May 2008
Hi my Mondeo ST200 ABS and Traction Control lights don't come on when ignition lights are on.No sign at all.The traction control button doesn't even come on when pressed.However the handbrake light stays on when being driven.I've checked the relay in the fuse box compartment under the bonnet and also the fuse near to the glove compartment and both are fine.Could any one give me any info which results in the problem thanks
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My C3 can suddenly sound like a machine has been fired behind the dashboard for 10 secs. It can do this under all driving conditions. Cold start/hot start/idling/high speed/low speed/any gear. It is a sensodrive and before purchase, 2 months, has had 2 actuators and ECU fitted. Since then it has jammed in 5th gear. Been back to main dealer for reprogramming.
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Had the same problem fixed by my local garage. I can't remember what it was but it wasn't much to get it fixed (boy was it worth it). Both main dealer and local garage knew what it was instantly so take it in!
Citroen dealer near me is advertising a C6 2.7HDI V6 Auto for £25,555.
Car has covered 20mls, is reg Dec 2007 in iron grey metallic.
Plus there's four years 0% finance if you can scrape a deposit of £8,950 together.
They say the price is 'unbelievable', what do others think? Read more
A colleague of mine used to persuade the company to buy him a series of Citroen XMs as company cars.
As the fleet manager said to me,"There is only one easier way to lose money than buying a large luxury Citroen... and that is to stand at a street corner handing out fifty pound notes to the queue that forms in front of you."
All suggestions accepted.
I'd like to get hold of a Mk1 Golf Cabrio which has been fully restored with an engine rebuild bringing it to almost 'as new' concours condition.
It's for my wife and I'd budget about 10k for such a car.
Having searched the net, decent cars don't seem to exist and the VW community seem to favour the standard GTi, the camper and the Beetle.
Where should I go to get one off the shelf ? Should I buy a nice non restored example and give it to a specialist to restore ? If so who ?
It's my view that if VW brought this car back as was it would sell. Read more
I'd search it thoroughly though !
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According to www.europeancarweb.com/tech/0701_ec_flywheels/inde...l :
"Dual Mass Flywheel (DMF)
The OEM flywheel found in most modern manual transmissions (as well as semi-automatic transmissions like the Audi/VW DSG and BMW SMG) is classified as a dual-mass flywheel (DMF)."
hi there,
i bought an LPG converted Volvo v40 ('99) in Jan 2007. the dealer assured me the conversion was done properly but the very next day it went POP!
my girlfriend was so keen on the car we decided to just use it on petrol for a while until we could work out the problem, this was / is my first LPG car...
not long after we took it to an LPG specialist in Cardiff who seems / seemed like a genuine guy and i have no reason to dis trust him but in short we spent approx £500 having the front end of the conversion 're done'
it drove OK for a while until the 'backfires' from the air filter started again and on speaking to the mechanic he explained the original job was so badly done, that he'd have to re do the entire car to make it work properly.
NOT an option for a self employed musician!
2 replacement air filters / pipes later it still continues to backfire (FRONTfire?!) and conks out at low revs (always at the lights)...when on petrol it does not do this and drives OK.
i have no idea of how the gas system works and have an average knowledge of car mechanics....its like the gas 'pump' does not produce enough pressure......OR its not igniting correctly.
i'm getting very fed up of the continuing problem and have no / very little more money to throw at the car.
i can post pics or e mail to anyone who may be able to help!
many thanks in advance, si
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it will be something like this,
tinyurl.com/6k7we9
although im not sure what size you will need one in.
chris
I have been prompted to post on the basis of a fascinating description given by John S on how to repair the bracket that holds the engine top stay on an old style Mini, posted in technical.
His post was a form of literature that will soon be lost forever. He described a lengthy and complex repair involving relatively cheap parts that these days would not be done, the car would probably just be scrapped.
These thought come to me just now as I'm reading the biography of the late Fred Dibnah who preserved Victorian engineering for future generations. Who will preserve the motoring history of cars from the 50's onwards in the same way, if not us.
My own favourite memory is how the gearbox could be removed from inside the car on Triumph Heralds and Spitfires, allowing gearbox and clutch repairs. I recall one such repair on my Herald where the gearbox failure had been precipitated by the failure of a 4p circlip.
Once the box was out, with relative ease, it could be dismantled with no specialist tools. OK, the job took a few hours but was easy, fun and filled a boring Sunday for me.
Today, what would have happened? Recon box, scrap the car? Read more
I agree on reflection that great harm has been done by the deliberate, ostensibly health-related elimination of small, (relatively!) friendly local breakers' yards and the outfit like the one in Sussex that I used to pass that sold things like Unimogs, Bren gun carriers and once, memorably, with a price tag of £10,000 (or perhaps £20,000, a large round sum anyway) a wood-fired saddle-tank narrow-gauge steam loco, goodness how I wanted it, but the thought of the cost and labour of laying the track, as well as the problem of persuading my wife's family to have the thing in their woodland made me see sense... Just as well I didn't have the money though.
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It is indeed the inconsistancy that annoys me. Had it flown off and given a driver head injuries ( for example ), everyone would say it should never have been allowed to happen but because it didnt and it was on a red car, its OK. Its not and for the sport to have any credibility, it needs uttermost consistancy which doesnt seem the case.
Wasnt it the Red Bull car that was investigated on the CHANCE that its suspension could break more than once? Whats the chances of Ferrari having to prove their exhaust system wont keep detaching? None because its Ferrari.
Hi
Just bought a Corsa 1.5 TD today
Car runs well 1996 43000 Miles took it for a Good test drive
no Problems their. brought it home decided as it was near the Red mark on the Gauge might as well fill it up. Due to the Price of Diesel and the thought that it might go up again..
I thought Fill it to the Brim. Great drove it home parked up went for a Cuppa.
Came back about 30 mins later and noticed a Pool of fluid under the offside rear,
Diesel. Black Gold. might be at the price I paid for it.
So jacked it up had a look seems to be coming from on Top of the Tank where the Fuel pipes come from. problem is I cant see much with Tank being to close to the floor of the Car.
Will try and have a better look tomorrow.
But was wondering if anyone had come across this on a Corsa of this age before.
Thanks
for any help
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..UPDATE..
Had another crack at it Today
did not get around to taking the Seat out and seeing if I could find the Inspection hole
for the Fuel Filter Pipes etc.
I Syphoned around a Gallon of Diesel out.
and that appears to have stopped the leak.
Was in Halfords earlier had a Look at the Haynes manual seems one of the Pipes I was looking at was a Vent Pipe, so I'm wondering if being a really Hot day yesterday. Car when i bought it was on the red I brimm it to the top could this have caused the Pipe to push diesel out ?
The Peugeot 207 1.6 16V Sport is a 2008 model year, 2-door, automatic cabriolet with a petrol engine. Honda has 10 miles on it and is brand new with a choice of colors. It features several amenities, including ABS, adjustable seats and steering wheel, alloy wheels, climate control, computer, airbags, electric windows and mirrors, fog lights, arm rests, immobilizer, park distance control, power assisted steering, remote locking, side airbags, radio/CD, and sport seats. The insurance group is 9 and the price is £13,295. Read more
Is the handbrake light also a low brake fluid warning light? If so, then check the level.