January 2008
for nearly 10 months the orange glow plug warning light on the dashboard has been intermittently flickering on and off whilst driving. sometimes it lights up and stays on for a while and other times it justs illuminates for a few seconds.
on 2 occasions it has attempted to light up, though very weakly when attemptng to start the car but at the first attempt the engine won't turn over, but turning the ignition off and on again enabled the engine to start.
new glow plugs were fitted a year ago and a new battery was installed november 2007, after replacing the battery the fault stopped for aroud 2 weeks then re-appeared.
any help greatly appreciated.
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Hi everyone. Can anyone advise on how the roof rail rubber inserts are fastened into place , how to take them out and replace. I have a rain water leak which does not appear to come from the windscreen nor from the radio aerial so could there be a leak through into the roof space from this area? There appear to be white plastic pegs from the rubber into recesses in the gulley but do they simply pull out and push back in ? the rubber does seem to be a poor fit and not forming a seal to the roof on the side where the rain appears.
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Thank you Cheddar .Your advice Is most welcome. The workshop manual (Haynes) is not helpful on this subject.
Hi Guys badly need some help if possible!Heres my story: I purchased my 2001 X reg 2.2 CD auto [engine No: 11101966] on jan 03, it had FDSH 1 owner and a low milage of 36000 miles, but after only 5 months the timing chain went on me so it was taken to vauxhall who seemed to be astonished, saying 'it was Rare for timing chains to go' (LOL) but Luckily enough it was still under warranty so work was done free of charge.....But heres the problem. Its now 3 years on the Damn thing has gone yet again and vauxhall will not take any blame and are wanting over £2000 to fix it! (GULP) So what i need to know if possible Guys, are vauxhall at fault here? I have since read about the Timing chain problems on z2.2se engines and the replacement oil lube thingy (hex nut) and now i am thinking maybe vauxhall forgot to replace/udate some parts when they originally fixed the timing chain??.. Or do you think it would have gone again after only 30K and my car has always been serviced regulary by either Vauxhall or a Ford garage. Is it worth ringing up head office/customer supportor even taking this further with a solicitor as this should not happen!! Many thanks EDIT: I have since read a thread on the z22se forums and some say the chain will be covered for 60k or 6 years whichever comes first. True or False?
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Vauxhall issue technical service bulletins to their dealers ....
The only one that I am aware of is Field Remedy: 1532, which is mentioned in detail on www.z22se.co.uk
www.z22se.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=31316
this car is hard to start wont hold the revs lights go out any ideas of problem thanks all.
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That can be down to a dirty throttle body/butterfly.
Vehicle 16 months old, 22,000 miles, second service completed recently [a little early] and Citroen Exeter reports rear disks badly corroded and need replacing.
Althouth I am not an engineer this seems a little steep especially as it is not covered by the Warranty. Surely it's either a manufacturing issue [poor material or assembly] or pistons not moving freely in callipers [either factory assembly or subsequent servicing issue] . Servicing carried out at main dealer BEFORE suggested servicing interval.
Either way, the Citroen offer of paying for the parts still leaves me with a bill for £90+ in labour costs.
Do I grab the money and bite my tongue or is this a known issue worth fighting for?
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One son with Audi TT (18mths) had same problem with rears - argued and eventually got back labour but paid for parts.
Older son Lexus IS was similarly afflicted a bout 1 mth later - replaced under warranty and new pads foc. Quote - "after a service a Lexus should look and drive as new"
It appears anything apart from damage is covered for 3 yrs.
Should i buy a C5 2.0 16 V Petrol. 2004 for £4995 with 30 K on clock
Anybody know what sort of problems they get and expected average MPG.
Currently have a Xsara 1.8 Exclusive with 100 K on clock. This has been generally reliable and never let me down apart from worn suspension at front exhaust etc. Just getting a little bored of it and cost a fair bit this last year to keep going.
C5 is a lot bigger just a little worried by some poeple complaining about reliablity.
