December 2007
Hi all,
My 95 316se has recently been serviced fully and due to the cold snap, starts fine, no issues, but loses revs and periodically cuts out....Its an Auto gearbox....
When I stick it into Neutral it holds it revs obviously...Any ideas or advice? Thanks Read more
Hi guys. I have a mate who has bought a low mileage motor home based on a Pug Boxer, but he suspects fitted with a 2.5L turbo diesel made by Fiat.
Any idea if this is correct, and if there are any know weaknesses. He has had new cambelt, and I suggested coolant change.
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As was stated, it depends on the age. Some early motorhomes were fitted with the Citroen CX engine, an xcellent engine providing you don't get one with pourous block! You will know that from the history, it will have had several new head gaskets. If its the 2.5 from the XM, again, another good engine but they are very complicated and difficult to get spares for. If its only done a low mileage, could be OK but they become troublesome when they get older.
Peter.N.
Does any back roomer know if any other engine will fit my 9-3 se LPT 2001 vintage? Engine replacement costs are astromonical so i was wondering if an ordinary 9-3 or 900 non turbo engine fit? Or indeed any vauxhall engine. Thanks Read more
My sister's car (Second hand 4 years old 80K full dealer history - out of warranty) decided to die about 6 weeks ago. it was recovered to a main dealer who quoted £2000 for replacement parts ie :Blown turbo, Intercooler etc.
Unfortunately she just brought a house and hadn't any cash so sold it ebay "advertised as for spares repair" with a full list of parts needed.
Chap buy's it for £2.5K off ebay - it was worth may be £5.5K in perfect condition. This week the guy phones here up and reports that after fitting all the new parts it doesn't start and that he took it to his local dealer who diagnosed it need one new injector (£233 including fitting although the dealer recomended all 4 new injectors at £500 incl fitting in total and said that the other dealership didn't know what they were talking about.
A) can he sue her ..I think not becasuse of auction and it was adverised as a none runner but more importantly
B) can she take the orginal dealer to the small claims for £3K as she could have just about afforded £500 and she ditched a decent car on the "expert view of a main dealer"
any views welcome
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What is this guys problem? He should
be well into 'profit'.
The guy's problem is he sounds like a total peasant. There are too many around like him sadly.
I don't know much about cars, so i thought i try you guys to see if any one can help. My first time on this forum.
I have no experience in buying cars or know about cars, i always had a company car. Now i need to buy my own. I'm looking for a diesel car, because i do around 30,000 miles a year. I'm not sure what to buy, new or nearly new, what make or model? Is diesel right for me or not? So many questions. I would say i need a 5dr Focus to Mondeo size since i have a family. Cheap to run & repair.
Can someone please point me in the wright direction.
Company cars I've had are Mondeo & focus. Read more
what part of the country are you in?
luton
As a London driver of many years , you grow accustomed to the number of foreign - registered cars on our roads. Now, French, Belgian, German , Italian & Spanish plates have always been prevalent here . In the past year , though, I have seen cars registered in the following countries ;
USA
Poland ( loads )
Qatar , Kuwait
Latvia, Lithuania
Romania & Bulgaria
Turkey
Lebanon
South Africa ( Cape Town labelled Discovery )
Eire
Russia
inter alia
My question is : what happens if they crash into you and it's their fault - how do you pursue them ? many of the Eastern Bloc cars are badly maintained & driven . These plates already offer immunity from parking tickets / speed cameras & the congestion charge . If my 80's diesel US pick up ( UK plated ) gets slapped with a huge road tax liability , what's stopping me from registering it say in Poland - it's already a left - hooker ?
Is something being done - or is it each to our own ? Read more
In addition, expats can register cars they bring with them without import tax, only if the've had them for more than a year before they enter the country and only once. And you need written permission from the minister for transport (for RHD vehicles). I've been down this route too and again with the "red tape and months of waiting" etc etc.
