March 2008
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
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
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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
I have a Hyundai Coupe which completely threw me this morning.
I find that if the car is slopeing to one side or the other, often if the petrol is below 1/3 full, then if the car is left for a while then it will not start. I put this down to petrol starvation due to the position of the tank and slope etc.
I jacked up the drivers side to make it flat and after the engine turned over for 30 seconds, and therefore pumped the petrol to the engine it started.
To start the car you have to depress the clutch so I was inside it. After starting I got out to remove the jack and was stunned. The OSF wheel was spinning ie guess 5 mph in first.
But the car was in neutral and stationary!. Obviously the NSF was on the ground and stationary. This made me stare in disbelief. I used my foot to stop the wheel spinning, but when I removed my foot the wheel imediately started to spin again. the car is of course front wheel drive.
I dropped the car and the wheel stopped with no noticeable change in engine note.
please explain.
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>>How's that experts?
Tip Top!
There's more drag when the oil is cold and more viscous.
This is the same drag that's avoided by pressing your clutch in when cranking the engine over - when it's really cold, the engine speed during cranking will actually be affected by this source of drag.
H.J. advocates the use of premium petrol grades usually BP or SHELL because of the "gumming up" of throttle bodies caused by lower grade petrol. the last time i looked it was 7p a litre more expensive than normal grade which would cost me £3.50 more every time i fill up. i've always used the cheaper stuff with no apparent problems. does anyone know of a cheaper way of preventing "gumming up" additives etc that work. Read more
Honest - no I'm not; these figures are "brim to brim" measurements.
The best I've managed has been 52.5mpg over 185 miles; that was on a single journey in near ideal conditions though.
If one of you could find the official mpg figures for the 1996 Suzuki Swift automatic with the 993cc engine I'd like to see them; I've looked on the web but not been able to find the correct data.
Hi there.. .could someone please please help me..
I have an M Reg 1994 Peugeot 306 XR and have a problem with the immobiliser... all was working fine but now for some strange reason when i turn the car on it goes straight on and does not now require me to enter the immobiliser code in first, it just goes straight through and the display lights go green immediately. This is of course worrying should any one try stealing it.
What exactly can i do to resolve this issue and force the immobiliser to request my code when the car is turned on?
What do i need to do?
Please help, cheers!
Gareth Read more
Hi room i was just reading the car sharing lane scheme on the BBC website, what i would like to know is what lane do they use? if its lane 1 that will means all HGV's will have to use lane 2 only and can cars in the car sharing lane "undertake" cars on their right? Read more
you cant beat sitting in some elses motor getting from A-B knowing its costing you nowt and having a bit of chat about life with a stranger , you never see hitchhikers these days ..thats a shame in my book ...a sign of the times i suppose, oh and i always prefered volvo wagons it seems they were made for the comfort of passengers ,think they were f10's
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>>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.