September 2007
Is it posible to fit a 1.9 diesel engine from a 306 into a 205 1.1 i know its alot of work but i want a chalenge!
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Hi,
MkIV Golf I have been driving for a while has had the ESP & Engine Management lights come on suddenly. The engine starts up a bit odd - the engine revs go up & down from about 500-1000, and can cut out when it drops below 500. But, once warmed up it's fine, although the fuel consumption seems to have gone up a bit.
It's the 8v engine, has about 100k on the clock. Odd thing it had the same fault (engine management light on) last year and the local Skoda garage replaced a faulty Lambda probe.... any ideas anyone where I should look - I suspect if I take it into most garages they will just start replacing the other Lambda probes but this sounds like there may be a fault somewhere else... Read more
I had "esp "," abs and "engine workshop now" coming up on my Passat , which turned out to be the brake switch , you can tell if its this by checking if your brake lights come on. The fault code check showed an intermittent on the brake switch.
Anyone advise on some probs with a 2000 corsa 1.7d.
Starts fine but when revved stalls, hard to start after that. It did also struggle "under load" ,was in 5th gear and it wouldn't pull dipped clutch to change down and engine stalled, hard to start again.
Any help much appreciated.
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if you do mean old type corsa b then first thing is check you have diesel in the tank,ive just collected on of these petrol and the fuel is empty even though guage is showing quarter.
if you deffo have fuel then open an injector while a friend cranks and you should see it dribbling (17 or 19 mm open ender i think)
report back from there but dont wait for my reply as im busy today
Anyone have any advice about owning a Honda Prelude? Which are best and are the ok for high mileage?
Are parts availbale for reasonilble money? Are they a "good drive"?
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I forgot to say, the 2 litre is ok, too, if not as lively.
My 2.2 Vtec has the autobox with sequential shift and I like it very much, though I have taken note of comments that it isn't very strong and it's a good idea to keep the fluid clean.
If you fancy the 3-litre Accord coupe I can only say I would be tempted too - drove one a few years ago and was very taken with it, nearly as good as my old Legend coupe. They are like hens' teeth here in France, though.
I get a lot of unsolicited email everyday, something which I find quite annoying as none of it is use, and while the sender might think it hugely important, I never do.
So I was really not impressed to receive an unsolicited email promoting this site, which has been sent to me as I am a member here. The terms of the site don't state that I will be sent advertising emails when I sign up, so it is definitely unsolicited spam mail.
I know it's only one email, but it's on that basis that I get 55 useless emails per day.
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LOCKED.
As others have said, it's one email. Get over it.
For all those complaining, I suggest you enrol as tutors at your nearest college for the "How to be Victor Meldrew" course. I'm sure all potential pupils will get a grade A pass ;o)
DD.
I drive a VW Golf Mk III that was previously failing to change gears and the fault code reader showed,that the Solenoid Valve N90,was short circuiting. I took it to my mechanic who repaired it. After the repair the car started changing gears,but is rough in changing from one gear to another,it practically jerks. My mechanic says that the short in the solenoid valve had also shorted the ECU and it now needs replacement. Any second opinions and if not,can my ECU be repaired? Read more
According to US Reports:-
Renault said it plans further measures to improve working conditions at its engineering facilities after three employee suicides in the last year that led to a probe by the public prosecutor's office.
Among the measures are monitored limits on working hours, 'efficient meetings held at reasonable times', mandatory lunch breaks and a ban on working at home.
As a comparison Peugeot had 6 deaths by suicide in 12 mths..
Is this a factor of the motor industry or would this be across industry in general?
What about the public sector? Would this sort of figure apply?
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And the poor techs who have to work on the things!
Agreed. [Anyone condemned to work permanently on Merc A-Class would also have little option other than to reach for a rope...]
Last Saturday I inadvertently gave my Volvo its first tankful of V-Power diesel. (My local station has only recently started selling it, and the first I knew was when I rolled up next to a pump offering only that variety.)
Anyway, it's an extra 6p a litre, or about £3.30 for a 55-litre fill-up. And I think it sounds funny. Nothing major, but to my ears (and I've had this car nearly five years) the engine sound has a distinctly harder, not entirely pleasant, edge to it under acceleration.
I've just filled it up again - not wth V-Power this time - and noticed something else: an average over 580 miles (it's been a busy week!) of 47.4 mpg, where 42 is more typical. I've still got a couple of long trips to do this week, so I'll use the regular fuel as a control, to see if it's the fuel or the journey.
But it's the sound I'm interested in. Anyone else noticed any audible effects of 'premium' fuels? Read more
My tests are quite categoric. V Power diesel gives no economic benefits and costs more.
madf
on average? Guess before watching.
www.whatcar.com/news-article.aspx?NA=228187
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A neighbour who is a supervisor at Nissan Sunderland told me that it takes approximately
14 hours to build a Qashqai from start to finish. One comes off the assembly line every 47 seconds,and they are producing approx 1000 per day
The plant is working flat out producing the Note and Qashqai and Micra.
I hope this answers a query by a previous backroomer.
Nissan are building a plant to build The Qashqai in Japan
I dont know how these figures compare with other manufacturers but they seem pretty impressive to me.
Moved over from Tech for a wider audience, PU
{And moved to the original question - DD}
Those posts are two years old now.