March 2009
I have a UK 1.8 petrol ford focus (79k).
I noticed today that on the top of the engine cover (black top) near the ford badge what looked like a damp patch. I also noticed some oil around the underneath of the rim of the oil cap. I can't see how the patch on the ford badge can be oil because it is not near the rocker cover gasket.
What do you think - could it be from rain that has dried on the engine as I looked underneath the bonnet the other day when it was light rain ? Read more
After my post earlier this month about 24 mpg around town, I want to ask you about a petrol smell in my car. May / m ay not be related.
There is some sort of petrol or chemical smell in the c-max, the wife says it smells lie petrol. When I push the button for air re-circ, the smell disappears. Someone told me to change the pollen filter, but does it still not blow through the pollen filter when in re-circ mode?
Is the fuel pump accessible from under the rear seats and if so, if the lid of the fuel pump was not screwed down tight, I suppose it would cause a smell, but why would the smell disappear in re-circ mode.
Smell comes back when I switch off recirc mode.
It's not an exhaust gas smell.
Mechanic had it up on the lift and we looked about underneath, with the car not running, but just stopped before it went up on the lift, and there were no leaks apparent.
Wife is worried about her and baby breathing in fumes.
Only had it a month, and might have to get rid of it again!
I would take it back to garage I bought it from, but that's two hours drive away.
Has anyone got any ideas of what this smell could be, and where it is from?
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Perhaps those of you in this area could keep an eye on this over the coming year.
This sort of thing was tried in my area and surprise, surprise, seems that only the anti car merchants had a voice. Now this could be because they were the only ones to complete the survey or it could be that the others were simply ignored . Does any one else have a positive experience of these so called ' consultation exercises" ? Read more
First visit here cos i haven't been a biker since 1988 - but never lose hope of becoming one again before I'm too old even for a Beemer. Been in a few bikers' caffs tho.
Today I saw a rather nice looking Benelli (near home in SW France) and when i got up close to drool I saw what looked like a Honda CB1000 transverse six in it. It certainly had Benelli badges on it (the engine) but was it? I recall being told years ago that my Honda 400-four had a lot of some other make in the engine dept - maybe that was Benelli.
Can anyone enlighten me?
Anyway, the upshot is - I want one.
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It was rumoured that Benelli couln't think of a name for it so just called it Sei. Which is Italian for 6. I remember the 900 when it first came out, being Italian it looked gorgeous. Personally I liked the 6 into 2 pipes but then again it was the 70's and flares were also in fashion. Being kind however it had its share of problems as mentioned. Still looks nice although
Hi all,
Well my sister (at the moment 17) has been looking at buying a car. She is really taken with the clio and has found a 1.2 1999 with 77,000 miles on the clock for £995. I just wondered if anyone knew what she should be asking as im not to wise about clio's as i hate them lol does anything need doing at the 80,000 mile mark or anything like that??
Any advice welcome :)
thanks
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The cambelt needs to have been changed at least twice and the waterpump once. If it has a manual pop up sunroof it will rattle, if it has a wind/slide roof it is leaking. Apart from that they are good little cars.
Anyone been having problems with their engine fans staying on? My temp gauge reads normal but fans seems to be on a long time, only when the engine is switched off do they stop. When the engine is turned on again there is an a loud click then on come the fans again. Read more
I have a focus and if you have the distribution knob fully to the right on to screen demist
the aircon will run without the light being on.
Hi I have just bought a renault megane 1.6RT 1998.
When I went out today only having the car 3 days .It would not go in any gear only 5th. I do not know what is wrong I thought maybe a new gearbox or clutch either way big money.
How do I stand legally have I lost my money and have to fix problem.
I bought the car private through my local paper.
Also if I have to fix it ie clutch or gearbox anybody have an idea on price.
Cheers for any help.
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Probably not odd at all.
People often sell older cars when they've got fed up paying for repairs.
Agree with andyp though - may only be a minor problem with the gear change linkage.
i would really appreciate if anyone would take the time to give me a rough step by step guide on how to get at the clutch as i will have to have a go myself for money reasons right now thanks john Read more
Just an idle question, really. Lots and lots of websites out there all promising that with sufficient effort it's possible to earn £600/week driving HGVs (I imagine that's 50 hours+), is it actually possible to achieve this soon after passing the test?
All these companies are trading under different names but are using the same website design and blurb, and none of them publish their prices on the internet, which seems pretty suspicious to me. I should think it's about £1000 for the 5 day course.
Is it possible to earn back the cost of the course plus a reasonable amount with hard work in the first year, or just marketing gumph? Read more
"The levels of HGV pay in the East Midlands where I'm based seem to be around £250wk net for 7.5t, £330 for Class II and £390 for Class I. That's a long way off £600."
£390 in the hand, tax and NI paid is about £500 gross. You can be sure the website was quoting gross pay, not after stoppages.
Advice needed - my 9-3 Saloon (2002, 2.2TiD) has now done 72K and is starting to feel a bit soft at the front, obviously in needs new shocks, but does anyone know if a better option than the original is available ? I'm not looking for anything sporty, but does a more comfortable shock exist, with no loss in handling ?
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TC Read more
You will get some ideas from members here but you might speed the process up a bit with a vist to www.saabscene.com/
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This thread was started 10 years ago, but sorry to hear that this is still a problem.
Have you taken the car to a Ford dealer or (perhaps better, as it's out of warranty) an independent garage specialising in Fords? If it's a common problem, they should be able to deal with it. If not, then time to flog it.