March 2007
any more info on the mondeo tdci over cooling ive changed the thermostat blocked off most of the radiator still no heat. is there an electronic cooling device on this car if so can any one tell me where it is Read more
Hi all
I own a Mk3 Golf GTi 2.0 8v 95' N-plate, which has been running well since i bought it last July up until the middle of last week.
I filled my car up as i do every 2-weeks. Left the forecourt travelled up the road to work got less than a mile casually gazed across the dashboard, and noticed the fuel gauge rapidly decreasing. Naturally i pulled over at the next safest place. Looked around for a fuel leak none everything was fine, so i carried onto work.
Later in the day went out in the car had done approx 30miles and the fuel gauge is now showing 3/4 tank which was about right, thought no more it was now fixed.
Went out on Sunday had done a couple of miles and suddenly without warning the car stalled total loss of power. I tried to re-start it but nothing. Fortunately i was close to a halfords(for a plastic 5litre can) and a Sainsburys petrol station. So i got some petrol topped up the tank and the car started first time so i thought better get car home quick.
Got no further than 1/2mile and again it died, and wouldn't re-start so i called a friend and got a tow home. Soon as i'd parked the car on the drive i managed to start the car no problems. Bizarre.
Has anyone else had this problem or something similar or can shed any light on the matter i would be greatful. I'm sure both faults are related but how. Could it be a faulty earth?
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From my past experience it would seem that the sensor wiring insulation is of an inadequate specification for it's working environment. I would suspect the sensor wiring if it has been in situ for longer than 100,000 miles/10 years.
Hi, I'm trying to find a fault code reader for my Citroen C5 2.2 Hdi on an '02 plate.
But, does anyone know which protocol it uses. It's got an OBD2 type connection in the glove box but a scanner I got off ebay doesn't connect to it.
Does anyone know if this C5 is EOBD or OBD2 compliant ?
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I agree, I'm afraid that your car is not EOBD compliant, EU law required diesel vehicles to be compliant post 2004. However, we have had quite a lot of luck with the 406 HDi, this is the only one however!
With regard to the post about protocol's, often the best bet is to check the pins (www.ukobd.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15&PN=1 ).
Gareth
I have the above car (2004, about 40K miles) with "Check Emissions" showing. Fault code scanner reports P2413 "Exhaust Gas Recirculation System Performance" Reading about lots of problems with EGR valves on Renaults I decided that must be the problem - so I changed the valve. I still have the same fault - can anyone please please offer any pointers as to what else could be wrong. The car seems to run ok but I am loathe to drive it without knowing what the problem is.
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I wasn't being funny. I had to read your reply several times before it made any form of sense and one or two spelling mistakes didn't help [again not being critical just pointing it out].
No offense meant.
The car is a 56 Megane Sport Tourer
I thought it was me putting damp cloths in the passenger side door pocket, but I am now almost certain that the door pocket is filling with water when it rains
I'm currently waiting for it to rain again (Bolton - that'll be a long wait then) or I might take it to a car was at the weekend, but in the meantime, has anyone else come across this ?
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Have a lok here, very common by all acounts :(
Hi everyone. I need some help.
Last year I was involved in a car accident that clearly was not my fault, but I have been told I may have to pay out because someone drove into me.
Briefly I was driving along a dual carriageway and as I passed a T-junction on my left (minor road entering a dual carriageway) the driver pulled out and drove into my N/S front wing. The driver said at the time he did not look as he thought I was turning left, as it appears that my left-hand indicator was on and had been on for more than 500 metres, unbeknown to me.
I accept that if he and a witness say my indicator was on then it was on. But the supposed left turn I was taking was more than 25 metres before this T-junction, which I have timed is 7 (seven) seconds away from the point of impact, travelling at the max speed for the road.
My insurance company have been offered a 2/3 ? 1/3 split in my favour stating case law in Wadsworth V Gillespie but I contend my circumstances are totally different if for no other reason that 7 seconds is too long a time not to again look right to check the situation. What if a motorcycle had legally come up on my right hand side to overtake had I actually been turning left, which I was not.
Does anyone know of any other case law that may help me in challenging this offer?
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All good points and I am trying to be as unbiased as possible.
The seven seconds has been timed and is the time form the last point of entry onto the left hand slip road and the point of impact. Due to the nature of the junction I was witnessed (truck behind me) as driving at between 10 and 12 MPH as there is a pedestian crossing on this junction as well. Hence the seven seconds.
I agree and have said as much that the other driver had plenty of time to pull out across to the central reservation and wait for a gap on the other side of the dual carriageway. He did not because we has not taking due care!
The insurance company for the otehr driver has offered 2/3 - 1/3 in my favour
But the most important difference here from W v G is that the other driver hit me on the Naer side ie unlike eth motorcyclist who hit the car emerging from the minor road.
The bottom line is the other driver was in a hurry to get to work and simply did not look to his right for a very long period, which in my opinion was reckless and had little to do with the signal that had accidentally been left on.
As an aside the police officer who attended and witnessed the collision said the other driver was totally at fault because we has not aware of the circumastances and that a bulb flashing proves one thing ie "The bulb works"
I have told my insurance company to put the offer "where the sun don't shine" metophorically speaking. Lets wait and see
Hi all,
My partners March 02 Saxo VTR 1.6 has 21,000 miles on the clock and is 5 years old.
Ive been thinking that the cambelts for these are to be safe best changed at 40,000. However she only clocks up about 5K per year and at that rate the cambalt is going to be 10 years old when due for a change. Should I mention this as a potential problem, I know she wont listen to me cos what daddy says goes, he said to me that just get it changed at 40,000 miles if she keeps car that long
Any ideas, dont want it to snap cos she loves that car.
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II think its called " closing the stable door after the horse has bolted" change it
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After just 30 miles of cleaning it out the oil filler breather pipe has become blocked again. Its 1.1 HCS engine.
I have replaced the oil cap but not drive it since, I am hoping this would solve the problem. What causes the oil to go in the breather pipe anwyay?
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my fiesta has done 122000 its a 89 plate,sailed thru mot , no smoke ,slight rattle, but i change the oil every 6k(gtx high mileage) and i keep an eye on the mayo as in clean breather pipes and gap the plugs , thats all it needs a bit of basic service and the car looks after itself
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Apart from the suggestions already made, have you tried Ctrl Alt Delete and ending the particular program or application that may be causing the freezing?
...i.e. from Task Manager.
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Hi,
Anyone know a website where you can download service sheets for cars?
It's just we have a few cars in the family (including nieces/nephews/ in laws) that need servicing and to be able to download a service sheet specific to each vehicle would be most useful.
Thanks
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And how can Autodata find out who has got a copied cd?
The problem is the people supplying them surely ?
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There are 2 stats on this engine.
One for the main cooling system & one for the oil cooler. It is the oil cooler one that usually fails & gets overlooked.