March 2009
Customer complained he couldnt release the boot from the inside pressing the button behind the window switches in the handbrake cover. Checked the wiring inside the boot and all ok and the solenoid operates if you give it a direct feed proving solenoid wiring and earth are sound. The switch didnt 'feel' right, no definite 'click' and sure enough had evidently been groisted apart by the previous owner so a new switch was fitted by the current owner who called to say no improvement. The wiring is all lightweight stuff and doesnt match the wiring in the boot. Is there a relay for it somewhere? Owners handbook and AutoData dont mention one.
Andrew
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Hi
the on board diagnositcs on my CLK 320 report that a rear light bulb is blown, but when I check, all rear lights are working fine,
the display says it is running on a reserve bulb,
is that correct, do Mercs have back-up bulbs. can't be bothered fixing a problem that doesn't exist, it could quite happily run like this for years - all lights working but I would love to clear the error display from the dashboard
Also... occasionally it tells me the rear number plate bulb is out, but again when I go and check, it isn't it is fine... this info message has come up 2 to 3 times in 3 months, since the bulbs are all good, the reporting of the error intermittent, the "area" of issue broadly the same (rear lighting) I am actuually wondering if the diagnostic system is faulty not any of the bulbs.
Can it be reset?
Also... need a new indicator / multi function stalk fitted, the current one does not stay in position when indicating - dealer quoted me huge £££, any suggestions? Read more
check that all the bulbs are correct wattage, and/or correct type.
also use decent quality bulbs, the warning system doesnt like cheap and nasty bulbs.
I'd been hoping to find a smallish, Japanese, chain-cam diesel with 'proper' torque-converter auto' gear-box that's been made for long enough to be proven and in sufficient quantities to be available relatively inexpensively second-hand. Closest to that brief is the Toyota Yaris with the erm, unusual MMT 'box. (It's rare, so I tried the Auris and found it to be um, interesting.)
So I've widened my search outside of Japan: and included the dreaded belt-cam, too. I've lit on the VW Golf (and its derivatives) diesel with DSG gear-box. I tried the Skoda Superb TDI in 1.9 (4-cyl) and 2.5 (V6) forms and found them both nice, but nose-heavy.
Does anyone have long experience of the Golf diesel auto to tell me what it's like day-to-day, please? I'm no speed-merchant and just want a quiet-ish, reliable, economical car. Is the Golf it? Driven sensibly, what's its range, please? And how often (and for how much) does that dratted belt have to be changed?
Thank you,
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On that plate it's more than likely a multitronic CVT box.
Can anyone advise me how to remove the plastic side sills of a 92 Honda Prelude. i have removed the plastic screws at bottom of sill but can't pull get it off. It seems to ve held onto clips behind the sills. Read more
To try to stop this car stalling at speed I would like to shield the ECU from electronic interference (to remove one possible reason).
I intend, if possible, to make and fit a Faraday cage over the ECU - but I can't find it !
Anyone out there who can tell me where it is?
Thanks. Franklin. Read more
You don't need to earth a Faraday cage. Franklin.
hi last night i was driving and smoke started coming from the dashboard. i had a look around and realised it was comin from the fuses under the steering wheel. i felt it to see if they were warm and one of the relays were boilin. it was all melted and the motherboard was sparking up. i had to kick it off before it went up in flames. i think this happened because of the demister, any ideas how to fix it? thanks Read more
is it safe to drive without fixing it for now?
Recently have found that there is water leaking into the front footwells, and no apparent or obvious sight of entry.
I have heard that it could be something to do with the pollen filter or blocked run off tubes in the sunroof. Does anyone know how these can be easily checked, or if anyone else has had a similar problem, what the solution was.
This coupled with a failed turbo, is making me rethink about the delights of the X Trail.
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Nissan quality took a big downturn when Renault took over things. .i would always have recommended Nissan in the past - But not now - Hope you get it sorted though ! Good Luck.
1car1, which went into administration last week, is having its fleet of 15,000 vehicles returned to its financiers, meaning it will soon become unviable as a going concern.
PWC as adminsitrators said that hundreds of employees will lose their jobs immediately and hundreds more face a very uncertain future.
PricewaterhouseCoopers said it is working on strategies to "salvage value from the business, however the main trading business and the company?s 15,000 vehicle fleet is likely to be wound down over the next five weeks".
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I thinking of buying this car over the weekend in Oxfordshire
Toyota Avensis 2.2TD TR Estate 5dr
Registered: Jun 2008 Mileage: 13,900
Fuel: Diesel
It is listed at £13 995 but what is the lowest realistic offer I should go for? Payment in cash probably trading in my old 2001 mondeo.
I don't buy cars very often so any help appreciated.
Thanks
Andy
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>>I thinking of buying this car over the weekend in Oxfordshire - Toyota Avensis 2.2TD TR Estate 5dr>>
I picked up a 1.8 petrol T3x ex-demonstrator on an 07 plate from a main dealer with only 5k on the clock last November for just £8,650 (c£17k new price). Lovely motor but before you buy check that you can live with the spongy brakes which seem to be a characteristic of the Avensis.
I have just been to my local Skoda dealer asking for a price on a new Fabia 3 Tiptronic.
He told me that the "VAT free" deal which Skoda are offering is made up of the dealer profit margin on the car and a donation from Skoda. Therefore he couldn't offer me any further discount and the price is basically the RRP of the car less VAT plus the OTR charge.
Does anybody know if this is actually true? Is part of the "VAT free" deal the dealer's profit margin? Read more
Isn't it what Citroen have been doing for years, this VAT discount thing?!
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