January 2009
hi,
i just wondered if anyone could tell me how i could find out if my car has the facility for remote central locking - without taking it to the ford dealership. i bought the car only last week and have a "normal key". just thought that it would be better as less chance of scratching the car.
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Currently unemployed, looking to do a Microsoft MCP or Cisco CCNA course at a local college. As im unemployed I will be able to get the course free but the local college is currently full. Can anyone recommend somewhere I can doa course for free in the West Midlands area?
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Yep but they had at least 5 cars parked out there (I never saw their HQ so I don't know how many other caers were there) but I reckon thats at least 5 lots of £300 a month, it is quite a lot of outgoings in hard times.
I?ve bought the 2 new filters which ?lock? together, got the glove box off but there?s a bar running across the front of the aircon unit which restricts access. So I assume that I take the filter cover off, remove the old filters, slide the new bottom filter in over the bar and let it drop behind the bar, then slide the top filter in so it locks into the bottom one, and replace the cover.
Problem: there doesn?t APPEAR to be a snap-off cover. The dealer says there should be but it all seems to be part of the aircon box moulding.
The moulding shape on the front of the box compares very favourably with the shape of the new filter housings, as if I need to carefully cut the old (original?!) filters out with a Stanley knife, then refit the new ones as above.
Does this sound right? Seems unlikely to me.
Thanks in advance.
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Yes, it APPEARS so but nothing removes from the moulding, even though the filter I was sold looked as if it would slot in.
We can only go on what Mitsubishi says.
In the next few weeks I need to change the tyres on the CRV. The OEM Bridgestones are OK in the dry but pretty hopeless in the wet. Does anyone have any experience and opinions of the General Grabbers UHP's? Read more
My sisters CRV had BF Goodrich on as standard.They have now been replaced after 20,000 miles by Goodyear wranglers.She hasn't noticed any difference.She lives on exmoor,so she went for a slightly more off road spec tyre.
Can anyone help?
Absolutely love my corsa 1.7cdti 'o7 plate but major issue with misting on windscreen inside. In actual fact it freezes in the cold weather at times. As there is no fast clear option in my car it takes ages to clear with the heater/air con combination as recommended by Vauxhall manuals. I can clear the whole car of ice/snow etc by hand and still be waiting to see outside the windscreen. I have not used any sprays etc to clean the inside of the windscreen since I got the car but as it was bought used I can't guarantee much more. I use a lint free cloth to wipe off the moisture etc when I cannot wait around for the heater etc to work.
Has anyone any advice to prevent this?
PS Apologies if this problem is unclear tried to explain best I can! Read more
check recirc not left on. if not that replace pollen filters. Big Kev
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I am at my wits end. When I start engine all dials go up to maximum then settle, car drives ok (although sometimes revs high for mile or so ) then at any time speedo stops working and when slowing down car will stop- it will start straight away with no problem but can be dangerous as loose power steering etc. Have had diagnostic check twice but no faults coming up!!! Can anyone give any clues as its costing a lot of money with no results Read more
Thanks for that am going to try battery first although have been told it ok. If it is vss shouldnt that have come up on diagnostic check ? Will have to use process of elimination .
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my drivers door speaker has stopped working any ideas???? Read more
Also check balance/fader settings on the stereo - in case someone else has altered them.
Hi all,
my ABS light and taction light have been on for some time.... in very cold weather sometime it goes off but but only for a second or two.
I took the motor today to my local indepant garage and they plugged her in to the computer... it spat out 2 faults
31 Speed Senor Front Right Suspension
32 Speed Senor Rear Right Suspension
(I'm in prague....so comm's is a little difficult, but the guy gave me the print out)
He also said it was not possible to clear the problems.
When we say right I mean right as you sit in the car...
I got the car home.. now the most simply test I know for an ABS sensor is to check if they are Open Circuit or not...
Checked the front right... open circuit.. happy days
Checked the rear right... open circuit.. happy days think I'm tracking down the problem.. just to be safe check the left side..
Front and Rear Open circuit.. okay.. now I'm mega confused... I know how to use a meter fine.. checked the meter is working etc... dunno.. not a clue..
I thought that the speedo also worked off the rear sensors? everything else works fine on the car accept the ABS/Traction (and of course the cruise control)
SO... has anyone had 4 x sensors go duff in one go? am I doing something STUPIDLY wrong?
I'm tempted to call the local dealer - (I presume that's how you meant to spell it?)tomorrow and have her checked there too....
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Okay, did some more digging and it appears that I needed to actually read the Ohms not use the open or closed function on the Fluke.
I chose to measure the reading from main plug on the ABS block to save pulling the wheels off etc (this would also give me a good indication that the wiring to the block was good)
Right Front Pins 15 & 16 = Open
Left Front Pins 12 & 28 = 18.65Mohms
Right Rear Pins 30 & 31 = Open
Left Rear Pins 13 & 29 = 19.01Mohms
This test has confirmed to me that the two sensors are duff.....as indicated by the garage OBDII computer. I plan to order two news ones asap.
Also worth noting... the Speedo gets her signal from the rear left sensor hence why it still appears to working even thou the ABS is playing up.
I will come back once I have new sensors with some closure to the thread.
When the ignition is turned on, the display for the digital clock and temperature seems blank, but if viewed in bright sunlight can be seen to be showing the correct information.
I'm assuming the display should be backlit by a small bulb and that this has failed. I would be grateful if someone could tell me how to get at this to change it. Read more
In my case it was clearly poor contacts. Both bulbs worked most of the time, and AFAIK they were both original.
I've been riding bikes for 45 years now and currently ride:
1999 R1, my commuter bike that does 100 miles a day and is showing 67,000 miles
2005 Kawasaki ZX6R, showing 21,000 miles
2007 Kawasaki ZX10R, showing 4,000 miles
Clearly I like sports bikes, but what other bikes do forum members have? Read more
My first bike was in fact a scooter ? an old Lambretta that I brought in fifth form in anticipation of my 16th birthday. The details are lost in the mists of time. It scared me somewhat ? with the benefit of hindsight I realise it was totally worn out. After a few hundred miles it broke down and I sold it to someone a couple of years older. He rebuilt the mechanics and re-sprayed it ? but it took him a year.
After that I got a brand new Honda sports moped ? an SS50. This was a lot of fun (faster than the Lambretta) apart from the tendency of the tyres to let go on a damp surface ? it sent me down the road three times. Unfortunately it did not live up to Honda?s legendary reliability and has to go back to the main dealer (as a non-runner) four times. When it broke down again after the warranty expired I gave up on it and decided to get a real motorcycle. An older person (well 35?ish seems old when you are 17) brought it (as a non-runner) for a winter run-around to save his 650 from the salt. I warned him about the tyres but he told me that he knew what he was doing. Two weeks after he got it going (something had sheared in the engine) he dropped it on a damp road, breaking his arm in the process, and wrote it off.
My third and last bike was an old Triumph T20B Super Cub. What a revelation. It was easier to ride than the Honda with more power and torque, and decent grip on damp/wet roads. Fuel consumption was better as well. They had a reputation for unreliability but it never let me down although there were a few niggles along the way. At 19y 4m I passed my car test and got a succession of old bangers.
Over the years I have fancied another bike a number of times. In the end I decided to go for the Direct Access route last year but an accident before, which resulted in a badly broken leg, meant I had to cancel. I still fancy a bike but friends tell me I am mad. Maybe one day?
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