July 2007
Each day the car will start no problem. Will run for about 10 minutes then when travelling will just cut out. Will not start for a few minutes then be okay.
This can then happen at any time when driving.
Can travel at any speed and the car will just switch off. No stuttering or miss-firing. The car has been put on the computor and no faults have been found.
New electric coil and dis cap fitted.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
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I have a strange problem with my 2000 Mazda 323 Diesel. I keep getting a sqeeky/rattle type noise only when the engine is hot, it's worse when accelerating at around 2500rpm or if you hold the throttle steady, soon as you lift of it goes?
I was thinking that it's an engine noise but it's only when the car is moving so I am now suspecting a gearbox or clutch problem?
Anyone have any ideas?
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they are a bit rattly when cold, but this noise is a recent thing so it must be down to something else?
It's absurdly easy for Preston and surrounding areas to become traffic gridlocked if such problems arise - I speak as one with many years' experience of battling to get through...:-)
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Immediately prior to A684 exit for Northallerton, Steel tower with twin cameras(?) on top about 6 metres tall, immediately below the cameras a ring of downward facing spikes to discourage climbing and interference. Anyone any ideas?
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I noticed last night new free standing cameras on A1 southbound south of Chester le street and also near Durham 3 sep cameras on bridges ( 3 on 2 lane motorway may be overkill but presumably hard shoulder coverage also).
Do not look like ANPR but no doubt will be justified on "security" grounds.
Lots of leicester police on ANPR duty near Leicester Forest this week also.
All, had a, what would appear to be fairly common, conrod pop on my 98 'S' puggy. Have dropped another engine in, and having read the very good advice on this site, swapped the injector pumps to avoid the immobiliser problem. Engines all in, ready to go (minus coolant at the mo till i know it starts), and it turns, and nearly fires up on easy start, but wont go the final bit and start up.
Heres the thing, no glo plug light on the dash. So i'm guessing the glo plugs aint working. 2 things, when i first started the engine, i had a short out between the feed wire, and a connection wire rubber casing at the connection, which cause a lot of smoke! So i refitted it, not touching anything other than the nut and glo plug shaft this time. Still no glo plug light, and no running engine. I swapped girlfriends working Glo Plug control unit from her P reg 97 306TD, with the same result. Cant see any reference in Haynes "Book of lies" to a glo plug fuse.
So that only leaves the glo plugs themselves...which in the replacement engine, i have no guarantee theyre working, but surely all 4 cant be faulty...i'm gonna swap my old glo plugs over tonight, but was wondering if anyone had any other ideas on the problem.
Did i burn something out when i shorted the glo plug feed wire?
If 1 glo plug was faulty, would this cause all not to work? (In a series circuit??)
Any suggestions gratefully received...
And my god, what a pink fluffy dice getting the driveshaft gator clips back on...dam those peugeot carp clips!!!
Cheers, Marty.
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Dudes.
The car is on the road.
Was running poorly when warm but after i put my original injecctors in the car, and replaced the old ones, i noticed that they were well clogged up with soot! What does this tell me about the replacement engine? High mileage? head gasket dodgy? Or lack of servicing through its life.
Its a wonder it ran at all.
So my original injectors in, and she runs fairly well considering the pump timing isnt correct yet.
She is down on power, will barely get up to 3000rpm when driving, cant feel the turbo come in, black smokes a fair bit, and has a slightly different smell to burning oil or usual diesel smell.
Is this all down to non-accurate pump timing? I'm a little twitchy.
I have driven it into work today, so shes nearly there. Just wondered what your thoughts were chaps.
Cheers.
Goose.
About two months ago started to get intermittent problem with power loss, as if turbo wasn't working, turning it off and re-starting got rid of the problem for a while but now the problem is constant .... 0-60 in about 40 secs! .. Have had the air flow meter changed - no change, what next? any suggestions?
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Mechanical/pneumatic problems may not be captured by the code reader Look at the vacuum pipes for security/ageing, the turbo variable vane mechanism, before handing out cash or giving carte blanche to the mechanic. Issues on both these have been covered before. If they are relevant, the solutions cost pennies in comparison with the garage prefered diagnosis......Go for the basics first.
Hi All
I am going to France soon with my 2006 Mazda6 and i cannot find in the handbook whether i need to fit a headlamp conversion kit or if i can adjust the headlights for driving on the continent. Can anyone help?
Also do i need to carry a warning triangle in the car
Cheers
Tally
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Some good info on there-more accurate than most websites.
Just had one of her maj's finest pointing his hairdryer at me.
Don't know exactly? Could have been ?? 37 ? in a 30
Thing was, he was crouching behind a bush, although he had his dayglo jacket on: Is he allowed to do that?
And if it's any help: How do I prove it?
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"What about a dozy driver going fast and an alert driver at half the speed"
I take your point, but in my experience, it's the dozy ones who go slowly (and rarely check their mirrors).
From news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6259032.stm
Police have appealed for information regarding the vehicle which was used in a terrorist attack at Glasgow Airport.
They want to hear from anyone with information about the green Jeep Cherokee registration number L808 RDT.
Assistant Chief Constable John Malcolm, of Strathclyde Police, said he was keen to know where the car had been in the last few weeks and days. Read more
And as five people have now been arrested, I think it's best that this one sits undiscussed for now.
All the numbers for giving information are in that link.
Looking locally, the amount people charge varies hugely and I was wondering, as a valeter myself, what backroomers pay or would pay?
Its hard to find people offering identical packages, usually they do combinations specific to the company but heres some samples.
* Wash&Hoover including doorshuts, bout 1hr 30 mins work
* Wash, hoover, polish & windows, 2.5-3 hours work
* Full valet, anywhere from 3- 6 hours work ( some charge extra if it over runs )
How much are these worth? I often wonder because the charges vary so much, there seems to be very little market average despite the basic result being the same.
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I had the inside of my new (secondhand) C-Max cleaned today. Previously owned by a skanky smoker and as C-Max's have a tiny ashtray way down by the handbrake, plenty of ash had found its way elsewhere. Also lots of sticky sweets here and there. Seats were a bit grubby and stained - apparently clean water stains them!
Local one man band with premises sandwiched between a used car sales and a bodyshop did a very good job of shampooing seats and carpets and cleaned dash, doors and headlining. Charged £30 for what must have been at least a couple of hours work. Good value.
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Thanks to eveyone for their input.
Will look into the relay and hopefully come back with a result.