August 2008
Afternoon all, i've just joined and looking for some help.
I'm unlucky enough to own a face lift vectra on a T-plate, which i believe has the x18 xe1 lump. The coil/dis going across the head with no leads.
Anyway, the trouble i'm having is, that when i'm in neutrel and revving the car around 2k revs, it seems to be missing. The EML is on, but the car still drives pretty good, no missing whilst driving, lurching etc. Only seems to miss whilst revving in neutrel! I've read loads of threads and posts about re-earthing the maf etc, about egr valves, but both of these seem to be working fine. I have re-earthed the maf though just incase. I tried my neighbours egr valve and the problems still there, and when i disconnect the maf with the engine running, it dies down almost cutting out, so it must be working?
I've checked and cleaned as many breather/air pipes as i can, stripped and cleaned the throttle body all to no joy. I've checked the plugs which are coverd in black soot/carbon, which i thought meant a lean mixture? The filters are both good and clean,and new plugs recently.
Any ideas whats wrong as it's driving me nuts! And need it done asap for the dreaded M.O.T comming up..
Cheers all
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Doesn't the paper-clip method have a clearance function?
Not that I'm aware of, but mentioned over on vauxhallownersnetwork is to disconnect the battery for ½ to 1 hour.
Heard on the BBC World Service that Toyota were going to bump up their prices due to the price hike of raw materials, and that 'the more popular models including the Prius' were going to be affected. The report went on to say that this would likely be followed by other major manufacturers.
I've had a look on the BBC website for confirmation, but can't find anything as yet.
Looks like the perfect storm for the car industry - falling sales, increasing prices and the Govt 'encouraging' people to ditch post 01 large cars, thus extra cars on the market I suppose.
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Re: why links to The Times aren't allowed:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=62...0
Hi. I need a tyre soon for my Mondeo Zetec, and I think another 2 are on the way out soon. The car has alloy wheels and the tyre size currently on the car is 205 50 R16. When I searched for a tyre on various websites some sites mentioned that another recommended size is 195 60 r14. This is the size as on the steel rimmed spare. These are much cheaper tyres. Can I put this size on my alloy wheels (I realise I would have to change all 4 tyres) or do I have to stick with the other more expensive size? Any help appreciated.
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I would also consider Vredestein Sportrac 3 tyres which I think should be available in your size. They are a very good tyre that seems to do well in independent tests but are priced below the premium brands (but they are certainly not a budget tyre).
I had them on my last car, a Focus, in the 195/60 r15 size and was impressed by them - cost £50 a corner all in. They are a wet weather biased tyre but are also a good all rounder. When I changed my car, they had done nearly 20000 miles but still had between 4 and 5 mms of tread left, and they were on the front.
I'll be going on holiday shortly and need to book a hire car. I need to get two child seats (one 4 year old and one 1 year old) in the back, and still have room for an adult in the back seat.
I'm about to book a standard 5-seat Scenic (non-Grand), and just wondered if there will definately be enough room in the back for the adult in the middle with two child seats on the outsides?
Thanks for any advice. I really don't want to have to book a 7-seater as these are far more expensive where I'm going.
Or are there any other mid-size hatches/saloons I could do this in - i.e. an Almera, Megane or Astra for example? It doesn't look possible in my Stilo, but you never know!
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Pretty sure they do on the standard Scenic - on my Dynamique trim one they did.
My girlfriend is getting a new car on the 1st- group 8 insurance. Her Golf TDI is currently a group 12.
She phoned up to see how much it will cost, looking forward to it being a bit cheaper. Well no, it's an additional £64!!!!!!
For some reason a mini cooper D is a group 12 in their books, the adviser basically told her that the insurance group varies from insurer to insurer.
I never knew this??? As far as I was concerned a mini cooper D is a group 8, and should have been cheaper to insurance or at the very least the same price, not more!!!!!!
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My experience from Direct Line was that if you tell them that you'll be swapping ins. cos at the next renewal, purely for charging an admin fee for changing vehicle/drivers etc, they will waive it.
Not sure how new this news is, but it was on front page of yesterday's Telegraph (link to Telegraph website): tinyurl.com/6pe9yn
Civilians given power to issue on-the-spot fines
Local government officials and private security workers have been given police powers to enforce on-the-spot fines for littering, dog fouling and motoring offences.
Despite lacking formal police training, hundreds of civilians have been made part of the "extended police family" by the Home Office under little-known legislation.
They have not been asked to wear any special uniforms to identify themselves, but must wear only a badge that can be as small as 73mm x 80mm.
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Another 255 people have been given powers as Vehicle Operator Services Agency Inspectors, who are issued with the single power to stop vehicles for the purpose of testing.
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Given the PCSO Muppets in this video the whole thing scares me stupid. As regards
our rights forget it!
The guy with the Himmler specs and the foreign accent needs serious re-training, the older bod really does little more than look embarassed.
Having said that the camera operator did seem to track and focus on the PCSO - was there perhaps some previous between them???
I could tell you some stories about double glazing - having 2 relations in the
game but that's not motoring is it.
Didn't that huge Merc have double glazing?
I have just purchased a 54 reg Bora 1.9 TDi SE (100hp) after driving the car for 15 mins the ESP warning light comes on and stays on. I have pressed the ESP switch on the dashboard but the only way I have found to turn it off is to switch ignition off and restart.
What should I check to find the fault, could it be brakes or something more sinister?
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Thanks for your help found to be bad connect between alternator and ecu.
Nige55
Some of the latest ncap results included the Daihatsu Cuore (Charade to us). They are selling the latest version in mainland europe but appears we aren't getting them.
Figures from the German site www.daihatsu.de/ show that it can achieve 64MPG combined and get from 0-60 in 11.1 seconds with 104g C02. Not a stunning looking car but much more interesting than some of the small cars we have already. I really wish
Daihatsu would step up their marketing a bit for the present cars and start bringing in these. Read more
Sorry, I'm wrong about the dealers, there's one in Durham.
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Gives more meaning to the phrase, "Blind Drunk" don't you think?