March 2008
When the car is left standing for a few days, the battery loses charge. After about 2 weeks there is hardly enough power to start the engine.
It is a new battery and has been tested.
Can anyone suggest what could be draining the battery?
Could an immobiliser be a drain?
Any help would be much appreciated.
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My neighbour parks his car just over my dropped kerb..not enough to block me in, just enough to pink fluffy dice me off.
The front/back end of his car is usually parked in the middle of the slope of the dropped kerb or at the bottom of the slope of the kerb.
Can he do this...?????
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We have a similar issue outside one of our shops. There is parking allowed up till the yellow line. One of the houseowners parks his car about 3/4 length away from the yellow line thus taking up too much space and not leaving enough for another car.
When my shop manager raised this with him, it turns out that outside his flat window, he has a camera focussed on his car as he had it broken into before. The camera has been adjusted to the full angle and that is why his car is parked back from the yellow line. If he parked it closer to the yellow line his camera wouldn't see it!
Unbelievable! BTW, car is a P Reg Polo.
If your Civic or Jazz gearbox is making noises, and you are unsure what it could be, please read on.
If the noise occurs when it is in neutral and in the lower gears but stops when you press the clutch in, it is most certainly the input shaft bearing that needs replacing (an expensive gearbox rebuild)
If the noise is present when the clutch is up or pressed, then it is your clutch release bearing (a new clutch kit is needed)
I had a major problem with my 2001 Honda Civics gearbox making worrying noises
Unfortunately for me, my problem was the input bearing, so, the story goes.....
I phoned my local honda, and after a 1320 quote for a gearbox rebuild, I started to worry. So I started searching the internet for advise on a trusted gearbox specialist, I don't know if you may have tried this, but I couldn't find any recommendations at all. After countless phone calls, the cheapest guarenteed rebuild was 650 all in.
Then I phoned a very informative and genuine gent who owns a company called Henderson Transmissions 01427 875 889 (in a small village called Sandtoft, near Doncaster, Sheffield etc) He advised me what to do and the rebuild was certainly the only option as he would not recommend buying a secondhand box from a breakers, as you do not know the history or genuine mileage of it, then you have the fitting and clutch cost on top.
After a quote of only 360 in vat for the removal of the box, strip and rebuild the box with all new bearings, and a refit, I was certainly interested. I slowly drove my civic to him on a Tuesday afternoon, and on Thursday the job was done, guarenteed and working perfect without any noise and the shift was perfect, excellent job.
So, if you live in Yorkshire or Lincolnshire and you have a problem with your gearbox of any kind, I would highly recommend this chap for his honesty, workmanship, overall service and a price that beats anybody by atleast 300.
Thanks for reading...
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ciiwiic....may I please draw your attention to the message of thanks to you which I have just posted on the other thread on the subject of Honda Jazz/Fit gearbox problems.
I am sure that I am not the only person who will be very grateful for the trouble you have taken to tell us about Hendersons.
As a newcomer to the Forum, may I also share with you one of my favourite sites:
www.hondabeat.com/highmiles.php
Enjoy.
I know that my car has a function where as you press a button and the headlights come on automatically when it starts to get dark. I know where the button is situated, but i have no idea how it works. Ive pressed it and it has got dusk and nothing has happened. Now it may just be that it needs fixing, maybe its broke, or maybe im just being abit thick ? .. Read more
Couldn't agree more. Why not have a switch marked 'headlights' that turns on the headlights?
Isn't it a shame that manufacturers put so much effort into gimmicks like automatic headlights and so little into build quality and ultimate reliability?
I dare say there's a few 206 owners out there who would have swapped automatic headlights for a working gearbox...
