February 2009
i seem to have quite a bit of white smoke blowing from me exhaust but it only seems to do it when the engine has got warm. it mainly happends when im stopped at a set of lights or a junction. could this be a problem ?? Read more
I have a BMW 530d sport saloon 05/05 (E60??). Have only owned it for a couple of months and having always been a DIY person (apart from having had a Co car for the last 20 yrs!!) would somebody plse confirm the following:
1 Where is the battery! (I feel a right twit for not being able to find it!!)
2. Have bought a new oil filter element and the correct oil - anything unusual to look out for when changing the oil and where is the oil filter??
Many thanks
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Battery will be in the boot behind a cover of some sort. I think which side its on depends on the model.
Was driving home on Monday afternoon and was behind a W reg Ford Fiesta, it had a fairly large poster in it's back window that read: (or pretty much read)
I have recently been 'done' for speeding for the 1st time
34MPH in a 30MPH zone, it's cost me points and a fine
I'm driving slowly because of this... So If you're in hurry
please feel free to pass me... When it's safe of course
or they might 'do' you as well :)
So I passed when it was safe and it was a little old Granny, she must of been in her 80's and gave me a big smile and cheery wave. She must of been driving at around 23mph, normally I'd be annoyed at someone travelling so slow, but the notice in her rear window made me chuckle.
Lee
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I think the Goolies are a sub-set of the yellowbellies?
It's a "Maxximus G-Force", according to an article in "The Daily Telegraph". 0-60 in just over 2 seconds. 0-100 in 4 1/2. 100-0 in just under 9 seconds.
What are the distances involved?
0-60 in 2 seconds = ? yards
0-100 in 4 1/2 = ?
100-0 in 9 = ? Read more
DVD's calculations are braking distance calculations, sensibly, assuming a co-efficient of friction of 0.7 between the tyre and the road, and an initial speed.
In broad agreement with Focus's sums;
% Assuming constant acceleration
% s=t*(v+u)/2
% u=0
% s= 0.5 * v * t
v_mph=60;
% convert to metres per second
v_ms=v_mph*1609.3/3600;
t=2;
s=0.5*v_ms*t
s =
26.8217
a=v_ms/t
a =
13.4108
So, 27 metres or so - The strange thing is that it requires a coefficient of friction between the tyre and the road of nearly 1.4, which means the tyres must be quite grippy, and there would be no chance of acheiving those figures on a typical wet, greasy UK road.
Hi,
Audi are quoting £329 for a timing belt change on my A3. Should I bite the bullet and get this done at Audi or should I be able to get this significantly cheaper?
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Gordon Read more
Hi there,
I think the bulb has gone for the low petrol warning - any advice on how to change the bulb? It's a Mondeo Zetec S 2.5 V6 51 plate/02 manufacture if that helps.
I've tried taking the bottom of the dash off to gain access but don't seem to be able to find a way to remove the actual dash or reach up to the back of the cluster to change a bulb.
Any help VERY gratefully received.
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I find myself needing to insure a second car for a bit, but I?m not sure how best to go about it. Whether to insure it normally then just cancel the policy, or to go for a short term thing?
I?m moving out of my house in Scotland, so my precious little Micra needs to be put back on the road after being SORNed for 18 months. There is method in this madness, as I want to put it back on the road anyway as a smoker. The other half?s Pug 206 needs to go but she can?t be without a car. So the plan is put the Micra back on the road, flog the Pug, she gets my Punto for a couple of months while I kick about in the Micra, then buy a real car.
That plus the fact that even with 173k on it, the Nissan still well outlast the Pug. I know it?s just a Micra, but I love that wee car, it outlasted my ex-wife and proved much more reliable. It owes me nothing and costs peanuts to run.
Anyway I digress, we need to therefore be running 3 cars for a bit until the Pug is sold, at which point the Nissan will be insured by the girl.
So should I just insure the Nissan normally (with no no-claims bonus this is about £200) then cancel or move the policy, or is there some kind of short term thing I could do?
My other question is, if I insure the Micra in my own name with no no claims bonus, I take it I don?t have to protect it? By that I mean that any claim on the Micra won?t affect my no claims bonus that I have on the Punto?
Sorry if these seem stupid questions, but with an impending move date a few weeks away I?m as busy as a one armed paper hanger. I need to get the car insured, taxed and MOTd in one weekend so I can drive it back.
I the long run, this will bolster my argument of I-don?t-mind-driving-a-crap-car-during-the-week-if-I-can-have-somethin
g-interesting-for-the-weekend
argument
cheers
douglas
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By that I mean that any claim on the Micra won?t affect my no claims bonus that I have on the Punto?
The questions insurers ask are: (independent of which vehicle/insurer car/bike)
"Have you had a claim in the last xx years"
"Have you had an accident in the last xx years".
Both these will have to be answered honestly and may well affect your premium - but not your NCD.
hi
i have a petrol 406 with air con and had a big stop light come on yesterday. took it to the dealer who ran it and told me the head gasket might have gone, radiator leaking and colling fan not working. however i put oil in it and thats ok but now my temp guage goes over 90 when doing only 3 miles. Help please as there was no leaks or problems before they checked it.
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you put oil in the radiator?
I received an MOT reminder from my (small independent) garage today, together with a leaflet from the 'Right to repair' campaign. Any car owner who would wish to retain their choice of using an independent garage for servicing and repairs after 2010 should visit:
www.r2rc.co.uk
{make/model deselected as this relates to any car} Read more
" am afraid that it seems my understanding of English is different to yours."
Obviously!
i have been pointing out how a particular case was flawed.
You assume I think the trader needs more protection.
oh well!
This a.m. stopped just up the road from an operative servicing a speed camera. His vehicle was obstructing both the pavement and the road, being in fact parked straddling the double yellows! So, as you do, I took a couple of snaps. Where to send these to best effect? Read more
I do the school run every morning and invariably remind parents about stopping on the School zigzag lines. A common response is "but I'm only stopping for a minute....." and occasionally "Why? Are you a policeman?". Others block driveways or even park in driveways to avoid a 200 yard walk. I just think it's selfish behaviour.
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I have read you're other posts now as well. The probs I have are very similar. Going to ckeck the inlet and the ex manifolds for leeks, I will let you know how i get on. cheers