March 2007
Could someone please explain the benefits of a dual mass flywheel over a conventional flywheel, and are these benefits sufficient to counter the high level of problems/breakdowns associated with this technology.
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Advice appreciated! The car is a diesel 1.9 Citroen ZX with the same engine as fitted to Peugeot 405, etc.
Tracing a smell of diesel I've discovered that there is a significant leak apparently from the throttle spindle of the injector pump. There is noticeable play in the spindle and the handbook doesn't describe the internals of the pump, so my question is:-
Before I start pulling things apart is there a seal that is replaceable without having to completely dismantle the pump. I use it daily to get to work and don't want to maroon myself unnecessarily, so I'd like some idea of the potential scale of the problem before I start.
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Thanks for that. I did a quick search to see if the answer already existed but I must have missed it.
What a useful thing the internet can be!!!!!
Can anyone recommend a good vehicle for towing a boat occasionally - boat is 2000lb. We used to borrow a friends van but he no longer has it. Vehicle would need to be family of four (plus dog) friendly. Vehicle would have to be used as the family runabout. Read more
I friend of mine, new to boating, moored up at high tide and went home.
In the early hours of the morning, he got a rude phone call from the boat yard owner - could he come down straight away, as his yacht was hanging from the side of the dock, 10 feet above the water!
Nothing to do with towing a boat - but very funny!
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My L reg granada 2.0lt dohc needs a new head gasket this is not a problem it's just I don't know how to time it back up again afterwards. Any ideas about what tools I would need and how do time it back up? If someone does know could I have it in layman terms please.Any help greatfully recieved. Read more
put granada workshop manual into ebay and theres loads for a fiver from haynes
go to a bootsale?
or even try your local library
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has had this problem?
I have a Y reg vectra 1.8 petrol that starts to hesitate when the fuel gets down to about a quarter of the tank?
Is this likely to be a problem with the fuel pump? If so, why only when it gets down to a quarter?
Thanks
Mark
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i can only hazard a guess at the fact there is more head of fuel therefore more pressure (if only slightly) towards engine?? But am a plumber not a mechanic :-) n seein as this questions about 2yrs old a don't even know why i bothered!?! Can't stand seein things unfinished i guess :-)
A family member is considering buying a 2-3 yr old used Volvo S60 D5.
Has anyone had any experiences of these cars, or the V70 estate equivalent ?
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Same here. Mine has the biege interior but I have never had a reflection problem. The instrument cowl on top of the dash is in black anyway preventing it from being a problem.
I have a peugeot eurobus (taxi), that has been converted from a peugeot expert. I have spoke to other drivers with a eurobus and some say that they go through turbo's on a regular basis, 3 turbos in 105,000miles, this was not of too much concern as they were all replaced under warranty, but as the warranty lapses, the cost is down to the driver.
I looked on the internet and found something about the EGR Valve becoming gunged up and causing the turbo to fail. However, this was not specific to this vehicle, it was a general finding. The remedy to this was to have more frequent oil changes ie 6,000mls instead of the recommended 12,000mls. Has anyone had ant experience or knowledge of this? Read more
Oh I agree, perfect theory never translates well to real life.
Might be worth looking at fitting a diesel powered Kenlowe heater or similar though?
I noticed in H.J`s road test of the Peugeot 207 GT that he mentioned >>>it has a water-cooled turbo so you don?t have to worry too much about idling before you switch off.>>>
When one considers all the problems with seized turbo bearings/failures that have been noted on this forum over the years from Renault, Nissan & even Honda among many others, it seems odd that manufacturers have not adapted water cooled turbos more widely. It makes one wonder if they don`t factor in design weaknesses, to keep their main dealer workshops busy.
Does anyone know of any other manufacturers that are now switching to water cooling on their turbo models.???
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son's seat ibiza cupra has a water pump which keeps going for a few minutes after engine is stopped. jag.
I have an '02 Renault Megane 1.4 16v Fidji which I've had from new with not many problems.
Last month it started having trouble starting, the engine would try to turn over but wouldn't start up.
It would after a few attempts however start up and once it did start, it would drive quite happily.
It then got worse and wouldn't start at all, even though it sounded like it was turning over properly, it just wouldn't start up at all :-(
I bump started it and took it down to the local garage, but they couldn't find a fault. They said they checked the Battery, Starter Motor, Leads and Spark Plugs and they all seemed ok, it was just as though a spark wasn't reaching the engine?
So they reckon it'll need to go back to a renault dealer :-(
Anyone have any ideas? If you do get it started, once you switch it off and back on again, it'll start straight away, but if you leave it more than an hour or so, it goes back to being extremely hard to start.
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Jonny
The crank sensor [aka TDC sensor] would be my first thought. They can be prone to interference from the starter motor.
The coolant temp sensor's worth a check too. Getting the fault-codes read by a suitably equipped garage would be useful too.
When I got my 1998 406 V6 saloon last October, the cruise control worked fine; I took the car off the road to do some work on it (e.g. changed the driver's side engine mountings, checked brakes etc.) I put the car on the road in January, but realised some time later that the cruise control had packed up. Quite honestly, I hardly ever use it anyway, but if it's fitted, I like it to work!. The car has done 115000 miles; the fuses look OK and if you suck the diaphragm thingy that operates the throttle, it works. There is no reference to it in the haynes manual, nor in the CD manual I got from Ebay. Would a fault code reader tell me the problem? Are there any other physical checks I can try - or any known faults on this system? Help, please!
J.A.
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Seems like I spoke too soon! - cruise control function remained a bit 'hit and miss' then a few days later the speedo began to stay at zero when moving from rest, then shoot up to speed above 20 mph or so. This got progressively worse, with a bit of odd engine running about 2000 rpm, then the speedo needle began to wave about as if demented. My son, who is a member of the 406 coupe club, kindly looked on their excellent tech. help pages, and came up with the most likely culprit - the speedo control unit (sometimes known as the Bitron unit?) part no: 1929SJ. The local dealer had one in stock - took about 15 mins to fit - all problems solved - touch wood!
Please note this only applies to the Phase One, D8 cars, the D9s have a different cure.
Browse
LandRovers with diesel engines did, and possibly still do, have an additional sort of rubber-bonded flywheel bolted externally on the gearbox output flange.
I fitted one to my petrol LandRover and it had an incredible effect of smoothing the transmission, and made gearchanging much easier because it eliminated the ricocheting effect as the long drive chain wound and unwound as the drive was released.
Being external it only took about 10 minutes to fit.