January 2009
Hi
hope someone can shed some light.
My heater is'nt working, the fan/blower doesn't come on. Checked the fuse and thats OK. If I'm driving on the motorway the cab will heat up without the fan as the air is forced in at high speed but other times the windows steam up and its freezing, in this weather its a nightmare.
Anybody know if there is another fuse to check under the bonnet maybe?
Also need to know, IF the fan has died, what the correct name is for the part so I dont get a cooling fan through the post.
Other symptoms:
if the fan switch is on full (4) there is no fan sound whatsoever, after a while theres a funny smell.
thanks in advance
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I again read today that Jaguar is in further trouble and is halting production for a short period,whilst this is not uncommon at the moment i feel that jaguar maybe in serious trouble,and i think this is for several reasons: However Jag seems to try and move their game on with new models i feel that the "jaguar" image is just not that appealling anymore,the cars are not bad but why would you want one, when the competition seems to be a superior product? The idea of the XF was to appeal to a younger clientel but as yet i see little evidence of this happening.I think that the current problems in the car industry are not helped by mass-saturation of brands and niches and this is evidently not sustainable,so if some maufacturers do fold,it may be tragic and history may be lost,but i think this has been a long time coming....... Read more
"Ford should now be able to buy ...."
With what exactly?
Has anyone used Wlmg. West London Motor group for set tariff servicing for numerous makes.
Leaflet came in the door today. Are they worth a punt or not. Good or bad points please. Read more
Hi there, is there any way of getting safety information on older cars (pre NCAP).
Curious on how a 98 Honda Shuttle would stand up in the event of a bump. It has driver & passenger airbags, and steel bars in the doors... but how would this compare with all of the 5* NCAPS on the road these days?
Any comments gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Nigel. Read more
Thank you very much Captain.
No Shuttle on there, but I searched on "folksam" and "honda shuttle" and found this other, slightly older site:
www.crashtest.com/holden/index.htm
So I have started the thread... and my nomination is:
"Driven" starring that all time great racing driver.... Stalone! Read more
The worst is "Psychomania", british film from the 70's with Nicky Henson. oops sorry thats about motorbikes. SORRY
I've got a 1998 Fiesta 1.25 LX (zetec) that seems to have a running problem at about 3000 rpm in all gears. It becomes juddery and needs some time to rev any higher. The power from then on also seems a bit poor.
Any advice?
Thanks
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I have a deauville motorcycle 650cc. When I changed the coolant it came out as dirty: it was brown in colour. Is this something to worry about or not?
It has covered 24000 miles, and it is an ex transport police bike. I am not too sure about its history as it came with no service history.
Please advise.
Thanks
Gregory Read more
From experience on cars, if someone mixes pink coolant with the older blue/green it goes a dirty brown quite quickly and they are not supposed to be mixed. Most modern (2002+) coolant is pink/red and low silicate with a longer service life and can be used as a new fill. Give it a flush and get new coolant from a Honda dealer.
Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a nearly new 3-series (325i or 330d) and keep reading on the forums that there are some great deals around at the moment. Can anyone suggest the best place to find a bargain?
Thanks. Read more
Saw an advert in one of the Sunday mags introducing the new Peugeot 4007, the company's first 4x4. Looks very aggressive with it's big shark mouth grille. Advert says it uses more fuel in 2wd. To my eye it makes a Ssangyong Musso look cute. 19inch alloys with low profile tyres...not for off-road and probably a bad idea for some of our pot-holed roads locally. At £24000, an expensive way to get the kids to school !
Ted Read more
Strange, the advert made it look as though they were introducing a new model. I'll dig the mag out of the re-cycle bin tomorrow and see what it says...it was a double page spread. I can't say I've ever seen one on the road.
Ted
For the first time in 35+ years of motoring, I saw a group of young teenagers running across a motorway yesterday. I was driving west on the M65 near Blackburn as darkness fell, when 4 youths in dark clothing ran down the embankment, nipped across 3 lanes, then waited between the barriers before (presumably) continuing their journey. And the traffic was quite heavy at the time.
Darwinism in action. Read more
There's a similar warning of 'pedestrians crossing' on the A1 not far south of it's junction with the M62 - I wouldn't attempt it.
Browse
Thanks for tips guys
I called a few VW breakers to price up a Blower resister and one breaker said " is the blower working on high speed" I said "no" he said "well its not the blower resister then, as the blower would still work on the highest speed if it was the resister"
One breaker said it might be the heater matrix but then asked if there was any water in the footwell and whether the car was using a lot of water I dont remember any water in the footwell and I've had to top up the water once in a yr.
So gonna check the switch first if its not that then the finger has to point to the the blower. Sourced one at a breakers for £20 delivered.
Anybody know where it is how to replace it??