January 2009
my ford mondeo as suddenly started to give out blue some first thing or on first start of the day and sound like a tractor.
it has ony covered 83000 but only has part service history but i have had it serviced twice since i have had it (6monthly) it has already had a new turbo 2 months ago so can not see that as a issue.
{added 'tdci' (found from some of your previous posts) in case someone asks whether petrol or diesel} Read more
The brake wear sensor light came on, I changed the front pads, the sensor light stayed on. I disconnected the sensor cable, the light stayed. on it's on all the time. There are no sensors on the rear shoes.Help please. Read more
as above really, where abouts is the pollen filter located on a 2000 plate 2.2 turbo diesel espace?
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excellent, thanks for that.
chris
Hi,
I have just bought some wheel arches from ebay for this model to replace my old grey ones. How easy is it to replace these wheel arches - does anybody know?
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they are held in place with 10mm headed plastic nuts which also hold the linner in place easy to change but you are likely to get grubby because the reccess fill up with road dirt
Lookng forward to shuffling up to the lino covered table & bench seat with my cracked mug of tea & kik-kat then. Read more
"And the first person to witter on about organ donors - donates an organ!"
I ought to donate then. I have a Yamaha and a Kawai going spare.
They both have 13 pedals mind you.
HI Guys
Any advice would be great on this subject I'm a complete novice when it comes to cars so will try explain the issue as best I can. While travelling to work this morning I hit a hill and noticed the car had no power I had to gear down to 2nd just to get going I then switched off the radio and noticed the car whisteling when I put the gas pedal down basicly the sound is a mix between a fan and a drill if that makes any sense the sound only kicks in at around 2000rpm. I also noticed a massive cloud of smoke as i went through the gears but settled as I got to about 5th. Please help Thank you. Read more
HI There
Thanks for the help one of the clips that hold the pipes in had snapped so just bought a new one ,installed it and car is working like a charm. cheers
Hi all,
Wife and I have finally settled on replacing our 04 plate avensis (using a bit of inheritence money).
We are currently torn between a blue moon deal on a new avensis (old shape), T-spirit, D4D, black with stone leather, manual 6-speed. Cost £15700 or thereabouts (with £2800 trade in for our current car (the saving is about £6k). Other option is a June 08 Volvo S80 2.4D SE lux in dark grey, geartronic.
The Toyota has the advantage that it's brand new, and being a hatch is more convenient than the boot on the Volvo. The Volvo, however, just feels a bit more special and has a nicer interior.
Thoughts/ experience on either/ both cars appreciated!
Many thanks in advance,
Alex.
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Err, the S80 (to 2006) is the same car as the S60... just different length and width and fractionally differences to the dash.
The new S80 (from 2006) is a whole new car based on Ford's EUCD platform, the same as the new Mondeo.
i rang my insurance company the other day to change my address. after talking to them they told me that there was no change in my premium. but they have taken over £75 from my account so i rang them again to ask why and i was told there was a £20 admin charge and £55.39 increase on my premium. i told them that i was told there was no charge what so ever i was not even told about the admin charge. they are refunding the admin charge and say they will have to listen to the recording of the phone call from the other day but due you think they should refund the extra in the premium due to them telling me that there was no change in premium. i just think that im being screwed over. any help would be good peeps......
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Yes - I received refund when I moved to a lower crime area (though my house was burgled in the safer area!)
Temp Gauge 90c as standard.
But no heat from Heater.???
Temp Light is flashing & beeping.
Water level ok..No leaks....
Have topped up water in anti freeze bottle a few times & beeping stopped.
Then the heat failed later on..
would a low coolant level cause NO HEAT.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Cant afford dealer prices.
Have friend who is "Hands on", as Im a total Newbie with Cars so will be a DIY
..Im into PCs..Nuff said..lol
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hi,could be a jammed thermostat, i had the same prob mines is a 2002 sdi octavia,iwould imagine that the engine layout is the same only yours is petrol,thermostat is located at the front of the engine just above the alternator held in by 2 hexi bolts be careful don.t drop them as you take them out ! because they will fall behind the alternator and you will never get them out( i know ,cause 1fell down).lucky i had 1 in my toolbox ..that cured it .be prepared for water loss as you take thermostat housing out..good luck...p.s. it only took about 30mins to do..
The CD4E automatic gearbox has not achieved the best reputation, often giving up the ghost at 80 -90,000 miles (see posts on this topic)
My question is:
What is the first symptom to appear?
I always believed that slipping in reverse was an early indication...is this out-of date? Read more
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Sounds like the cable is broke somewhere, the systems usually work by breaking the circuit when the pads are worn. Don't know about the Polo, but on my lovely green Vectra the wear sensor is separate to the pads, and needs changing when the pads are changed, assuming it has actually worn through. So either you need to change the wear sensor(s) or you have a break in the cable.