I'm sure everyone knows someone down the pub whose mate registers his car or his lorry or his fleet of trawlers legally and easily in some far off x-communist state to avoid millions in fines, duties, taxes etc but my genuine, first hand experience is different.
On my Mondeo, the central locking and alarm is having a moment of its own. The rear passenger door is permanently locked and the front doesn't lock at all. Opening the front passenger door activates the alarm. Also the nearside electric windows have stopped working, as has the passenger door mirror adjustment and defrosting. The Fuse is fine and I and local dealer cannot find the problem. Anyone had a similar problem ? Read more
Last update (hopefully). Got the car back this week with 3 new wiring looms and a new ECU to sort out the alarms. Interestingly, the garage (main dealer) now has another 4 with the same problems, so looks like it could be a common failure. Ford however are working on it and there was no quibble with them.
Probably an easy answer - if you know it. I don?t ? so I am looking for a person that does!
Manufacturers tell us that their petrol has lubricants and other additives included in it for the protection of the engine, the valves, valve seats etc.
When running on LPG, what lubricates/protects the engine, the valves and valve seats? I ask this because I have been told LPG has no lubricants etc., included.
Is that correct?
I manually switch the fuel types on a regular basis between petrol & LPG as advised. This is to add the missing LPG lubricant into the engine.
Is there an aftermarket product (add to oil, attach to engine lubricator) out there that will protect the engine as a unit?
What engine oil (1600cc) should I be using too and should it be mineral, semi or fully synthetic?
What manufacturer makes the best engine oils without it costing me an arm and a leg to buy 4 litres?
Is good old Castrol GTX 10w40 sufficient?
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When I had Jag X type converted it was fitted with a flashlube lubrication system that keeps the valve lubricated, also because lpg burn hotter than petrol it helps to cool the system aswel
Kush
Hello
I'm gonna have the cambelt done, as the previous owner hadn't got it done for a while, and the car has gone 61,000. Its a 1.6 petrol 1997 plate.
Does anyone have a ballpark figure of how much I should be looking to pay?
Cheers
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My last car was a 1600cc Astra and Harrats of Sheffield (Volvo dealership) charged £75.00 inclusive (any make up to 1600cc) including all parts for changing the cam belt.
This was in August of 2007.
If it has drive or fan belts as well as a cam belt, have you considered the savings by getting all belts done at the same time?
It could work out cheaper for you ? this was the cheapest option for me with the Astra.
If the cam belt has not been done for ages, is the drive/fan belt just as old?
Also get (if it has this) the pulley (if not included in the price) assembly changed. Those little pulleys have to work damned hard you know?
As a precaution I always ask that the water pump be checked out and the engine coolant thermostat be replaced at the same time. It is all in the same area and whilst all the belts are off - all is easily at hand.
Doing this will add approx a half hour labour charges and may save for just as expensive as the cam belt labour charges by ?possible? component failure of either the water pump, the coolant thermostat or the drive/fan belt.
In total I paid £119.97 (inc vat) for both belts, pulley assembly, thermostat and labour.
Hi,my 1996 Rover 420 HATCHBACK,needs another sunroof glass,I have located one but it is out of a SALOON model,can anyone confirm they are the same part.Many Thanks Andrew...
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I do like my Diesels to be Turbocharged for that extra OOMPH!!!! Read more
"Shouldn't be a problem whatever you get. The part numbers only differ based on build date (VIN number) and not on body style. The later part number superceded the earlier one and applies to all cars so they should be interchangeable"
Thanks R40,that is most helpfull.
Merry Christmas...Andrew...
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I do like my Diesels to be Turbocharged for that extra OOMPH!!!!
Browse
Hey,
I am getting the same problem from my 318si 1997 1.8L manual.....starts off fine then about 10 minutes into a trip it loses power and starts to slow then regains power and spurts along back to the speed you were going to before it "cut out" this happens at least twice or more in a row and is very worrying, especially if on a motorway
any help people?