May 2008
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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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.
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Sorry MM, I'm clearly in a pedantic mood today!
I have a problem with the wipers on a 2006 Astra van. When the wipers are switched on with a dry screen the wipers sweep is ok. If they are switched on with a wet screen they start hitting the bulkhead and slipping off the side of the screen. I have tried altering the wiper arms but to get the banging to stop the wipers end up parking too high on the screen.
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Only way I knew is because I wanted to park the wipers vertically on my Vectra-C to hold a sheet on the windscreen one evening. One quick RTFM and I found out how to. Having previously downloaded a 2005 Astra manual from Vauxhall's website, I saw the proceedure was the same (apart from on the Vectra it's 8 seconds, not 4).
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Hi,
I am after some advise after storing my brother's Mini Cooper S in my garage. I moved it into the garage a month or so ago and it started no problem but I went to move this weekend and it wouldn't start.
All the dash lights came on and it made a clicking sound when I turned the key but the car did not start. Any ideas of what to look at or will I have to get it recovered to a local dealer and plugged in?
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Try jump-leads.
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But "seriously" read the manual first.
Re Focus / Mondeo, there are very specific instructions on what to do before removing the leads and it is not what you can guess. All about not damaging electronics.
Similar requirements may apply to your car
Hi all, my sons Astra (1.6 16v 44k) is making a bad rattling sound. he took it into Vx main dealer but they told him to bring it back when it gets worse - not something I want to do.
The Vx techy said it might be the alternator tensioner but I'm worried in case it's more serious (water pump etc). The noise is coming from the belt side but I can't work out if it's from the top or the bottom of the engine.
A family member poured water over the alt belt and the sound went away and was running smooth until a couple of hours later (probably dried out).
It's been booked in to Vx for a cam belt kit change on Saturday but I'm not sure if I should change the water pump too - son can only afford a cheapy new one from ebay rather than the £100+ Vx part.
Here's a link to a video I took of the problem (I removed the cam cover) oh and ignore the train going past at the start of the video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QdeSe8I_Ac
Anyone have any ideas?
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this is for the the cam sensor so it knows when to fire the plugs and being able to read a missfire, which belt was the water poured on to cam or alt/aircon have you tried disconecting alt belt what was the out come still noisey or noise gone ?
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Thanks folks for your help!