October 2008
Can anyone tell me the procedure for bleeding a BMW diesel ?
Any time the car runs into reserve it is almost impossible to restart.
When looking at the supply pipe the the diesel can be seen running
In "globs " for want of a better word.
If I do manage to restart the car it drives perfect.
I have tries opening one of the injectors but this does not seem to cure the problem.
Excuse caps.
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I have some professional track record in the media as an unknown freelance, having done news and foreign reporting, a column and a certain amount of comment of various sorts in obscure and sometimes better-known papers and on radio. No TV because cameras and lights make me perspire which is a no-no. People like me who want to do TV these days probably inject themselves with that wrinkle-removing poison stuff, bolox or something, which prevents perspiration.
Virtually all the Western media seem to me to have lost the plot. This perpetual howling clamour about the economic crisis is something quite new in my experience. The media used to say we were going to get a recession or had got one, and why. Now they want to tell us how awful it is going to be, how we ought to feel about it and why we are going to feel like that. In fact they do this in a way that is insistent enough to make me (anyway) doubt most of what they say. Even respectable papers and TV do and say things I would never have done or said, and wouldn't do or say now. Have the media gone the same way as the banking industry and the political classes, i.e. so far downmarket that one wonders what use the carphounds are?
I think so. And it's dangerous, because the media influence the way people think, as well as being boring and depressing. Read more
There is much doom & gloom about house prices and for some unfortunates, it IS a disaster.
For many, however, it is not. Those of us with small, or no mortgages are in a different position altogether.
If you wishes to move house, it matters not for how much you can sell your house: just like the well known car trade formula, what counts is difference to change.
The real problem is finding a buyer for one's OWN house - at any price!
Raised on another thread but I didn't want to hijack it but I have never understood why leather seats are regarded as luxury.
Boiling hot in summer freezing cold in winter unless you have the heated option in which case they smell. Easily damaged and hard to repair. Impossible to invisibly repair. Give me a good cloth seat any day.
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In a British or Italian car, yes. In anything else, I wouldn't be too fussed.
There's a certain softness and aroma to British and Italian leather interiors that seems to elude other countries' manufacturers IMHO.
The soft, supple Momo leather in my friend's old Alfa 156 was as far removed from the shiny, slippery PVC-a-like stuff in my in-law's mk4 Golf as it was possible to get.
Cheers
DP
My mechanic has told me the two front springs are ok now but will probably need replacing for the MOT in May. I am thinking it might be a good idea to do get this done before the MOT.
Now the bushes are a common fault on these Fiestas and the easiest way to fix that is to replace the wishbones, and then the shock absorbers won't last for ever. So would it be a better idea to get two new front wishbones, two new springs and two new shock absorbers or is there no advantage of doing this in terms of labour?
Also how big a job is replacing the front springs in terms of mechanic labour time? Read more
When it`s MOT time, I would also give your local Council a ring. Where I live the Council Transport Department do MOT`s - with the obvious benefit of removing the link between assessment and repair.
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PU Unfortunately not. During one of my meetings with him I mentioned the article and he was passionate in his attitude to the whole business of shaving. Ironically he clearly hadn't shaved for at least a couple of days at that time!!
Hi,
This is probably a long shot but thought it was worth asking about.
Last night I witnessed an RTA (I was following a car that went across a junction, ignoring the Give Way sign, and crashed into a car going the other way).
I stopped, and called the police to report the accident - I gave a statement and then left the scene.
Unfortunately, by stopping where I did I crossed some of the debris and now have a tyre that needs replacing. If I'd just carried on the way I'd been going I'd have been fine.
Is there any way I can claim the cost of a replacement tyre from the insurance of the person who was at fault on the RTA, or do I just chalk this one up to bad luck? Read more
"I'll give the insurance route a go - if it doesn't work out then I'm no worse off than if I didn't try!"
Only downside to that is when you look for renewal quotes next time. You can't answer no to the 'have you made any claims in the last x years' question. Answering yes could make more of a difference to the premium than the price of a tyre.
My dashboard display (Golf MkV 1.9tdi SE) is currently showing the outdoor temperature as -25c and has done for the past few weeks (I live in Yorkshire not the artic) therefore the sensor is obviously playing up. Does anyone know where I can locate the sensor to check it or is this a job for a garage (any idea how much it will cost to repair/replace?)
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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PEUGEOT 106. 2000 PLATE. 78,000 MILES.
Please could somebody help me - my car is driving me mad! Over the last couple of weeks (since it has started to get cold) I have experienced problems starting my car in the mornings. Some days it is fine but on other days it turns over but conks out almost immediatly. Once started again it sounds as though it is going to conk out again at any point, the gear stick also starts shaking, I then have to leave it running for 5-10 minutes. When I pull away the car begins to lose power and only what I can describe as "bunny hops" down the road! I have to dip the clutch to stop it cutting out. Once I have been driving for 5-10 minutes the problem seems to sort itself out and is fine for the rest of the day. I took the car to a garage who told me I needed a new stepper motor (even though a new stepper motor had been fitted less than 20,000 miles ago), this was fitted but the next day I had the same problem. They then said that I needed a new temp sensor. Since both items have been fitted the car is not as bad, it has not conked out but still does not like starting in the morning, and still sounds as though it is going to cut out. When I pull away the rev counter goes haywire and it sounds as though I am accelerating too much (but im not). I really dont know what to do - I dont want to take it back to the garage before getting some advice as they dont seem to know what is wrong with it, I cannot afford for them to keep "trying things" as its proving very expensive. Has anyone experienced the same problems? Read more
Driving towards Portsmouth this morning and behind a Hovis van with a displayed notice "how is my driving phone 080 etc etc." Has any body out there phoned one of these numbers, if you did what did you say. Read more
There was a similar problem on the Kingston Bridge when I drove for a well known washing machine manufacturer. (They also make vacum cleaners) Several people claimed one of our lorries had hit their cars in the space of a few weeks.
All the claims were the same, rear of trailer hit car as lorry was entering the bridge and always in the morning rush hour.
Fleet was self insured, the company paid out on the first couple of claims.
We then started crossing the bridge in convoy when heading to London from Kingston. (was an overnight stop in those days) It meant we could keep an eye on each other.
A few more claims came in but the company asked the complainants to take the damaged vehicle to our Perivale transport depot or report to police.
Stopped quite quickly after that. Never found any damage on the trailers that were alleged to be involved.
We reckoned the local chancers thought they had found a good way of getting their cars repaired after bumping the vehicles themselves.
A few of our drivers lost their safe driving bonus for the year though.
Can anyone please advise as to the following?
Have 05 Wagon R 1.2, having power steering. Find that front tyres are wearing on the inside edge. Dealer was asked to check during service and reported " nothing wrong ". Now on second pair of front tyres ( different make ) and same thing happening.
Went to local tyre place and had tracking checked, reported " nothing wrong ".
It is now suggested that this can be caused by power steering. Can anyone offer confirmation of this possibility please?
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ive 56 plate agila, tyre wear quite normal ,20,000 on front tyres originals, then again on Hankooks {typo corrected}. bit pricey 90 pound a pair
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There will be a bleed bulb somewhere either on the pump or filter.