September 2008
On the Freelander 2 the mileage panel includes a service reminder which comes up each time the engine is switched on. Can anyone advise advise how to switch off the service reminder detail on the mileage / tripmileage panel. I have been told that there has to be a formula for doing this without resorting to an electronic interface as is used in a maindealer service department.
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I've just swapped insurance companies. When I informed the previous company that I would not be renewing, (so they did not automatically charge my CC for another 12 months worth), the clerk said they would forward my proof of full NCB within a few days.
Why, in this multimedia age do they do this? Surely the new company will be able to access this automatically from the insurance shared database thingymajig?
I'm sure when my new policy drops on the doormat, there will be a request to forward proof of NCB within a set period of time! Read more
Last time I renewed I got a letter in to say I hadn't yet sent proof of NCB (they hadn't actually asked for it), I called them up and they took details of my last policy and went direct to my last insurer for confirmation.
Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 X20XEV engine
My car has 2 frequent idling problems when stationary, but it doesn't do it all the time.
1) Engine idling ok around 800-1000rpm, then suddenly revs drop & engine stalls.
If I'm quick enough, put foot on accelerator, I can catch it & keep revs up.
2) Engine revs. too high & constantly oscillates betwen 1500-2000rpm.
Any ideas what the problem could be & where to start ??
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http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=55887&m=635823&v=e
Cleaning the Idle Air Control Valve on 2.0 16V Ecotec Engines
This is now at
http://62.31.178.162/sytemsandsoftwaredevelopment/systems/automotive/How_to/General/ecotecidlevalve.htm
Hi there i have just got my car started again after needing a new coil pack and after also running out of petrol now i have changed that and toped up the fuel the revs on idle are to high is there a simple explenation for this or does this sound like a sensor of some kind.
I took it out for a run in the hope that it may drop back to normal but to no avail ??
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If everything was working fine before you replaced the coil pack then you have probably disturbed or disconnected a hose somwhere, allowing air into the inlet manifold.
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Carlsberg don't make cars
But if they did, their car adverts would be fantastic.
Their adverts get people thinking and talking about the brand. Good advert!
I need to get a tow ball fitted to my C4 Picasso so I can mount a cycle carrier (can't use one that hangs off the hatch back and I don't want a roof one)
Question is........do I need to have electrics fitted for a light board. The rear lights on the C4 Picasso are quite high up and are right at the edge of the body. It looks like mounted bikes may not interfere with viewing of lights. Any views? Ta Read more
Talking of tow-ball mounted bike carriers, I prefer the ones that bolt to the plate on which (traditional) tow-balls are themselves bolted (if you see what I mean) rather than the ones that clamp onto the tow-ball. But a lot of modern tow-balls have detachable necks, and I don't think my prefered type would be compatible with this.
Im changing the glow plug on my booster heater as last year when the cold weather came it stayed on for a long time and smoked a lot. I was advised to first try the glow plug as its the cheapest option. Is there any way i can start the booster after i have finnished without waiting for the cold weather and is there anything i should look out for before i start or whilst doing the job... Cheers rich Read more
I need an exhaust pipe & silencer for an old AJS 500. Any ideas? Read more
Oddly, I was admiring a couple of Ajays and Matchlesses, plus 3 Squariels last weekend.
Good luck with the search :)
Where were you then?
I was doing trips to Swansea (from Yorkshire).
On one of the trips down in a petrol Fiesta it was well below freezing, perhaps below minus 10C and just about every truck on the road, entering Wales, seemed to have pulled over with a waxed fuel supply.
In Swansea bay the sea was actually frozen in piles as the surf hit the shore. I had at this point almost chosen a Fiesta diesel, which would have been my first and the incident put me off diesel until 1991.
What were you doing/driving at this time?
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Maybe it was the wind blowing the engine heat away from the fuel lines, rathr than wind chill per se.
If I decided to import an EU spec. car from an EU country that is right hand drive, can anyone give me a ball park figure as to how much it would cost on top of the vehicle price to import into this country.
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Too quick out the blocks, Steve! ;-)
At present the warning can only be switch off by dedicated LR diagnostic gear.
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