January 2009
Being lazy here - my friend has a new shape Civic Sport, 06 plate.
She wants me to do all the research for her to see if she can connect her ipod up.
She is in London just now and I am in Glasgow.
Any Civic owners out there can tell me if the standard radio has an Aux in socket and if so, where is it?
Many thanks,
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Does anyone know whether the Mk3 mondeo 1.8 petrol has two different coolant temperature sensors (one for the guage and one for the ECU) like the Mk2? I know there is one built into the thermostat housing, but not sure whether this is for guage, ECU or both.
The car can be quite difficult to start and lumpy when cold, but fine when warmed up. Leads, plugs, battery etc look OK. Temperature guage reads OK.
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Dashboard readout does not read all the engine codes. You need a proper code test to read them all.
Have had a similar undercooling problem with my 03 TDCi mondeo. Bought a third party thermostat which still did not fully cure the undercooling, bit the bullet and bought a Ford one and everything is now fine.
Luckily mine is a thermostat only change which only cost me £40
Thermostat is made by Motorcraft 80 - 102 degrees
ITman
After a recent flat battery incident (by me being a dolt and leaving an interior light on), the auto part of the electric windows has stopped working. The windows themselves still work fine, but the second stage of the switch that would normally take the window right down or up no longer does anything.
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i have an 05 1.6 petrol mazda 3 5door and the drivers door one shot dosnt work but the front pass side works ok i have tried what has been sugested and drivers side still dosnt want to work on the auto open or close.
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Hi I would just like to add some info on the guy who has the same problem as I do, NOVEMBERS FORUM, my total milage from new is 36000, car runs as new, EXCEPT if I am stopped at the lights or a traffic jam, the engine gives symptoms as if its running out of petrol after about 20 seconds, the engine warning light comes on, and stays on, and the engine then runs on about 2 cylinders! IF I SWITH OFF AT ONCE AND RESTART, the engine is back to its normal self, PERFECT, until the next set of lights, then the same thing starts again.
I took the car to my local M/Benz main agents, who said its a common fault on this type of Mercedes multi valve engines, in the past we have changed the head, valves and springs, "as the engine valves gum up! total cost about £2500!! but Mercedes Benz now do whats called an "engine burn" where the engines computer is programmed to heat the valves "red hot" and burn off the gum, so I booked it in for this engine burn today, cost me £103, the engine now runs like a road rocket, masses of power, but after a short road test, THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN! I telephoned the garage, who said "thats the cheapest thing we can do, rebook the car in and we will now look for another fault" They have inspected the plugs, injector jets, fuel pump, filters etc, any ideas please? Thanks
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Also had this problem with my Mercedes c class 200 k 2001.when I drove it .it had lack of power and a misfire when u pulled up at traffic lights. After time the light came up on dash . Got friend round with his computer and he said it was tell him that there was a misfire on two cylinders. Then tried looking for air leaks in any pipes and could not find any.I then changed air mass sensor and did not make a difference also check sensor throttle pedal that was ok. Then I checked throttle body to find that was working but not the way I should . I purchased a new and fitted it yesterday and I have got all power back and the misfire seem to be gone. Have driven the car for 50 miles and still been fine. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that's what the probl was. On the tests it said that there was a weak fuel mix on two cylinders so I don't know if that could damage engine if you keep driving it? Hope this is a help or may mine a different problem to yours
Hi, can anyone help with a personal recommendation. I'm looking at the W124 estates and need an economical runner (not bothered about performance) - what's the best engine choice? It would appear that the diesel estates seem limited to the 300 (I think some 250 diesels were built but these seem to be extremely rare) which seems a bit chunky for what I'm after. How good (reliable) are the petrol versions - I've seen a few 200TE's and 230TE's available at reasonable prices? Will these engines rack up a high mileage with few problems? Thanks for any advice. Read more
A friend bought a classic Mercedes W124 several years ago. The car had a 2.3 litre four cylinder petrol engine which looked quite basic. It had a mechanical distributor and a single downdraught carburettor (single barrel I seem to remember) Anyhow I was sweet-talked into fitting a tow-bar and the plan was to tow a small two-berth caravan to Dorset Steam Fair.
Now in the past I'd run a Vauxhall Victor 2300 and I expected the Mercedes to run equally well if not better than the General Motors product. Sadly this was not the case and after just one trip the Merc was retired from towing. Possibly the engine needed five-star fuel as I suspect that it was pinking (Pinging in the US) Of course there were no knock sensors or electronic gizmos to retard the timing. Possibly the engine needed a decoke. Anyway a little 1.6 litre diesel van (non turbo) turned out to be far superior at towing than the Mercedes was and much more economical. This was extremely puzzling because years ago I had a two litre Triumph GT6 that would pull like a train. With the benefit of hindsight I now suspect that the Mercedes had defective carbon string high tension leads. I ran a Rover 820i that developed this fault and at light loads there was enough voltage to jump the internal breaks in the HT leads AND fire the plugs. At large throttle openings the plugs wouldn't fire. It was an absolute disaster that involved limping home in the low gears. Once new HT leads were obtained the car went like a bat out of hell and I was never brave enough to find out its top speed....
Going to a concert on the 12th Feb and wondered what parking was like there?
The dome's website offers reserved ticketless parking by credit card for £17 odd plus a booking fee although their website seems to crash each time I've tried booking.
I just wondered what alternative parking there is nearby.
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If this is a plug, strictly we shouldn't allow it, but as it's generally useful information let it stand.
Can anyone help me with the headlight height adjustment on my Vectra.
I feel the dipped beam is a too low, even when set to "0" on the dashboard adjust.
I notice there are two, yellow hex adjusters on each of the light housings.
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I finally got around to adjusting mine today. I found that the inner screws were the up/down adjusters on my headlights (2006 Vectra), not the outer.
Just had the rear hatch and bumper professionally repaired after some damage.
Sounds like a daft question but how well should I expect the paint to match in these days? What's the experience out there?
The original is a metallic gunmetal grey colour on a 2 year old car. To my eye the hatch and bumper are now just very, very slightly lighter and more silver. I don't think most people would notice but I can especially now I'm aware of it.
So was wondering if that's about par for the course? Am I just being unrealistic and should accept that a repair will always show? If not would putting it right could cause more problems anyway? Read more
That's exactly what they should have done. I understood it to be called "blending in"
GF's youngest daughter has a '97 KA with blingy wheels...tyre size 195 x 45 x R15 (78V). There is no manual which would give me the correct pressures for these tyres. Can anyone provide this info please...thankyou. Read more
26 psi all way round, you won't go far wrong with that.
We are looking for a suitable car for our 17 year old to learn in. He's 18 in April and we thought it would be a good idea to get him a basic CHEAP but safe motor for about 2 grand. Group 1 insurance, low tax all the rest of it. All our family had Fiats when we were growing up as my dad sold them and I have a soft spot for them, as far as we can make out he is not bothered as long as it's warm and dry. Probably not to bothered about the French ones but the kids do seem to like them and I feel that if he doesn't have somthing similar there will be less "competition"; in fact what is the least cool car we could get him, a Micra?
Thanks guys its been a long time since I was on the forum but I know you will come up with the goods
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another old thread revived by a newbie backroomer.
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Old I admit to, not quite dodery (yet). All ladies are young, (like policemen(persons)). Sussed the gritted roads yet?