August 2008
My Lupo misfires under steady running (e.g. at a steady 30mph) when it is cold, but is OK once warmed up (petrol engine).
My garage said it was the MAP sensor and but replacing this didn't cure the problem.
I have seen some info on the web indicating that this fault can be caused by failure of the heater element in the lamda sensor, causing the ECU to think the engine is running too rich when it is cold, so it makes the mixture leaner until the mixture till the engine misfires. Once the exhaust gas has heated up the lambda sensor, the problem goes away.
What do you think?
If I could find out which wires on the lamba sensor connect to the heater element then I can easily test it myself. There are 5 wires: grey, white, yellow, black and blue. The garage won't tell me which is which and I can't find a reference on the web which has this info. Read more
I was driving home with my wife when she pushed the electric window button and the windows, sunroof, radio and computer display all stopped working.
In the bonnet it turned out to be the 1st 60 Amp fuse. I replaced but it kept blowing.
I've now replaced the window motor and regulator but it's just blown again. Any ideas?
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Does the fuse still blow if you disconnect the wiring connetcor to the door?
Electrical problems on SWMBO's Zafira have been related to the loom chafing in the rubber gaiter between the B pillar and the rear door, so check those.
What cars have the above, so far found Mazda 323, Volvo V50 anymore? Read more
Renault 16 was another double bed with all seats folded flat.
Only four bolts to remove the seat on my old Cortina.
Nothing to stop you removing the seat of a new car, other than the electric cabling for the seatbelt warning, the airbag in the backrest, the weird fixings used in modern cars, etc, etc.
Need some help please. Helping a friend bleed his brakes after he had fitted new rear discs and pads and despite having bled all 4 wheels we can get no pedal at all when the engine is running. There is something there before you start the engine but when you do the pedal goes straight to the floor.
A few points to note:-
i/he had the calipers off the car to wind the pistons back
ii/ he noticed a split servo hose and replaced this.
Any ideas- have not come across this before?
many thanks
Incidently when Haynes talks about RH first is this from the driver,s seat?
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Thanks to all who replied eventually got it sorted.
Used the pressure bleeder on all 4 wheels : didn't seem to purge much air and there was still no pedal resistance.
Then bled both the bleeding nipples on the the master cylinder and again didn't note any air coming out. However this must have been the problem as the brakes are now working fine again.
hello,
i have a renault kangoo 1.9 diesel f8q engine , does anyone know how to check the no 3 injector its the only one with the electrics going to it this is what it says on the manual cd ive got
The needle lift sensor is integrated to the injector
holder (cylinder n° 3). Its function is to transmit
the movements of the injector needle to the
computer. This allows the start of injection to be
deduced. The computer processes this information
and uses it to compare the advance requested
to the advance corrector on the pump to the
advance actually applied . In this way, the system
works as a closed loop.
but it doesnt say how to check how it works
any ideas please
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I can't remember the years and oval plate numbers that need new cam pulleys; but there were major problems with the Renfault 1.9 diesels - so bad that many independents wouldn't touch a belt on them as they had been bitten too often through no fault of their own.
The dual-mass cam pulleys were supposed to stop their belt fretting problem - but caused mayhem with the, joke, locating notch.
I currently drive a Honda Prelude VTEC that I?m very happy with but have just seen a Renault Avantime for sale in a local dealer.
It?s the 2.0Litre turbo in the metallic blue / silver two tone paintwork, its only got 60,000 on the clock and all logic says it would be an absolutely stupid buy even if I could get it for £4000 ish as tax is likely in the £400 bracket, economy poor, handling mediocre and reliability worse?.. but I?m still seriously considering it, mainly due to its fantastic styling and uniqueness.
Has anybody got any horror stories of these to make me see sense?
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The fact that this answering a many year old OP ,the electrics are a nightmare have nothing whatsoever to do with Samsung.Both the Laguna and Espace that this machine was based on are an absolute bag of nails including the electrics,unusual looking I will grant you but anybody with any sanity would leave well alone.
Hi all. I currently have a great W reg 1.4 Polo which I love, but a chronic arthritic problem means I need to start thinking about changing to a car with an auto gearbox. My budget will be about £4k, no more, and I'm happy to change manufacturer despite being a big VW fan. The Yaris seems tempting, but I'm reading things about it having a trick manual box rather than a normal auto, which sounds worrying. I don't really need anything bigger than a Polo, so although I like my wife's Focus, a car that size would be too big for my needs. My Polo is more than nippy enough for me, though I realise an auto will sap some power and use more fuel. Would I perhaps need a 1.6 to give me the same sort of performance I'm used to? I can't find much info on auto Polos, such as how many speeds the box has etc.
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Mrs Dugong has a 2002 Civic 1.6 auto for which we were recently offered £3500 in p/x. Nothing (at all) has gone wrong with it since new.
Outward dimensions can't be much more than a Polo and the interior space is unbelievable (flat floor, loads of rear leg room, plenty of headroom front and rear even with a sun roof, and it pre-dates the introduction of the centre console so you can 'walk' from the front to the back! She won't have the new Civic given, it's much more closed in.
It's a four speed torque converter auto, and very easy to drive. You'll have to join the WI, but that's a small price to pay for such practicality and reliability.
A high proportion of Sat Nav's I see in cars are mounted on the windscreen and I've often thought these can't be good for road safety - especially for blocking the driver's view of pedestrians and cyclists.
The Road Traffic Act?s Construction and Use regulations say:
"the satellite navigation unit must not be located anywhere within the sweep of the windscreen wipers or anywhere else that would cause obstruction to the clear vision of the driver"
Looks like the authorities agree there's a safety problem.
It seems a lot of drivers are at risk of prosecution if, after an accident they're found by the Police to have had a badly fitted sat-nav. Read more
best get rid of the rear view mirror then because that is certainly within the sweep of my wipers as is the tax disk.
Here is the guidance to MOT testers on how to apply the windscreen regulations:
www.ukmot.com/6-1.asp
The area of main concern is shown shaded "A" in the illustration.
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just joined ,and i am after picking someones brains about my lights .I have changed the dim dip relay and bulbs but they only work on side and high/full not on driving .Can some body help . If this question ends up on the wrong page im very sorry. thanxs
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I would have something that i can borrow from a nieghbour to test the voltage .But for the second part of your question i wouldnt know,sorry.
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I was wondering whether you managed to work out what the problem with your Lupo was? My 2001 Lupo seems to be suffering from similar symptoms - it splutters everso slightly when I'm going at 30mph in 4th gear, but at no other time. I've had the car a year and it's a problem that's only developed in the last three months. I've taken the car to two different garages four times, and none of them can work out what's wrong with it. Do you have any pointers? I have changed the spark plugs and plug leads but it's no better. The problem started after my car was serviced at 60,000 miles 3 months ago.