September 2007
Hi got a peugeot 306 it's a phase one I have a phase two (time) clock the one with temperature display does anyone know where the sender for the (time) clock temperature display is located
Thanks Neil
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Locally to me a roundabout is being replaced by traffic lights. This involves some widening of the approach roads and new traffic islands being built.
I've noticed that before they lay the penultimate layer of tarmac, a 'rubber' membrane is laid. What's it for? Read more
It's so the water runs through the first porous layer of tarmac, keeping the surface drier, but runs off the road under the surface, to stop the foundations being undermined.
Don't remember where I read that, so I can't give you a reference.
V
A renault mechanic told me the Scenic II has front disk wear indicators. I've never heard of this and putting it in context of other nonsense he told me doubt it is true - am i wrong? Read more
Most discs will also have their minimum thickness cast into them on manufacture tho' you will need to remove the wheel to measure.
Just out of interest:
Approximately how many tons of Co2 does an average car, doing an average mileage produce per year?
How many cars are on the road?
How many tons of Co2 does the average cow, ahem, emit each year?
Approximately how many cows are there in the fields of the UK?
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I've a feeling that bovines belch methane.
I stand corrected. Their breath must be pretty bad if they belch a gas more commonly associated with flatulence amongst humans... however according to QI tonight it's the termites responsible for global warming, as they somehow manage to produce more methane than cows.
I have noticed quite a few cars over the last couple of weeks with Sat Navs fixed in to the windscreen that appear from my view to obstruct the driver's view, e.g. just under the rear view mirror, directly in front of the driver (central to steering wheel) etc, all would certainly fall within the "swept area" of the screen.
Are some people really that stupid that they place an item in such a place ???
Surely if a Police Officer (if you ever see one these days) spotted this they could be charged with driving without due care?? But then again, who needs a Police Officer, when a speed camera will catch them out !!!!!!!!!
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Hi,
With my 'old' satnav (IPAQ 2210 and TomTom v3 - 4 yrs old) I could position it next to the instrument binacle. Same focal length as the Instruments so not a problem.
My new TT720 has to live very near to the windscreen. Waiting for better mounts. Out soon. Too far to confortably operate and on show. With a very sloping windscreen hard to keep low and I care to try. Maybe the default supplied mount is too short?
What more concerns me is that I've seen a couple of pictures on web sites with the SatNav positioned either fixed in front of the passenger airbag or actually on the padding/dashboard.
OUCH.
But there is an Impreza near me that has a secondary instrument binacle of three large dials right next to the A-post. A big blind spot. Other people have for sale signs or dangling CDs from the mirror. Its not just satnavs....
(but then I did some research on third party software when I got the new one. A US site offers DVD/Video/MP4 viewing on the display!)
Simon
Can anyone advise with this problem on my 1996 420 SDI: the brake pedal feels soft and can be pushed gradually to the floor in about 15 - 20 seconds.
The brakes work OK but seem to have started to pull slightly to the left. I have renewed the master cylinder. There is no loss of fluid.
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........and how did you get on Riley?
I'd clamp off each flexible brake hose to each brake assembly; if the creep can be stopped, then you can identify the culprit.
If the creep doesn't alter then it would be fairly safe to condemn the ABS modulator, if the master cylinder, as you say, has been replaced.
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groups.msn.com/honestjohn - Pictures say a thousand words.....
Took a car for a vic check today,all straight forward apart from having to shell out £36.
Took a fortnight to get an appointment arrived 10 minutes early man with clip board asks the following questions
have you removed all valuables?
is it safe to drive?
is the battery secure?
has it had fire or flood damage?
has it got an immobilisor installed?
you then have to sign his clip board and print your name
10 minutes later he gives you a stiifcat to get a log book
quite straight forward really ,but i did glue down the chassis cover in the floor to give him a bit of a sweat on
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Yes I'm aways wary of the big signs at Simpsons about burnt synthetics. "Viton, It can be found in gaskets, 'o'rings, oil seals, drive belts and electrical items."
