January 2009
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What would you do if you found yourself in this situation?
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In the Arcadia that is Manchester, every set off traffic lights has a green painted box extending across to the road centre line with a picture of a pushbike in it. I have seen them elsewhere. What has never been explained to me, as an occasional cyclist, is what they are for . I saw them referred to in the paper once as 'cyclist early starter box' but I have never seen one sitting down to a Little Chef breakfast in one. In fact, I can't really recollect seeing a cyclist in one anyway. They usually don't bother with the lights at all. Seems like a waste of green and white paint to me .
Ted Read more
"Sometimes it is just not possible to stop in time..."
Why not?
Hi there, just recently bought a 2001 clio 1.2 16V, got it cheapish as it had immobiliser fault, anyway thought i was clever and managed to get a company to send me a ECU which has been demobilised to solve the problem, anyway starts alright now, but lots of weird things have been going on, i wonder whether they are connected to the new ECU or whether they were there already?
1) Juddering when you release accelerator? especially low speeds
2) when you turn engine off after a journey a weird ticking noise starts up, it sounds like its coming from the engine bay near O/S headlight??? (very odd)
3) rev counter does not work on dash
4) temp gauge does not work on dash
5) rear heated screen does not work
6) this model has a onboard computer which half the features do not work, like how many miles left until you need to refuel?
Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated? Read more
Hi folks, wondering if anyone can help me or has any ideas, long story short, took my clio to the renault garage to get the bonnet clip checked, they said the bonnet cable was broke so the could not check the clip or replace it till i got a new cable fitted for around £90, dont really want to pay this, so i had a look myself, the cable is still attached at the leaver end, but i can not get the bonnet open, ive spent hours trying, any ideas?
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Every so often the water in fuel light comes on. This has been happening for the last 4 years and when it started I took out the tank and drained it twice. It still happens occasionally but there is no loss of power or anything else to indicate a problem. I have filled up a different garages and let it almost empty to vapour a couple of times, but it still happens - anyone any ideas? Read more
My light used to come on intermittantly and drive me mad as I knew there was no water in the filter having dismantled it and cleaned it out. I ended up disconnecting the plug from the filter housing to cure it. Too much technology - even in those days.
About a week ago, my son's Punto began vibrating through the entire car, particularly at high motorway speed--and the vibration momentarily increases as you decelarate.
Theres not significant vibration at any speed through the steering wheel, which makes me wonder if its not actually a wheel problem, although my first thought was balancing/ tracking. I'm going to check the wheel nuts, tyre pressures etc first, but any advice before I do the rounds of the fast fit centres and get ripped off would be appreciated.
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Twas indeed down to the "egg" in the tyre..new tyre fitted, took the car on the motorway and as smooth as eleven year old silk.
Thanks to all for your replies. :0)
I seem to have given myself another problem I changed the fuel filter as procedure in Haynes manual but did not prefill the canister with fuel- not mentioned in Haynes- but everywhere else says fill it! thank you Mr Haynes! now when I run the engine I am getting bubbles in the pipe between the filter & the engine & the exhaust is smoky was OK before I changed filter! I have also changed the engine oil & filter. car is still offroad at present few more jobs to do before putting it back on road weather is delaying as garage is full so have to work outside.
Haynes says check for bubbles but not suggestion how to cure them if present!
No obvious leaks around filter but maybe clipped pipe connection is problem any other suggestions? Read more
Thanks for Info I didn't replace the O ring perhaps that is the problem when I can find the car under the snow I will fit a new one! & also check all the pipe connections.
Hello all,
I have been running my used 2003 S320 CDI (204 bhp) for about 10,000 miles and it has been brought back up to excellent condition mechanically through a full service, some new injectors, propshaft couplings etc.
Now I am looking for something extra from the 320 CDI which I believe tuning is widely available on this engine.
What I am looking for is the following,
- no more torque between 1,000 to 2,000rpm;
- possibly 15% extra between 2,000 and 4,000rpm; and
- extend the torque and power to 4,600rpm redline.
At the moment, there is a feeling of the torque reducing dramatically around 4,000 to 4,200 rpm which is when the auto box changes up.
What would be the best method to achieve this - Remap or tuning box?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Kind regards,
Garrison Read more
Yesterday I nipped into the West End without having to pay £8, a right I exercise these days half a dozen times a year at most at a cost of £215 a year on top of the £110 to park in Kensington and Chelsea (the parking at least very good value by London standards incidentally).
To my horror though most of the parking in St James's has become telephone only, something I simply can't cope with and refuse to try to cope with after one expensive disaster with horrible Westminster. Had to go east as far as St James's Square to find a proper machine that would take plastic at least, £1.50 providing enough time for a brisk trot to my destination and back.
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Didn't he say "When a man is tired of London he is tired of life?"
I've made a lad an offer on what seems like a pretty good deal ('07 56 plate Vauxhall SRI NAV for £5k) subject to enquiring about insurance and running an HPI check. He's warned me that he still owes £4,700 on the car but says he'll pay it off with my money. I don't know him at all and can only take his word for it that he'll do this!
Worst case scenario - I buy it and he doesn't pay off the debt; presumably the finance company can repossess the car from me with absolutely no comeback!?
I'm very tempted but don't want to get stiffed (but at the same time he seems decent enough). Given the current climate possibly most of the private sales will be the same deal at the minute? (i.e. have outstanding finance) Read more
looks easy to me - get him to ask for a setlement figure from finance co - they will put this in writing. Then just settle the balance direct with them - in the current market I doubt they will care where the money is coming fom - just that they are getting it
Finance co's must take payments from third parties all the time when people trade cars in at garages etc
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Like most people, I would probably try to help without thought (it seems a lot of people who dive into water to save others can't swim themselves).
In France, it is an offence not to help "persons in danger". But in Switzerland I was once unable to reach some crash victims in very fast motorway traffic and, mentioning the incident to a local man the following day, I was told never to intervene, for fear of getting sued if I worsened the victims' condition, and that only qualified emergency service personnel could rescue with legal impunity. (He turned out to be a doctor.) This no doubt explains why many other cars negotiated the wreckage at full speed and sped on.