October 2008
Hope someone can help out there, just got my car back from a garage after they fitted a new timing belt, now the car is running worse than ever , seems to be on take off fine, although when on the motorway and changing gears and then accelerating the rpm needle moves quickly from ie 2000 to 4000 or 5000 although the power is not going to the car and then the needle goes back down and the motor starts to increase in speed if you press the accelarator pedal slowly.
If you dont push hard on the accelarator and just increase speed gently the car does not over reef, anyone know what the issue is , i thought the timing was off , maybe not , hope you can help ?
Hugh Read more
Hi everyone, hope you can help me.
Just bought a 55 plate 2.0 tdci and have a couple of niggles.
1) Rattle when Idle - il be honest this is very minor but slightly annoying. When idleing there is a rattle which sounds like its from the dash somewhere. The car idles at about 750rpm and if i increase this to 800rpm its gone. It also dissappears if I turn the heated screens on. literally increasing the revs to the extent where the needle barely moves is enough to stop it. Does anyone know where its from?
2) Tailgate Alignment - ive noticed my boot is not aligned correctly I.e as you look at the car back on the top right hand side of the boot is high (a clear 2cm gap). I have investigated and im 100% positive the right hand hinge is taller than the left and looks different by eye. Can anyone please confirm that they have two equal hinges that look exactly the same? Wonder if the cars been in an accident or tampered with.
Your help is very much appreciated
Thanks. Matt Read more
Hi,
My friend has a 2003 mondeo tdci, which had a rattle from it. We traced it to the air filter box chafing against the inner wing. A bit of foam insulation soon sorted that.
With the bonnet raised and engine idling and rattle evident, sit in the car and ask a 2nd person to move the air filter box about and see if noise disappears. Easy fix if this is your problem.
With regards to tailgate alignment, the car could have had accident damage at somepoint if the alignment is that far out. There is plenty of adjustment on the tailgate and hinges, but this can be tricky, but not always. Sometimes alignment can take 5-10 mins, other times a good bit longer.
Can't you take it back to where you bought the car?
hth
hi room , i had my car stolen last friday night i reported it to the police on saturday morning , they found the car about a half of a mile away from my house that afternoon and they took it away on a low loader for finger printing ( they arrested a load of youths in the area that same evening for a spree of car theft) when they found my car they rang me and i met up with them , i wasnt allowed to touch my car but judging by it they prized the driver window down to gain entry and then smashed the steering lock off and hot wired the ignition, is this worthy of a claim against theft ie third party fire and theft or do they only pay out if the car is never seen again or if its torched?.. thanks, zoo Read more
A similar thing happened to me with a TPFT policy. I didn't get anything because the vehicle had been recovered but my premium went up because of the theft.
Having trouble with this petrol version.While warming up the revs fluctuate,sometimes to the extent it will stall.When up to operating temperature it will only occasionally fluctuate.
New lambda sensor fitted in last 6 months,it did seem to make a slight difference.
Any ideas or info would be much appreciated. Read more
I'd check the coolant temp sensor's resistance too.
Dad has a Jan 06 reg TDCI 90 mondeo LX with 110k miles on it(ex rep car from his company).
When started, sometimes it's misfiring very badly which can be fixed by turning off+on again. Never misfires at any other times, and it's generally only from cold.
(I think misfire is one word, it's really rought and feels like one of the cyliners isnt moving in time with the others). Been checked by garage several times and they claim to have no clue.
It's also developed a weird clunking noise from the rear right suspension when theres 3+ people in the car, and when it rains the drivers footwell fills up with water. Havent been to garage about the last two problems, but would love to know if it's a common problem in case the garage goes to town(especially on the suspension) and start claiming lots of things need to be replaced/fixed.
Thanks in advance :) Read more
hi ,ive got a saxo vtr 2001 modle .theres play in rear drivers suspension.does any body know if i could replace bearing/bush or im i beter off replacing axle, Read more
hi i bought a saxo about a month ago and ive noticed that the rear demister doesnt work.... i think ive found the problem... one of the connectors on the back window is not connected but on closer inspection the connector the plastic part has melted a little?? what should is do to fix this? ive checked all fuses and there ios one thats wrong ampage... its got a 20a in instead of a 30a?? im new to cars and driving and im pretty scared of wiring it back up incase it melts it even more?
what should i do? Read more
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7669100.stm
Swindon Borough Council wants to pull out of the Safety Camera Partnership which would mean the end of standing and mobile speed cameras in the town.
"It is in line with a Department for Transport report published on the 25th of September which said speed is only reponsible for six percent of accidents," he said.
The authority said it spends £320,000 per year on funding speed cameras in the town. Read more
The rules have changed, although this may nto contradict what has been said above:
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I have a problem with my car, i have a 1997 R reg ford fiesta and my battery died on me and so i took it out to recharge it. When i put the battery back in the car and connected the negative and positive terminal's the immobilizer starts going off and the lights and horn keep going off. is there anyway to fix this problem. Would be most greatful for any help. Read more
Its the factory fit alarm, as for the lock and unlock the drivers door and turn the ignnition it works fine. Its when i connect the battery that the whole thing starts going off with the flashing lights and the horn and thats why i've had to leave the connects off the battey for the time being being as it keeps going off, but when i do and it does this this i can start the car and lock and unlock the door its just the problem the horn and flashing lights going off, which is the pain.
Hi I need some quick advice on this one - was leaving a car park and came out onto a small side road, had squared up my car straight on the road in first gear at around 5-8 mph. Had made sure that the road to my left before turning was clear (its a short dead end). Someone who had parked at the dead end then drove out and up the left hand side of the road, did not see me in front of them, and flew past on my inside, cutting in in front of me so that the front left side corner of my car made contact with her rear passenger door.
If I had come straight out the car park into her I can see I would be liable. As I had made sure the road was clear, turned slowly into the road and straightened up, at which point she has gone past me admitting she didnt see me on my left and pulled in in front of me where the road narrows, Im claiming I am at least not fully liable.
Unbelievably, my insurer spoke to her, called me back without speaking to me about it and said, you drove into her on a main road, you are liable, which I am querying so they are coming out to look at the site. They want to take both cars in to be repaired this week and then work out liability from there onwards but Im concerned that we lose evidence if I let them do that. The grain of the "grazing" on my car clearly shows the direction of someone squeezing past me on the road and not me running into someone.
I am not sure what to do - I reckon at the worst, its an accident with no witnesses and minor damage to both vehicles, I was on the road NOT turning into it when the bump occured, it should at worst be joint liability as she admits she did not see me there.
Any advice - and asap please before my insurer stuffs things up for me!
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I hate unpleasantness - which unfortunately always follows these type of things.
If you claim on your insurance policy and, as Dwight Van Driver advises, let the insurance companies sort it out between them, there should be no unpleasantness whatsoever.
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Thx for the info , how much would you say it would cost to fix this , someone told me to only buy audi parts, another told me to try the clutch clinic, any advice out there, thx once again