February 2009
I have read HJ/UV tests, but does anyone have any feedback/ experience on build, quality, reliability of the Koleos before I buy? I know they are built out of Korea using lots of Nissan mechanicals but advice from friends based on their recent experience of Renault, cars and dealers, is "Whatever you do, don't do it!".
I have no ownership experience of Renault or anything French and so am guided by nothing more than general suspiscion and prejudice picked up elsewhere. I don't expect perfection from anything, but will it be typical of the marque or can I expect something better than expectation?
I might be presuaded, as there are some stupidly good deals to be had on this model.
Thanks.
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I've recently bought a new Yaris from a dealer. Only occasionally, the clutch will grind after changing gear. I also hear a similar noise when trying to accelerate at low speed.
I thought this was a clutch problem but I have a tendency (due to my old car being high geared) to change gear too early, thus possibly labouring the car.
Could changing gears too early be the cause? I have just driven the car, taking longer to change gears, and it was fine.
Maybe it's just a case of getting used to the longer gearing?
I bought the car from a Toyota dealer 60 miles away and I have contacted them about it. They are coming to an agreement with my local dealer to have the car looked at.
As I say, this is not something that happens all the time.
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Very late post but the same thing happened to me. And I Googled it when I came across this helpful post.
Except in my case, I recently had the clutch plate replaced, as well as the water filter which was apparently leaking. All this cost me R12500 (about £680). It's a 2010 Yaris T3 Spirit with 210 000 km on the clock, and I had it for about 5 years now. I fetched the car from the Toyota dealership last week and about 2 days ago, it started making a metallic grinding noice just as you described. I'm taking it back tomorrow to have it checked. I'll ask them to have a look at the air filter pipe. Thanks.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a picture where the oil filter is located on a jag xtype 2.0D 2005. Ive searched the net but cant find anything.
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black plastic housing on front lower part of engine. Be very carefull how you place the rubber O ring on the housing when you refit. Use grease on the o ring when refitting.If you place it in the wrong position it will blow out when driving resulting in oil loss & if you don't spot the oil light a siezed engine.
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I've had my car in the garage because of a engine warning light. The computer brings up a problem with one of the cylinders, Its not getting fuel or something. The mechanic said he would check the wiring first and tells me its a bad earth and that it has damaged the fuel injector. Now Im an aircraft engineer and I realise that whilst an earth could easily rupture a component but I've also had it where the component has survived. Is it possible he dosn't want to charge me only for fixing the wiring and is trying to include the injector or is being honest and changing the injector because its blown? Has anyone had this fault before, thanks
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Thanks Mate
Right, he has since explained that it was actually a short between two cables going to the injector. So it wasn't a short to earth after all. I expect he is telling the truth as it all makes since. Cost me £244 inc labour and parts. Thanks again
Al
Dear Backroomers
A4 1.9 TDi (130) is due cambelt change (second change at 100K miles) but what else should be changed at same time?
I recall reading about things like tensioner, other belts, water pump etc etc.
Which ones are 'strongly recommended' and which are 'you might as well use the opportunity to change...'?
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I would add - check the radiator and the rad hoses while they are exposed. The supports for the rad used to have a lump of foam that held water against the rad and led to corrosion failure. While the front end is off is a good time to check this carefully.
And the bearing on the fan (assuming the b6 is like the b5 with the viscous fan)
I'm shortly looking at a 2001 Forester Turbo auto with a genuine 35k which has a professionally fitted Prins multi-point lpg system fitted. Now I'm not interested in the pros and cons of lpg in general, I've made my own mind up on that, but I've not had or known anyone with a turbo engine that's been converted. Are there any potential problems over a n/a car? Subaru will do a similar conversion from new (or did until recently) so I'm assuming there are no problems but does anyone know any better? Read more
remember the conversion is only as good as the garage carrying out the work -
choose spec model etc with care
Good reason to do it youself.
Is the Prins system better than any of the other systems or just dearer?
www.nicholsonmclaren.com/history.htm
Mclaren have got a good reputation.
