April 2007
Renault and Alfa Romeo recalls
23 April 2007
? Both recalls concern the braking systems
? Renault recalls 4234 cars and Alfa 51
? Owners being contacted with the offer of repairs
Renault and Alfa Romeo are recalling cars over problems with the braking systems.
Renault wants to inspect 4234 Modus cars and the latest version of the Clio built between December 2005 and February 2006. Renault has found that the electrical switch operating the brake lights can melt, causing overheating of the floor around the pedals, the release of smoke into the passenger compartment and the failure of the brake lights.
Alfa Romeo is contacting the owners of 51 Brera coupes manufactured between June and August 2006. It has found that a heat shield may have been fitted incorrectly, or not at all in some cases, and cause damage to a brake pipe. This won't lead to a total loss of braking power, but motorists will lose servo assistance and have to push harder on the pedal as a result.
www.whatcar.com/news-article.aspx?NA=225324
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I am driving my wife's car at present, as a named driver under her policy. I have no insurance of my own. Will I be insured while driving other people's cars? If so, fully comprehensive, as at present, or Third Party only? Read more
Tanvir - I think Quinn Direct do it straight away if you get a fully
comp policy in *your* name.
Blue
Cheers, I'll look into that when I renew in a couple of months
thought i may have had a damaged wheelbearing front but now seems to be drive shaft how long will it take to repair a intermediate housing on a drive shaft on a pug 205 stdt and will i need any special tools ta ????? Read more
cheers it sounds like the same problem il have a go and strip it down alot cheaper option hopefully
Thinking of using them to remove tar marks and other gritty surface contaminants. Its a fairly new car. Is it tricky to use?? Read more
Roly no. OP is right. Clay bar removes persistant surface contaminants - tar spots dead
insect marks bird poo marks.
I stand corrected !
I need to get a pickup for the company and just cannot decide on what will be the best bet new Navara or new L200. Any real life owners input will be greatly appreciated as I am now numb from the different salesmans trying to persuade me to buy their truck.
To be honest I like both but just can't choose Read more
You can now get the Hilux with a 3 litre engine, which is better than a tuned up 2.5 litre one. They also have lower warranty failures and a better auto box.
Can anyone give me a link to any websites that can give me a good diagram of a lucas pump for my 306 d turbo. Been having problems with it and just need to know what does what.... Cheers for any help given Read more
Sorted my original problem. I found disconecting the battery then reconecting it reset the immobiliser and the car started streight away. Sadly now the alarm goes off and the key fob is broke. I found taking the brown relay under the steering wheel solved the problem. Thank you for everyones help.
Morning all. What methods/products do people on here employ for giving carpet mats a good clean/scrub.
I don't want to go to the expense of hiring a wet vac but don't think the readily available foam aerosols actually clean the dirt out...
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A pressure washer will just blast the dirt deeper into the pile and damage the backing. Stick them in the washing machine (unless they are expensive lambswool) at low temp with a biological detergent.
Done and spun in 20 minutes.
Kevin...
Ok new here in need of help,
ok here goes. i recently bought a fiesta endura 1300 r reg efi with faulty engine, bottom end was knackered i just bought a ka engine the same with only 25,000 miles was mint changed old inlet manifold etc and wiring from old engine fitted all to the new ka engine the drop it in,
now the prob, its start first time but keeps reving real high, i have cleaned the idle valve throttle housing etc but still no joy, i notice that if i disconect the pipe that runs to the air filter at the throttle body end it rev's right but try to stall, so it seems to rev high once the air filter is conneted i have been through all the wiring etc and can't find a logical reason for the engine to just rev up on its own..
any ideas or where to start??
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hi the yes it a electronic pot and i have changed both these and throtle body to old one that was used befoe, reason why i had to change the inlet manifold was the brass water tap had thread the plastic of the inlet and couldn't be fixed so i was givin another inlet manifold, like i say i have changed so far from old manifold to new the throttle housing plus sensor and idle valve there not much else to it apart from injectors..
.....in Ghana?
I thought it was the RHS but I may be getting confused with Oman.
The Fil has worked in both countries, and we've been out to see him in both. The more recent trip was to Ghana, but FiL and SWMBO thinks it's the LHS like the UK. Read more
Same as Cyprus.... whichever side is in the shade ;-)
I read time and again on this forum about cars being 'underpowered'. The latest discussion is subsequent to TVM's informative report on the Nissan Qashqai where 105bhp deemed insufficient.
So I just wonder how we define 'underpowered' these days.
Living in Germany years ago with an early 100bhp Audi 100(not a small car) I would cruise comfortably at 100mph on the autobahn. The 100bhp Mk1 Golf Gti(admittedly a light car) was a sensation.
For many years, almost every week, I have undertaken the 160 mile journey from Central London(Westminster) to the mid-Wales border and then back to London.
The journey is roughly 15 miles in London traffic, 100 miles M40/M42 and 45 miles rural single carriage A roads.
I have driven this route at all times of the day and night and in all manner of cars and a several times in a van.
In all these trips, the time for the journey is almost totally dependant on 3 factors - traffic conditions, weather conditions, and by how much I am prepared to exceed the speed limit.
Even the slowest vehicle - probably SWMBO's old 45bhp Polo would wind up to 90mph on the motorway and, given similar conditions, there would not be more than a couple of minutes in journey time between that car and my usual hot hatch(latest is 150bhp Golf Turbo)
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So is adequate power merely a nice push in the back; or how do you define it?
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The ring gear went on my fathers 7 tourer. Hence the electric starter wouldnt. so it was starting handle.
and yes 8 horses was nearer the mark.
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