February 2008
A good acquaintance is emigrating in April. He drives a one yar old EOS V6 which is noce, but I don't want a two door car.
His wife drives an 06 Touran Tdi DSG with leather and SatNav. I know nothing about it other than she is the second owner and is a calm woman. Our eldest child is leaving junior school in July 2009 at which point our Trajet will be almost five years old and my wife has indicated she wants a smaller car thereafter.
I am thinking about selling the Outback (I know, I know!) and driving the Touran myself for 18 months at which point SWMBO can take it and I will get something else for me.
No idea about price, condition or mileage, but assuming average condition for age and lower mileage... am I mad to consider it? Read more
My partners dad is planning on replacing the cam belt and water pump on a 1996 1.9td
He was just wondering when replacing the pump whether it needs a silcone gasket applying around the outside aswel as the gasket supplied with the pump or will that one be good enough?
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The gasket supplied with the pump should be quite adequate providing you remove all traces of the old gasket from both faces. Ordinary silicone sealant makes a very good gasket if you apply a bead of it the night before onto a clean surface and let it set.
Lets discuss family divergence
Okay I have a 02 Focus, and my old fella has a 02 Vectra.
So we both have pretty boring mainstream cars
So what about you and your family?
Prizes for the biggest delta??
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I have a Volvo S80 and at 83 Dad now has a Jazz CVT. Dad was slightly older than I am now when he had his first big Volvo, can't help wondering if that means I'm heading for a Jazz CVT if they still make them in 30 odd years time!
Right, today, as per every Saturday did 150 miles on the M1 and the M25
First point
How safe are DVD screen/players velcroed to the back of the front passenger headrest for the kiddies to watch
I saw at least 10 cars with this set up today
Surely if they have a crash ,1kg of cheap and nasty plastic is flying into juniors face = dead child, surely its not legal?
2nd point - its a very old one but middle lane huggers- !!!!
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An object strapped to the headrest is going to be travelling in a straight line and will want to continue doing so in a collision and it will have the headrest impeding it.
That force against a curved headrest means it will probably start going upwards.
How it will then manage to curve back down to clout the driver's head is a mystery to me, especially when the driver's head is now on its way towards the steering wheel/airbag.
Hi Guys
When the engine is hot and the car has been sitting in traffic for a while, the idle speed slowly increases up to 1500rpm. When the engine is hot but the car has been moving the idle speed is ok. So it seems like sitting in stopped traffic causes the idle speed to increase. Any ideas why would be appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
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I have a 1978 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith 11 which has been stored for ten years in a damp garage and the cost of restoration would likely exceed it's value. A while back I noticed on TV a specialist 'open air' auction for prestige cars damaged or in need of repair. I didn't get their name but they were in Surrey. Does anyone know who they are? Thanks in advance. Roy. Read more
The current Shoolheifer Tender Sale has a variety of vehicles from starter classics through to prestige projects. It is probably worth visiting their web site at shoolheifer.co.uk/
Having just taken delivery of my new car (ok Landrover Defender) I'm now playing the 'read the handbook and work out what fluid is ok where' game.
Googling it and visiting Shell's website told me nothing.
The EBL I think is the higher spec of this fluid (cos the clutch lists EB) and it does say, if I can't get it. DOT 4 may be used. But the car does have ABS and I know DOT 5.1 was meant for some ABS systems. As far as I know - and my web searches confirm, as the DOT number rises (leaving DOT 5 out of the equation as it is silicon) the boiling point rises. So from that point of view, 5.1 is better than 4, which is better than 3. Which makes me think, it ought to have 5.1
Anyone actually know, or can point me in the direction of a web site that says?
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Chrome - that link says little more than I said in my post. I'm stioll none the wiser, although for a novice, I'd recommend reading it.
Hamsafar - now that would not surprise me. I do wish manufacturers would 'product meeting this spec' and not a trade name and leave you guessing if the product you think is an equivalent, actually is. I could even cope with 'spec' and 'we recommend'. The Shell stuff though I've never seen on the shelves, and is not on their website.
Landrover do quote an oil spec which at first sight is mindblowing, but is a common Ford number. Translates to 5w-30 ACEA A1-B1. And a common oil is known to meet, thanks to this forum (old thread from Ford owners).
Just been reading Leo the Lion's thread about his diesel pump and so thought I'd get in with a question of my own.
My Bosch diesel pump on my 95 peugeot 405 is leaking from where two parts of the casing are joined. It's the join nearest the out lines to the injectors where there appears to be a slight recess on both sides of the join. It started as very small but now it's weeing out.
I'm dreaming it's a gasket that's gone and I'll be able to pop down the local corner shop and get one. In this dream I'm also able to refit the gasket without having to remove the pump and faff with the timing belt.....
Whaddya reckon.... Ta Louie Read more
Ta Richie tried tightening the bolts first off to no avail.
Yeah I'd kinda always feared the worst so it's off to the scrappy on Monday for a 2nd hand one then replace the seal at my leisure for a hoot. Found a step by step guide with pictures to reassembling a bosch elsewhere ont web. Just thought there might be an easier way.
How I'm gonna get to the scrappy is another question entirely. Thinking of using a liberal amount of brake cleaner then chemical metal the join and see how that runs in the morning..... or maybe just gaffer tape hmmmm hahahahaha.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7260484.stm
If you are flushed with success then pass it on? ;-)) Read more
More likely the end of the financial year and using up all the unspent budget
to be sure of getting the same allocation again next year!
Well, if they have so much money that they struggle to spend it all, why would they have closed all the toilets in the first place?
I'm sticking to my theory about competition money wasting.
I have had my Scenic 1.6DCi for 1 year and from new the heater has not worked
very well. Seems to be two problems;
1) heater takes for ever to get warm. Sometimes the full 5 bars are never achieved.
2) very little air flow into drivers foot well. Much stronger on passenger side.
Even with fan on number 4 the air flow all round seems weak.
Could 1) be caused by faulty thermostat?
Car is late 2006
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I drove a Touran for a week in Menorca last year - 1.9TDi manual.
I'm not a fan of MPVs, but for transporting 4 adults and daughter in a baby seat plus associated luggage it did admirably and never felt underpowered.
We didn't need to use the rearmost seats as the car is wide enough for two plus babyseat in the rear - unlike my A3. The boot is very small if you do need to use the rear seats and carry luggage on a regular basis.
The rear door is very heavy and opens quickly - watch your chin!
I would have liked reversing sensors.