September 2007
ive got a 2001 saxo 1.1 with 36 k on clock..
for about 2 yrs on and off now the engine has been coughing and spluttering at low speed ie 30mph in 4th gear.
ive had it plugged in to a diagnostic and it came back clear and tried a new coilpack but still the same
it might sound mad but its seems to agitate it more if i go over a bump in the road..
if i take it for a good blast up the motorway it runs great for a day or so but then the problem comes back..
please help....truckerdann..
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Hi,
My mondeo has been playing up for a while now. When I turn the key, it makes a whining sound and will not start, the engine does not appear to be turning, there is just the whining sound. This may happen 4 or 5 times and then the engine may start, or it may not start at all, and i have to come back later, or it may just start first time.
I took it into the Ford dealership, and they replaced the starter motor. It worked fine for about a month, then the problem came back. I returned it to them, and again, it worked fine for about a month, but has just started playing up again.
Any help would be really great.
Thank you all,
James
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Is it expensive or not Aprilia?
The price is about right for main dealer. What I meant was that its a dreadfully involved (and therefore expensive) job. Fords are supposed to be the working man's car - I think they need to look at the design of their cars with a view to reducing repair costs. They are getting dear to fix (parts prices and labour times).
Hi I have a metalic blue 306 1994 2 door 1.9 turbo diesel but I can't find the paint code as the sticker is missing from the front suspension strut I have rung main dealer cars not on Peugeot database any ideas how to find the code Thanks Neil Read more
No offence taken PU, I just felt a bit embarassed that I'd completely ignored a very useful link and gone off into Google-land to find the answer myself!
Does anyone know what the recommended mileage is?
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According to Autodata ...
Up to 2000 : Replacement every 72,000 miles or 6 years ...
2000 on : Check and replace if necessary every 36,000 miles and replacement every 72,000 or 6 years ...
As a rule, I'm not a fan of "personalised" number plates or anything silly like that but this idea has popped into my head and I can't get it out now, so here goes. I've looked around the web but can't find any information on this, so maybe someone here could help.
I've recently bought a new car to replace my trusty Vectra. She is a gorgeous MG ZT (no laughing at the back, she is truly a fantastic motor!) so I'm spending a lot of time standing in the kitchen gazing lovingly out of the window at her. I'm looking at the registration plate and my mind starts wandering thinking about the registration numbers of my previous cars, and then this idea popped in.
My very first car was a 1982 Ford Fiesta mk1 and as such, had a suffix style registration in the form XYZ 123Y. Nothing special about it that would make anyone want it, much less "cherish" it. Now obviously this car is long gone (scrapped), and I started wondering what happened to that registration number, is it gone for good? Is it sitting on computer somewhere? The DVLA? Somewhere else? And really what I want to know is, is there any way of getting it back and putting on my new car? This would be purely for reasons of nostalgia, nothing else, and to be honest I've got a feeling it's a non-starter but can anyone shed any light on the situation..? Read more
I had a Rover 75 estate, then a saloon, both from brand new, both in Diesel and automatic.
The best cars I have ever owned, and far superior, IMHO to BM's and all that mallarkey.
I was really gutted when Rover went down the pan.
Initially replaced the Rover with a Mercedes CLK, which I thought was pants.
Replaced it with a Renault, which is sort of OK, but nothing like as good as the Rover.
But better than the Merc.
Honestly.
Any advise would be most appreciated !
On cold start up (usually) a large cloud of greyish smoke comes out of the exhaust (I can smell it whilst sat in the car) and the revs seems to hunt a little until the engine gets warm - my local Ford main dealer couldnt find anything wrong and I am about to ask him to look again.
Once warmed up the car drives normally and fuel consumption is unchanged.
Many thanks.
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Take the engine over 4,000rpm regularly-it will make the valves rotate in relation to their seats-they don't rotate at lower rpm.A lot of big diesels(lorries) have rotators built into the valve operating system to even out the wear but manufacturers of small engines rely on the engine being revved occasionally.
We recently got a 15" LCD TV with built in freeview, currently in the kitchen, it is great.
However it has no front panel power switch, only a rear mounted rocker switch that is clearly not for every day use, we have switched it off at the wall when away though otherwise have used the remote as advised in the manual. The TV has a crystalbrite gloss screen and areas of shiny (though tasteful) plastic that attract dust so we have taken to throwing a teatowel over it to keep the dust off.
Yesterday we were out for a few hours and opened the front door to the sound of the TV, there had been a power cut and the TV had switched itself on as the power supply was reconnected.
The TV had been on for nearly two hours (we could tell from our oven clock when the powercut had been) and was rather hot under the tea towel, who knows whether it could have dangerously over heated if left much longer. However aside from the danger of it being covered it could have been on for days or weeks if we had been away from home.
Lessons:
Dont cover an appliance that is on standby.
Always switch the power off if out of the house.
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You can buy them for under £20. Woolworth's Value line etc. They all (afaik) have timers - allowing fresh bread at breakfast time. I use mine pretty much the whole time.
The only feature I've ever envied from the more expensive ones is for a small loaf. Some come with two sizes of bread tin. How large is your family?
Use vegetable oil, not olive oil, otherwise you get a strange flavour.
Just suffered an engine cut out. The AA recovery suggested it could be diesel pump or pick up pump issues.
Any thoughts or comments or anybody with previous experience.
PVCu man.
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Then there's a very good chance that the fuel filter didn't seal correctly and air has got into the pump - not nice to get rid of on those pumps.
When I dead lock my central locking, the 20amp fuse blows. I've gone through 3 in a matter of a couple of hours. Could the relay be on the way out or is it something more sinister? Read more
Hidden within Bell Boys fevered and mad ramblings...
Yes, it's odd, he's normally so sane and measured!
Anyway, the fact that the fuse is blowing consistently is actually a *good* thing! That the fault is always present is good, because it's much more difficult to find intermittent fault. It will be easy to probe the wiring at the central door locking relay and measure which part of the circuit is causing the short.
As mentioned, the problem is much more likely to be in either a door shut or the tailgate than anywhere else in the system.
In an albeit weak defence of Vauxhall electrics, at least they aren't anything like French electrics!
Number_Cruncher
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Weissman GT?
Not really; but it does sound a bit Italian..... [Shades of Monza...?]
The Marelli 1AP ECU has a common fault of wild timing fluctuations which do set a false knock sensor code; it's actually an effect of ECU back-spiking from a failed coilpack.
As a new sensor cured yours; it's nice to know that the code can be genuine - at least sometimes.