September 2007
I've lubed the pedal mechanism etc but the pedal is still v jerky and uneven - any idea where i should squirt some WD40 please? Read more
Why don't more manufacturers make RWD cars ? They are obviously very popular , just look at BMW. As far as I know , no one makes a luxury car that is not RWD, so this must be a selling point on lesser vehicles. When cars were much smaller than they are today I can see that the transmission tunnel would have eaten valuable interior space , but most cars now have far roomier interiors , so would be less effected.I know plenty of people who (rightly or wrongly) think that a FWD car can't be a decent drivers car , and 250 BHP is pretty much the limit for this format. Read more
A conversation came up in the watering hole the other night about rich valves on old diesels.
This job was usually given to the lowest of the low, to stand in front of the grill, and hold it pulled out, until it started.
We're going back to the '50s or '60s, and we couldn't remember which manufacturer had this facility.
Would 'elf'nsafety allow this nowadays, and how many poor beggars got run over because it was still in gear?
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I remember the Fergie 20 deisel had a KiGass priming pump. I remember that when the tractor came the KiGass tank was missing, so my Pa took a large Swarfega tin, and made up pipes to fit.
Evening all. Have recently bought a 1990 H Volvo 940 TD with 190K OTC. Its the 2388CC straight 6 engine (I believe its a VAG unit) And I want to change the 2 cambelts on it. A couple of questions:-
* Are there any holes in the block (like the PSA XUD) to lock the crank solid? And if so where can it/they be found?
*Ive bought the new belts & a waterpump to fit. Should I replace anything else in that area?
*Any idea on how you get the injection pump belt off in one piece?
*Any other info, hints tips or pointers that you can give me would be much appreciated.
I have done a search and cant find any info on it. So hope one of you guys and gals have done one before and can give me some info on it.
Many thanks in advance.
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Do keep an eye on the coolant and tempreture on these,if you get the slightest inkling it may be running too hot investigate it immediately as they do crack heads, at this mileage I would even change the radiator if you suspect it is the original and check all the coolant pipes in fact if it has anything to do with the cooling system check it, twice ! every other day !. We spent in the region of £3000 trying to fix ours including a re-con engine which lasted about 6000 miles before we scrapped the whole car.
Cargiant has got a Honda 2.0 Exec Tourer at the moment for £5,399 - it must have a high milage but it looks to be an absolute bargain assuming its got FSH and has been sitting on a motorway for the last three years.
I am missing something?
www.cargiant.co.uk/cars/detail.asp?Id=342821 Read more
>>i get legged up quite often :-(
I can say this now - it's so long ago. When this happened to my father, he would ask one of his brothers to trade it in against a newish car from one of the local(ish) main dealers for him. Eventually, the Triumph dealers in Burnley twigged what we were up to, and so, he had to go further afield to offload the dross.
Number_Cruncher
Why are some cars and not others referred to as "people carriers"? All cars carry people. Talk about snobbery!
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L\'escargot. Read more
I had the same problem once, 3 little ones(all in car seats), SWMBO, a week away and a Metro.
Luggage included a travel cot, moses basket, stroller, baby seat etc etc etc.
SWMBO comes out with a suitcase full of essentials. "That'll fit somewhere" she says, I say, "no problems, dear, you just pop it in whilst I put the kids in."
10 minutes later all the essentials had disappeared upstairs ...
We now travel light, six of us, one small rucksack each. Makes life so much easier. Particularly if you don't need to check the bags in at the airport.
Whatcar have carried out a study (read it at whatcar.co.uk) on Superfuels which concludes many of them do nothing in terms of mpg and acceleration times.
Looking at the results for a 1.6 Focus, Total and Esso 97 octane fuels come out above Shell V power for improvements in acceleration....which is what I found when I switched from shell to total...
Worth a look anyway.... Read more
My Shell V Power test is not yet over but I'll go back to normal Shell. The extra cost of diesel has no noticeable benefits - in anything.
There are of course badly designed engines in which it would make a difference. I include GM in that category...and Rover.
PS I saw the C5 test of petrol additives. Most appeared to contain methanol. IIRC Methanol requires more oxygen and a higher fuel flow as the energy/litre is lower than petrol. No wonder most test showed a 2% power loss as the poor fuel injection system would fuel it as petrol... So a complete waste of money...Methanol also does nasty things to seals iirc as it is aggressive..
(model engines anyone?)
madf
For any bikeys out there.
Can anyone tell me where the oil drain bolt is on a suzuki bandit 650.......there is a hex bolt on the left hand side of the engine and another normal bolt 14mm I think at the very bottom of the engine /sump. Read more
but is reverse still there?
I was looking at a North East dealer website for a Subaru outback with Reg BL55 *** for £17.995 when I noticed that the picture was taken when it was SNOWING !!!!
Given that it probably has not snowed since Feb it beggars belief that they have either
1: Not updated website with new photo
2: Sold car and not updated website
Car has been on site for at least 2 weeks Read more
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As there seems to be 3-4% error on my '06 Outback 2.5 speedometer, increasing profile by 5 might reduce the error without illegally underreading.
I have a 1991 VW Passat which just failed its ITV (MOT here in Spain) because of low reading for rear left brake and handbrake. The brake drum seems fine although a bit pitted (meaning maybe it hasn't been functioning properly for a while). The brake shoes are only slightly worn. I haven't found any dust, debris or other contaminants. The only sign of possible problem is with the round brass inserts that the shoes rest on which are found on the back plate. The ones towards the top appear to have been slotted by wear from the brake shoes. Could this be my problem?
Does anybody out there have any ideas or suggestions. I'm looking for a solution that I can do myself without blowing the bank on new parts. I also need help as soon as possible.
Cheers
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These are twin piration slaves and you should be able to move the shoes across sie to side to both pistons are moving. Clean the auto adjusters and blow out any dust, mask required. Regards Peter
>>miles from civilisation (newport pagnell?)
They've only just stopped making Aston Martins there, such uncivilised cars.