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if there are any police officers on this site can you please tell me when an officer using the computer in a typical police van looks up insurance details for a particular driver can he see the conditions of that insurance, ie can he see whether that driver can drive other cars third party or not or does is just come up with insurance yes / no
i was given FPN for driving my friends car with no insurance but i explained i have full comprehensive on my own car and that allows me to drive any other car third party but he insisted that i do not have insurance. i want to make a formal complaint against the officer since i am fully insured as i had believed but was told that he may not have known for sure and thats why he issued the ticket.
if thats the case then i suppose he had a point but if he could see that i did actually have third party insurance then he only gave me the ticket with malicious intent and for that i will expect an apology. you can read the whole saga on
www.traffic-answers.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=82...0
many thanks in advance for your comments.
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The MID was set up solely as a response to the the requirement of the European Law as memtioned in the last paragraph you quote from. There was no other reason the Motor Insurance Database was set up as the Insurers would not have done this without being forced to
"The MID also helps the UK comply with the 4th EU Motor Insurance Directive, which requires that insurance details of all vehicles in member states can be easily accessed by a national information centre. In the UK, this role is carried out by the MIB via the UK Information Centre."
The MID Website you are quoting from also contains this information
The 4th Directive was introduced to make it easier for those injured in accidents whilst visiting another EU state to receive compensation by:
* Requiring there to be an Information Centre who can identify the insurer of the other party from the registration plate;
* Allowing the injured party a direct right of action against the insurer;
* Requiring the insurer to nominate a representative in the injured party?s own country who has sufficient powers to settle the claim;
* Ensuring that there is a compensation body to pay the claim in the event that the insurer cannot be identified or is manifestly dilatory in settling a claim.
These measures introduced by the directive compliment the arrangements of the Green Card system which ensures the ready settlement of claims in the injured party?s own country where the other party comes from a different country.
2003 mini cooper s. engine bonnet wont open.
i can release catch inside car ok but after i release safety catch under bonnet only the nearside of bonnet opens. latch on drivers side stays firmly locked/jammed. has anyone else experienced this problem and if so i would greatly welcome any advice on how to solve/open my bonnet. thanks Max Read more
hi i am strugling to open my dayughters bonnet , and the drivers side catch will not release can you please send me through any info you have to get around this by taking off the drivers wheel and wing cover
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I bought my i10 in July 08, it's a Style 1.1 in Mica Black so unfortunately I cop for the £120 VED .. but it's still reasonable in my opinion.
However, I do a daily commute of 40 miles. The first piece of bad luck was a small crack in my windscreen - the Dealers/Autoglass could not supply a replacement for approx 4 weeks
during which time the crack spread rather alarmingly across the screen.
The second event related to the vehicle's battery - this gradually became weaker and weaker until it let me down in the work's car park !
Thanks to the 5 year RAC membership that I got with the car I was able to get back to the dealers. Tthe problem was that the dealers battery tester said that it was ok - while the RAC bloke said it was kaput. The RAC chap kindly rang the dealer and supplied documentary evidence saying the battery was u/s. The dealer accepted this and the hunt began for a spare battery.... not ONE was to be found in the country !! - the dealer retrieved one from a brand new i10 that had been delivered that afternoon !
Also I have recently discovered that the tyre size is VERY rare - being told by one distributor that the size is unique to the i10 ?
I can't say I'm 100% chuffed with the vehicle ... especially with the availability of spares - but the dealer has been very good & I'm happy with their service. These experiences would not deter me from buying another Hyundai.
Phil
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Hi everyone!
Wife was driving home yesterday when car lost all power and ground to a halt! Towed car home and now it won't start. The engine cranks but does not fire up.
Checked the plugs were firing, checked cambelt was still ok, checked all fuses all ok, put a gallon of petrol in as the guage was showing a quarter full (just in case fuel guage was faulty!)
I've had the car for nearly 5 years and it has been regularly serviced and belts and pulleys changed. It has been running great, has 92K on the clock.
Any ideas greatly appreciated!
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glad you got a result
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I do hope the Koleos didnt let him down big time, and george is not now a pile of bleached bones or dingo food.