May 2008
Hi I recently got my a mate to replace timing chain on my explorer. I drove it for a few miles approximately 8miles then it started to misfire. It starts but runs and cuts out while idling. it sounds as if it is blowing! Replaced an airsensor. but still no luck, please help. Read more
I want to fit some blind spot mirrors to my CR-V. The Magnum frogeye mirrors look very good on their website but I would like some user feedback before lashing out my hard-earned cash. Has anyone out there had experience of them? Read more
Hi folks,
I'm having some issues with the front passengers headrest, it just doesn't stay up. Within minutes of raising it to the desired height it just slowly drops down with the vibration of the car. I suspect that it is the plastic clip in the top of the seat but I have no idea in how to remove this or whether I can even get a replacement. I have already tried pulling it out but am afraid that I might break it. Does anyone have any ideas as to how to remove it? Or any other ideas as to the cause?
It has been happening ever since I owned the car (about 2 years) but now that I've put my mind to fix it it is really frustrating and also quite dangerous!
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
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Anyone have any ideas?
First off this is my first post so hello to all the members out there, this site is fantastic help so far in looking at whats good/bad about potential buys and certainly gives me a good idea of what NOT to get ;)
I am selling my current car and looking for some else now got around £2k to spend, no real requirements other than it has to be around a 1.6 anything lower I feel may struggle if I go on any journeys.
Obviously it has to be as reliable as possible and cheap/easy to repair so im thinking something like a ford as they are common (mondeos/fiesta so forth) so parts should be cheap/easy to get. Also needs to be cheap to run by this I mean insurance/tax mainly! Currently paying over £700p/a for my car and this is too much.
What would you suggest? Currently looking through pistonheads and autotrader to see whats available. Read more
"skodas and so forth are really ugly looking."
You can go off someone. :-)
My money would go on a petrol Mondeo or even a Vectra (steady)
ok im looking for a new o2 sensor for my g60 engine
the old one is a 4 wire bosch item, id like to know if any/most bosch 4 wire sensors could be used if im prepared to swap the plug over
a certain auction site has a bosch 4 wire universal LS 602 (0 258 986 602-36Y) can anyone advise if that will work
ive tried to google it but found nothing....other sites that sell o2 sensors suggest another model number
so can i use a LS 602 (0 258 986 602-36Y) bosch universal 4 wire o2 sensor on a 1991 g60 corrado
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The way to go on 02 sensors is OE if possible.
HI all
I have a renault scenic 1.6 2003 reg and it sometimes wont start when its warm or when i go on a short run, the immobiliser flashes and works ok ???? but the car will start if i bump start it its so frustrating when i go out because sometimes it starts and sometimes it dont .the engine turns ok but its not firing up .i havent had a diagnostic check yet but someone has said it could be the crank sensor
can you help and maybe point me in the right direction of getting it fixed
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I had a similar problem on a 2000 1.6 and it turned out to be the crank sensor. Although I had the sensor and cable replaced this can sometimes be caused by corrosion on the connector which can be cleaned but you need access underneath to get at it
We hear about the large number of drivers who are driving illegally, without a valid driving licence. I've never seen a break-down of the statistics but one assumes they are mostly people who have by-passed the test procedure altogether or drive while they have been disqualified for an offence.
However, locally there was a fatal accident a few years ago, caused by a driver who had never held a licence because he had seriously defective eyesight. He was jailed. I also overheard chat on a bus some years ago about a man who was driving HGVs somehow, despite being medically barred from driving any kind of vehicle.
But is there another hidden class of illegal drivers? I mean people who have failed their test several times and then decided they were going to drive anyway? Read more
Ref Marlot's comment on fines as a tax, last year we had a similar programme to your Road Wars, but with the copped drivers also having their say. The young gentlemen travelling at high speed were quite open that the fines were just part of the cost of a bit of fun.
Ordered a Hyundai i10 in early April and were told we should hopefully have the car by late June. Heard today from the dealer we are looking at August so will probably end up being a 58 plate in September.
4/5 months for a city car? What is going on in the world! Read more
On my Mk4 1.25 LX Fiesta's MOT failure sheet, listed "Handbrake and rear brakes weak".
Before retest, put handbrake 3/4 on and tried to push car on the flat, would not budge an inch and no creaking noises either.
During repairs they replaced the rear Flex brake hose and bled the rear brakes.
Also did small amount of welding.
Reasonable repair costs (2 hours labour + hose) but no mention of any work done to handbrake or rear brakes other than above. Would this work remedy weak brakes?
Anyway passed retest, but not sure the brakes were a failure on the initial test anyway.
(Hose and welding did need doing so no argument there).
Am I within my rights to ask for the actual brake force readings from initial test, should I want to see them?
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Personally I wouldn't bother about it, it was obviously going to fail anyway on the other items so why would they put down something extra to what was actually wrong with it. Just ask the garage what they did to the rear brakes and I'm sure they'll tell you. It may have just been that the rear brakes may have been weak and built up a bit of crud inside the drums. By the time that they have bled the system and taken it for a proper (mechanics) roadtest, it may have cleaned the rear brakes back up nicely and then flown through the efficiency test.
1997 R Reg MERCEDES-BENZ C250 D Sport £2,250
103,000 miles Automatic Full Service History
worth looking at ???
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worth looking at ???
Difficult to say without seeing it ;-)
11 years old. Could have been pampered with a 'proper' full service history, and therefore worth looking at. Could have been abused, no MOT, and therefore worthless.
I'm not familiar with these Magnum products so cannot comment, but the cheap stick on type from Halfords (or cheaper at Wilkinson) seem to work fine for me. I've stuck them on both door mirrors in the outer corners, they give a good view of the side of the car (useful when parking near a wall) and of the lane next to me (useful for motorways etc) for both when driving in the UK and Europe.
Problems, well after a few years the reflective capacity has worn away, easily solved by fitting a replacement, and on frosty mornings they need to be cleaned by hand as the mirror heaters don't cover them....