Didn't twig about the "effluent" with flooding.
I currently have some normal halogen bulbs painted blue in my 986 2.5 Box - very chav I know. They are woefully inadequate (as were the stock ones) on country lanes at night with full beams on.
I'd like to upgrade to HID and am confident I could fit the basic (non battery lead) kit myself, however wouldn't I need 2 kits as the full beam performance is inadequate on country lanes @ night, or would the dipped beam HID provide enough light to prop up the full beam performance? Also, if I put a HID kit on the full beams, would the I still be able to flash the headlamps as don't they take a while to warm up?
Finally, is it likely that my blue bulbs (and the 9 year old stock ones that the car came with) are so rubbish that if I got some Philips +80's I'd probably be happy with the result? My main concern is that they are far dimmer than my old MK4 Golf GTi (which I found perfectly satisfactory as far as lighting was concerned & had non xenon lights).
Does anyone have experience of Philips +80's? I have the sport suspension pack & am worried about premature lamp failure due to combination of hard ride, hot bulb & thin filament.
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www.1stautobulbs.com/webimages/HIDDiagram.jpg
I think good quality aftermarket HID kits are great, I have seen lots on the road, and I don't think they look any different to OE ones. In fact, I think many are better, as I think the self-levelling light systems are useless on many cars and make things worse.
A good quality kit will place the arc in the same position as the original filament.
My beam pattern didn't change one iota, when I fitted mine.
Good kits are designed not to trigger bulb blown warnings.
The government says it's illegal, but they make so many mistakes I'll take it with a pinch of salt until they find WMD.
Hi,
My Accord has started making an oddly harmonic humming noise, probably about 80% of the time.
The sound seems to be coming from the exhaust, anyone had the same?
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A late reply to the above problem.
The same thing has just happened to my (auto) 2001 Accord, a high pitched hum coming from the the rear end of the car. Went and saw my mechanic and he said it was the fuel pump. It's the only thing that could make a noise.
It's been doing it for a while, and only when the car warms up.
I suppose I'd better get it fixed before it packs up completely.
This is my second Accord, the first one I had for 7 yrs, (10yrs old when I sold it) and apart from normal wear and tear and servicing, hardly spent a penny on it.
This one I bought from my brother-in-law when it was five years old, and have done nothing but pay out on it.
Never buy a car from a relation
Tyre wear...........
Punto 1.9D, heavy old `gasper` of an indirect injection diesel. Heavy on front the front end, especially if `thrown` into corners and roudabouts by SWMBO.
So badly abused on corners that the first 2 front sets did only around 7,500 miles.
Pirelli standard fitment `eco tyres` ( something like that)..
Became desperate about this and it was clear SMBO was having none of it re driving advice.
So after consulting a tye dealer, I fitted I fitted Hancook RA08 reinforced commercial tyres (all round)
The result has been a tripling of mileage on the front despite the same `fling it into the roundabout` driving style.
Some of you may remember me posting a long while back about `eco` type tyres and `fuel savers`.
Guess what, no measurable difference, still averaging over the year, 53mpg on heavy duty stop start type driving.
The only difference was a slightly firmer ride, only noticable on the first drive or two and much better handling if forced into an emergency swerve.
The tread depths a lot deeper on these tyres too.
I suppose if your getting upwards of 25,000 on tyres of the `fuel saver` type it doesnt matter. But again, the wear is around only 1/3 of the eco tyres so..............
But if your other half drives as though its a combat mission.. :)
Regards
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Does she ever do that thing where she's slowing down from 50/60, braking all of the time, dips the clutch, changes from 5th to 4th, then from 4th to 3rd, then into 2nd, without letting in the clutch at any point? Effectively, then, slowing from pretty dam' fast to a stop with the clutch dipped throughout.
What's the point in that?
Went to buy new brake pads the other week.
Says the guy behing the counter: "Your wife: Does she have a club foot?"
neil
Underneath the passenger's door mirror.