February 2009
Hello there,
This is my first post , I hope I've done everything right.
I have strange sound coming from engine (transmission) when releasing clutch, and now it's even louder when I release throttle when climbing(in gear) in lower rpm (-2000).
I found that other owners have the same problem , it's exactly the same sound on Youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHozPS4dGYk
Mazda service first replaced clutch(sound was less intensive for a while ), than turbo charger. I'm out of warranty now, and sound is still there .
I hope that someone can help.
Thank You..
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Hi,
I am having a nightmare with my car!! My heater has been blowing cold air no matter if the dial is set to hot or cold. So I go the thermostat checked, that was working fine. Then I got a new heater control valve, and that now works fine. I tested the heating and now it only blows hot air!! Please could someone help me! Thanks Emma Read more
Hi,
I have the above estate car, what i want to know is does any body know where the boot light switch is located?
The light in the boot works OK when i turn it on via the switch but will not work when I open the boot.
The light inside the car works when i open the doors but not the boot light.
Anyone know where the switch for the boot light is?
Thanks
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i need a Green Godess for the 22nd of August this year does anyone know where i might find one???
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Just make sure you're covered for insurance ;-)
Incredible footage on the news tonight of a car jumping a red light on a level crossing. Film shown from both sides of the crossing . It was quite amazing to see just how close the car was to the front of the train. Allowing for camera angles, etc, I would think that 12 inches was a good bet. The next clip saw a man run across in front of quite a fast train which actually took one of his shoes off....crazy ! Luckiest man of the year award ? Will they ever learn ?
Ted
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Do people think I am an idiot? I blame the Volvo driver.
Sorry Lud - I was late for a meeting and texting my secretary.
I was doing 120 - why were you only doing 20mph on an A road?
:)
Been battering the old keyboard for a few days as I seek insurance quotes for 3 vehicles shared between 2 self employed common law partners. Googled several of the companies now supposedly offering ' fleet ' or ' family insurance insurance as opposed to having 3 separate vehicle policies.
Every one of them has worked out more expensive than 3 separate lots of insurance.
Any suggestions ?
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The LV website offers you a choice of how many years No Claims you have, ie over 4, over 5 up to over 9 years. Now my self and my partner have had a claim in over 20 years each.
We can prove 5 years each because we have been with our present insurer that long and it states it on their renewals but how do we prove over 9 years when we have had a series of different insurers, some of whom I can't even remember now. I thought the industry as a whole had all this info on computer ?
As above really does my '89 m30 engine 535 have a cold start valve? Im having issues with the car constantly flooding and refusing to start properly. basically it has been laid up and only moved short distances for quite a while now so unsurprisingly the engines flooded. if i remove the spark plugs and leave them on the radiator for 24 hours then refit them and start the car with the accelerator pressed to the floor it will fire then catch and start but not on all 6 cylinders but won't rev at all and if the accelerator is raised from full on it cuts out. after it cuts out then thats it, it refuses to start until i pull the plugs again and dry them and allow the fuel to evaporate in the cylinders. if when i refit the plugs and remove the fuel pump fuse and crank it it refuses to catch no matter how long i crank it, but will cough and splutter with a small amount of easystart, once the fuel pump fuse is replaced we start the whole catching but won't rev then cuts out cycle.
the ignition system is in a1 condition and i have a good strong spark and the plugs are quite new. all hoses and pipework for the inlet system are brand new so no air leaks. im now believing the car is overfueling which is causing the flooding. after reading lots of info on the net cold start valves and thermo time switches keep getting mentioned on the m30 engine but i don't know if my year has one, i only have two connectors on the thermostat house but i gather there should be a third if i have a thermo time switch. another possibility is the fuel pressure regulator could be knackered leading to overfueling, ill have to check this tomorrow.
at the minute i just need to get it to start and rev properly so it will idle then i can start to look for the issue, so i was hopin to find and just disconnect the thermo time switch which would disable the cold start valve.
sorry for the long post but the cars been off the road for awhile while ive completed other work on it and now i want to get back to driving it so id be glad of any suggestions!
cheers
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it's alive, i've had the spark plugs sat on a hot radiator all week to fully dry the fuel out of them, and to allow the fuel to evaporate from the cylinders. i then cleaned up the distributor points with a dremel to a nice shiny finish as they were looking a bit dull, i then went back round all the connections in the inlet and fuel systems making sure they were all fitted securely, it then fired up first turn of the key with no throttle at all and settled to a near perfect idle. now just got a slight exhaust leak to fix and she's good to go
thanks for all the help,
chris
My Shogun has very little heating inside the vehicle. I have flushed the cooling system and added a system flushing agent this has had little effect. Is the only possible reason for this now is due to the matrix being blocked, or is there another possible explanation? Would appreciate your help in the matter. Read more
A jammed thermostat could cause these problems. how hot is your engine running when fully warmed up.
My sister drove her Xsara (aka my old car) into 3 feet of flood water today. Engine running at tick over, sucked water in and now non-runner. RAC towed it out and it tries to crank a bit but won't turn over.
Clearly water in one or more cylinders. I suspect this is almost certainly a destroyed engine, but has anyone ever heard of an engine recovering from hydrauliccing after the water's been drained out?
It's being dumped back here. Plan is to take out the glow plugs and try to turn the engine over and then change the oil. *Fingers crossed* Read more
I wonder how David Horn is getting on with the Xsara?
Don't know yet. RAC bloke decided not to chance the snow and has dumped it at a garage 20 miles away. Not sure whether it's genuinely stuffed (garage haven't called yet) but even if it is, we've decided to go ahead and just stick a second hand engine in.
Dad knows a mobile mechanic who brings his own crane etc.
Is anybody else experiencing a spurious alarm where the engine warning symbol on the dashboard lights up and the Cruise Control legend flashes without seemingly affecting the running?
The episodes generally last one or two days at a time and then cease. This occurs periodically on my 56 reg Legacy and the garage has made huge efforts over 18 months into trying to find the cause. Read more
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no luck.