September 2008
Hi Can anybody tell me how to go about overhauling the rear brake calipers, the foot brakes work fine but the handbrake is inefficient, new pads were put on the car 2 months ago. any help appreciated, Eamo.
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The above mentioned car (54 reg) went for an MOT today, the tester refused to carry out the emmissions tests due to a noisy engine. He felt there was an internal defect and would not consider taking the engine up to max revs in case the engine suffered severe internal damage.
To my ear the engine is chattering, there is a puff of blue smoke on startup but fuel and oil consumption are very good. It also runs smoothly at 70mph.
Can anyone offer advice on what it might be, I assume it could range from a big end up to a loose chain.
Many thanks.
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Or Millers Power sport additive
Good day folks.. looking for some neutral input here. My Vectra C 2.2 sxi running great goes into dealer for ann. service it has done 44K miles (passes all checks etc). post service engine started misfiring, Eng Mgmt Light lit, dealer replaces spark plug, seems to be ok for a day then starts misfiring again but does not happen all the time so after 2 further weeks running the engine finally seemed to be in limp mode ?, had reduced power, uneven idle and also seemed to be running hot, I had hot fumes coming from engine at traffic lights. Left car with Vauxhall dealer again to be told that it needs mainfold/cat part but there are none in the UK ! (this was 3 weeks ago).
When I asked why the Cat would fail after just having had it's annual check etc the response was "they can fail anytime." I am not so sure and the dealer and Vauxhall Customer Care have a 'don't bother me attitude' when I question that or even ask for a courtesy car !! (I am having to hire fm 3rd party). I was going to replace the car with an 08 model but now I am having 2nd thoughts about buying another Vauxhall, esp as they cannot seem to supply a spare part for one of the most driven cars on our roads ! .... am I being paranoid ?, should I just take my car out and have Kwick Fit do it !!
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I bet Lamborghini just love what this says about their brand.
Just at the look at the place.....I wonder what shade of onyx he went for
in the bathroom
Apparently bogroll is twice as expensive as it should be in the UK because there are so many different colours available (as opposed to plain white) ... to match your bathroom decor!
Crazy, considering its purpose...
By the way, in the USA you can buy the stuff in dayglo orange or camoflage (sic) pattern, to stop you getting shot in hunting season when folk assume you are a white-tailed dear. True story.
Thursday nights motorway cops showed a pair of women causing havoc, and self inflicted injuries on the M6. During this item, police were seen to instruct members of the public not to photograph or video the scene, whilst being videoed for the programme. I can understand the police not wanting certain members of the force not to be identified for security reasons, and also their reasons for stopping the public taking pictures for reasons of good taste. Were any members of the public shown on this item asked if they objected to being broadcast, and if not, how can the police justify this apparent hypocrisy?
Both the saloon and estate Volvos appeared to have an area on top of the centre of the dashboard covered in black cloth stuck down with tape. Is this covering something Joe Public shouldn't know about, or is there a simple explanation?
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A request has been made by the OP to lock the thread. He specifically asked that the thread remained in place for others to read. Closing or locking a thread is the OP's prerogative. Its being exercised for the second time in as many days on a thread of this subject, I think there is a message there !
Thanks
Rob - Moderator (no 4).
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I regularly drive along a country road that has had it's limit reduced from 60mph to 40mph. At the beginning of the road someone has covered the 40 roundel with one that says 30mph and has the word SLOW written within the red circle.
Now I'm assuming that this sign is fake (there are 40mph repeaters about 100 meters from this sign). Now this road is quite busy and will have been passed by many police vehicles, and yet it has remained there for over 6 months.
Is this something that I would report to the borough council that the road goes through (Bromley)?
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Tis indeedy 30 mph
RTRA 1984 S81
Speed limit on a 'restricted road' = 30 mph
Restricted road = a road with street lights not more than 200 yards apart - no specific speed limit Order is required.
If it was nsl then there would be NSL (or 40, 50 etc) roundels attached to lamps at intervals.
None of these and lamps always assume 30 mph unless signed otherwise.
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Oil leak from back of engine, oil ends up on exhaust pipe just in front of catalyst
Thought it could be oil pressure switch but have re-installed about 6 times with no sucess
Either:
I am missing something regarding the reinstallation
Or:
The leak is elsewhere
There is no room to see or do a lot, can anyone help?
Is there a knack to sealing the switch (it looks like a parallel thread)
Is there a point on the back of the engine that could leak
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OK, new switch it is
What do you recommend for sealing the switch threads?
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Father-in-law was lucky to escape injury the other day when the heated seat started smouldering in his Golf. It was on its lowest setting, and he felt it get uncomfortably hot followed by a burning smell. He turned it off, jumped out of the car, and found a 2p sized burn hole in the seat pad, and singed trousers. Undoubted comedy value of this aside, it's appalling IMO, and surely the system should be protected by some kind of thermal fuse cutout to avoid this happening.
VW dealer is denying all knowledge of this as a known issue. Has anyone heard of this before?
Car is well out of warranty, and has done 130,000 miles, so little chance of recompense from VW, but this is surely a major safety concern.
Any views/experiences gratefully received.
Cheers
DP
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I follow VW forums, and it is definitely a known problem which was only addressed by VWoA (VW of America). The problem is actually caused by the switches not cutting out IIRC. In the UK, we still have pathetic consumer protection laws.
The handbrake cables may be too tight. I come across this fairly frequently. The levers on the calipers must be allowed to fully return after each operation to take the next 'bite'. Slacken the cables right off and ensure the levers are fully returned. Pump the footbrake several times then tighten the cables only to the point where the handbrake can be lifted slightly before the levers start to move even if this results in a long handbrake movement.