May 2009
Hi All
Need some advice.
Father in law is getting a newish car from a dealer and my missus looks like getting his one - 4 year old C3 for x amount of money.
Anyway - I was wondering - do dealers allow taking in cars part exchange that are not owned by the person buying the car from them, but from close relatives? Or is it case we must transfer ownership to them beforehand?
Also - do dealers when buying a newish car (father-in-law is looking at a 1 year old Honda Jazz ), take in more than 1 car part exchange?
Many Thanks
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I have an old Mazda 626. After a visit to a specialist aircon garage to get the air con fixed it developed a diesel leak. Not sure if this leak is related to the mechanic trying to fix the aircon as the leak is where one of the fuel pipes enters the engine block. It doesn't seem likely this area could have been disturbed but it is a bit of a coincidence that the leak started when it did.
Anyway I then took the car to my normal independent garage. They took the head off and decided it needed a new fuel pipe and injector - cost £392. I gave them the go ahead about 10 days ago now. Yesterday I thought I had better chase them as SWMBO was getting restless what with no car and a 2 year old daughter... Turns out the injector had arrived but no fuel pipe as this is on back order. From talking to Mazda myself it seems that they have to go to the original supplier in Japan to get the part, hence a 6 - 8 week delay which is not acceptable given my family needs. The garage said that they would put the car back together and try to seal the leak. This would then give me some time to find a new car. I picked the car up today but almost immediately noticed it was still leaking diesel much as before.
Is there anything I (or a garage) can do to fix the diesel leak so I can keep running the car for another few weeks/months until the new car arrives? Read more
Thought I should update this thread with the conclusion incase anyone's interested..
Well after a long chat with a mechanic at the garage I decided to fit the new pipe with the old injector. The reasoning being that the injector pipe was likely to be the part that was faulty and the injector was the harder metal of the two so a new pipe should seal.
Unfortunately the new injector pipe didn't cure the diesel leak although it wasn't as bad as before. I was now faced with getting a second new injector pipe and new injector at considerable expense, plus another long wait while the pipe came from Japan. The garage advised that to guarantee the seal a new injector pipe had to be fitted with the new injector.
I couldn't wait for the parts to arrive so decided with a heavy heart to trade the Mazda in for a nearly new Merc. It was sad to see it go as it had been a very good car until the last few months. Just hope the Mercedes is as good.
hi i have a 2001 citroen xsara 110 hdi and the indicaters dont work on the outside and also the sidelights now. i have changed the indicater stalk but that did not work. please help Read more
I put the window down on my Honda Civic and it wont go back up. There is no noise when i try and operate it. I took it to the honda garage and they are quoting me £!60.00 to fix it. They said it was the regulator. Is this the same as the motor lifter unit? Read more
peugeot expert 2.0 hdi
starts when cold will not when hot
it fires but will not go
i got my 2 lads to push the van whilst hot and approx 5mph it started?
once started all power/engine is fine and will run all day
i have changed high pressure pump/rail sensor/temp sensor
diagnostic chap used a small snap on machine and code p1108 was there
no management light comes on
had an injector test/they say there ok/yet other mechanics swear its normally those??
yesterday it wouldnt start cold also/today didnt want to 1st thing/but did with a slow turn as battery running low
any idea would be greatly appreciated Read more
Well thankyou for all your replies lol ! 0
Fitted new starter motor and works great 1st turn of key starts
Old 1 cranked slowly in morning and fast when hot.......
{Post amended. There is no need to SHOUT as us!}
When i turn the key of the engine runs on for a second or so and it seems to shudder the engine as it stops, also the gearstick rattles and knocks slightly when in second gear, all the other gears are fine, any ideas?? Read more
I will assume you have a Bosch VE injection pump fitted to this engine with the transponder immobiliser. This should be the case for your model year.
Firstly, check that the manual stop lever fitted to the side of the pump adjacent to the engine cylinder head operates correctly.
If this is the case, check that the engine stops immediately when the 3 pole connector which is fitted to the flying lead from the immobiliser housing on the pump is disconnected. The 3 pole connector is mounted on a bracket screwed to the cylinder block - accessible from underneath.
If the engine stops, the solenoid is being held energised. The ususal cause of this (other than damaged wiring) is a short between the two switched feeds from the ignition switch - there are two of them to prevent this problem.
If the supply to the injection pump shutoff solenoid is not independently switched, a sneak feed from the alternator warning light is sufficient to hold the solenoid energised.
I'd put my money on there being a problem with the Valeo/PSA bits rather than those made by Bosch.
Don't take the immobiliser on the pump apart.
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They get paid for stating the blindingly obvious sometimes...
Hi i have a vauxall astra estate turbo diesel on an N plate.Yesterday the oil light came on and the car stopped.There was no noise,plenty of oil and the car would not restart.Any suggestions please? Read more
Is the engine turning over faster and quieter than usual when you try to start it? If so, as already suggested, broken or slipped cam belt
Paul, my daughter's boyfriend, took delivery of his brand new, red Civic Type R yesterday and we went for a run.
Now, last year I had the good fortune to drive one of these for a good while in the lanes of County Durham, courtesy of Honda, and found it to be one of the best hot hatches ever, though the suspension was very stiff (I mean, call an osteopath stiff).
Anyhow, last night, I sat in the back of this go-kart and felt really comfortable.
I was also impressed by how, after zilch miles, my daughter and her boyfriend drove the car like they had owned it for years. Especially impressed as it has a 6 speed box.
Maybe I'm getting old but I can see how this car sells so well in the UK, well, anywhere but Lytham St. Annes. Read more
The Integra Type R is widely regarded as one of the best front wheel drive performance cars ever built. If you're going to have a relatively torque deficient, high revving engine, you need a low kerbweight, and this had it. They even shaved weight from the windscreen glass! Amazing bit of kit.
Never driven an NSX, but I would like to. :-)
hi room , i was advised to wire brush and grease the brake line at the MOT last week, what would be the correct or appropriate grease for the job ? some one down the pub suggested painting them with black hammerite , cheers zoo
{thank goodness for the forum search feature. Found out that your car is 97 and not 19!} Read more
Castrol CL waterproof grease - that`s my choice. It`s still on the brake lines from an application 4 years ago. (Halfords)
It`s a grease designed to specifically repel water - unlike HMP grease
Anything is better than nothing though - as they say ;-0. The test is where the wheel is, all that water cascading down.. It`s very satisfying after that to brush the whole of the subframes and underbody seams too. (3 tubs)
The four year report on that is that its still there in a thick coat and an oil film has crept out around 6 inches from the application on the subframe seams - so its reasonable to assume its creeping inside too.
Can post you some pics on this if you are really keen - but you would have to wait a while as i`m fighting a virus currently and grease and oil even as a concept - are just phantoms leaping from neurone to neurone and taunting me in my fever at having clean hands.
Regards
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We traded in a Mondeo and an Accent together last year against a used Megane and got the Parker's guide price for both.
Both happened to be registered in my daughter's name but I don't think it would have mattered if they had been in different names.