May 2008
Hi,
Did a search and found nothing recent on this subject. Drive this section only a couple of times a month and some time ago I stopped looking out to see if cameras have been installed. Then last night on M25 south, just about to peel off down the M3, I noticed camera boxes on the overhead gantry. They looked different to the ones that used to be on that section before the widening, which were same as currently between M3 and A3.
Have they been there long and did I miss a ton of newly installed cameras before I got to the ones I spotted?
Cheers,
Dave Read more
The introduction of electric power steering in recent years has brought about an outcry from the motoring press about the lack of feel these steering systems impart. Even BMW have reverted to a traditional PAS system for their M series models, having allegedly admitted that they cannot get the required feel using the electric system from the lesser models.
Does anyone know what the technical reason for this is? Do the systems not work the same way, but with the simple substitution of a belt driven pump for an electric one, or is it a fundamental change in design? To my untrained brain, electric systems would appear to offer an advantage, as the level of assistance (and therefore by consequence, feel) can be controlled directly by the pump operation. Clearly though I'm missing something.
There have always been awful PAS setups using the traditional method, but equally there have been some brilliantly weighted and accurate steering setups (Pug 306, Focus 1, MX-5 and doubtless many others). I have yet to see a review of anything with electric PAS being praised for its steering.
Why is this?
Cheers
DP
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Been on that "Gatport Airwick" one a few times and the one at Stansted. Still feels like witchcraft if you are standing at the front!
RoSPA recommend that motor cycles use daytime running lights. Even the 1999 version of the Highway Code recommends it.
So why oh why do the motor cyclists in Lothian & Borders Police not even use their lights when it's foggy, teeming with rain, a bad light? Should they not set an example to other motorists? Or do they just think that, with their high-vis jackets, everyone will see them? Or, because they're plods, no one would dare crash into them if they couldn't be seen the through the spray thrown up by a 38 tonner? Read more
Hear Hear. In 40years I have never ridden with daytime lights(if given the choice) - some of my old bikes have no lights ! Even on quick modern Japanese bikes I have never hit anyone who "hasn't seen me" and I've fallen off a few times(often my fault). I've had people and cars "not see me" but I was taught to assume the worst and act accordingly. I raced bikes for many years and maybe that got rid of the madness that afflicts some.
As always car loses power, and fault code P132A, how to cure it and what are the causes.
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Hi Hanswurst73,
Elektronic-Help on the german forum you posted a link to says he has a fix for the electronic actuator on the turbo. Is this still tha case. I have fault code P132A and would like more information on the fix. Did you have the same problem? Did elektronic-help fix your actuator?
Thanks
Andy
This particular 1996 4.2 petrol / LPG Nissan Patrol Auto had grinding brakes . Garage took the rear wheels off and discovered deeply scored discs ( the fronts were replaced by a different garage about 8 months ago ). This vehicle is a 3rd car and does about 3000 miles annually .
Can Back Roomers help with ;
1) Where's the best price on new discs / pads ?
2) any ideas where to get the discs skimmed - am in North London , and what to pay ?
3) Original garage refused to allow me to have rear discs skimmed at the time of the last service / MOT , their reasons being the vehicle is so heavy , thinning the discs could compromise safety . I thought they were a tad pedantic , and as the last MOT / service with new front discs / pads and battery already came to over 500 sovs , I had to draw a line somewhere . Is there a problem with skimming these discs - it hasn't been done before , so they are unmolested . Read more
Minimum thickness of 16mm is correct. However, as new thickness is 18mm. So 1 mm of wear each side and the minimum thickness is reached.
Not sure how you can say so readily that the discs can be safely skimmed at least once?
To get them skimmed in the workshop will probably result in a higher labour charge (for most vechicles) than just replacing them. The garage will only have so much space for cars and if 1 is there longer while a job is being completed it is only fair to be charged for. How many garages have access to skimming machinery? If its outsourced there is time, travel, down time etc to be taken into account!
