November 2008
i have an intermitent fault on my 406 HDI 2.2. engine light comes on and go's off. have had system read and these codes came up.P0235, P0100, P2045, P0380. these are all to to with turbo pressure. the guuy in the garage said its probably loss of pressuer from a bad hose connection or leaking pipe. any surgestions wher to start looking. there's a maze of pipes there. thanks for any advice given. Read more
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I have a Citroen C5 Exclusive with Xenon headlamps. After the lights have been on for a few minutes the nearside lamp will go out for a few seconds then relight. Once this starts it just keeps on going out and coming back on. Has anybody encountered this I don't know if it is a bulb problem or a different problem? Apparently these lighting systems have a ballast which acts like a starter unit in a florescent light not sure what the problem is, a niggling thought is if the bulb lights it must be ok.
Any help gratefully received
Many Thanks in Advance
Mark
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Yes; I can see your point - not a joy to change though.
My lovely Daughter is as forgetful as can be, unlike her dad of course..;) and is extremely likely to lose the one and only programmed plipper key for her 106.
Apart from going to the Pug dealer and risking an attack of some sort over the probable price, have the BR crew got any other suggestions where to obtain a spare programmed key.
Also what details will we need to provide to obtain said key please, or is there anywhere that can read the key code and duplicate it.
I'd like to get this sharpish as i can already hear the upset call from the airport when she returns from her weekly European work wanderings, and apart from getting a trailer and recovering the car, i will be just as flumoxed.
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Thanks Screwloose, she's over the way at the moment, so i'll ask her about the key at the weekend, the plipper doesn't work anyway (lights up though) but i understand thats probably the receiver and the central locks work OK anyway so she's not bothered about remote.
I should have got a figure from the dealer first, but was hoping the good people here would know of a handy company that can do what i'm after, and i can do without the heart seizure at the parts desk..;)
My 04 1.5 65bhp dci renault Clio engine maintenance light has come on. The local Indy has identified the fault as being the EGR. He was cleaned it - ok for a few days, replaced it, no improvement light still on after resetting on the computer. He says Renaults are notorious for electrical faults and thinks there is a wiring problem.
Where should he look for this wiring fault.
Also the left side air bag light has come on could this be associated?
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Hello, i have a clio d6d dci van. i also have the same sort of problem.
it smoked alot when i first got it and being a little bit mechanical minded i took the EGR of and cleaned soot out, but when put back together, it would fire, but no start.
Could anyone help on this matter?
Thanks Jordan
Firstly, thank you to the eleckie/ac dr for his advice on changing the pollen filter. Nearly broke my neck, but am flushed with success. HOWEVER the fan/heating is not working still. I have had the climate control mended and it is fine now, but still no air blowing. Any thoughts anyone? Thanks Sally Read more
Here is some info on the problem
forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100...4
Here is a link to replacing the blower motor
www.sqbimmer.com/dump/e36_blower_motor/
Heres a link to replacing the Resistor final stage unit (Digital fan speed control on 1996 and newer cars)
www.bmwe36blog.com/2008/01/17/fixing-bmw-e36-blowe.../
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>>I've never had a problem.
Sounds like you?ve got several to me.
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Hi,
I just bought a 2000 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 S TDI 90. The only problem, I think, is that the seatbelt/airbag light on the dash stays on. Now from the manual I know this light should flash for a few seconds when the key is inserted but it stays on all the time. Now the guy i bought it from says there is no chance the airbag was ever deployed although the airbag 'panel' on the passenger side is not just flush with the dash as I assume it should be. It could also just be a fault in the system but is this likely.
The car has only had one owner so far. It was a trade-in to a garage from which he bought it.
Could it just be a matter of a dealer, or someone with the right software, resetting the system or something. Obviously from this message I dont know too much about cars.
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Final update:
so got the car back last night and the airbag light is doing exactly as it should. Apart from telling you it was something in the passenger footwell that was the problem I dont have the exact solution because the fella who was sorting the problem wasnt there when I picked up the car.
Turns out its not the sump - on inspection on a ramp, it became clear its the main seal between engine and gearbox, so a gearbox out job to replace.
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Any ideas what would cause this as aside from a manufacturing issue, I cant see why it would happen.
It is now loosing a 1/3 of its oil every 5 miles, more so as it warms up, which will make the 8 mile drive to the garage on monday, er, interesting and rather smokey!
