August 2008
hi. having problems with my 20 hdi. replaced the high pressure pump and filter housing complete but iam plagued with the following codes, po340,po243,p1138,p1108,p0230,p0235.its a lot to ask but can anyone help? Read more
On the off chance that there are any nice people out there that have a clue about cars, i would really appreciate your help. The engine light on my ford fiesta zetec has come on again. It was switched off by a garage which said it had to do with the emmision. they never gave a error code. i did the test on the dashboard and it flashes none Dtc. Does anyone know if this test is the same than the one where they hook it up to some sort of computer? the car runs fine, butI noticed that it gets really hot at the passengers foot compartment. maybe thats normal. i also noticed doing the dashboard test that when it says gage, the fuel one goes all the way up but the other dials don't budge, could they be stuck???? it works fine when driving. please please help!!!!!
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When you get a cat efficiency error code; the first check is to watch the voltages of the pre and post-cat oxygen sensors.
Once fully hot; the pre-cat should be sweeping and the post-cat fairly static; if the post-cat one is following the pre-cat's sweep rate, then the cat is suspect.
To check the cat; once fired up, the pipe temp leaving it should be around 50C hotter than the entry.
Hi, i'm getting ready to return our car to the finance company as we're just coming up to 2 yrs, which is halfway. Can anybody tell me, do i require to have full MoT and tax on the car?. the current mot expires during October. other than that the car is mint. Read more
Generally if there is an existing amount left to pay under your agreement, the finance company will pass it to there collections agent to deal with it.
You will however need to put this in writing to them, stating that you wish to voluntarily return the car and invoke the termination clause in your agreement.
As you have already stated the agent will arrange for a company such as the RAC to inspect the vehicle, and in due course advise you of any defect that will have an adverse effect on the vehicle reserve price at auction.
You will of course be given opportunity to rectify all or any of the defects to keep the reserve price as high as possible. You dont have any obligation to do so.
Once the car has been auctioned, the collection agent will contact you to advise of any shortfall in the amount received at auction and the remaining finance under your agreement.
They will come to a repayment agreement with you, ensuring that you do not have to pay more each month than you can realistically afford.
This will cease once you have paid the shortfall under the agreement.
Your Finance Agreement will most likely contain a clause that the car should be maintained as per the manufacturers specification and be taxed and have a valid MOT at all times. Any discrepancy to these conditions will ultimately have an adverse affect on the reserve set when the car is sent to auction.
i have just purchased a corsa d 1.2 sxi having noticed that the steering wheel was out of alignment and the steering wandering from left to right. Took the car back to the dealership where we were advised the steering wheel had been centrilized . The cars still wandering from left to right and you cannot keep it on a straight line on the motorway the latest excuse from the dealer is its a characteristic of the new corsa . I have driven a deisel verson of this car and the steerings fine . I have contacted vauxhall customer service but there a waist of space the cars now back at dealer ship as we are refusing to drive it at 220 miles on the clock the n/sf tyre is showning signs of wear. They are adamant the steering geometry is correct . Read more
Thanks for your reply but this gets worst by the day . As i have complained to vauxhall customer services uk regarding the dealers attitude wait for this they have suggested that the car will uplifed from linwood glasow by transporter and taken to luton bedfordshire to have the steering rack replaced . But this is only a goodwill gesture on there behalf ? I am sure i have a letter stating theres no fault with the steering !
Hi,
We have had our Clio since nearly new, had the cambelt done by the Renault dealer (Renault Minute dept) 5 years ago (cost £200 inc oil + filter), the dealer has quoted £360 this time and a (reasonably) trusted indy has quoted approx £210 though I am thinking of doing it myself this time around.
£82 parts from Renault, £50 elsewhere, and it is a straight forward job ....
.... however Haynes emphasise the need to use Renault tool Mot.1273 (SEEM C.Tronic 105.6) to check the belt tension. They say "being able to turn the belt through 90deg with thumb and forefinger" as an initial guide before using the tool or taking the car (at low revs) to a dealer for the tension to be checked.
How neccesary is this, I dont recall the Renault minute guy using a tool to check the tension (it was done while I waited) and how many indys would check the tension in this way?
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Job done, fairly straight forward, cambelt tension common sense really.
£67.15 in parts, Conitech cambelt and tensioner kit plus two new aux belts.
Saved a couple of hundred quid !
I am soon to upgrade to a Vista PC and my ISP is AOL. Therefore I will be using their AOL 9.0VR program.
Can anyone clear up one or two confusing points.
They say a cable modem will not work with Vista, I currently use a BT Voyager 105 USB modem, is this a cable modem?
They then go onto say that Vista will not work with the BT 105 and I should upgrade to an ethernet based modem or a modem router.
Will I be able to use a more updated USB version of the 105 (any suggestions)? What is an ethernet based modem or for that matter what is a modem router (wifi)?
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Thanks again, Stuartli.
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hi i recently bought a high (92k) focus 1.6 tdci have found it quite rattly on start up from cold is this normal?
took it back to dealer and they changed the tensioner for outer belts but its still same runs fine when warm but as soon as its under load when cold it sounds like a bag of spanners
hope you have some ideas
cheers tommo
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A diesel specialists - although a dealer should have the kit.
Hi, can anyone tell me the procedure for resetting the service indicator on a 57 Q7. the owners book takes you so far then stops. or is it a dealership job?
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Try channel 002 and save 0. [Not familiar with measuring blocks; my scanner talks in English.]
I have 195/60/R15 tyres on my estate and need to fit winter tyres this winter. Will I have any problems if I fit 195/65/R15 size tyres? Read more
Many thanks Dave. I take it there's no problems with the actual physical size of the tyres.
If you have watched Dragons' Den yesterday evening, you must have seen the last guy who came with the invention of a device which can be fitted retrospectively in any diesel cars and will make filling up diesel car with petrol an impossibility.
Interesting to know that BMW, Ford & Land Rover have already built in similar feature in their new vehicles.
Hopefully, we'll see this on the high street within next few months. Read more
I have a device to prevent misfuelling on my BMW, and it cost nothing...it's called a brain.
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It would be better to continue on your original thread here:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?m=752462...e
as it contains a lot of the background info. Copy and paste this one on to the end of that and we'll take it from there.
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