August 2007
YEAR / ENGINE SIZE / PROBLEM
How hard is this really ? That's all we need in the subject line in that order, makes it simple to find and at a glance and simple to trace two years down the line......GET A GRIP !!!!! Read more
Having just read the thread on the Buying of a Honda Civic, and the comment about no spare wheel, along with the other threads about the same problems with different manufacturers, how long do you think it will be before we have 24hr roadside tyre fitting services (with emergency call outs) just like truck and buses do?
A few times I have had a flat in a truck and had mobile fitters there within an hour and was on my way within 2 hours, I personally can see this happening with cars within a year to 18 months nationwide. We already have a fair few mobile fitters so would not take much for them to offer this service. Only down side I can see is that your choice of "Emergency" tyre may well be very limited!!! Read more
If you phone one of these firms,most will bring and fit a car tyre for you.
A friend of mine has a Ka, it a W reg and the sills are all rusted through, the engine bay bars are also so badly rusted. I have also seen a 07 reg Ka today and had quick look at the sill and it was already flaking!
Yet my 97 R reg Fiesta dosn't have a single spec of rust on it. What is it about the Ka's that makes them such a rust bucket?
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>>No word of a lie, I was in a slow moving traffic jam the other day and the 07 metallic silver Corsa next to me had three rust spots on the sills (each about a foot apart).
If that were mine,it would be returned to VX before dust had time to settle on the tyres(you sure it was rust)
Seen a lot of broken down Corsas lately,in fact more Vauxhalls than usuall in last few months(overtaken Ford in that respect)
hi guys, new to the forum so lets start, i have a 52 1.8 duratec mondeo its done 50,000 miles, at low revs say 35 mph in 3rd put your foot down and nothing until it gets around 3,200 rpm then it takes off like a rocket !! my old mondeo 1.8 zetec ( 98 ) would leave this new one standing.. any thoughts on this problem ? tried resetting the ecu by removing the pos batt lead but still the same.. fed up with it now, shame because its a top drivers car.. any thoughts ? cheers, BK ( BATH UK )
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just to add been filling up with shell super actane petrol and must say it has improved the performance quite alot but the car still runs better when cold than hot, its not responsive when hot ? any ideas ? cheers,
BK
12v 20A relay, what would a typical coil resistance be? Read more
Dave
NC four-pin relays are rare; use a common five-pin minicube change-over relay and wire the load between 30 and 87a - insulating 87 for safety.
I've just checked a handful from the relay box and [at around 25 degrees] the resistance reading between 85/86 varied from 65 to 95 ohms, with most around 73.
Had no bites over in Discussion, maybe I should have put it here in the first place ...
Does anybody have an idea of the cost to change the clutch on a 1999 Passat TDi 110? I reckon it will need to be done within the next 10000 miles and while I initially thought of trading it in/selling it, any car I would look to replace it with will leave me four or five grand out of pocket, often for something not much newer (albeit with lower mileage!). Anyway, if any of you nice people know what the parts & labour costs are likely to be (or rather, parts costs and estimate of no. of hours labour required), it will give me an idea of what course of action to take.
TIA.
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andymc
Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ... Read more
My son had this job done on the same vehicle.
He phoned around & most places wanted about £300 + VAT.
He tried the local independant at the top of his road & was charged £180 all in.
I don't know what make clutch was used but would guess even if the cheapest, a quality item wouldn't cost £50 more.
It must be a fairly easy job on these cars i'm assuming.
He only kept the car another 10k miles so I don't know how long it lasted.
Hi all,I was wondering if anyone can shed any light on a fault I have got with my 1996 Rover 420 SLDI.This fault has suddenly appeared,when I am driving it and the turbo comes in (boosts) I get a loud hissing sound from under the bonnett.I have visually checked the turbo and intercooler hoses and nothing appears to be split.It gets louder at the turbo boosts more.Has anyone got any ideas what could be causing it? Many Thanks Andrew...
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I do like my Diesels to be Turbocharged for that extra OOMPH!!!
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Yes you are dead right,I have been using Hissing Sid Diesel Treatment,"Puts the Hiss" back in :)
Andrew...
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I do like my Diesels to be Turbocharged for that extra OOMPH!!!!
What exactly is it? Seen some info on it, but nothing certain.
I am a field service engineer, and i visit sites to repair office equipment.
Is that classed as commercial travel?
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Thanks for the replies
hi, i've got a 306 thats had problems for about 5months. The car overruns for about 3-5seconds after the key has been taken out of the ignition. This then forces the car into limp mode. Its had a new lifter pump, high pressure pump, all new filters and injectors cleaned. Peugeot originally said it needed a new ecu, had that sent off and checked at the ecu doctor, very helpful, was running in another car perfectly. They now reckon that there are bits floating round in the fuel system and say its gonna cost another £2500!!!!!!!! Already spent £2000Anyone get any ideas of what to do as i havent really got much money left? Can i flush the system out? Many thanks
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If it has had all the above parts replaced or cleaned ( obviously linked to contamination of some sort even if its debris from a collasped high pressure pump) did it have the fuel tank removed & flushed? & if not why not?
Inj doc
Hi i wonder if someone could please help....
I have a '99 meridian TD 306 with 120k on clock. never had any problems for 3 years until now.
On a long journey my pug started smoking heavily, on further inspection it seems to be steam rather than smoke. water levels constantly dropping.
My first thought was head gasket but the car starts fine and there is absolutely no loss in performance whatsoever - drives perfectly only prob is coolant constantly needs top up and just chucks it out the back in steam.
there seems to be fuel/water mix somewhere as well. fuel in water???
Iv heard things about fuel filter problems... any ideas???
Please help me fix my kettle on wheels!!!!!
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I Start the car form cold and rev at 2000 rpm ish for 30 secs. Now check the pressure in the water hoses if they are firm to hard then the HG is leaking into a water way and pressurising the stem. A decent garage can use a sensing fluid or a gas analyser to 'Stiff the ehader tank to identify if there are burnt fuel products in the header tank. Regards Peter
Browse
You have NO EXCUSES. There is now even a prompt under the header asking that you include this information in the subject header.
It has got to the stage where we may consider deleting rather than editing if you fail to include the year, engine size and problem in the subject header. We will of course be lenient towards newcomers (initially); but regular and long term members of this forum really ought to know what is required by now.
Deletion is far easier than editing a post. Don't say you haven't been warned!
DD.