Having trouble with my 1997 1.3 Endura Fiesta stalling everytime I come to a stop. Engine runs ok when going and drives well apart from the stalling. Think its the idling speed but don't know how to adjust. Can anyone help? Read more
I have the same engine in my Ford Ikon (year 2000 model with fuel injection and 60ps), Ford Fiesta with a boot sold in India with same 1.3 Endura Engine. I am experiencing same problem with idling speed. I took out idle control valve, cleaned it, sprayed WD 40 and put it back on. Also I diconnected the battery for 30 min and connected back again to reset ECU. when I started the engine, idle was fine and the engine did not stall on slowing down. But after couple of days the engine started at high RPM when starting coldand after few seconds suddenly the RPM went down and the engine stalled while idling also the engine stalls again while slowing down on the move. I think cleaning the idle control valve did help but not for too long. Also I checked for any leakages in the air inlet duct and there were none. Surely something to do with Idle Control Valve. Now in India Ford does not make 1.3 endura engines for the last 8 years. Can I get some help on this?
Just to help settle a pub argument from the weekend.
Two identical cars driving at the same speed on the same road in the same conditions.
One is using cruise control to maintain speed.
One is being driven conventionally with the driver maintaining the speed.
Will there be any difference in fuel consumption between the two cars? If so, why?
A mate seems to think that cruise increases fuel consumption. I can't see how or why this should be the case.
Answers gratefully received.
Cheers
DP
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Up to about 60-ish the CC on my C5 was prone to immediately downshifting and then upshifting straight afterwards when turned on. When overtaking, because the auto kickdown was almost dangerously slow, I used to set the CC for about 80, turn it off and then turn it on again when I wanted a nifty pass, it worked a treat every time. Changing down manually was even slower! The CC wasn't particularly clever at maintaining a constant speed either, the speedo needle usually waved around + or - 2 or 3 mph.
Needless to say the CR-V is rock solid constant and the kickdown works as it should.
C5/CC = ~5mpg more and the CR-V/CC = ~5mpg less. Mainly A road conditions.
Bill
Lot of 3 year old Peugeot 307 CC's starting to come through the auctions at around £7k.
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Hi Niallster
I just traded in a 307cc for a Mitsubishi Colt CZC. The Pug was 2.5 years old and we had owned it for 18 months.
Ours was a HDi, but only ever achieved 37 mpg. The petrol versions seem to return the low 20s. You need the 180 bhp if your going for petrol as the car is very heavy.
In 18 months the CD player and the parking sensors failed but all under warranty. The roof is a Merc design so should be OK.
It's a good cruiser, but I wouldn't recommend it for town use. Rear visibility is very restricted. The reversing light is a joke reminded me of cars I drove 30 years ago.
The drivng position is very low, I'm 6ft 3 and really didn't like it.
We got £11,000 for it and £2,000 off the Colt. The Pug was fully loaded 27,000 miles, but most Pug dealers weren't interested at all. As you say the trade is awash with petrol models. Ours was an early facelift so that and being diesel were the only reasons we managed to px it.
Richardo
(Can't be a Multispace II because production did not begin until late 2007, so have changed the title to Multispace. HJ)
Some may remember my story from 12 months ago: I went out to buy a Legacy Tourer and came home with a Berlingo.
Twelve months later, here are my experiences and opinions.
Image.
Let's face it, it is an issue and to be honest SWMBO had huge reservations, seeing the car as the preserve of eccentrics/the very old/ the very odd. One day after I bought the car I was approached by a couple in a supermarket carpark. they had identified a Berlingo as ticking all their boxes for a second car (no.1 was the 3 Series they got out of I presumed) but ......image. However, as on here, most comments are favourable and I have now come to have a certain pride in owning one. It is a little like being in a club - not an exclusive one, more a sort of 'in the know' affair.
Driving.
The pedals. Smaller and closer together than I was used to and caused one or two scary moments in the first few weeks. Now I've acclimatised and it is no longer an issue. The striking thing when driving is of course, the seating position. More upright and higher. The view is just better than in a conventional motor. I have the 1.6 HDI and performance is (relatively speaking) fine. To date 48-50 mpg. Corners: steady as she goes with a little body roll. Gear change is on the vague side but somehow a rifle bolt shift would not really suit the car!
Reliability.
Aah....the big question. would it fall apart and die? Well, it has been a curate's egg. On the one hand, so far it has been back for two warranty jobs. A rear door handle assembly and a broken rocker arm cover. Neither problem caused me much inconvenience and both jobs were sorted by the dealer quite quickly and efficiently. On the other hand it has been reliable and does its' job well. Overall, I am satisfied rather than either delighted or disappointed.
