September 2008
Hi there. I have a 1988 Volvo 760 and wondered if anyone knew if there were any 7 seater conversion kits for this model. I've seen them for newer models but not this one. Read more
My Dad bought a C4 Picasso 1.6 HDI EGS to replace his Xsara Picasso with the same engine.
The first time it is driven each day, within the first half mile at between 2000 and 2500 revs, the C4 Picasso makes a noise that can only be described as a "peep", similar to sound a microwave might make at the end of cooking.
It only happens for a short while, and then stops for the rest of the day. I can't pinpoint the source of the noise, other than it sounds louder at the drivers side.
The previous Picasso didn't make any similar noises when driven at the same revs from cold. Dealer says it comes from the turbo and they all do it. I'm not sure and haven't tested another car to make sure. Car has 3000 miles and has correct level of oil.
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks to both for their ideas. It isn't an electronic noise, just sounds similar to one.
The handbrake is electric on the C4 Picasso range, also on the new C5 exclusive and the C6.
I hadn't heard of that forum, I'll have a look. Cheers.
had a diagnostics ran on my car and it came up with a few problems.
1)Code25 injector(s) low voltage
2) code 24 speed sensor no signal
My car seems to be misfiring and getting no acceleration when throttle is pressed and it struggles as though it is not getting any fuel or no spark by my guess, but i have not a clue about cars.
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get your codes read first then clear them....on both posts check the earthing on the rear lights this corroded and causes problems.
There is a very tiny chip in my windscreen causing a hairline crack only 4-5mm long.
Is there a way of protecting the area to prevent it getting any worse? Read more
Had s small crack in the screen of a hire car... within days it spread. So got an Alfa 156 2.0TS for a few months instead ;-)
They can spread but it depends.
Hey guys and girls, (is there a lassie here with an i10?),
Now we all have our beautiful i10's how will you clean the thing? !
Pressure water jet?
Bucket and detergent?
Garage car wash(!!) ?
Waterless system?
Diamondbright it?
What?
Albert.
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Why not use a hose fed brush? Constant clean water all the time!
A 500 year old financial instutution based in Edinburgh collapses on the back of a few rumours and elsewhere in that city someone sells a number plate for £400k.
We are so knackered.......
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/76...m
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"The registration number will remain in the UK and will be going on an old red Skoda which will be seen around the Midlands."
Yes - sounds like old money.
(Road spanners, revisited)
I have several open ended and ring spanners found in this way. It started in the late 60`s - you know how it is, that glint of silver, seen in the gutter or crown of the road. One of them is top quality with four small notches carefully ground into it as an identifier.
Still see them sometimes, but modern traffic means it`s trickier to get them and then there`s image to consider - a scraggy lizard like old bloke scrabbling in the centre of the road for another 10mm spanner.
Actually I was joking about the image, because as you know, I don`t have one ;)
It`s a Magpie tendency really, because If I see one I long to make a sprint for it, if only to handle it for a while.
Do you ever see them? and are they a temptation?
;)
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I ride a push bike to work, and so far this year have found 2 sets of house keys (dropped into the local police station...who said "we'll add them to our bucket of keys"
and a very nice multitool and various cds etc...
chap I work with cycles 15miles....must be nutty. has so far this year found a torch! still working. and a mobile phone, and numerous pairs of sunglasses the usual spanners...
makes a nice change from dead animals and hi viz workmens jackets...
saw last year a cars hard top....hmm sat on the cycle path for 3 days before it was moved...strange you would have though the owner of the car would have noticed 20% of there car disappearing backwards at 60+mph...(A41)
hi again to all,,,thanks for all the previous messages regarding the rattle and poor performance,,,
now i have another problem,,,
when the engine is warm the heater plugs dont come on,,,fair enough,"there not meant too",i hear you cry,,
but its resulting in a 20 second crank over to get her started,,,
is there an easy way to fool the jalopy to think its cold even when warmed up so the heater plugs kick in?
ie.. removing a wire or two,,i dont mind if the temp gauge doesnt work,,as the digital display will presumabley let me know if the fan belt has failed,,,kind regrds ,,james, Read more
Claims extra 370 further miles per year with their 5W30 A1 magnatec. (extra to what? reduced petrol?, than needing to change the oil? engine wear?)
Also claims the molecules know exactly where to go as soon as you turn the key;
Are they suggesting their oil molecules are all some micro-engineered electronic artificial intelligence programed molecule that 'knows' what part of the engine it should cling onto to prevent the most wear and tear AKA a Michael Chrichton book titled 'Prey'.
Or is this just PR mumbo jumbo to let the mind numbed consumer think their oil is better than everyone elses, and that is in fact just pumped around the engine by the oil pump. The majority of my engine is alloy anyway, thus non-magnetic.
ASDA's own brand is also A1 spec, although 10W40 and hasnt let me down in 2 years of use (3 oil changes)
I suspect that a 5W30 would just leak out the seals of a 2000 plate engine anyway. Read more
Castrol is a brand dear to any red-blooded old car freak, so I am disappointed that my pop-up filter (or whatever it is) prevents the ad from appearing on my screen.
Hi all
Migrated from Citroen Xantia to a Renault Laguna. Its a piece of junk but for some reason I actually rather like it.
With winter closing in I'd like to get the heater fan going. Zero response when you twist the fan. I've read enough on the forum to find out when the fan motor is, and I've ripped it out to test (its by the PC as I type). However, when looking at the wiring I couldn't see a connection to the dial and wanted to describe my wiring and see if its typically "french" or a hack-job by a previous owner...
From the alternator (or is it the starter motor) I have red and black wires running to a relay (split charge relay?) taped near the battery. Two more wires run from this into the bulkhead. From there I lose them, but running to the fan connector are two more red and black wires with two cut wires spliced into them, a blue one and a light brown one.
Now I'm assuming the controls stopped working so someone hacked a wiring from the starter to the fan with a relay to stop it draining the battery and that the fan was therefore likely to be always on and hence burnt out?
Thoughts? Is this normal wiring? Can I unhack it? Assuming a new fan is required regardless.
Ta in advance
M. Read more
also if i remember correctly there are two fuses hidden in the bottom of the fuse box under a plastic cover which might be worth checking
yes there were 7 seater kits available for the 700 series ,in fact the had them back as far as the 100 series ,not too sure about seat belts though