March 2008
I pick up our new (old) car on Tuesday , how do i get it taxed as the insurance company is shut until sat so may possibly get documents by Tuesday more likely weds, and the log book will have the previos owners name in it? Read more
mot time and i was wondering if a tester could fail the faollowing:
My steering rack has some play in it which ive known about for a while. However a quy at a local garage when he 1st looked said its not bad enough to fail an mot.
The thing that concerns is that i replaced the inner rack end joint but because the gaiter split when I pulled it back i fixed it by making good of what was there.
Is it an mot failure if the gaiter on teh joint is split or even missing?
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Well depending on what car we are talking about and how easy the access to the steering rack is the general way of doing them is to remove the track rod end completely from the steering rack tie rod, unclip the old gaiter and slide it off, slide the new gaiter on and secure it, then refit the track rod end.
I have a 1999 scenic that has just had a new head gasket, timing belt and water pump all fitted by renault. Ibought the car from a friend while it was in the renault dealer having the repairs and now i have the car back the water level light is on permanently allthough water levels are fine and the fan cuts in fine also.
The other thing i have noticed is the heater now only works on the setting for the windscreen and not on any other settings, such as at feet level or into the actual car. Can anyone shed any light on what these two faults could be associated too?
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When I try to put the electric hood down the first bit works OK, but when it tries to lift the back panel to allow the hood to disappear it just judders, makes a grinding cog noise, you can help it along manually but it wont work on its own! is it a motor? Cog? how easy to get to it to repair please?
You forgot to post the problem in v2. of your post !!! so I've deleted the other one and copied the problem in here Read more
Hello,
Does anyone know how to fit a new BMW bonnet badge on a E34 5 series. Am getting a new one and not sure how to take old one off also fitting of new one. Also Have bought a used rear view mirror. Are they just fitted with some super glue Read more
>>The problem is that the glass expands and contracts as it heats and cools and the glue dosn't.
It's actually the reverse of this. The glass has a very low co-efficient of thermal expansion compared to the metal mirror pad. The thermal expansion mismatch means that you need to make sure the glue thickness is sufficient to allow enough "give" in the joint so the glass doens't break. Mirror glue kits usually come with a small square of mesh, which serves just this spacing purpose.
Whatever type of glue is used, I wouldn't recomend using a bond thickness below about 0.5mm.
hi, does anyone know if this ad blue is usable in a normal car,i.e my 1.7td isuzu cavalier??what effect would it have on the engine if at all?cheers
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Adblue is not something that you just stick in your normal diesel fuel tank and see some kind of magical improvement. You've got the wrong idea about what its all about.
The Adblue system is designed to cut the emissions from a diesed engined exhaust system down to basically nitrogen and water. The actual Adblue liquid is held in a seperate tank and it is injected into the exhaust systems catalytic converter, where the normal toxic gases that the engine produces are re-burnt and converted into the less harmful substances that this process creates (ie the nitrogen and the water). The whole idea is to reduce the emissions to help to 'save the planet' ultimately.
Hi, can anyone tell me how to fit ABS sensors to the front both sides, how long it will roughly take and how hard could it be? It is a 1.8 turbo diesel 2003
How hard was it to use put the required details in the subject line - :-) Read more
Cheers mate
With the looming recession/depression I imagine that people will hang onto their cars for longer and buy fewer new ones.
Many people will be unable to get credit to buy a car.
I think we will find second hand cars rising in price to match those on the continent.
Discuss.
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And that Primera suggestion has just prompted me to do an any make, any model search within 10 miles of my house, within the valuation of my 6 and with the bits and bobs I want/need (auto, aircon etc). It's thrown up a Jag X-Type at a main Jag dealer, 51 plate with 37k miles (!) at under £4.5k. It's a 2.5 V6 petrol.
It's got rear parking sensors, so that should satisfy the missus, right? Right?
Oh no , I'm going to scratch that 323 and go have a look. Gulp. With HJ's CBC "what to look out for" close to hand.
Can anyone here help settle a lively discussion between me and a friend. He has a 1986 BMW K100 motorbike (dry clutch like a car) which he purchased second hand 3 years ago, to this day he has not changed the oil, the seller told him that it was fully synthetic and good for 10k miles. As my friend has yet to do 10k he reckons the oil does not need changing. I say it does, and this should be at least once per year. Which of us is right here? Read more
an oil change interval is measured by a mileage OR a time, whichever comes first.
Some motorcycle manufacturers (Kawasaki being one) do not stipulate a time interval for servicing, only mileage. As a lot of bikes only do a couple of thousand miles a year, I know of a few which have had the same oil in for 2-3 years. Strictly speaking, this is still complying with manufacturers requirements.
Of course whether this is sensible or not is another question. My own view is that annual oil changes if the mileage is not reached is the best approach. It's something you can do in the garage over the winter period.
Cheers
DP
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Some dealers have the capability if issuing tax disks themselves, so if the insurance company will fax the Certificate (they usually will) then that *might* be adequate.