December 2007
HI there, my Escort seems to have a few electric problems and I was wondering if anyone can help...
1. Sometimes when I unlock the door (either from inside or out) the locks keep locking and unlocking constantly until the door has been shut again!
2. Sometimes when I stop the car and open the door the alarm goes off!
3. Sometimes the speedo just decides not to work at all and then later comes back to life again!
4. The temp gague just doesn't move at all.
Any ideas on how I can fix any of these or is it something only a garage can do?
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Does anyone know if blue side lights are illegal would the car fail an mot for this. all other headlights main and dipped are white. Read more
It depends what you mean by blue. If they really do look blue like a police strobe, they are illegal, if they have a blue filter to correct the amber of an incandescent bulb, that's OK.
My friend has just bought an r reg renault clio 1.4 rt and there is a high pitch squeal coming from the engine bay. Any ideas what it could be. There is 2 belts and noise seems to be coming from the back end at bulkhead. Any advice would be great. Read more
a bit of water squirted on each belt at a time via a squeezy bottle nicked off blue peter will make the noise temporarily go away if its a belt,DONT use anything else but h2o,
i once bought an imported tin of belt quietener from the states,waste of money that was and that was in the 70"s but i think it was about 35 pence as well,the robbers
The Jobsworth at a well known insurance co. wants my last two years tax returns in order to justify my charge for two hours of time in the accident that their insured caused....
What has it got to do with them what I earned for the last two years, I wonder, or how many hours I worked to earn it? Has anyone had a similar request from another insurer?
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Insurance companies are good at sniffing out the BS and fairytales. I can demonstrate what I earn and my hourly rate pretty easy - if you want the money then probably best to send them the info.
I went to local Mazda dealer on Saturday to buy the cambelt for my Mazda 323 2.0TD and the chap in the parts department told me its £70+ incl. VAT. He was as shocked as I was when he told me the price. I confirmed with him if its just the cambelt or its the whole kit. He told me its just the cambelt. Would you guys pay such a price for a belt? Is there any other place which could sell good quality cam belt for this engine? I don't mind paying around £40 but to be honest £70+ for a cam belt is quite expensive I guess! Read more
Mazman
I was charged £600 for a 54k (major) service and new cambelt on my 323TD by main dealer. It wasn't itemised so I can't tell how much the belt was. I balked at the total cost but take comfort from the fact that 30k of trouble-free motoring since makes it a safe investment for me as I intend to keep it for a few years to come.
The only disapointment are the rusting rear wheel arches (inside and out) qhich other 323 owners have complained about through HJ
Hi, hope someone out there can help me.
I bought a 2001 VW Golf, 1.6 petrol about 1 month ago from a dealer.
From cold, car starts fine, runs fine, but if I stop at a garage, say after 30 mins driving (temp guage is in normal range) then the car wont start again. I can get it to start by putting throttle down full and craking until it does start, but it takes a while!
In my very limited knowledge I am guessing it has something to do with the Mass Air Flow sensor, trouble is the garage are telling me they will charge me £80 to put it on the diagnosis machine because sensors, apparently arent covered by their standard warranty.
Is there anytihng I can try myself to determine if it is this sensor?
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I'd only ever fit a genuine one - and they're around £13 to me.
Chaps, It's me again!
My 306 D turbo 1997 offside electric window has not worked since I bought it a couple of months ago. I have removed the switch, dismantled it and cleaned it but still no activity.
I'm assuming that there must be a loose wire because the nearside window works fine which rules out there being a motor failure. My question is, is this a common fault and where is the best place to start looking.
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I was lead to believe that one motor supplied power to both windows. Obviously not the case after looking at the replies! Electrics are not my strong point (can you tell!!).
car failed mot on retest after replacing master cylinder + all 4 calipers discs and pads.
reason for failure : insufficent reserve pedal travel.
car is not equipped with abs
would this point to either air still in the system or a faulty servo?.
the pedal is slightly spongy when brakes are applied still. Read more
£3.95 on e bay for the clamping tool "DON'T USE MOLE GRIPS" they damage the pipe.
Stick to what nc said above you won't go wrong with that. good luck
Following a "No Fault" accident (I have it in writing from the other insurers) my vehicle is an 'uneconomical repair' and my insurers are attempting to settle as a write off with what I consider a derisory offer.
I've written to them expressing the content of FAQ-48, offering a 'cash in Lieu settlement' and I'll keep the car and repair it myself.
My insurers are refusing to up the offer, despite my showing them that I cannot get an equivalent replacement for the money offered.
They say they 'dont do cash in lieu any more because of previous problems'
I feel that my insurers should be fighting my corner to get a settlement from the third party insurers, who have admitted liability in full, to re-instate me to the position I was in immediately prior to the accident.
Should my insurers be fighting my corner ?
Am I being reasonable in insisting that I be re-instated to my satisfaction ?
Any advice on the line to follow with my insurers ?
Many Thanks
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By insurance terms, that seems quite a quick settlement.
A good friend of mine has a 2002 Renault RX4 which has lost it's fifth gear.
Here is what he described in an email to me, incidentally he lives in Spain but frequently returns to the uk.
"As for problem, it just vibrates and makes a noise when I put it into
5th gear but no other gear is affected and it drives quite normally in
all the others. The garage tried to explain what was wrong (remember
this is in Spanish) and I got the impression it was something to do
with splines, or pins or lugs sheared off (something on one bit that
should mesh with another bit) and the solution is an exchange gear box.
I have been looking at a Renault forum for some while and it seems
that this is not an unusual problem but when the guys discuss it, they
talk about changing some of the greasy bits which is way beyond my
abilities although it would save the garage labour costs.
One additional problem is that the gearbox was supposedly fixed
earlier this year by a non Renault garage and they obviously made a
right hash of it. I can't see that I have any real claim against
Renault this time, although it should never have happened in March to a
5 year old car. A properly made gearbox should last longer than 5
years."
Any ideas at all please??
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It is an R reg, ford Escort - petrol - 1.6 18v
Thanks
{I'm guessing the 18v is as typo, and you actually meant 16v?}