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I have bought it hope good deal
5 K for Car
1 K for My Xsara which was 1999 V with 101 K on clock average condition Exclusive 1.8
6 Months tax
3 months warranty
Service and Air con regas
12 mths MOT
Looking forward to getting, should be much more comfortable than my Xsara
Road safety officials have criticised a man who faked his own death to avoid paying £180 speeding fines. Shafkat Munir pretended he was dead after being caught speeding on three occasions between January and February last year.
Munir, 26, of Mulberry Walk, Blackburn, Lancashire, posed as a man named Rashid Hussain and claimed that Shafkat Munir had died in Pakistan in 2002, but police enquiries revealed that Shafkat Munir - who since has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after admitting three charges of perverting the course of justice - was alive and well.
3 Tickets for speeding is a lot but 12 months inside is in a different league
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"We should have an Island for thickos like that. "
We did, but they got rather too good at cricket, so we stopped sending people there.
In the (still) never ending search for a replacement car for 'er indoors, I've just been to see a Focus C-Max at a local Indy. It's a 1.6LX, FSH, 37000m, 1 owner, 54 reg. It's showing a screen price of £5995, but I said I'd seen it in the local rag for £5200 and he dropped to that immediately.
I've been researching the C-max and this seems to be a decent price. I've no trouble with the 1.6 engine as it will be a second (practical) car for the wife and kids. The only issues I can find on the petrol engine models are regular reports of air-con packing up. The dealer is a well established operation, with decent premises/workshops and certainly doesn't have an 'Arthur Daley' image. When I turned up unannounced this morning, the car was actually in the workshop having the passenger door/wing sanded in preparation for repair of a small scratch/dent. Had a good look and no sign of anything sinister.
I'll be looking to p/x our reliable but dull/small Hyundai Getz. 1.3 Gsi, 54 reg, 32000m. I didn't have the car with me but he said £2500-£3000 p/x. On that basis I'll take £3000 as the starting point. The deal I'd be looking for is the Getz and £2000 cash.
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Well, that was short and sweet.
Arrived at the garage and as we walked up to the car, missus says "that's too big". Now this s despite me showing her a C-Max on numerous occasions and (I thought) getting an acknowledgment. Just shows she never listens to me.
I also looked at the wing and door that was being repaired on my last vist. It looked like it had been sprayed with a dozen tins of Halfords spray paint. I didn't even bother the salesman. We turned and walked off. (But not before showing her a 'normal' Focus and agreeing that would be a suitable replacement)
Hi,
Wonder if you could help, I have a 1999 2.0 hdi couple of weeks ago when i first started the car up in the morning i was getting a strange noise from my engine. I traced this to what i belived to be the fan belt and pulleys as when i sprayed the belt and runners with wd40 everything went quite. So i purchased a fan belt kit which consisted of a fan belt, a roller and a adjuster come roller.I had it fitted at a local garage and when i picked the car up it was fine however on starting the car the next morning the noise although quiter was there for about 5 mins and then stopped.The noise will stop as soon as i spray wd40 on the fan belt and that area. I can see the belt and pulleys are new and when i went back to speak to the garage they said there was another wheel down low that is ribber mounted and it could be that one that is causeing the noise. I would be grateful for any advice,
thank you
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Same sound, same year, same diagnosis from garage, differnt person.
Just wondering what the estimate for the whole lot is in time and money (thats the whole lot mentioned in this post)...
My 2000 2.0 Zetec Mondeo has developed an unusual problem - both the reversing lights and the interior lights have started behaving erratically! When the interior light doesnt work, neither do the reversing lights. This happens erratically but more often than not i have no reversing lights or interior lights.
I've checked the fuses and bulbs etc and they are all fine. Does anyone know of a connection or earth somewhere that might be causing the problem? Also, I assume that the two are linked somehow? i.e. on the same circuit?
I appreciate that its a minor thing but its very frustrating!
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Thanks guys, i'll check connections and ecu/earths on the weekend.