November 2007
Some scrote decided to stick a screwdriver in the door lock. I thought it might be in the inside of the door but it's not, all that's there is the two big retaining rings. Anyway, while I was having a look around I noticed there is a big black metal box covering the inside of the lock. Can anyone tell me how to fit a new lock, does that box unbolt, it seemed to be behind the window runners. Thanks for any help Read more
My mechanic just rang to say that there was something odd going on with my Rover.
While he was buildning it back up after its HGF, he thought he would test the three glowplugs. He found that none worked at all.
He showed me just now by running a current through a good plug and sure enough, the tip glowed red quite quickly.
He did the same with the glow plugs on my Rover - no response at all.
So how come, even on a frosty morning, is the car starting after just two seconds if the glow plugs arent working ( he tested all three, all the same )? They are alot bigger than the ones he used as a test example but that wouldnt mean they take more than 10 seconds to glow would it?
He honestly couldnt explain it other than to suggest that it must be top notch in every other respect and thus an easy starter, but still?
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I fitted them into all sorts of things, from a Vauxhall Viva to a Granada estate, I even had a go at turbocharging one. Then the Citroen CX diesel came along, so quiet and refined it was no longer necessary to do my own.
Peter.N.
From today's "Daily Telegraph":
"...motorists caught travelling at 45mph in a 30mph zone would receive a penalty of six points and a £100 fine.
This is twice as high as the existing penalty of 3 points on the license with a £60 fine but ministers want enforce the rules to send a clear message to speeding drivers.
The proposals are aimed at distinguishing between the driver who marginally drifts over the speed limit and the one who flagrantly flouts it. "
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My least favourite Terrorflag columnist these days the reactionary twit Simon Heffer who looks as
if he has a drowned red squirrel on his head in his mugshot comes out
today in favour of raising the motorway limit to 80 or even 90.
Problem with this issue is that it is genuinely divisive even here.
You are surely not suggesting that a columnist of Heffer's stature is discussing the issue in black and white terms to provoke controversy? Next you will say that Malanie Phillips is not a conduit of truth and virtue.
Unfortunately the debate will go nowhere when idiots like Heffer discuss topics in such a childish manner. It must be nice being able to express outlandish opinions despite having no relevant qualifications and then get paid for it.
At least the Motoring section has a sensible article. Well worth a read.
Hello,
This is my first post, so bear with me if I have posted this in the wrong area.
I'm looking to trade in my Seat Ibiza 1.9tdi Sport PD 130. I bought this car when it was 2 years old and I have owned it for the past three years. It has been a troublesome car and has cost me a lot of money during my period of ownership. In fact the experience has left me certain that I will never choose to own a Seat again, which is sad, because they are nice cars.
My problem is, I recently [over]stretched myself to buy a house and haven't got a great deal of cash to spend on a replacement car.
My priorities are reliability, low and predicatable motoring costs. I also want to stick with diesel because I love the relaxed driving experience they offer (I've got lots of hills near me and used to get sick of having to change down all the time in my old Honda Accord 1.8VTEC).
My wife has had a Kia Picanto for the past two years and has enjoyed faultless reliability and the car is far more refined than my mothers 1.0 current shape Toyota Yaris.
So, has anybody got any opinions on the Rio 1.5 CRDi? Honest John seems to rate them, and I've got a deal on the table to buy a brand new car from a main dealer for £7,995.
Given my situation, do you think there is an alternative car that would better suit my needs?
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dont forget the review once yove got it :-)
Friend has just written off his cavalier, his fault. He is now looking for a MPV which can seat 7 people. Also need a large space to carry large amount of luggage when there are no passangers.
We had a look at the Ford galaxy, seat alambhra amd vw sharan. He wants a mpv that has done less than 80k miles. Naturally with his budget he is having difficulty.
Can you suggest any other MPV we might have missed. Already had a look at Zafira and sedona.
Also which website is best for finding cars apart from autotrader and exchange and mart
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i like bongos
they are imports
but i agree in all other respects stuarti
silly little things like import window side glasses are different as an examperple
Does anyone know where to buy an exchange or reconditioned fap or particulate filter for Citroen 2.2 HDi
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Being a bit of a cynic, what are the odds on the sensors being 'stuck' and them keeping your £520? Make sure you see the one they take off. In fact, with that much money at stake I think I'd want to see the sensors removed in front of me unless you are sure you can trust the garage.
