May 2008
Hi All just got a vivaro and want to ajust my handbrake is they anyway i can do this. Read more
Hi guys
I have had a fault code P1448 on my peugeot 307sw RHS engine. Have googled it and it says ELC system 2 fault -can anyone put this into non technical terms for me so i can understand it?
Thanks
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I'd want to know why the sump was over-filled; but it has no obvious correlation to the FAP problem.
Hi- looking at replacing our '02 1.0 Yaris, which is driven mainly by SWMBO, and she's very keen on the Colt. However she likes the spec of the CZ2, but that only comes with the 1.3, which I've read is inferior to (although faster than) the 1.1 of the CZ1. If we went for the latter, we'd have to add on AC as a minimum.
Has anyone driven a 1.3? Might go for a test drive this weekend, but others' opinions would be welcome.
Also under consideration is the Grande Punto, not least because you can get a brand new 1.4 16v Dynamic Sport for £8k from Drivethedeal. Bit of a left field choice, but with those looks and at that price...
If it was for me, I'd go for a new Yaris 1.3 T3 (£8.4k from DTD). But it's not, and my wife doesn't like the look of the current model.
Budget is (currently) around the £8k mark - might consider low mileage used eg. Trade Sales look like they've got a batch load of Grande Puntos at the moment.
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For the warranty to remain valid they'd have to use genuine Mitsubishi
parts and carry out the full service schedule and not miss bits out.
You got me worried, so I just rang up TS (they always answer pretty quickly, human receptionist as well) and got put through to chap in customer care. He told me that they do use genuine parts whoever the manufacturer is, and they do whatever the manufacturer stipulates needs doing. I asked if anyone had ever challenged them and he said no, because they always do it 'properly'.
Call me gullible but I believe him, so thanks for the advice but I think I'm going to risk it this time.
When I turn ignition key nothing happens, but battery is fine and when I run a direct live feed to the solenoid the car starts and drives ok. Mechanic suggested that either the ignition switch or the starter relay is faulty, but I cannot locate the starter relay, any ideas where it is located or has anyone had a similar experience. Read more
i have a gremlin in my taxi i,m sure start engine central locking locks all by itself turn engine off c/locking unlocks by itself could be driving along central locking either locks or unlocks tried the disconnecting the battery still no difference any ideas on how to get rid of this gremlin? Read more
my misses asked me this poser.... if she bought some land and used half to grow bio- fuel and the other half to build a private road (track) would she still have to pay fuel duty on the fuel she uses to drive around her own track? oh not agri- vehicle but car before any one asks... just wondered like? Read more
I only take half an interest when watching TG these days...
That's because of BD Clarkson.
Very best regards..............MD
A few years back I had a really good set of tapered bungs that I used to use when working on cars, I cant seem to find them.
They were really hady and you could push them over or in a pipe to stop ever coolant or whatever from leeking, while you carried out a repair.
I can see where do get anything like this, you can see how handy they would be, can anyone point me to a link or anything please.
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A response to the post on the Honda Accord suggested it was just a "duff car".
Someone said the other day that Fiat Mareas are ok unless you get "a dog".
With automation and quality control, how can it be that a problem car turns out to be a problem in all sorts of different ways?
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I had a Volvo S40 that must have been a "Friday overnight after downing 16 pints in the local pub" job.
5 pages of faults by the time it was a year old,a nd most parts replaced. Rust (yep!) had to get taken out and sorted, and the dealers had to provide me with 5 itres of oil every copple of weeks since I couldn't get more than 400 miles to a litre - even after new piston rings, vales, camshaft.....
And their Service Department was, to be quite honest, attrocious.
Never had a Volvo since - wonder why? (And I wonder why our company dropped the dealers from the suppliers list!)
1994 Ford Granada 2.0i DOHC 8 valves
Failed on C.O. and thinking it's the single Catalytic Converter, is that right ?
See here - please click onto the link - thank you!
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Passed !!
It's was the dead Catalytic Converter and a new one have made the different!
Thank you to all!
Cheers!
As the new Accord has been getting quite a lot of attention on here, I thought I would update on progress with mine at 66k miles and 29 months old.
Some numbers:
Average mpg: 43 recently (34 with 4 bikes on the roof ? ouch!)
Non-scheduled weeks off road in dealer: 8
Calls to AA because I've been left stranded at side of road: 6
Minor faults not remedied by dealers: 4
Calls returned by Honda UK: 0
Fuel lost during unnecessary filter change: 1/4 tank
Number of times the oil has been overfilled by more than a litre by dealers: 3
You might be able to tell that I've been less than thrilled with the overall ownership experience. Every time the car has been off the road for a long time, the fault has eventually turned out to be precisely what the original AA guy thought it was; an over-volting alternator and a faulty EGR valve were both correctly diagnosed within seconds by the AA, both kept the car off the road for a month while Honda faffed and messed me around.
Paint chips on the ungalvanised bonnet remain a problem, the front door trims rattle both with moderate bass on the stereo, but also with rough road surfaces. Sidelights are the devils own job to change and consequently mine?s been out for a month despite me having the spare bulb. The massively useful seat folding mechanism on the drivers (heavier) side needs adjustment. Some of the switch backlighting has started to blow.
Oily bits: third gear occasionally is a bit reluctant on an otherwise still silky box. There has developed noticeable drivechain shunt recently, and there is an element of ?shimmy? through the steering under full throttle if overtaking in 5th on the motorway ? reminiscent of worn driveshafts, only an order of magnitude less severe. Will have to get it checked.
However, it's not all doom and gloom. The mpg is gradually improving, although it still is very low compared to what it should be. The car is very comfy, remains quick, and is a nice place to be, making long journeys effortless. The suspension is compliant, and the car doesn?t tramline since switching to P6000 Powergy tyres. The rear brakes lasted 62k, but the discs needed doing as well when they were changed.
Overall, I?ll be keeping the car after the PCP expires in Dec, but I?ll be getting an aftermarket warranty and switching to an indie for servicing. Fingers crossed eh? Read more
"The problem will be what to replace it with for a similar outlay in the
future"
2 yr old (or maybe newer) Mercedes C Class C220CDi estate?
If buying on a PCP then maybe even a new one might be feasible once the latest model prices settle down a bit.
I got a 5mth old C270CDi estate 3yrs ago when I opted out of my company car. I had an Accord saloon on test for a few days but thought there were issues which would annoy me. I also really wanted an auto, although the Accord's then 5 spd box was the best of the manuals I drove.
I must admit I've done nothing like the mileage I expected - I work from home and rarely have to visit customers now, so it's only done 40K, and I tend to only use it for long steady motorway runs, using one of our other cars (mainly the Jazz) around town. On a relaxed (and it's easy to drive it that way) 200 mile motorway trip it'll do 50MPG, although slightly firmer driving with knock 3-4MPG off. Figures are off the trip computer (there are 2 :-) ) but brim to brim checks indicate that the trip is accurate. Servicing on mine is variable interval and will run to 18K or so between services (although it's fixed at 15,500/12mths on the new model). My local dealer will do A services for £199 and B services for £299.
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you should have rear disc's on this vehicle, yes they are adjustable, but be carefull you dont give it to much, there should be 0.1 to 0.5 mm clearance on the lever on the caliper's, wind it on much more and run the risk of burning the pads out or worse