April 2007
Hi all. I wonder if any one out there has tried fitting a temperature gauge to one of these. If so, how is it done, and how difficult is it. On my car, just bought (2003 1.3i with the duratec engine) is just a warning light telling you when it is to hot. I would rather know this info before that. Any help or advice please. Thanks all. Graham.
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I've just had my 2000 1.8 petrol Mondeo serviced and MOT'd and the only major issue that came up was that the clutch is 'on its last legs' (suspect failure may have something to do with members of the armed forces rescuing me from a snow covered mountain by somehow driving it uphill in 3rd gear in Feb!). I need some fast advice because the 1 year warranty that came with it runs out in 12 days, and in the booklet it says that clutch parts but not labour ARE covered. Now I've been quoted by Nationwide Autocentre £380 to put a new one in, what I need to know is how much of that is likely to be parts and how much is labour, as I suspect my own local mechanic can do it for less but wouldn't be able to go through the warranty company and hence no money back. If anyone with experience of the costs of this job can give me any pointers I would be very grateful! Read more
I'm a great believer in extracting as much value as I can from a workhorse car, but I've clearly got a lot to learn ;-)
Hi
My Audi A4 Avant has recently developed an odd habit. Overnight, the brake lights come on on their own and stay on until I depress the brake pedal. On one particular occasion, I know that the brake lights were NOT on at 2 in the morning, but at 6, they were.
I've had a look at the brake pedal but all seems OK.
What's that all about ?
Cheers !
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this has just helped me massively after all the years ago it was originally posted lol thank you
Hi
I have a ford galaxy 1.9TDI 2003 and the air con gas has run out, and I have noticed halfords are now selling the gas for air con to refill it yourself but I was wondering if someone can give me help in where I find the refill valve on this car.
Thanks for any help
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Hi,
I used to have a galaxy 1.9 TDi 130, i had the same problem, as did hundreds of other galazy owners, i would almost guarantee a leak, i refilled my system to no avail, car was still under warranty when the problem presented itself. sorry if this is a bit doom and gloom
Sorry if this has been dealt with before.
Can anyone tell me where the oil filter is located ?
I've changed filters on cars for years but this one has me stumped.
I can't see it looking down on to the engine, and I've removed the plastic undershield and looked up but still no joy.
Help much appreciated.
Thanks.
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Bikerider - Many thanks again.
I'm off to a wedding today, so I won't tackle the job till tomorrow - probably with a thick head !!
Thanks again.
Edders.
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I have just changed to a Macbook Pro and it is superb. Windows in Parallels starts in half the time the PC notebook does although I hardly use Windows anymore the Mac s so much more professional IMHO.
Hi all,
I was hit a month ago on tghe passenger side,it did do quite a bit of damage ,so send it for repair.They had to take the dashboard off in order to repair it,so now that the car is repaired the radio does not work. I checked on the radio booklet ,but could not get the Radio Code.
I was quoted £28.00 to get the code from the Dagenham Fords,which I think its quite a lot of money.
I have used 9 attempts to open the radio and have failed ,I have one more attempt to open it,if it failes the radio will lock.
Have you guys out there got any idea how to get the code!
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i got a free download tool to do ford radios off this site a few weeks ago
look in the history section with the words
radio code
In the face of an increasingly huge bill to bring the BMW up to scratch (MOT plus a large bodywork bill to deal with rust) I decided not to bother and I've swapped her for a 52 reg MGTF 1.8 135.
I know, I know that they're two entirely different cars, but the MG was the only thing that I could swap the BMW for that would offer a similar level of fun.
I have to say that I'm starting to feel more gutted than I would have thought about losing the BMW, the MG has a lot to live up to,and I know that in terms of build quality, it doesn't stand a chance, but I'm confident that she's going to be a lot of fun to drive. The one that I've bought has the Sports Pack and a full leather interior so is quite a nice example, my initial impressions on the test drive were that she is extremely sharp to drive when compared with my current car, the only shortcomings really are in the trim fit and finish which can't live up to a BMW by any stretch of the imagination.
Will pick her up on Saturday and let you all know what I think.
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Oh yes, I can assure that I will continue to enjoy her, especially with a Land Rover modified head gasket fitted, should prevent any future mishaps. ;-)
Hi guys.
I don't know if anyone knows anything about Grey-imports and/or emissions diagostics can help with this !
My 1995 Celica GT Convertible has just failed its MOT on the emissions test ....
