February 2009
Could someone tell me the spark plug gap (mm) for renault clio 1.2 petrol?
Many thanks.
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Thought it will be appropriate to open this thread in view of recent weather.
I have no previous experience of driving in this kind of snow. Today morning I've skidded once (no damage).
So, what are the suggestions for driving in snow and slush?
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I tried turning off the ESP in my Passat as I was getting fed up with the engine not revving beyond 2000rpm going up a snowy hill out of Bakewell. The wheels started spinning and the car slowed down even though the engine could more. I reingaged ESP and the speed built up again. A convincing demonstration.
My Hyundai has only ABS and I was lucky to get up an uncleared snowy hill, A5270, on the way to Buxton yesterday. The low profile tyres offer more grip than expected but keeping the revs up and sawing from lock to lock at the steering wheel kept me going .
I have an erratic idle problem on my driver, fuel economy is good, starts first time,every time. But the revs fluctuate between 500 and 800, often stalling when just warm.
Temp guage seems accurate, just had thermostat put in, which helped but its still erratic.
I've been told that these carbs are problematic.
Can anyone shed some light on my problem, i also have virtually no heat in the car, will just about demist the screen, if i turn the blower up-it makes loads of noise-like its spindle is bent and the only air i get in the car is cold.
Are these 2 things related?
Car ticks over at 900 rpm generally is this good
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Hi, thanks for that am in the process of getting a weber for the car
I tried to get up a slight ramp incline covered in fresh snow to get into my drive this morning and the cars front wheels started spinning like mad which I've never experienced before in any other car The only way I was able to get in was by digging the snow out of the way. Now the abs warning light is showing. I guess all the spinning has burned out one of the sensors. Should traction control be turned off in weather like this? Read more
Thanks for the comments,very informative. Thanks VR6 and catsdad, yes the ABS light has now reset, it would just have been reassuring for Audi to have mentioned this possibility in the car manual. The other problem I've noticed, as my car has a DSG box, is that even if you slip the gearstick to the left to try and hold 2nd gear to get more traction this selection is overriden by the DSG computer when you slow to a crawl and so you are automatically shunted into 1st which is not what you want in these conditions.
Hello all,
I know this matter has been discussed plenty of time but in my case it's a bit specific.
I am currently studying in Scotland in 4th year, but i am from France. I came here from France with my car.
Yesterday night, while driving my girlfriend back home after a night out I was caught drink driving with breath test a 0.79. I'm feeling a bit down at the moment and the court will be on the 27th of February. As a student I don't have that much of money. I am totally aware that what I've done was wrong and I will assume my responsibilities but do you have any idea what kind of sentence I can expect from the court. I am a bit scared about that.
Thanks for your help.
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Seb -
Je crois qu'il pense a votre comportement risque. Times change. We all took more chances when we were young.
i bought this passat in the summer with 134000miles on it a quick oil change and cambelt and away i go however its now on 140000 and the turbo has started to play up when i start driving all is ok, but when i accelerate from 4th -5th the turbo stoppes boosting and it goes along quit happly but no boost,if i stop turn it off and on again all is ok untill i start to accelerate hard again. there is no black smoke at anytime, is there anybody who can point me in the right direction thanks Read more
many,many thanks for all your help, the fault finder was plugged in and diagnosed boost pressure control switch,this has now been changed and up to now all ok fingers crossed many thanks again
Motorists are 30 per cent slower to react when talking on a hands-free mobile than they are when they are drunk, according to new tests. They also remain slower than normal even up to ten minutes after having a conversation because their concentration is affected, according to the study.
The study by the Transport Research Laboratory found slower reaction times for drivers using hands-free mobiles than for those who were above the legal drink drive limit.
The tests included getting motorists to brake suddenly while driving at 70mph.
Compared to the stopping distance of a driver in normal circumstances, the over-the-limit driver took a further 13 feet before coming to a standstill.
However, the driver using a hands-free mobile phone took 26 feet, exactly twice as far, before coming to a halt.
Measuring concentration levels and the time it took for the brain to fully focus on the task found a 30 per cent reduction in reaction time between the hands-free mobile phone driver and the over-the-limit one.
