July 2008
On Wednesday my optician said that sooner or later I will need a cataract operation. It's not imminent, but he said I should have yearly inspections from now on so that he can keep an eye (!) on the rate of deterioration. Unfortunately it didn't occur to me at the time to ask the optician so ............ how long after a cataract operation do you normally have to wait before you can drive again? Read more
Does anybody know or can anyone provide me with a link to where I can find the service schedule for a 2003 model Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXi. I am thinking of the mileage interval that Vauxhall recommend for things like spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter etc. The mileage for the oil & oil filter doesn't matter so much as that is a personal choice. Read more
Victorbox is right, and correct when he says the service book. The instruction book has virtually no service information.
JS
I cannot get to the bottom of this problem. All wheels have been balanced. Various posts mention intercooler vibration. My independent garage has reccomended in-situ wheel balancing. This is expensive £150+. Anybody out there please help. Car has done 80000 miles.
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Hi, Did you eventually get to the bottom of the problem. My car is the same car same year with the same mileage and I cannot find the source of the vibration
I'm looking for a Legacy Spec B and will hopefully be test-driving one next week. Any tips from Spec B owners, or Legacy owners generally, about what to look for? In particular:
- I can't find any details of Subaru extended warranties beyond 3 years. Is this something Subaru offer?
- How much do the Sat Nav updates cost, and how often do they need doing?
- What tyres are best for the car?
- What tends to go wrong/need fixing on these cars?
- Any recalls that I need to check have been done?
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But you didn't buy the Subaru for mpg figures you bought a car to enjoy and in London town driving this may be difficult best time to travel 03.45hrs with verve and japanese plates.
Spec B consumption =
Urban Fuel
20.5 mpg
Extra Urban
38.2 mpg
Combined
28.8 mpg
so add 10% to the combined and you'll obtain that type of mpg with average driving.
Footnote
Have you checked the air filter, worth replacing every 18months or 25k. Do NOT use any filter that requires oil stick to OEM or look at the Cosworth filters.
My 57 plate outback 2.5l petrol now returns 34mpg.
Happy Motoring
Hi everyone. I'm looking for a bit of help please. My wife drives a zafira and recently it started to loss power and EML comes on after 3 or 4 miles driving. The crank shaft sensor has been replaced and it drives a bit better but when idling the engine seriously hunts causing lots of vibration. When you take of in first gear the car will nearly stall. This will happen through first and second and into third. Once you reach about 45 mph it improves a little. Also when the car is switched of the EML will go off and car will have full power until EML comes back on. Any ideas where to go from replacing the crank shaft sensor.
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Found this post very helpful led me straight to the problem which was loss of power and eml coming on and going into limp mode, very annoying!! I had changed the top intercooler hose because it was split, but still didn't sort the no boost, however I got lucky and just wiggled the connector on the boost pressure sensor and the eml has stayed off for now. I also disconnected the White vacuum hose at both ends and started it up and that's how the eml went off, must have been a combination of the both. Saved me a sherwoods bill at least :-)
have a droning noise coming from the back of car. it is loudest between 40-50 mph and speeds up with the acceleration of car.
can it be anything apart from rear wheel bearings?
to replace, is it just a case of removing wheel, removing 4 bolts from backing plate, replacing bearing?
any advice would be appreciated. Read more
If you've got rear drums, then removing the drum/hub and stub axle in one go by undoing the 4 rear bolts as you described is a great way of working on the brakes without disturbing the bearings.
However - if you need to change the bearing, then you'll need to remove the hub-nut and the hub-nut is done up to 235Nm so you're going to need the stub axle on the car to undo it !
I've done both of mine within the past 12 months - once I undid the hubnut, I was able to remove my drums easily. Removing the bearing from the drum was impossible though. I eventually got a friendly local garage to press the old bearing out and a new one in for free the first time and £10 the second time.
My tip is if you use a generic bearing like I did (mine were Unipart) then make sure you re-use your Ford hub-nut or buy a new Ford hubnut if you think it's likely to have been on and off a few times, as they should only be reused 4 or 4 times max I think. I did this the first time with no problems. The second time I used the Unipart hubnut that came in the pack and the corners started rounding off at the very high torques required to tighten it back up - not good !
dear all
having probs with central locking in my x type,
some times the key fob will not lock the doors so have to lock all locks individually, it will unlock centrally, but normally with one push of the button only drivers door unlocks it is now not doing this and all doors are being unlocked.
The doors are also not automatically locking when i pull away.
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I've had similar on my S Type and my Jag independent has advised me X Types have the same faults
Basically one of the door locks will be sticking. When you use the plipper, it tries to do what you ask, but because one of the doors isn't complying, it doesn't comply. It can stick alternately in either the closed or open position and sometimes will work as it should. (That's why the doors don't lock automatically when you pull away, one is being 'held' unlocked). The more worrying thing will be you'll lock the car, the alarm will be set, but one door will still be unlocked and you won't have noticed it.
I tried going mad with WD40 etc and that was a hopeless waste of time. Strongly suspect you'll have to change one or more door locks.
My '99 S Type has now had three done (over a period of 6.5 years). Wife's '05 X Type has had none go wrong (over period of 3.25 years)
Hi All,
My Passat has developed a problem with the indicator in the last week. The indicators and hazard work fine but when the stalk returns to the neutral position the clicking sound can still be heard. The problem has got worse over the week with the clicking coming on and off at will.
I have replaced the Hazard relay but this has not cured the problem.
I have searched the internet and can see that this is a common problem but have yet to find a solution. Can anyone help?
Thx
Bhav Read more
> Why didn't the dealer / garage to this!!!
'Cos there's no profit in ten minutes work and a squirt of WD40?
So the new Jazz in the UK is to lose its CVT box and have an electric clutch manual instead.
Well done you fools at Honda*, the old jazz sold in its thousands with the CVT 'cause it was smooth and efficient.
I can't comment on the efficiency of the new model but I'll bet my last tank of juice that it won't be smooth, especially from 1st to 2nd!
* A bunch of kids no doubt without any respect for the driver who wants/needs an automatic.
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Well dunkey very interesting, but bottom line is as I always said, "Poor Excuse for an Automatic"!
My Ford Ka was bought in September 2003, so coming up to 5 years old.
On the underside of the sill on the driver side, there is rust bubbling through everywhere.
The underside of the sill on the passenger side, while by no means perfect, is pretty good.
1) Why should it be so much worse on the driver's side?
2) What do I do? I plan to keep the car. If it was just two or three spots, I'd deal with it myself. But it isn't. How much chance do I have of claiming on the Ford anti-rust warranty? Read more
Victorbox:
>>Not very confident in the quality of their workmanship are they?
Well, I took it that they were just being honest and realistic. I am under the impression that with this kind of work, it is inevitable that unless one actually cuts out and replaces the affected metal, the rust will reappear, no matter how good the quality of the work is. But I may be wrong.
bell boy:
Thanks for that. Interesting, but not encouraging. If I get around to asking them, and get a coherent answer that I can understand, I'll report back
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I went to Specsavers for some new spectacles and was surprised to learn that I had a cataract on my left eye,they notified my doctor who arranged for me to visit my local Eye infirmary in Sunderland which I believe is a centre of excellence for this kind of operation.
I visited them for an asessment where both eyes were examined and numerous drops were put into both eyes and I was advised not to drive for 24 hours.
I was fortunate to get a cancellation and had the operation 2 weeks later. My appointment was at 2.00pm I left home at 1.45 and was back home at 2.55 and was able to drive the following day. The whole experience was first class,completely painless and a big success I hope you have the same experience that I had.
all the best
Hoseman