April 2007
Have you seen this? 5 litre V8, 400bhp, 0 -62 in 4.9 seconds. Nice! For PG maybe?
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Hello all,
I have just purchased a (used) Peugeot PU2294A radio CD, made by Clarion for our Peugeot 106. The unit works okay both on radio and CD but when switched off the code needs to be re-entered each time. I have checked that I have a permanent live on the plug and this is okay. Is there an internal fuse on the unit? Does anyone have any ideas? Is the radio CD duff or are the connections not standard? The wiring on the car matches is standard.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Servelan, I read often but post occasionally. Read more
Hi all, taking my missus away to France this June for 2 week hols. The Saab 9/3 convertible is roomy, however Missus T takes enough clothes and makeup for a whole year. I only take a toothbrush and my fold up bike. Suggestions please for a bootrack for the fold up? There is what appears to be a black upturned sharks tooth thingy sticking up in the middle of the boot, so needs to have a bit of room underneath. Ta. Read more
Saab make a specific ski rack for the convertible - maybe a bike rack too?
Fiat Punto 1.3 Multijet Diesell 2004
Problem Description:-
Car starts normally from both cold and hot. Idle is satisfactory. Problem is manifest when accelerating from below 3000rpm, no ?power? is present, noticeable when on hills, pulling away etc. Subjectively worse when cold, Above 3000rpm, turbo cuts in and for the next 500rpm, a surge in power is present, then engine power as expected. This car has 20k miles and is a rebuild from a heavy front end accident.
Work to date:-
EGR pipe work removed and cleaned, breather was heavily fouled with oily sludge.
EGR actuator removed and checked for contamination.
ECU shows no faults on Fiat tester and the Launch X341.
MAP sensor checked as ok by substitution
With MAF sensor disconnected, test drive revealed no change in performance
New Fiat MAF sensor fitted, no improvement
EGR actuator checked for resistance, approx 8Ω, 9V present with ignition ON, 12V present with engine running.
EGR actuator disconnected and test driven, no change.
EGR actuator fed directly from battery, clicks could be heard from solenoid
Help please!
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Well how much power are you expecting? Its a bit of a slug at low revs naturally.
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
Are modern cars losing their character? I mean, I used to own a mk 1 Focus, and having now bought a mk 2, which is superior in every respect, I can't help but feel it's a bit souless. I always felt my Focus to have oodles of character, and this new one seems to be lacking. Also it's something I noticed with the Clio II- III jump, another car which was superior in every way, has again lost a lot of character in the transfer. And they say modern Peugeots have lost it too.
So are there any new cars about today (I mean in the mainstream, generally) that actually still have character, or has the quest for perfection left us with a lot of bland cars? Read more
So you resort to calling people names but I'm the "gross ignorant coarse" one?
Not you jase1, just the calumnies. I am sure you are the nicest and subtlest of chaps on a good day...
It is interesting to find where Michelin tyres are made. My son's HP's are made in Brazil, my wife's Primacys are made in Spain as are my tractor's.
Do they still make Michelins in France?
Is it REALLY possible to chip a car in a way that isn't detectable to either the people servicing it or the insurance company?
I know we have a forum of dads here, but I don't want the 'don't do it, it's naughty, and it's not even your car' lecture.... just interested to know if it's truly possible as I am truly bored of my Golf to the extent where I'm seriously thinking about paying the £1500 to get out of the lease and get something more fun.
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Having thought about it we are talking "firmware" here.
The mapping chip (EPROM) just carries an image which can be updated or replaced in total - the ECU however may store values elsewhere (more than one device in an ECU) which would indicate it had been done. I would suggest that no-one except (possibly) the ECU manufacturer knows how many of these there are and where they are stored - they WILL know some of them.
I have an opportunity to buy a Peugeot 206CC on a 52 plate with 26,000 miles for £4,500 - £5,000 from a friend. Cars with comparable miles and age are advertised for £7,000+ on the AutoTrader. The car in question has a couple of dents (lives on a street in Bath) and is an ashtray inside. Still, a good valet later, it ought to be presentable.
The car would be used for short journies, mainly one up, but occasionally Mrs mare and I and a 8 and 6 year old will use it to go to the beach etc. I will probably keep my old Almera for work, and we're replacing the C3 with a Mitsubishis Grandis to get the vital sixth seat.
I'm sorely tempted, and buying from a friend issues aside, i'd like to hear any comments about these cars.
Thanks
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Update
i've had the car for a week on a "looking after it while friend's away" basis. It's on the drive now as the tax ran out yesterday, but having driven it for a week:
It's a hoot! Pop the roof and off you go (it's my first convertible, can you tell?)
It's got leather seats, it's not as much as an ashtray as i expected, and the rear seats are a joke. But we can get the kids in. No spare tyre either. Hmm.
The air con doesn't work (the light comes on, but nothing else happens) but everything else works, including the roof. There is a 80's 12" CD stuck in the stereo though.
I think that i'm going to get it, if i get fed up with it, it's worth £5,000 as a part ex. In the meantime i'll enjoy it as a pootling about toy.
And yes, i have been asked if i do perms. i don't BTW.
Hi I am hoping somebody may be able to help. I have a 1998 Rover 200i (bubble shape) and just recently the sidelights (front and back) have refused to go off when the ignition is on, even when they are switched off at the stalk on the dashboard. I have checked fuses etc. and all seems OK.
This seems to have started happening just after I replaced a blown fuse for my rear brake and reverse lights, although this may be coincidence.
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You could always swap the Rover badges for Volvo ones...;-)
What a saga, but some progress at last...
Its a 2003 Zetec TDCi.
Feb 2005...rust to bottom of both doors on off-side - Repair only under warranty.
Jan 2007...return of rust to bottom of door on off-side and now also rust on near-side doors.
April 2007...Ford offer to replace doors on off-side (at last), but will still only repair the first time rust on the near side doors.
I guess that in two years time I will return to Ford for new doors on the near side as these WILL have gone rusty again.
Allen Ford of Northampton have been brilliant and are equally frustrated by Fords bizarre warranty procedure regarding rusty doors.
What irritates me is that I have to persist with the body and paint inspections and that I have to keep going back to Ford at my inconvenience to get their manufacturing defects rectified. Read more
Can`t understand why Ford have not quietly without fuss just replaced all these rusting body
parts warranty or not.
Because it would cost them a lot of money....
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hi, servelan,
did you resolve this problem as i have the same situation..
thanks
david
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