April 2009
Hi all
I am having problems every time i want to put the roof down. It gets stuck on half way and doesn't want to go down and then somehow, after numerous attempts to push, pull and etc, it goes down.
But i still do not know the techinque.
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Approaching a junction, my 1999 Boxer sputtered and died. Tried restarting and engine turned over fast a couple of times and then nothing at all, completely dead.
Towed home, recharged battery, and still no response from starter. Battery is fine, checked main earth cable from gearbox to wing, that's fine too. I have sidelights, but no headlights, radio works fine, etc.
My first instinct was the earth cable, a common problem on these vans, but its okay. Is there another earth cable worth finding and checking. Also, whereabouts is the starter located, I cannot find it from above, do I need to take off the under tray?
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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try connecting a jump lead from the positive terminal to the positive on the starter and see if it turns over then, this should help you decide if it's a faulty starter unit or a wiring/switch issue
chris
Hi all.
Could anyone out there tell me which is the correct Haynes repair manual for my 02 reg Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi estate 110bhp?
I can see manuals for all other ages and models but not this one.
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I?ve got the same model as you and have yet to buy a Haynes manual because of the lack of a specific version for this car.
There was a post by someone a while back that stated that he found that the manual for the earlier Xsara covered most of what is practical to d.i.y on these. I would guess that the Picasso manual is required, if you want to know more about the engine.
I did buy a copy of the Citroen service CD off of Ebay. These are clearly a ripped off copy of a Citroen service disc that the dealers use. This has Its uses, but does not contain the sort of step by step ?how to? information of a Haynes manual. I?ve found it more useful as a method if identifying the location of parts and part numbers. Beware, these discs require computing knowledge to load and mine has stopped working a year later?I suspect it times out. The sellers on Ebay don?t tell you this.
I was loaned a Civic diesel today (very nice) but I could not work out why when you reached 30 mph a ping was sounded and an orange light flashed on the central display saying 30 mph for a few seconds and then went out. The same happened at 60 mph. Nothing in between.
Why, what's the point?
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I have got one. Just press and hold one of the 2 buttons on steering wheel. The sub menu will show up. Then just find notifications.
can anyone help me my battery died on my rover 214si took it to the garage but now my central locking isn't working any suggestions on how to make it work ??? Read more
You may have to perform the following sequence if your vehicle's battery has gone flat or it is disconnected.
If your key fob has just stopped working try this:
1. Unlock your vehicle with the key in the drivers door lock, do not open the door.
2. Press the right hand button lock button (the button with the padlock symbol or the dimpled button) on the key fob 4 to 8 times.
If the above fails try this:
1. Open the key fob
2. Remove the battery
3. Press any button 10 ten times, and the same with the other button
4. Refit the battery or a new battery
5. Unlock the vehicle with the key in the drivers door lock, do not open the door
6. Press the right hand button lock button (the button with the padlock symbol or the dimpled button) on the key fob 4 to 8 times
See Remote Key Ltd:
tinyurl.com/dg2tlw
Just seen a 56 REG Mazda 6 TS2 (90k ) going for £4,700 is there anything I need to worry about especially with the mileage that high? Read more
By the time I got there it had been sold.
did test drive the Honda Accord Exec 2.0 but hated the plastic interior, its so low rent.
I am suffering problems with my 53 reg Ford Fiesta 1.25 Finesse, whereby the emissions light keeps coming on.
Initially the fault was diagnosed by the recovery service as requiring a new Cat, which has been installed, the garage also advised of requiring a new O2/Lamda sensor, which has also been installed. However, since the work was performed I have had reoccuring problems with the emissions light coming on.
I took the car back to the garage after having the recovery service diagnose P0420 O2 sensor (Bank 1). They fit a ford authentic part, but once again after 10+ miles the emissions light comes on again. The car seems to drive fine though, does anyone have any previous experience of a similar problem?
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Iwould consider the maf to be faulty and would try another if i was on
it
however as i posted yesterday on a vw thread i have seen an aftermarket cat
put the eml on after similar problems as yours the only solution was an oe
cat
Sorry to be a newbie, but what is, "maf" and, "oe"?
I have got my car back with a new cat fit, I still have what appears to be a spitting/misfire sound coming from the exhaust. The engine runs smoothly in idle, and the car sounds fine, but when applying some revs I get what sounds like a popping or spitting sound when sat inside the car. When stationary in neutral, the sound is more of a spitting sound. The emissions light is not on at present, Ill give it a few more miles!
Is this common for a new cat, is there a breaking in period where it mkes these sounds at higher revs?
Thanks
I have a 03 Megane II dci. When I turn the engine off and get out of the vehicle all my dash lights including the red alarm light stops working. When i enter the vehicle and close the door it normally beeps and shows the vehicle door open and asks for the card to be inserted but now it does nothing. Only after I start the car does the lights come on and the rev counter starts to work. My trip meter and radio is also reset and I have to enter my radio code everytime I start the car.
Is there another battery which powers the vehicle electronics when it is switched off as the main battery is okay but I get no power to the dash when the car is off. My alarm light does not flash either. I have checked all the fuses and the battery and they are fine. Any ideas anyone?
Thanks in advance
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I suggest you read the posts on this link.
www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=234934
There are an awful lot of people affected by this, as you will see if you follow the URLs posted within the above thread.
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I'll take a look on the CD. The Help files are pretty useless. The main problem (for me) is that is uses words in an odd way e.g. "visible" seems to mean "visible" to certain operations, not "visible" on the map. If that, and a few other oddities were explained then I think I'd be away but as they're not I'm learning by trial and error. Mostly error!
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JH
Hi i recently had a sevice at Vauxhall and when i picked the car up the guy asked me if i ever had problems starting my 05 2.0 DTi SRi. I said no never. When i asked why he said as they had found oil in the fuel filter but as i had no problem it was ok.
He also then noted that there was a slight oil leak around the pipe to the turbo. i had noticed this but it was very slight and i had not noticed any performance issues or turbo problem. Again he said if there was no problem i should just try to see where it was leaking from as it was either a seal or the turbo could be on its way out ? Bit of a difference there then ! And i imagine turbo = expensive.
I am now worried as i am completely now car techie. I have noticed the leak now appears worse (coincidence ?) so am wondering where to go next. Any advice gratefully received.
Also (coincidence) since the service my car alarm keeps going off. This only happens at night, not every night. I park all day long at work and get not a peep from it. But the last couple of nights its been quite a few times, indeed i am writing this at stupid o clock because the alarm keeps going off. Again any advice would be great. I have read a thread on here ref alarm faults but the solution seems beyond me technically but does give me a place to start.
regards
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Just to let you know i have had the car looked at and on the diagnostics it came up that i had a fault in the rear quarterlight window. This has an alarm sensor in it. The solution is to either have a new window fitted or to disconnect the wiring and join it together to miss out the window sensor. According to the mechanic it is quite a common fault on Zafira A's.
thanks for all the replies i will post back to say if it solves the alarm problem.
cheers
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cheers, lads