The car is Jap-spec, and has the 175Bhp GT engine (but NOT a turbo) (I think the engine code is 3S-GE)
I shall give you a run down of the saga I have been on today.
Failed this morning as CO levels way too high (7.8% CO) and lambda value also way out.
MOT tester suggested taking to a diagnostic place. They were too busy to run a full check, but ran a fault-code reader onit, which revealed just the coolant sensor returning "out of range values". The sensor apparently had dirty contacts, so was cleaned and WD-40'd and seemed to be working OK after this, and the fault was reset.
The diagnostic chap then ran it on his emission-tester, but the CO was still very high and lambda still way out.
He suggested it was probably the lambda sensor, especially as he had replaced quite a few toyota ones in recent times.
AS he wasn't able to give any time, I then found a local independent Toyota/Lexus specialist, who checked the fault codes, and said there were none at all registered.
They suggested that as Jap spec cars are designed for 100RON petrol, and the tank was empty, I try refilling with Shell V - Power, give it a good caning on the dual-carriageway, and take it back to be restested, as the engines don't like our 95RON and they don't run as well.
I did this, and on re-test it still failed, but this time the Lambda reading was "very good" but the CO was still at 1.1% at fast idle (Limit is 0.3%)
I went back to the specialist and they suggested that the catalyst and lambda sensor might both be working sub-optimaly and combining to give the high CO reading. Also may have wrong spark-plugs fitted.
They said running on 95 RON petrol over here can cause these problems, and these cars should be run on 97 Super-unleaded to stop this happening.
It is booked in to have both Lambda sensor and catalyst replaced........
I've owned the car approx 1year, it was imported early 2006 as far as I am aware, and was purchased with a new MOT. It has done 60,000 miles approx (90,000km),and I have only done about 2000miles (3000km) in the last 12months - it has spent a lot of time standing, but has been kept under cover, so not out in the wet.
The air-filter is very new, the oil quite clean, and it runs very well (goes like poo {edit by DD, next time I delete all of the post} off the proverbial)
I would like to know :
(A) IS the diagnosis of lambda/catalyst correct, or could it be just one of these components, or someting else ?
(B) Can using 95RON petrol really cause these problems, - I could understand it may give sub-optimal performance, but actual damage to sensors/catalysts ?
(C) Will using 97 super-unleaded in future stop this happening ? I really don't want this hassle in future years .
(D) will intermittent and low use cause/contribute to this problem too ?
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Standard Zironia type is in effect a galvanic cell which uses oxygen as the "electrolyte". Difference in O2 conc. either side of the sensor (exhaust and atmosphere) causes a voltage to be developed.
The less common Titania type - titanium dioxide becomes semiconducting at high temp and its conductivity varies with oxygen concentration (oxygen permeating the sensor and acting as the charge-carrier). It also keeps your teeth white!
Over the weekend I discovered that Comma produce oil which meets VW 505.01 spec, the local moto factor sells it at £21.39 PLUS Vat for 4.5 litres.
I am wondering
a) has anyone has any views on This Comma oil
b) is this the cheapest PD oil available in the UK ?
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how come it's taken Halfords the thick end of 10 years to produce their own PD oil which
should save the VAG punter a packet over the long run!!
easy answeer to that is : change in ownership and management in those 10 years.
www.halfordscompany.com/hal/ah/history/
halfords used to be part of a big group which included boots-the-chemist.
obviously such a diverse group does not have motorists needs as the main focus.
then with the takeover by a private equity group, it went through a radical change in attitude - both of staff and management.
....Two more changes of ownership followed with the Ward White Group purchasing the business in 1984 and then the acquisition of the Group by The Boots Company in 1989. ...
In August 2002, Halfords was acquired by CVC Capital Partners from The Boots Company.
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In June 2004, Halfords was floated on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE top 250 company.
Halfords employs approx. 9000 people supporting 402 stores in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
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I'm fairly certain you can get some of the ECU parameters up on the LCD display in the dash by pressing and holding down the trip button while turning the ignition on, and then keeping the button depressed for a few seconds more.
You'll know when it goes this mode as the dials both traverse full range of their scales and the lamps test too - don't panic.
Once there, the trip button cycles a number of parameters through the LCD display, one of which is an accurate digital speedo, last press gets you back to normal.
On a Focus one of the display options is coolant temperature, but I can't remember if that is one of the things that didn't make it to the KA.... The KA being a few parameters short of a Focus, so to speak.