May 2008
While fitting brake pads to said car I noticed there was only one abs sensor fitted.....would this be the cause of the ABS dash light showing?
Ta in advance
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I've got a fault with the rear wiper of my 306 estate on a W plate. It work when the wiper stalk is turned to wash and wipe. It washes and wipes then stops as normal. However when you put it on to intermittent (1st setting on wiper stalk)..nothing ..nowt zilch...didley squat....
The relay is the about an inch cube (2.5cm). A small solonoid on a board with an eprom on it. (6 pin) 2047029 on the outside.
(just to note i have only just sorted a leaking wiper problem, half the water was running down the back of the boot and in to the back, the foam on the carpet in the back was soaking wet)
I've checked the relay, taken the cover off and it appears to be ok, no sign of water ingress. (see above) With the relay still connected, the cover off, and power on to the veh, if you push the contacts on the solonoid on the relay the wipers work, in both positions 0 (off) and 1 (intermittent).
Now I'm not sure if it is a relay fault, wiring fault or wiper stalk problem. I would like to check there is voltage to the relay from the stalk but not sure which wire is which???
Blue red black and brown in to the relay.. these only come from another connector and different colours into that.
Anyhelp would be much appreciated...
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Hi,
Just for future users, I have eventually found time to fix this fault.
The fault was a broken wire on the wiring loom near the tale gate (nearside) - wire snapped in two - obviously over the years the action of opening/closing the tale gate cause it to break.
Thanks
Steve
My Renault Clio 94(L) failed its Mot yesterday due to its emissions.
The same happened last year and eventually the car just passed the emissions, but not before spending more money than the car was worth, and plenty of blood, sweat (My dad's) & tears (Mine)).
Last year my dad first tried the obvious, replacing the air filter, using a cat cleaner etc. When this didn't work, he fitted a new catalytic converter. When this didn't solve it, he then fitted a new lambda sensor. Eventually this enabled the car to just scrape through the Mot emissions test.
My dad thinks its worth looking at the carburettor with a view to replacing it with either a refurbed carb or one via our local scrap yard.
Can anyone please advise as to whether its worth stripping down the carb, with a view to replacing it. (Hoping this cures it, then fingers crossed go for mot retest).
Or taking it to a mechanic (expensive option) to fix.
Or cut my losses and scrap the car.
Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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get engine very hot before doing emissions test, if engine is hot it produces less emissions, same thing happened to me it was on 0.5 and your allowed 0.2
Recently aquired 306 dt
Supect head gasket gone. Mayo in filler cap plus, yesterday I idled car on drive with header tank cap off, after 10mins looked like I'd poured a cappuccino in it!!!!!!
The car has never overheated, I noticed the mayo when checking the oil so I am hoping the head wont be warped and I wont need it skimming
I have read up in the Haynes and it seems like a monster job.
Just after a bit of confidence from anyone who has tackled it before or weather it realy is a garage only job. I consider myself a reasonable diy mechanic and have plenty of mates i could rope in Read more
oh good point peter, the 306 has 5 different thickness headgaskets to allow for getting the compression right due to to tolerance differences when the heads are first produced, the thickness of your gasket is determined by the amount of notches on the bottom right corner. now if you get the head skimmed ideally you should find out how much is removed and buy the appropriate gasket to match (ie. if they remove 20thou you want a gasket the same size as yours plus 20thou etc. those figures aren't accurate.) or you could do as most people do and get the thickest gasket which has 5 notches, the slight change is compression is usually unoticeable and it makes things simpler
chris
Hi guys,
Does anyone know when and how often should the engine cooling fans turn on?They should cut in when the engine reaches some temperature.What temperature is it?Temperature indicator is always standing in the middle position (when I start the engine the indicator is in the initial state, but when I drive a few hundred meters, it gets in the middle and keeps standing in that position all the time). As you know there are two fans on the radiator, I guess one is for air conditioning and the other one for cooling the engine.Am I right?Because when I turn A/C, one fan is cutting in and working, but not the other one.So I suspect that there is something wrong with the second fan.
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Thanks folks for your help!
Hi
Just bought a 1 year old Vauxhall Zafira Design (150) from Network Q 0 pick up next week once they have added my bits and pieces.
Anyway - they mentioned the GAP insurance policy which is if you car is written off in its first 4 years, and they will pay the difference from what the insurance company offer on pay out to what you actually paid.
Is this worth it as its like £400 approx?
Any advice appreciated?
Thanks
Scott
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>> I thought GAP insurance only offered the difference in what you owe and what
>> your car is worth not what you paid
There are several different types - the two main ones are:
1) Finance GAP (pays the finance shortfall).
2) RTI (Return to Invoice) or Invoice GAP - you get the difference between the original invoice price and your insurance company's pay-out.
Which petrol engine is the best choice in the mk1 Focus?
Car will commute along motorway from Poole to Southampton and back and therefore do 15kmiles per year. Is the 1.6 up to the job and at motorway speeds is it noticeably more economical than 1.8? Any other service costs that favour one over the other?
Thanks as ever.
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SWMBO's 1.8 sounds ........... if a tad thirsty (300 - 350 miles on a full
tank)
The worst monthly average I have had out of my 2 litre petrol is 36.1 mpg which equates to 437 miles per tankful. Your wife must really cane her 1.8 to get such poor economy.
hi there i have a 51plate 1.0 corsa c which ive had for three weeks,i noticed yestarday that the engine managment light had come on so i bought myself a scan tool (to save garage bills) but i simply cannot find where the 16pin diagnostic socket is located ive been under the steering columb,had the glove box out,been everywhere under the bonnet and nothing.does anyone know if it even has one.
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Below the heater control panel is a recess.The Obd socket is located here.It may have a plastic dust cover clipped over it.hth
Going to Bedford soon and need to be there by 9:30am at the latest.
If we leave Winchester at 7am (that's the earliest we can leave for a number of reasons), which would be the route most likely to get us there in good time?
AA routemaster says M3, M25, M1 would be quicker than A34, across the M40 and cross country, but I'm a bit twitchy about what the M25 will be like if we hit it shortly before 8am and whenever I've done the end of the M3 onto the M25 at that time it's been deathly slow once you get past Camberley. So I'm thinking the longer route might be better overall.
Any thoughts? We'll take a sat nav so can detour but would quite like to get it right first time!
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If the A34 is bad, it's really bad. The section from M4 J13 to M40 can be fine, or really horrible, just leave early. Tends to be worse S bound in the am, though.
If you get advanced warning of the A34 N bound being bad you can take the B4009 by leaving at Chievley just N of J13, and go through Hermitage, Streatley and onto the Wallingford bypass. Then go towards Thame for the M40 J8.
I didnt check my partners car before i started i and he had parked it in gear. The car stalled and has not started since although it does fire. The error code is p1631. A mechanic has said that the fuel injection pump and control module need replacing but another has said it could be loose wiring. Has anyone any idea how i can check which it is without spending money on parts i might not need? thanks
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I wasn't aware that a red brick could display sub-codes on one this early. They're normally very basic.
It's ones like Tech 2 and Vaux-Com that will nail the exact failure down.
How can it be fixed. You have three sensors fitted so clearly ABS is fitted and you have not identified if you have an ABS pump block in the system. Just because you got the light to go it is not the solution, that could be an issue or reconnection. If you car has ABS then it will fail the MOT and you may be driving at risk. Your car has either had a leg changed or has had an accident and a bodge leg has been fitted. Ring Ford with the VIN and have the fitted system ID'd. Do not stick your head in the sand. Regards Peter