October 2008
hello im looking to give my micra a service soon and have just bought it so not sure which is the very best oil to use as id like to keep the cam chain in good nick. is it worth paying extra for a brand oil on a mirca? engine has covered 60.000 and belive have mostly been short journeys, also ive always used ngk hot plugs with my cars from owning a mini. are these well suited to a micra?
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A friend of mine bought one of these from a garage a few months ago and has returned it a couple of times due to an "emissions light" coming on repeatedly. She has taken it back and after replacing the lambda sensor they maintain that they can'f find anything wrong. I live 60 miles away so any advice to her will be by e-mail. Any ideas please? Read more
you'd need the codes to see what was going on - lots of potential problems that "could" be the solution.
Sounds possible at least that the cat is gradually dying and the second O2 sensor (after the the cat) is reporting this - thus changing the sensor won't effect the outcome.
James
My friend has a Nissan Micra courtesy car and is at a petrol station, but can't open the petrol flap thingy. My car (Toyota) has a pull release to the right, and under the steering wheel, but she can't see anything similar. HELP!! Read more
I did reply, but that disappeared too. Very strange. I said my friend was a brunette, like me, and I was clever enough to go on this website to find out the answer. Was going to bed early, but have had a good laugh. ;-)
Just out of curiosity, how much do buses and lorries cost?
Are they comparatively cheaper or more expensive than cars?
Do any private individual buy them (for doing business) or they are always bought by hauling/transport companies?
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I'd forgotten that. Range Rover, not good I agree.
My car has just started to beep three times shortly after starting a journey. There are no clues from the dashboard as to what they mean. Can anyone help? The car is a 307 hdi 5 door 53 reg.
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Hi my 307 HDI did the 3 beeps thing this morning about 5 minutes after starting out, no lights came on though and the outside temp was reading 10?
I had abs sensor problems a month or so back but my husband striped the sensors down and cleaned all the muck and dirt out and refitted it so was sitting correctly as the build up of grime had just moved how the sensor was sitting and so far no more problems.
The sound is like the sound when a dashlight comes on though but no lights came on at all any ideas?
Thanks in advance
SQ
Why the towing eyes on most cars are located either left or right side of the bumper?
Why aren't they on the center of the bumper?
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OK; I see it - I just don't believe it......
Nor do i, slow speed or not, the bike could get into serious difficulties when braking or on a slippery surface, could be a serious case of the tail wagging the dog.
Did DOT pass that? surely not.
Hi. I know this post goes on a bit but it seems there are a lot of people with similar problems to me and I?m trying to collate everyone?s knowledge into a workable solution.
Car has done, 109k miles
History
Driving at 70mph on dual carriageway came to slight hill and applied extra power. Suddenly the power dropped right off and the glow plug warning light started to flash. (lots of people have this problem). After pulling over, upon restarting, the glow plug light goes on when the engine has been idling for 2-3minutes or you take the revs up to 1500-2000rpm. I conservatively drove the remaining 40 odd miles home in limp mode with the glow plug light still flashing.
Garage confirmed I have a P132A fault code. Garage said it?s a problem with the actuator for the turbo and the actuator isn?t available separately and each actuator only works with a specific turbo, so I got a quote for £1275 for a new turbo and fitting. The mechanic said he had another mondeo in for the same turbo fault 2 months ago.
I'm reading alot into the Variable Nozzle Turbines (VNT) or (Variable geometry turbochargers (VGTs) and the electronic actuator and am searching for a solution which doesn't involve £700+ for new turbo.
Links to how VGT?s work?
www.autozine.org/technical_school/engine/tech_engi...G
paultan.org/archives/2006/08/16/how-does-variable-.../
I have the Haynes manual for the car and it states under the turbo section;
'On models with an electronic vane actuator, the actuator and its bracket can be unbolted and removed from the turbocharger, but Ford state that the actuator must not be separated from it's bracket.'
It seems to me that placing any electronics near to a turbo is not going to end well. I would like to open up the actuator and get the guys from work (electronic engineers) to have a look to see if the electronics are damaged.
Does anyone know why ford state not to remove the actuator from its bracket?
Another cause may be the sticking variable vanes.
There is some related information about sticking vanes posted here - www.fordmondeo.org/forum/showtopic.php?tid/787922/.../
and
www.fordmondeo.org/forum/showtopic.php?tid/788353/
If the actuator arm is disrupted by the sticking vanes, the ECU may flag up a fault in the actuator as a consequence. Any thoughts would be welcome?
There are a few other forum threads on this matter if it helps?
other links
www.fordmondeo.org/forum/showtopic.php?tid/788647/
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=60078
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=63363
Any comments are greatly appreciated...
Trink
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These actuators are electrical and have no vacuum connection and it is indeed the actuator that starts to cease up they changed around 2005 on the mondeo and from 2004 on the Jaguar x type.The reason for the change was the electronic version has a much better response you can split the older vacuum type but not the later electronic model how I would be pleased to be proved wrong.
Does the Suzuki Swift from 2005 - have a timing belt or chain and if it has a chain would it ever need replacing ? Read more
Chains should never need replacing*
Make sure to keep the oil clean. Replacing the timing chain on a high mileage engine will probably hasten its demise as the sprockets will be worn in to fit the old chain.
*unless it's a Triumph Stag.
Hi
Is there any noticeable difference between the drive in a 1.0L Yaris and a 1.3L Yaris?
I read a report about the Sirion where the reviewer felt it was better to go for the 1.0L as there wasn't enough difference between the specs of the engines.
Thanks.
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The Yaris does have a small boot:
But
The rear seats slde easily to make more room
and they fold flat to make even more.
Of course if you want to take 4 on holiday with luggage for a week... forget it.
The Mark1 Yaris is reliable and you can find lots with low miles FSH and immaculate..
Depends how much money you want to spend.
I expect ours to last a minimum of 15 years by which time I shall need a zimmer frame:-)
Can anyone recommend a cheap multinational garage ot anywhere in Birmingham to get an oil and filter on my astra DTI. I used to got to National Tyres many years ago and they were pretty cheap. Can anyone recommend anywhere cheaper or an alternative?
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Kwik fit will replace oil and filter (using Mobil1 and unipart filter) for all cars, and will charge slightly different prices for synthetic and blended. About £25 and £35 if memory serves.
That's a lot cheaper than I can buy the oil and filter for myself.
Browse
True..
Nissan dealers supply a service kit for the Micra for around £35 inc. all the filters and 5 litres of 10/40 oil, minus the fuel filter.
Also, the sparks supplied were the Bosch one's mentioned in the owners manual (coil pack version) although I currently still have the NGK.