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Agree with barney100. When in pedestrian mode, amazing number of drivers don't event see me standing at side of road waiting to cross.
I try making eye contact with drivers in effort to stop to let me across road
I often make successful eye contact with driver who are NOT on phone
But very rarely make eye contact with someone who is speaking on their mobile (they generally just hold the phones, the Police in Wales have no control over use of mobiles)
I know there is a response to say "just because they don't make eye contact doesn't meant they haven't seen you" but why the difference between phone/non-phone users?
If shows that concentration is badly affected by using phone
Oh, and some divvy in the office says you should get a reward for texting and driving not a fine, because she's so clever at doing it. I try not to think about the horrific statement she is making.
Hello everyone! How the devil are you all?
I know it's been quite a while but I need some advice and who better to ask than you!
The Vectra has played it's last evil trick on me so it's going. I've purposely parked it in rough areas and stopped short of leaving the keys in, in the hope that someone would have the decency to steal it - alas, it still "graces" my driveway with it's horrifically dull presence.
Anyway, in true Adam style, am I looking at "cool" cars? Noooo. Am I looking at young people's cars? Nooo! I'm looking at Volvo S80s! Well, one in particular. The car in question is a 2004 (but on a 53 plate) Volvo S80 2.4 manual and when I say it's in immaculate condition, I mean I couldn't find a mark on it anywhere. In fact, the only bad point was that is was missing the cigar lighter (I'll have to pack the Robustos in) - other than that, faultless.
I went up to see it today and, well, it's my kind of car. It's me all over in fact - big, dull, lazy and....has lots of toys. However, this has divided the household like you wouldn't believe. Dad's mate is a mechanic who has warned me off them saying when they go wrong, they go wrong (big time) and would cost me a fortune so that has instantly put Dad completely off the idea. Mum is in the "Well if you're happy, get it" camp, sister likes the silver doorhandles (don't ask), girlfriend says to get it (but hates mine almost as much as me) and my uncle tells me I'm a grown man so I should shut the hell up and buy the damn thing. (He didn't say "hell" but you get the idea)
So, my dilemma is what to do. I've weighed up each option (get it or don't get it) and I just don't know what to do. I get the feeling that I would regret not getting it but that isn't necessarily the best reason to buy a car is it?
Is this mechanic right? Would the car bankrupt me? I've scoured the Net and can't find anything that afflicts the 2.4s that would cost too much - I know suspension is a bit of a dodgy issue but it's all cheap stuff from what I've been told. On the test drive there were no knocks and it pulled nice and clean. It's had two previous owners, has done the right side of 60k miles and will be serviced, taxed and MOT's if I buy it. Somehow, the guy will take my car as part ex and so, the Volvo will cost me 1600 quid (plus my car, which, spookily enough, has done the exact same miles as the Volvo).
So BR, over to you. Ignoring the "what the Hell are you playing at buying a Volvo S80?" argument, I like stupid big cars like this. I like being weird. And I like buttons that fold the wing mirrors in. But I don't want to go out and buy a car that a month down the line will cost thousands to fix.
I'm going to sleep on it and then go to look at it again tomorrow morning when I'll make my decision. Your comments, as always, would be gratefully received.
Many thanks,
Adam
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How did you get it for this money? How much was the Vectra worth? AND where did you get it AND do they have another one??
VBR.......Martin.
It's been corrected now.
I have just bought a 2005 307SW 2.0 90bhp. I changed the oil and filter this afternoon and attempted to drain the water from the fuel filter as per Haynes. (I have previously owned low pressure Peugeot diesels and have never drained the water, but changed the filters regularly.) I released the drain screw, but saw nothing leave the clear rubber tube (although there was some gurgling). The logical next step would have been to release the fuel inlet to allow the filter to drain, but I didn't proceed because I couldn't see a priming pump. Haynes says that some 2.0 diesels don't have priming pumps but it doesn't explain how to prime the system. How should I drain the water and how should I prime the system ?
Also, Haynes mentions that when you replace the fuel filter, the housing may break and has to be replaced ... is this true?
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oem plugs are either eyquem gapped at 0.9mm or champion gapped at 0.8mm so whatever plug you have gapped between both of those should be fine.
chris