Most (I agree not all) will recommend disc replacement for safety rather than for profit and will probably advise you of this if you booked it in for brake pads. Odds on that any garage who takes a booking for brake pads will say " Its quite likely that your discs will be worn too; do you want them changed too or assessed and contact you?"
Saving £50 to reuse brake discs may just be a wrong choice!
If in doubt, ask the garage to keep the old discs/pads and show you when you collect the car why they needed changing and if it is incorect you will expect not to have to pay for it! Any garage trying it on will notbe happy to do that. Quite a simple solution really?
Just driven up north from Stansted - 7.40pm, passed 7.5 miles of stationary traffic on southbound Mll, lengthening by the minute, all because of a skewiff Land Rover with its small trailer on its side in the roadworks section. I suspect it will not have cleared as I post this!
Many will have been damaged by this incident. This worn out, coned and excavated, pathetic excuse of a motorway is the main northerly access route to one of the country's busiest airports. Who can one sue? The person who caused the incident? The contractors for lack of contingency plans for such an event? The police for being unable to deal with it in a timely manner? The Department of Transport for providing such a derisory autoroute network?
I suspect twenty blokes and a couple of knotted tow ropes would have righted the rig and cleared it out of the way but as I passed, absolutely nothing was happening. Read more
The only time I ever missed a flight was due to a jack-knifed lorry on the M25. We didn't move for hours and it was impossible to get off the motorway. The next available flight was from Bristol (we were at Gatwick). We got the train there (we were given a lift to Gatwick). We claimed back all of our expenses on insurance without any query at all.
Maybe insurance policies have changed but I can confirm I have definitely claimed for this very reason (about 7 years ago).
hiya , i just bought a discovery 2.5tdi manual but it seems very very slow . iv never driven one before so i didnt really know what to expect but i thought it should be better than what its like . my brothers shogun 2.8 will leave it for dead and im a bus driver and it feels slower than most of the old buses i drive . the turbo does spin up cos u can hear it when u rev it upto 4k but its not very loud . does anyone know what i should be looking for thanks Read more
Have just joined the forum and having a bit of a mooch around and saw your thread, sounds to me as if you could have a couple of problems here (easy fixed though).
1. could be that under load the intercooler to turbo intake hose is collapsing (they perish inside) giving reduced intake to engine.
2. The intercooler could need flushing out (sometimes they get a build up inside with an oily substance and need to be cleaned out, normal). I can let you know how.
3. I believe there is a modification you can do too the fuel pump (Td's) which would give you an extra 25bh, can be done by anyone with moderate mechanical ability, could give you a link for this.
Hope this helps let me know if i can give you more info, Regards.
Gozling 2
I am going through the early stages of buying my next car and am looking at how best to finance it. My take on 0% deals is that they only tend to be on selected models i.e. low sellers, base models etc and this deal will be on the full RRP of the car, i.e. no discount for 0%.Am I correct. I am looking at a Fiat Bravo 1.6 Multijet Dynamic which is close to the top end of the range but has some serious discounting on the web. It would be cheaper getting an interest paying loan and buying at discount. Any advice would be appreciated. Read more
I've seen some scarily neglected one year old Pandas at a certain car supermarket here in the North-East. These guys make their money from folk who need finance and are too timid to shop around. Much better to find your own finance then buy from fiatsupasaver.com/
In the cbcb HJ says of the berlingo :
>>Problem with Siemens ECU/injection system on HDIs (no problem with Bosch ECU/injection system).
Is there a way to tell which is fitted other than by looking at components? Is it random? Is it specific years? or engines ? Or as simple as siemens on hdi, bosch on petrol?
I'm only interested in diesels btw.
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My daughter has fractured her ankle badly and her oldish Peugeot 106 will be left standing in the open for about 3 months, although on a usually safe site. It is too far away for me to attend to it. The battery will be flat but will it be ruined? Will the tyres distort over this period? What else is lilkely to go wrong? Read more
May be worth getting a solar powered charger to leave connected. I really would try to find someone that could at least warm the car up even if they are not able to drive it (although you would probably not be asking this question if that were possible). If funds permit may be time to look for an automatic.
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I thought so:-
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