May 2009
I recently changed a Headlamp bulb on my C4 Grand Picasso. Now one side is slightly lower than the other. Checked to make sure new and old bulbs are seating correctly.
Although these are motorised for height adjustment.
Can they be adjusted manually to correct the error.
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Hi. Does anyone know how much it should cost for an alternator to be mended and fitted.
On a 1.7td escort R reg
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what happened to the pink pages forum?
What was the first diesel powered hot hatch? Could it have been the Peugeot 205 D Turbo from somewhere around 1990? Was that merely slightly warmer than the non-turbo version and left standing by the petrol 1360cc GT, let alone the 1.6 or 1.9 GTi versions? It did lack an intercooler after all...!
What about the Citroen Volcane Turbo D or the Peugeot 306 D Turbo? Both 92bhp if I recall correctly and with the 1905cc engine and the benefit of an intercooler, they were pretty brisk once the turbo was up to speed. Plenty of torque...
What about the Skoda Fabia vRS? Skoda didn't even feel the need to do a high performance petrol equivalent, though they appear to have changed their mind for the latest Fabia, which is a real shame. Surely the latest common rail 2.0 140bhp or better still the 170bhp VAG diesels would have been superb in such a small package.
Volkswagen Golf GT Tdi 130 PD (or the 150PD)? It would certainly leave the Mk IV 2.0 petrol GTi Golf for dust was probably quicker than the 1.8T petrol 150 bhp Golf too ir day to day conditions.
Do we have to wait for the BMW 123d to really see some action around the 200bhp mark?
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I am a petrol head - born and bred ... I did go astray a few years ago though - and bought a Pug 306TD from a woman (womans car) I must say not only was the engine quiet, I used to luv putting it through its paces!
GM to close up to 1,100 dealers......GM plans to cut the total number of dealers by 42% by the end of 2010.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8051978.stm
Thats an awful lot of people being hit due to big business screwing up.sma
In Autotrader, I find most Lexuses, Mercedes E classes, some Vauxhall Omegas and Ford Mondeos have often over or near 150,000 miles mark.
There are exceptions, but mostly some specific cars are advertised with very high mileage.
Why other cars can't do that mileage? Especially smaller cars?
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Just about any modern car can do the miles -- I've been in a local taxi a couple of times which is a 52-plate Proton Persona with 270,000 miles, on the original engine and box according to the owner.
The only reason most cars of this type don't reach these figures is the type of people who tend to buy them.
hi,2003 peugeot expert 2.0 hdi
starts fine in cold mornings
once warm will not start/seems to fire but wont start
although will start with a very short tow
i had a diagnostic check and code 1108 was present??
checked in tank fuel pump
changed rail sensor and high pressure pump sensor
once started van operates perfectly as it should until its switched off
will run all day??
could this be either high pressure pump or starter motor?
i have had leak off injector test and all are ok
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hi did you find out the problem i have the same exact thing??
I was watching old 'Between the Lines' and was taken with the late Tony Doyle's gorgeous L-reg British Racing Green Range Rover. So I started wondering about buying one of them from that era, although you don't see many of them around these parts (Illinois). I'd always wanted one but was put off by the bad tales about the classic version.
I thought about the more recent ones and checking the car by car for the more recent P38 was amazed by the 'appalling catalogue of build problems'.
OK what about the L322. They must have sorted the problems surely. First thing I noticed is the prices from 58k-78k. And the second was that the front diff life is 40,000-60,000 miles. Transmission 100,000 miles. Instruments 70,000 miles.
I didn't even read up on the supercharged sport versions.
I guess I'm just shocked that while gorgeous to look at Range Rovers still seem to have such reliability issues. Also that a vehicle costing that much should have vital components with such a short life expectation!
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I saw a K reg diesel RR in Tesco car park the other day, tatty but sounded healthy.
My Passat 130 TDI which I've had from new is lacking power prior to the turbo cutting in. For example where I would drive up hill in top gear I now have to change gear and get the turbo to cut in to accelerate up the hill. I've changed the MAF, Fuel Filter, Air Filter and the Water Temp Sensor (on the rear of the cylinder head) all to no avail. Read more
I'd suspect a vacuum leak in one of the vacuum hoses, or a faulty N75 valve (the one that controls the VNT), or a faulty N18 (the one that controls the EGR).
Does anyone know of a company that will cover a number of vehicles under 1 legal expenses policy.
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Primo plc (primoplc.com) specialise in multi-vehicle insurance and legal expenses is charged per driver not per vehicle.
See www.honestjohn.co.uk/guides_insurance/insuring-mul...m
Got a little polo GTi at the moment, and it cut out on the motorway this morning.
Called out the AA, and the cambelt has snapped :(
It's gone into a garage so they can take the head off and have a look at the damage, but even best case scenario is going to be bent valves etc I'm guessing.
Anyone had this before? Guessing as a min I'm looking at some bent valves and prob need a head skim, gasket and new belt?... Read more
I had a 2.0 ltr 8 valve Laguna a few years ago.engine just stopped at 30 mph, no noise, I thought it was an electric fault- 4 exhaust valves bent, Head skim (be foolish not too,whilst its off) and a Gasket set -£300 including labour at my local garage. And all my own fault for not changing the belt when I should have done-Big lesson learned. Good Luck with your car.Regards Mick.
I'm not familiar with your car but if you lift the bonnet the (2) adjusting screws shouldn't be hard to find ~ probably plastic with an internal hexagon. One will be for vertical adjustment and the other for sideways adjustment.