Is there any safety aspect to the oil going onto the hot exhaust?
Im going to pressure wash the underside of the car sunday to get rid of whats already there and reduce the smoke as much as possible but Im worried it will get catastrophic before I arrive so should I worry or just not look at the smoke as I driving along?
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Funny you should mention that 'whistling' noise - ours has it too, not at low revs or high, but around the 2-3000 rpm mark which, as an auto, ours spends most of its time, but only when the car is under load. We didnt think much of it and it got alot less noticable after it was serviced prior to delivery, so its been tolerated.
The reason my misses likes the Sirion is several reasons: She is just over 5ft tall and has exceptional trouble finding a car designed for those so short - european cars are useless for this, whereas the far easterns seem to cater more those of diminutive stature.
She tried a Focus auto which she liked but it left her knees just an inch from the underside of the dashboard and in order to see over the steering wheel, she had to have the seat set high, which in turn left her just 3 inches from the windscreen - rather dangerous.
In the Sirion, she had a full three inches between her lower leg and dashboard, plus the steeringwheel is positioned in such a way that she can get comfortable and feel in control without being noticably close to it ( a problem she has in the vast majority of cars Picanto included ).
She was also over 1ft away from the windscreen in the Sirion.
It also has a much bigger and nicer shaped boot than the Picanto, excellent warranty, decent economy even as an auto and in general is very thoughtfully designed. A brand new Sirion auto is just £8995 plus any further haggling so its great value AND its a proper autobox. Even better, the 1.5 auto Sirion is barely any more to run than the 1.3 so you can get quite a perky auto still with supermini running costs.
I already have a discuusion going on whether a deal I have been offered on a pre reg zafira is any good.
I have a question about manufacturers 3 year warranty (actually 28mths) in this car's case. What does it cover?
The reason I ask is the dealer offered an additional 3 year warranty for £399 saying that the warranty that came with new cars was 'step down' ie. in the 1st year it covers so much, in the 2nd yr what's covered is less and, in the 3rd yr even less is covered. However you still have to stick to manufacturers service guidelines so that the warrnty is not null & void.
Are 3 yr warranties therefore a con?
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>> Are 3 yr warranties therefore a con?
Depends what you mean by a 'con'.
When you're buying you're usually told (verbally) that the warranty gives you 'peace of mind' since everything is covered. When something does actually go wrong its either specifically excluded, 'wear and tear' or driver abuse.
I think a lot of these are not 'warranties' in the accepted sense, but insurance policies which cover the failure of some specific items on the car. The key is to approach with scepticism and read the policy document thoroughly!
I'm off to see Harry Hill's TV Burp being recorded tomorrow. Does anyone know if you can park near the studios at Teddington? (Broom Road).
Also, they state that they deliberately overbook by a significant amount. Studio doors open 18:30, free drinks from 17:30. Anyone ever been and can suggest what time I should plan to arrive? (Really not *that* bothered if I can't get in, but may as well go with the right intent).
I first saw HH doing stand up at the Fringe just before he came onto TV and he was brilliant. Never quite been the same since he got on the small screen... Read more
Drove up there and back, 45 minutes each way (train time would have been around 1h 25 station to station). The road immediately outside the studio has double yellows, further along there is parking but it was full. So the next turning on the left has single yellows, with parking banned between 11:00 and 12:00 (or 12:00 and 13:00) - about 5 mins walk.
Arrived there around 16:45, queue already fairly long. We were numbers 51 & 52 (they give you numbered tickets - I didn't count!!). We were shuffled into a marquee where we hung around a while, and got give a Carlsberg. Eventually into the studio around 18:30 and the recording started at about 19:15. There was a compere kind of guy who was fairly funny, then they recorded the show - start to end was about 50 minutes non-stop, then a bit of a break then they re-did some links etc. Guess we were in there best part of two hours - it was great fun (and very interesting).
Would recommend it for a free night out...got the tickets through www.tvrecordings.com. Only warning- get there early as they do over commit, some people who had tickets were turned away, and that was after quite a bit of hanging around.
Thanks to all for advice.
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Hi i have a 2.0 turbo hdi 406, 52reg. if the turbo sensor is gone would the oil pressure rise on the guage.
My car only seems to have problems when i exceed 75mph. The dashboard would beep and the engine symbol appears and all drive power would be lost....