May 2007
In the announcements forum I've added a function so that you can make your overlong links shorter without the need to first visit TinyURL.com
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=33877&...e
Please note, you only need to use this IF you think your link is going to be too long in your post and thus screw up the page width of the site.
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Well
Nicoles "old" clio has been snapped up by a new owner.
So 7 years and 59k miles of renault ownership caused the following unplanned mechanical disasters
1 defective seat belt switch - diagnosis and replacement £50
1 weeping oil pressure switch - changed at service £7
1 broken air filter housing - changed by me - £28
1 x battery £39
1 sticking rear seat belt, dismantled and cleaned by me - £FOC
4 x mots = 4 x passed flying colours
Its provided 7 years of reliable, economical, comfortable, and sometimes fun motoring and still looks fresh and stylish. I have no doubts it will provide its new owners with many years of similar service. If it had aircon it would be still be plying its trade in the RF household.
Renaults? everyone knows they are rubbish.
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My daughters Clio bought a few days ago is giving trouble. After an hours run and a short stop the engine will restart but will not respond to the accelerator and the engine management warning light is on.. Her boyfriend has had the car plugged into a fault diagnosis machine and 2 faults showed up: the cat sensor(?) and the throttle pedal sensor. Both these have been changed now but the fault still exists. Any ideas what to change next? Read more
I have made a mistake. The car is a 1.2 and the "cat sensor" referred to earlier is the post cat lambda sensor. Sorry.
These morons proper abuse and torture this MB diesel engine for over 8 minutes at full revs. Put water in oil hammer it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTdC3LC2lW0
It lasted a lot longer than i would have expected
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Not that one the old diesel Merc!
I'd guess that the Merc! had neither coolant or any oil inside it and it was partially seizing
one minute it starts the next it will not. gets no spark at the plugs, then all of a sudden it will give spark, tried the crank sensor, relay, been told coil pack is fine
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This could possibly be the old problem of a fault in the fuse/relay box.Dry solder joints on the printed circuit board to the efi relays can cause the system to fail intermittantly,thus no spark or injection.Unlikely to be the Ecu ,these early Ford E 4 systems are fairly bomb proof.hth
Just thought someone may be interested in this
i scrapped a car that had been sat around for a good year but took the petrol out prior to it going
for emergancy uses :-) (as you do) ok im from yorkshire
anyway
put this petrol in a car as it was showing zilch and then did a co test prior to it going for an mot
guess what?
i couldnt get it to pass
co was way high
so was the hydrocarbons
put some fresh petrol to mix with the old stuff
got it down in no time
now the thing is
why was the co high?
was it the petrol
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Frost do a fuel preservative
Forgot to say ... the reason I use it is because it stops the clogged jets in the carbs which I used to get over the winter.
A few weeks ago someone stole both side indicators (cover, bulb & bulb holder) from my Children's 2004 Fiesta.
I managed to obtain the covers and bulbs from our local Ford dealer for a reasonable £11 but the bulb holders are only sold as part of the wiring loom (at least £600). Phoning around breakers yards failed to turn up any suitable parts. Fords technical phone line (£1 per minute) could offer no advice other than to try my dealer again.
It's clear from the clips on the ends of the wires that the bulb holders are actually separate items, but Ford don't sell them. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can obtain the bulb holders?
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>>The Tibbe locks on Fords last fine. We've got a 10yr old Fiesta on its original locks (with no
>>remote, so the key is used every time the car is locked and unlocked.
Maybe so, but I bet the key (and the lock tumblers) will be showing signs of wear after 10 years. Eventually your Ford keys will require replacement - they always do.
Can anyone give me a reason as to why my dealer will not allow me to apply for finance if I am only a provisional Licence holder? Surely If my credit rating is good there should be no problem with this. Read more
"Remember until 50% of the HP amount repayed it is still their vehicle. They'd also ask for proof of insurance"
Not quite right. Until 100% of the total amount repayable is paid the vehicle still belongs to the finance company. Not all finance companies require proof of insurance....
I thought SWMBO's bike looked like it could do with a new tyre.
Twenty quid!
I can buy some car tyres for less than that.
What's going on?
It's only a 700 X 35. The last one I bought cost about a fiver IIRC, a Michelin World Tour. It seems they're no longer available. It's a plain old bike, she doesn't want to ride it up any mountains (even if there were any within a hundred miles), just on roads and cycle tracks.
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Try
www.edinburghbicycle.com
Good quality, good prices and reliable mail order.
Has anyone in the Back Room ever driven a Nissan Micra 160SR?
Is there a road test available?
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I've seen one at Car Giant.
2006 06 for £6800 which is £1200 less than similar at my local main dealer.
Anyone had experience of this car supermarket?
How do they manage to sell at such a low price?
They are very good.
Main thing is they will try and sell you warranties, gap insurance and finance. This is most of their profit margin - you'll pay with a debit card if you've got any sense
A lot of the time they have very high mileage, but for the car in question
www.cargiant.co.uk/cars/detail.asp?Id=323069
this doesn't apply. Price is about £500 above PX value, so they can still make a profit.
Massive place - thousands of cars to look at, so high volume means lower overheads
No meaningful test drive available (just a 20mph drive around the industrial estate)
No salesman unless you ask for one - just look around
My aunty has owned a succession of new petrol Renaults (5s, Clios and Meganes) every three years since the 70s. She's never had any complaints hence why she keeps going back to them. I remember her getting a Citroen AX (when they axed the 5) in the early 90s but it wasn't for her...
On a personal level I inherited my late uncle's 89F R21 diesel. In 1998 the car had 75k on it and the 2.1 67bhp engine was tough as old boots (I used to service it myself dropping the oil out every 6k). The car had no rust at all and was extremely comfy (loads of rear legroom) and a good cruiser once up to speed. Being a saloon model in black made it look like a French embassy car or something...quite rare - never saw another.
Problems I had were driver's seat bolster cloth worn away, numerous failed dashboard bulbs and a failed diesel pump. My uncle told me it had had a brand new gearbox from Renault at around 70k.
I got peanuts for it when I traded it in at around 130k but I believe it's still going somewhere.