May 2008
How easy is it to remove the speed limiter from a 17 seat Transit minbus
Is it a simple ECU adjustment or more involved?? Read more
Hi have got a ford mondeo mk3 tdci,the fuel ecu,that sits on the n/s front leg behinde the wheel arch is damaged not reparable ihave located another ecu but two of the numbers are difrent mine is 3s7q-9f954-aa the other one is 2s7q-9f954-ea will this one work on my car has i can`t find my exact one can anyone help me. Read more
I have a fuel leak coming from under the filler pipe leading to the fuel tank. Hard to see exactly where from but it looks like it's coming from some way up the pipe leading to the filler cap. It's not gushing (yet!) just a constant drip. It leaks when I fuel it and when driving but stops when i park up. I believe it's one of the following but any other suggestions are welcome.
1. Perished seal on fuel cap
2. Split pipe from filler to tank
3. Blocked vent pipe allowing system to pressurise
Does anyone know what cost I would be looking at to repair this and where I could get it done? I've just had it MOT'd at Kwik Fit (had a free MOT voucher) but they said they couldn't do that sort of work and suggested "getting the yellow pages out" - yeah thanks for that advice.
Anyway, I live in leeds if anyone knows of anywhere?
While i'm here...Can anybody recommend a good, well price garage near leeds? Really don't want to have to go back to KF. I think i've got a bit of work to do on the car soon (exhaust, timing belt) so would like a few recommendations.
Thanks all
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Here's an interesting source of automotive technical data and specifications. tinyurl.com/4hmw5o Read more
I feel honour bound to say thank you to Trevor and the others on the thread for the message below.
I was asked by my daughter to service her T reg Ka. Is that 03? {No, it's 1999 - changed}
To my horror the first plug I tried to remove broke exactly as described in the thread.
Thanks to the info provided that when the top tapered section is removed which I drilled out, the remainder could be removed using a screw thread remover (known as EZ out in the US I belleve)
Here is my contribution which might help others:
I hopefully prevented all the drilled swarf from going into the cylinder using a "DUM DUM" flexible putty equivqlent which I pushed down the hole before I started drilling.
Hopefully all is well now.
( btw my own car is a Lexus Rx 400h which is going really well.)
Thanks again.
Billy
New Sat 7 Apr 01 20:21 Re: Ford Ka - rusty spark plugs - trevor
in my experience it is usually the fact that the plug sidewall corrodes very thin and the top of the plug snaps off leaving the threaded part in the head .usually if the broken porcelain is pulled out of the centre of the plug then a splined
"easy out" can be tapped into the hole in the centre to remove the remains of the plug without removing the head. The only prevention is a coating of high temp. grease on outside of new plugs when replacing them. The threaded piece left in the head isnt usually tight as the tapered seat is usually on the piece that snaps off.
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just changed clutch. now it wont start. not getting any petrol. have sucked some through. was working perfectly before. is it the petrol pump ? are there any test i can do to find out. or have i knocked some sensor off somewhere? any ideas welcome. Read more
found it looked like a switch under the rubber cover. presed it engine started straight away.great information. when i looked in the haynes i could not find it any where.thanks again.
I was browsing a 1993 copy of Car magazine over the weekend. It had a test of the then-new 325i coupe which, while not a sports car, was praised for its blend of performance, handling and sophistication.
What struck me was the performance data that Car obtained.
0-60: 9 sec
40-60 in 4th: 7 sec
50-70 in 4th: 7 sec
Back then, this was respectably quick, and beyond what your average family saloon could achieve.
But nowadays, an ordinary diesel repmobile (I know, I drive one!) will match these standing-start times and leave the 325 in the dust on in-gear acceleration.
It's funny to look back and see how things have moved on. Read more
Last night I was thinking about the first time I drove the Fiesta XR2i my Mum briefly had (H-reg and about 2 years old at the time). I had recently been driving an MG Metro which I thought was "nippy" (not a patch on the 1.8 Cavalier though), but the Fiesta felt a lot more powerful with its 110bhp.
I remember starting it up and thinking, "whoah, 1.6 injection is a big engine in a Fiesta". It also had 185 tyres which I thought were very generously sized.
We only had the Fiesta about 3 months when it got nicked from outside a supermarket and was found on an industrial estate with seats, spoilers and alloys removed, and part of the engine missing!
Re: changed perceptions, to go on about the 405 Mi16 again:
In Evo magazine their description of it a few years ago was "A classic sports saloon".
In Practical Performance Car magazine, they currently describe it along the lines of: "For - cracking 16v engine, Against - in a 405, Verdict - donor car".
Picked a car up on Friday drinks bottle leaked onto front seat managed to get the stain out but now I am left with a tide mark any advice on how to get rid of it. Read more
If you can get hold of one a steam cleaner is the best as it leaves no residue to make a tide mark. Failing that, you will need to clean the whole seat so that there is no edge to your cleaning efforts to leave a tide mark.
At the start of the A157 going from the Louth bypass to Wragby there is a road-side sign with a symbol of a speed camera, underneath which is the word "Stealth". What is this sign intended to convey to a motorist? Read more
This is well-publicised (at least locally) police campaign warning mainly bikers that unmarked police cars will be operating. Due to the lovely and relatively empty roads around here, a minority of bikers tend to do dramatically excessive speeds, often killing themselves in the process. Unfortunately they sometimes take others with them. So unmarked patrol cars will be on the roads all summer, especially at evenings, weekends and bank holidays. They are supposedly targeting the few nutters that think they're GP riders but no doubt if it's quiet anyone is liable to get their collars felt.
For several years I have often struggled (but succeeded) in doing oil changes with a chain wrench to remove filter. This weekend the Fiesta's filter (not rusted) was really tight and I ended up just breaking links on spanner. So popped out and bought some Oil filter pliers, one turn and hey presto!. I see you can also get strap wrenches as well, but Oil Pliers the best thing to remove stubborn filters without resorting to whacking a long screwdriver or bar through it or is their something better still?
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The grey 'rubber' seals on both types should be smeared with a little clean oil before fitting.
It also helps the seal stay in place on the metal cannister/paper filter type,
I used a pair of molegrips to release the pipe clips, the arch liner comes out by removing a couple of plastic rivet type things at the bottom, they are reusable. I also ended up removing the filler pipe as well, it is just held in place by the big rubber washer it mounts in.
Problem is it is really really fiddly, I suspect a garage would put the car on a ramp and drop the tank to make it easier to line things up. I can't remember what the pipe cost, somewhere between 10 and 20 quid from a peugeot dealer, they had it on the shelf. If I were to do the job again, I would immediately chuck the spring clips that hold the pipe in place in the bin and replace them with jubilee clips, though access to do them up is limited.
Though to be honest, I'd happily pay someone to do the job it if were to leak again, it was one of those jobs I wish I'd never started, the old pipe came off in about 5 mins, the new one took a couple of hours of frustration to get it back in place with the clips holding it on.
As for draining the fuel, I did the job when there was very little left in the tank, removed the hose a bit enough to be able to get a tube in and syphoned the last few litres out.
Chris