Just had a strange problem with my Xsara. It has been going very well over the last 12 months until this morning. It started fine but when I arrived at work after a leisurely 12 mile drive, the engine refused to switch off with the ignition key!!!
When I turned the key to the usual off position, the engine kept running at a rough idle. All the usual lights were illuminated in the dashboard when this was happening. The only way of killing it was to hold the foot brake and let out the clutch while the car was in gear.
It started fine immediately afterwards but still refused to switch off conventionally.
I repeated this cycle a couple of times and eventually, it seems to have came back to normal.
All ideas welcome!!
MPH
PS: I should have got rid of this heap months ago!!! Read more
Hi Screwloose,
Nope, was not using cheapo fuel. Turned out that the car was totally dead when I returned to it three hours after stopping it. Battery was totally flat.
So, it turns out that it was the ignition barrel not fully switching off all that it is supposed to do. Hence the battery was being flattened.
So, in having to wait a week for a new barrel cut to the existing key, I have to disconnect the battery every time I have the engine stopped. The subsequent fun with the immobiliser when the battery is reconnected is a great way to start a working day!!
Many Thanks
MPH
Does anyone know anyone who does it? I may no longer be a spring chicken but as yet I am still in charge of all my faculties. I still consider myself to be a good and safe driver. Unlike a commonly held prejudice, I do not spend my time travelling the wrong way down motorways or playing dodgems in the local supermarket car park :o)
I am old but I?m not doolally. I live in a quiet area with an average age of about sixty so there aren?t many toddlers around waiting to test my aged reflexes by chasing balls into the street. All I use my car for is trips to the shops and running errands for my church friends.
I go to the doctor every three years and she passes me fit to drive. I retook my driving test five years ago and I passed easily. So why then does my current insurer send me a renewal every year that is about 10% greater than the year previously? That despite the fact that I haven?t made a claim in over thirty years!
I now have an insurance bill each year that is rather higher than the value of my car.
I phone them up and all they can talk about are risks, costs and blah, blah, blah. The bottom line is that they know that I have nowhere else to go and they are milking me for it :o(
But do I have nowhere else to go? Does anyone know of any insurance companies that are prepared to offer new insurance quotes to the over 75s?
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I’m not up to a classic car sadly. Not unless it comes with power steering
an automatic gearbox and heated seats :o)
turn those heated seats off,they will give you piles..............oops,too late ;-)
Once a routine part of any mechanics day,this old stalwart has made a recent re-appearance in my Audi 80 (1992).
It`s a Mono-Motronic system I think and I`m at a loss to discover why the sudden onslaught of crown burning pinking.
Should I start by cleaning the Crank Position sensor.....or would the FI unit itself be at fault,,?
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Haynes' "Engine management and fuel injection systems manual" ISBN 1859603440 does cover the 1990-1991 Mono-motronic for a 1.8i - cat Audi 80.
Quite how much help it is may be a moot point...
You probably have a distributor, with a HALL effect sensor inside to provide base timing.
There doesn't appear to be a knock sensor.
So assuming that the timing is basically correct (the book talks about using a fault code reader on the serial port before adjusting the position of the distributor to set timing), the book suggests that "load factor" (IE timing adjustment for heavy acceleration) is determined by ECU using only throttle position and engine speed.
However, as the ECU has both air and coolant temp sensor inputs I'd bet it is considering these factors too.
IMHO your pinking is caused by any of the following:
wear in the distributor drive/chain has upset the base timing
inlet manifold leak - mixture thinner than expected
air temperature sensor fault.
coolant temperature sensor fault.
throttle body faulty
anything else I've forgotten/never knew about..
Hello,
Has anyone bought a car from any online brokers.
I am thinking of purchasing a new Ford Mondeo from Nicenewcar.co.uk and wondered if anyone had any experience of dealing with this company.
I will be saving around 4 1/2 thousand pound off the list price, so thought they at least deserved a bit of research.
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I've had no dealings with nicenewcar. -
But I have used carfile.net on 2 separate occasions without any problems.
Browse
hi
one is in the door shut above the locking mechanism
tother one is bottom right inner side of door skin
window channel will then come out after you have cut the silicone sealant out (unless someones been there before and done it for you) do look for the lock in the depths of the door as they usually end up down there and might be repairable, remember to take this if you buy new because they were handed for the doors (grey or black plastic bit)
you need to feed the window channel rubber back into the channel you removed on refitting,its a little bit difficult but needs doing right or the window glass scrapes on it