August 2007
hello there, having trouble again, I've owned my car for a year now but for the last six months she's been nothing but trouble!!, anyway, the problem is the oil and the coolant keeps mixing, I've bought three head gaskets now but every time i put the oil in and the coolant leave it over night oil keeps appearing at the bottom left corner, I've done everything else by the book, no-one that's had a look can tell me what's going on, I've taken the head off again, the coolant holes are all coolant but i cant figure out how the oil goes down to the sump, from what I've gathered all the holes on the cylinder block are full of coolant, and the holes on the cylinder head from the valves go into holes into the cylinder block, which is connected to some coolant holes. can anyone help???, i need the car on the go asap, is the cylinder head wrong, and have i bought a heap??
any help would be great!!!
Complete re-write to the subject heading to include vehicle details and fault - PU Read more
was looking at the havoline 15/40 oil in asda...£7 odd for 5ltr vs about £13 for 4ltr of castrol
the havoline meets specs
acea a2/b2
api sl/cf
vw 505.00
mb 229.1
im right in think its plenty good enough for my old polo run about ?
btw the dearer castrol was the same spec Read more
thats good news then...im happy to buy a cheap but reasonble oil and change it often
i notice alot of other brands have dropped to 4ltr , so its even more expensive if you need a drop of top up inbetween services
I assume the car was just sat there on the drive. Faux pas.
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can any one help, i have just brought a P-reg saxo, and the electric windows are faulty, the passenger window will only work when the ignition is off and drivers will only work when ignition is on. have tried the relay but still the problem continues. also the central locking dosen't seem to be working properly, you tun the key in the barrel and the doors lock then immediately unlock again.
any suggestions will be appreciated thanks. Read more
ive never had it happen to me but what is the precedure if you fill up with petrol and you go to pay for it but realise you forgot to put your wallet in your back pocket? has any one had it happen ? is there a form to fill in? or do you just have a word with the chap at the till and explain your dilemma? i suppose its one way of getting your petrol up front if your waiting for your pay cheque to clear if you know what i mean Read more
done this twice so far - once as an 18 year old in Liverpool and was asked to leave everything I had in my pockets and my watch as security, it included my work ID so they were fairly safe. Second time in my thirties in Dunfermline, I didn't recognise the cashier but she just said ' if you promise to be back with the money within the hour off you go' - I guess I must have an honest face.....
How does a novice go about scoping the dwell on his coil packs? I need to calculate both the running and cranking dwell for my car to properly configure the ECU. My friend has a bosch diagnostics terminal (smallish hand held green box of tricks that plugs into most cars about the size of a closed newspaper), this has a scope function and has 2 leads that plug in for the 'multimeter' functions it does. Guessing one is live and the other is negative. But no idea where to stick the wires etc. Read more
Ok my first post here I have been a lurker for a wee whils so Hi!
We have a Saab 95 estate which I really like it is very comfortable and spacious but we are only getting 25mpg from it and the petrol cost is killing our finances. So we have decided to sell it and get something else. We have two small children so need something with a decent amount of space and something which will give us good fuel economy. The saab has lots of extras like AC, air con etc preferably I would like similar extras.
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yes but I am hoping to get 4k for the saab, it cost me 5k 7 months ago.
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I remember servicing a Hillman Minx a while back, the car drove in ok and had no reported problems. For some reason I had a peek in the bell housing and decided that the carbon ring thrust bearing looked a bit thin, and eased the release arm back a bit for a better look. Half a dozen bits of carbon fell out of the carrier ring - it had all been held together by the slight constant pressure.
The customer agreed to pay for the cost of parts, so he got a worn out clutch replaced for free.
I know there are lots of threads on this subject but so far I can`t find them. I need a replacement key for an Astra 1.6 8v 2002. Spare key works no problem. Batteries to both keys were replaced 1 month ago. Do I have to leave car at the dealer or just take in both keys. Is main dealer the best option ( I do have a friend that works for the main dealer. Its only just happened so have not had a chance to ask them). Read more
Many thanks. Re-syncronising worked 1st time.
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have head check for crack or warp head