October 2007
Can anyone tell me if there is a fuel cut off / inertia switch fitted to an early imported MR2. It is a workmates car and I have not had a chance to look at it yet. Not sure of the year but seem to remember it is what I would call the Ferrari shape (80`s ?). The owner is unable to find the switch (if it`s fitted with one). It does have fuel injection. Thanks Read more
My 22 yo step son has just passed his driving test today. One of the 38% who get through first time in Chesterfield. He is now going for Pass Plus, a good thing I believe.
But does it really make a big difference to insurance premiums or do only some companies accept it.
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i was in chesterfield the other month and i found the town centre traffic free,could be down to pedestrianisation though ;-o
plus pass can only be a good thing i think
I think I've come across a motoring equivalent of the chocolate mis-shape, whereby Cadbury's etc will flog off product cheaply other than through their normal outlets and often in unmarked bags when it does not quite fit the intended specification.
I rented a Peugeot 107 recently and it was painted in Citroen's Damas blue. I assume this was a computer glitch or human error on their common production line and perhaps the rental company got it cheap as a result. Read more
i think it was painted in death blue to stop the hordes of lowlife thinking of nicking such a beautiful car
I live on a main road, at a T junction facing the mouth of the 'downstroke'. I usually enter my drive by coming up the 'downstroke' and crossing both lanes of the main road to enter my drive. Its relatively painless, as traffic usually slows down to let me cross.
Yesterday, there appears to be a rally of Vespa style scooters. Lovely and my boys were enchanted by the noise and smell. However, there was no break in the line of scooters and over 300 must have driven past before I could cross; meaning that there was a huge queue behind me. Unlike car drivers, many of whom are sufficiently bright to slow down and flash me across, none of the bikers cared less and some gave me dirty looks when I tried to edge over the nearside carriageway and make them understand I wanted to cross the far carriageway and was not trying to muscle in on their enjoyment.
Surely this type of event should be policed (in the loosest sense) and there should be rules so that they do not cause an obstruction - as they certainly did. Read more
Espada, I hope you never get stopped at a Canadian railway crossing. A three engined, one hundred waggon grain train moving off from sidings takes about 40 minutes to clear, and they dont give way!
I have a 1995 Honda Accord. I have changed a timing belt on one before but I cannot remember if the crankshaft pulley bolt is left or right hand threaded. The workshop manual gives no indictation of this either. Please can some one help me as I don-not wish to tighten it further as I know they can be a pian to get un-done as it is.
Many thnaks, Phil Read more
It is a normal right hand thread but they are usually velly velly tight on the Honda engines.
I've had to get mobile commercial tyre fitters in several times to crack these off with their monster impact guns.
I think the Japs must have really long spanners to get bolts as tight as they do!
Hi every one
should my x reg 206 have a indicator solonoid ithink it should be on the right hand side of the engine on the bulkhead indicators didnt work when i bought it but it was cheap any advice would be great thanks mark Read more
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Do the hazard lights work? It's likely that the indicators are a function of the BSI [Built-in Systems Interface - a sort of hideously fragile body-control module] on that year. There are fuses on it that need checking.
Get someone with a good scanner to plug in and check the functionality of the BSI and whether it's reading the column module's request.. It could be a programming error, or a badly-managed battery change that corrupted the software.
A BSI replacement will usually need to be done at the dealer as it contains a security code.
Hi Guys
Whilst driving to work to today i noticed that the engine was making strange noises. I.e normal when driving but when i slow down the engine sound gets louder.
After a while i noticed that when the car is at a stop in neutral the engine remains idle at 1500 revs? I assume that this isnt normal as i havent noticed it before.
Does anyone have any idea what may have / or is causing it? i am going to take into a garage but would appreciate any thoughts.
Many thanks
rob Read more
I can't helping thinking that there are too many accidents nowadays.
Every morning I hear news for accidents on M1/M40/M4 etc. (my local news states on these motorways anyway)
Even on weekends there are crawling traffic on motorways.
Things weren't that bad a year earlier.
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The roads are getting more and more congested. Problems that never used to cause much of a hold-up now do, because there's so much traffic trying to use the road.
One lane out on a quiet motorway - no problem. One lane out now on most UK motorways most of the time - chaos.
It's easy to blame the cause of the delay as the problem. The real problem is too much traffic. And it's rising at 3% a year.
As always, the devil will be in the detail ... Read more
"There is no change in policy. We have been extremely clear that we are focusing on local solutions to local congestion problems."
Isn't this effectively saying that there is no integrated solution, if local councils/cities introduce congestion charging most drivers will do a quick cost benefit analysis based on time/cost.
This may make for less congestion but has the potential to create more CO2 emissions as folk decide to drive longer but pay less overall.
This already happens in London as folk avoid the congestion zone, we'd all drive another 4 or 5 miles to avoid paying £10 unless time was critical.
I've got a Focus (weezle) 1999. I've changed the belt on it a couple of times, thinking that it's a worn belt thats making the noise. It goes away for a couple of weeks then it returns. I think it maybe coming from the steering pump but I ain't sure. She has done about 107000 miles. What do you reckon?!! Read more
Watcha you lot,
Any idea roughly how much a drive belt tensioner is for my Wessle Focus. What a squeaky noise that makes!!!! Hopefully that will sort the orrible noise out!!
Thanks
Pablo
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Not sure about alarm will find out. The car was ok until left whilst on holiday so there is a definate possibility with afm. Thanks