February 2009
got a problem with the galaxy, when on idle the revs go up to 4000rpm and obviously the economy is well down and its very annoying and i don`t want it to do any damage to the engine. some one (in the pub) said it could be some dirt on a sensor but i`m doubtful (we were in the pub!) any advice or things i can check before i head off to the garage? also the electric window on the drivers side has stopped working and the fuses are all fine. Cheers! Read more
Evening all,
I'm looking at putting my Micra back on the road. It's been SORN for 18 months or so. How do I go about taxing it? Obviously I don't have a tax reminder and I'm not sure if there is anything on the SORN itself. Sorry I can't check, but it's in Scotland and I'm in Cambridgeshire.
The car has did about 100 miles after it's last MOT before it got taken off the road, so I'm not anticipating a lot needing done. However I'm got a bit of a tight wondow, I was hoping to MOT it on a Monday, and then hopefully tax it straight away that day. Does anyone know hoe long it takes for the MOT to appear on the DVLA's systems? I suppose I can always tax it the old fashioned way at the Post office
Cheers
Douglas
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Douglas, Hi. As soon as your MOT is done it will be on the database as the MOT inspector uses the DVLA system. However, Just take your new MOT, Insurance, V62C and V10 licence application to the Post Office and that's it, sorted. If you do it on line or by post, you'll have to wait for your disc.
Ted
IN yesterday's DT Money section the following advice was given to drivers invoved in an accident.
"Do not give your name and address to the other driver. Just supply insurance company details and the policy number."
I always though that you were legally obliged to give your name and address.
Is the advice correct?
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Dial 999, ask for police.
give location, state you suspect someone of drink driving right now, give their vehicle details and direction they are heading.
you will be asked why you suspect this - give reasons - they bumped into you, very quick to give details and drive away, this also makes you wonder if the details given are correct...
This will ensure a police response (assuming there are any free units)
I am driving up to Scotland early on Tuesday morning and when I usually go up this early (I leave Manchester at about 6:15am) I stop off at the Abington services for breakfast.
Can anyone recommend somewhere else just off the M74 that is simply better and less plastic/expensive?
Also, will be coming down the M74 at about 6pm that evening - any suggestions for a light early supper?
Thanks
PS Unlikely to be logging back on until late Monday night, so apologies in advance if I do not respond to queries. Read more
Was the cafe in Alloa D'nisi per chance. It IS nice in there and brilliant coffee. . . . .
Hi
I'm needing to buy some new diff. bearings for the corsa. I'm stuck between SKF at about £16 per throw online and ZVL/ZKL bearings at £6 a throw.
Being such a large price difference, I'm worried that the ZVL/ZKL bearings will be of poor quality and will break down quickly. Am I right to be worried, or have backroomers heard of and used this manufacturer successfully? Read more
The other Czech makes may be ok-Cechoslovakia has a very good long standing engineering heritage.
They did provide the machinery for the London Eye, and that's still going!...
Hi
I've had my car for 18 months and no problems until before Christmas. I started to notice that when I changed up a gear (for example 3rd to 4th in particular) the engine was over revving but not fully engaging. I've had a new clutch and the problem is still there. This problem is intermittent.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
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Thanks Clewsy - this is really helpful. I've booked the car into my local ford dealership so that they can run diagnostics... They too think that it is the sensor. If it is the ECU, is it an expensive job to get it reprogrammed?
Many thanks again
im trying to find prices on the net for a recon engine for my 2.0L auto vectra. do any of you peeps know of any national firms that fit them or if any of you are from the bradford area where can i get it done ???? Read more
hi ive got a 1.9 turbo diesel 306 and the pump wont read the key, im all up for whacking the pump out and taking it off but what wires do i have to re connect or what i know its behind the pump at the back a lil black box but what do i do exactly Read more
BUMP.
{multiple questions merged into one as they're all related to one another}
anybody experienced water leaks into the footwell, both sides front, I put grease aound the seal and it appears to be water tight, water is shown over the rubber at the front base of the door. Rod Read more
It may well be worth taking off the door cards and checking the seal around the door membrane to see if there is any sign of a gap which would allow water in.Has been known before on 2001 mondeos
End Nov after 140 motorway miles, engine stuttered badly as revs fell in built up area with roundabouts and junctions etc.
Since then has been sometimes difficult to start on v.cold or damp mornings - rev counter spins to max as engine is trying to catch and temperature flips to fahrenheit and trip milometer resets. I've always got it started within 60 secs of trying. Car will stutter at 2000rpm and then I'm up to motorway speeds as it is dual carriageway in every direction from home, and it seems ok. Though even when warm it's not immume to this stuttering.
Garage plugged it into the diagnostic computer and found nothing wrong, but they changed plugs and ht leads and put something in to clean the valves. This didn't fix it.
Car is 02 and has 97k miles. Pattern of usage changed about 1 year ago and car now gets a few journeys per week of approx. 10 miles and the occasional longer run.
It's quite possible that my garage has never seen exactly this before - but quite likely that someone else out there has had this problem. Read more
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It might be worth checking that you have'nt got an air leak on the induction system some where.Check the c/case breather hoses servo vacuum pipe if one of those is leaking it could well be the source of your problem.