On our Micra the legs had corroded off of the fuse.
New fuse and a good spray of WD40 did the trick.
I think the over-fuelling fault Screwloose mentions is if you have started the car the night before and only had it running for a few minutes i.e to move it. It is then hard to start in the morning.
This can be overcome by removing the fuel pump fuse and trying to start the car until it just turns over without trying to start.
Reinsert fuse and start - This can take a while.
Have a look at this too.
www.micra.com.au/technical-articles/cg13de-throttl...p
Hello all,
I' m considering a Nissan Tino 2.2 diesel as a relaible, no nonsense, no fuss, get in and go, carry the baby gear, carry the mountain bikes, tow the trailer, a2b mobile. Fancied the Toyota Verso, but at pushing 3k more for the same plate I backed off. Any comments on the Tino?
Cheers,
Madun Read more
Renault 2.0 is chain.
The 2.2 has a Renault block but everything else is Nissan.
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