August 2008
Having just read the " Car siezed despite having insurance " thread, decided to try my own entry.
This came up with a message " Invalid Use Code 16540201 "
Can anyone say what this means please?
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I've been made aware that I should be thinking of another car. A new different car I mean.
After a lot of tooing and froing it has come down to Berlingo Multispace -the "new" one or a Roomster. I'd go for biggest Diesel.
Which would you have and why?
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a handsome carriage.
That would be putting it far too fulsomely PU, no need for blushes. How can I put it... an eccentric foreign van-car whose styling is an engagingly slick example of the FU* school of design...
*can't spell it out, swear filter would intervene. For other examples of FU, look no further than Citroen: 2CV, Ami6, need I go on?
Hi,
I have a 2000my audi a4 tdi 90bhp, which i now feel lacks a bit of power, therefore i am considering buying one of the many tdi tuning boxes bieng offered for sale on e-bay. Does anyone know if these boxes work and are they worth the money? is there anything to watch out for?
Any help will be appreciated
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James
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The ones on ebay are best avoided, prsoanlly I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. What guarantee do they provide against not damaging the engine etc. !
Firstly you need to consider contacting your insurance company and ensuring they will cover this modification, if they won't cover then you'll need to find someone who will, otherwise your current car insurance will be null and void and you'd be driving without motor insurance were such a device fitted.
As already mentioned check out the ones for sale via www.dieselpowertuning.co.uk (DPT) as they come with a 3 year warrantee if fitted by one of their recommended garages. They also provide recommended insurance companies who will provide insurance, full details on their web site. The device is designed to operate within the design parameters for any given car. The device can be tuned for economy, performance or various combinations of the two.
I have recently fitted one of the DPT units to my car and it really does make a noticable improvement to fuel economy, performance and drivability. I went for the default settings plus additional low down torque.
Hello,
Can someone advise me how much it will cost (aprox) for a garage to clean the throttle body?
My car has been cutting out when slowing down and I have been advised by other honest john menbers that this may be the cause.
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I used to be a mobile car tuner annaeloise, and I would always clean the throttle body & butterfly valve with STP carb cleaner, then stick some STP fuel injector cleaner in the tank - just doing that would transform the cars running, but it would also greatly increase the idle speed as well, so, your best bet is to have the car tuned by "someone who knows what he's doing" it will be money well spent.
I need to know if this has a hydraulic clutch or cable.My son is stuck at Dover with a caravan hung on the back and the clutch pedal stuck down on the floor.All replies greatly appreciated. Read more
A guy I work with had this problem on his '04 Sedona.
IIRC the clutch is hydraulic and on his car the pedal box broke away from the bulkhead.
Hi all
I'm having a bit of bother with my front passenger side electric window. The window will go down OK but it won't come back up unless I keep pushing the switch up loads of times until it does eventually come up quite slowly.
This happens with door both open and closed, ignition on and off. I've tried swapping the switches but that doesn't help either.
I have tried wiggling wires and banging the door etc but to no avail. Has anyone suffered a similar problem and knows how to fix it?
It's an Mi16x4 if that helps.
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Thanks for the reply
There's nothing about re-learning in either the handbook or haynes manual. The other three windows all work perfectly. There is however an ECU for the windows in the front drivers side door. Could this be at fault?
J
Greetings ;
I have to sell my lovely 1995 1275cc Mini Cooper. HJ suggested trying a car club , I've tried the usual search formats but all I can find are clubs in the States . What would be the backroomers tips on finding the right club to advertise this car with - is there a clear leader ?? Read more
There must have been a big classic Mini gathering in the Midlands area,at the weekend,as I saw dozens of proper Mini's heading south on the M1.
I would have said you missed your chance to move it on there.
i need to take out my boot liner on the right side where the battery sits is this a easy job. Read more
For the nicest result with the minimum of effort?
Our cars are coming up for their annual polish. I've always used Autoglym Super Resin but am thinking about trying one of these Meguiars products I keep hearing about.
Can anyone recommend one that goes on and off fairly easily? Is the finish as good as Autoglym?
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So it's a bit like using blue tac to clean something up?
And detailing is...?? (All I've worked out is that it's not what I imagined it to be, which was applying stickers, go-faster stripes and the like.)
On my car the tyres on the car are 205/55R16 on the makers standard alloys fitted when the car was manufactured back in 2000 but just discovered the spare is a steel wheel size 195/65R15
I'm thinking that this is not correct and I may be in for some expense in having to get the correct size wheel & tyre.
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I don't know whether it is standard issue or not, but personally I wouldn't worry too much. The rolling radius is more or less the same and the car would be okay to drive on its spare in an emergency. It wouldn't pass an MOT though.
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Update.
Have just had a relpy by Email from MIIC customer services at Milton Keynes.
They state that this Invalid Use code appeared, because the insurance company failed to enter or made a mistake when trying to enter, the make and model of the vehicle.
As the insurance policy in question has only 5 weeks left to run, I do not propose to bother complaining about this but I do wonder, what a traffic officer with a handheld, outside a Kebab shop at 11oclock at night might have made of it.
Regards.