Practicality.
This is where it holds all the aces. We have a house in France and the amount of stuff we take is swallowed by the various lockers and the huge boot. the modubox has proved useful as well. My son is 15, 6ft 4 and growing, so he played a big part in eliminating alternatives 12 months ago. The upright seating allows him to sit comfortably in the Berlingo. my daughter, oh the fickleness of youth, changed her opinion on the car 100% when she saw the twin DVD players that were the sweetener Citroen were offering at the time.
Overall, I just know that at the price, Citroen/Peugeot don't have any competition.
The Dealer.
Mmm. They bent over backwards to get the sale, I did get a deal I was not expecting and compared to other citroen dealers I know they worked very hard to get me the car I wanted (metallic and aircon) in a very short space of time.
But. £192 for a first service? Compared to say, £80 for my Toyota?
Suffice to say I shall be taking the car to a dealer in Brittany this summer for its 25K.
To sum up: I am very pleased. yes, I would buy another.
Do I still read about the Legacy I could have bought?
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The French model XTR had better clearance, a sump guard and a limited slip diff. The UK model didn't - it just looked a bit different.
fiesta zetec 1.4 tdci 2004 went to start the car this morning it ran for a second or two then cut out now it wont start again its still firing over but wont run does any one have a similar problem or an answer to this thanks
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I've had this problem three times (at 40,60 and 90,000 miles) and its almost certainly the diesel leak off pipes that have failed.They have small o rings and these fail allowing air into the fuel system.
If you pump the black flexible fuel valve on the left side of the cam cover 20 times or so until you feel fuel entering the bulb, you will purge air from the system and the car will start. you may need to do this each time you leave the car switched off for a while....
Sept 07 the engine of my Sorento 2.5 CRDi XS revved to 400rpm with no acceleration.
New accelerator unit fitted by dealer at £170. December 24th 2007 same problem.
High diagnostic check performed by dealer. No fault found but they reset the multi-function light. Feb 7th 2008 same fault and this one nearly caused a major accident.
Dealer could find no fault, multi function light re-set and returned to me. March 6th 2008 same fault. The car is over 4 years old, has less than 40k on the clock, has been serviced at proper intervals ( two new fuel filters have been fitted by the dealer - just in case!). The Manufacturers Customer Services won't speak/respond to me ( am told to phone the dealer). Any similar situations been experienced. Any suggestions I can make to the dealer about finding/fixing the problem.
Tweak to subject line to include the oft requested detail. "What are they ?"is the question you may be asking, dear reader. Well as it happens engine and year ask quite a difference to
how things work from here on. "how do we know we need to put that detail in ?" you may ask - 'cos you're asked three times before posting that's how ! Read more
Do you use the heater in the car on a high temp or Air con on very cold? I have come across a problem now with some vehicles with electric throttles, overheating because the throttle pedal sensor is near a heater outlet under the dash & the plastic sensor expands & sends the revs sky high. there will never be any fault codes with this fault.I noticed the faults were reported during a very cold spell at Xmas when you may of had heating going full on. May be worth a try fitting a shield around the sensor to defklect the heat. This I suspect is the fault. Quite common now on several make of cars & I belive will become a saftey issue soon!
Doc
Browse
On this exact same topic - can I thank Backroomers for their suggestions which proved extremely useful in sorting out the problem of a discharging new battery.
A few months ago, we replaced the battery on my son's 1.2 '96 Corsa B. We also replaced the radio with a non-standard Aiwa as we had lost the radio code - the radio was not too impressive, anyway. We learned that the 'unreliability' of the first radio was most probably caused by the poor switch connection in the ignition switch barrel so we bridged the 2 power supplies - i.e. the 'switched' supply to the radio with the 'constant' supply which maintains the presets. We thought that, provided the radio was switched off, then there would be no drain on the battery.
After about 4 days of non-use, the battery was flattened - it was then that I learned from this forum that the removable front on the radio consumes a significant amount of power. Now, if the car has to be parked for overnight or longer, we simply have to remember to remove the radio front. So far - so good - let's hope there isn't something else!
Any more problems - and it will be time for the multimeter test.