July 2009
I've seen endless threads detailing horror stories on the apparent design flaws causing turbo failure (or turbo + engine failure) affecting earlier versions of Renault DCI engine. Apparently it's not uncommon for the turbo's to feed off the engine oil and ultimately rev itself to bits.
Can anybody tell if these turbo issues have been rectified on later cars?
I've seen several Megane/Scenic DCI's (1.5) in the classifieds and their asking prices are very tempting. More specifically the cars I'm looking at are 2005-07 model year range.
Cars in this age bracket - will they still land me with big repair bills? If the engines have been rectified are there other area's of the car that I should be concerned with - I'm told electrics are a bit iffy also??
BUY or RUNAWAY - Any thoughts!!
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I own a 1.6 8v 2003 Astra G. I've a problem for a little while now and i'll give you a typical example of the fault;
I got in the car and drove to the Docters the other night, parked up outside and returned 10 mins later to drive home, however when i attempted to start the car it struggled to get going, the revs were low, and and it spluttered to a stop after maybe 5 or 6 seconds. This only ever happens when the engine is warm, if i start it from cold it fires up 1st time with no problems at all. It does however generally start on the second attempt with a little coaxing on the throttle.
Can anyone shed light on this please?
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there are so many things it could be and you need to start somewhere i would suggest finding a good garage arrange a time and date drive it there speak to someone then hook up some diagnostic kit and then start the car looking at live data specifically the fuel injection temp sensor not unheard of on vauxhalls, after that its going to be a process of elimination,assuming that there are no trouble codes to point the garage in the right direction, Regards TB
The speedo bounces, wobbles, and overreads, then settles down for a while, before starting off bouncing again.
I am fairly sure it has an electronic speed sensor fitted to the transmission in place of an old-style speedometer cable (but there is no Haynes manual for the Fusion ? they say to use the Fiesta Mk5 one instead).
The bouncing speedo problem may have started when I changed the clutch and had to disconnect all the cables etc from the transmission/gearbox area. I had difficulty disconnecting the speedo cable connector, so I removed the whole sensor (as if an old-style cable). The sensor had been bound in foil tape, which I unwound before removing the sensor. I rebound the sensor with the same tape on re-assembly.
I suspect the bouncing is because either the sensor is dirty or damaged, the cable connections are dirty or broken, or the tape binding is inadequate. I have briefly tried re-attaching the cable connections and re-binding the sensor, but got no improvement.
Before I try replacing the sensor itself, I would be grateful if anyone had any suggestions, or knew how to find what is really wrong?
Note: it is not a "cable" that turns in a sleeve - it is an electrical wire ending in a plug connector (that I couldn't see how to separate so I had to take the whole sensor out). The wire may be broken and making only intermittent connection (but I don't think so). I wonder more if the foil tape is not shielding the sensor properly (or something like that)!
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Sounds like its not a problem with the tape, so I'll remove the sensor again and check it out.
John
Attention Shoppers:
The national speed limit is not, as many of you appear to believe, 40mph. Or 50mph. It is, in fact, 60mph. I do appreciate that much of the time, 60mph is unsafe and inappropriate. However, for the rest of the time, you're ruining my day.
ESPECIALLY when you do 40mph down a wide, straight road with oncoming traffic such that no-one behind you can overtake. See that long line of cars behind you? Your fault. I have to do a 40 mile trip down A-roads several times a week, and people like you make the difference between the journey taking 50 minutes and an hour and twenty.
Oh yes, and the speed limit on a dual-carriageway is 70mph. Not 60.
That is all.
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For a road to be classed as a dual carriageway, the two directions of traffic flow must be physically separated by a central reservation. A road where the two directions of flow are separated only by lines painted on the road surface is a single carriageway, regardless of the number of traffic lanes that may be available to the traffic in each direction. So a road with three or four lanes is still a single carriageway if there is no central reservation.
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VILLAGERS are to be trained by the police to use speed guns, in a drive to put a brake on motorists.
Pilot schemes are to go ahead in several villages, which could lead to the initiative being rolled out across the East Riding.
Under the scheme, communities are expected to raise about £2,000 to buy a speed gun, which would become the property of Humberside Police.
The police will train volunteers in operating the equipment, as well as safety and managing hostile drivers.
Community speed watch volunteers, who will wear high-visibility clothing, will record the registration numbers of speeding vehicles and pass the details to the police
I bet they're queuing up for a tippy cap and hiviz vest.
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Trawling through Humberside's Website you can see that speeding is a constant in what local
residents want the Police to address - so it looks like the local Police are
responding to what people actually want
Exactly the same here in Northants. Top of the list in all the suburbs and commuter villages is speeding.
We've also had what is known locally as community speedwatch in this village. Run by the same stalwarts as man the Parish Council, clear the footpaths and maintain the churchyard. Those logged over the limit got police letters except for the two clocked at 50 who got a home visit as did multiple offenders.
Not seen them out recently - either it's gone out of fashion with the police or the volunteers got bored with it.
EDIT - like in Manatees place many of the offenders also live here!!
Hi..I need to inrease the volume on my sensors.Any ideas please? Thx Read more
Are these factory fit or aftermarket kit.Some add on kits have a lo-hi volume setting.If not then it may be possible to re-locate the speaker.hth
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So I was stupid enough to leave my Daytona 900 sitting dead for 2 years.. always putting off the payments on bits as the weeds grew through the tyres etc.
Anyway, ive got off my bum and started on it this month only to get to a point where power isnt getting to the starter motor, ignition light is nice n bright, but not even ticking to try and start.
Ive reset my immobiliser (veto evo), whacked in a new battery (charged), disconnected the sparks for the first turning over, to get the new oil pumped around, Plenty of juice as the lights work and the alarm works etc.
Suggestions please.. Im about to check the solinoid and also see if anything needs hitting with a rubber hammer to unseize..
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yep will do. thanks
I bought a Golf 2.0 GT TDI 140 a few months ago. It was an ex company car with 85k on the clock. I had it serviced recently and the dealer did the warranty recall on the ECU software. The car was fine for a week then all the warning lights came on and I stopped the car and had it recovered to a dealer, who told me there were 66 faults showing. They checked the major faults and nothing was wrong and then re-set the faults and the car seems fine. Nothing was repaired and no fault identitified. But I am now worried there is a risk that the same thing will keep happenening or there is a serious fault they have not detected.
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Why not get a second and probably better opinion from the independant.
I too have used an independant for servicing and cambelt change and his prices are cheaper, his willingness to help and general manner are streets ahead of the main dealer.
He actually used to work for a VW/Audi dealer before setting up on his own.
Main dealers these days don't seem to repair anything, instead they keep changing whole items at great cost to you and me, until they fix the fault.
Apart from "morellomax" , has anybody have experience of reducing road noise by using noise reduction kits from the likes of "Noise killer" or alternative DIY methods?
I know tyre types have a big influence and by using Michelins I have reduced the noise considerably, but being a picky old git , I want more! Read more
Cots? Can't recall- it was 6 years ago.
Time to fit? Approx 3-4 hours..
Bonnet front and rear wheel arches, gearbox, under rear seat..
Someone was asking here a couple of weeks ago why insurers don't reduce insured values on renewal, even though cars are worth less. I found the answer this morning, saving £65: they are not allowed to, unless told (something they doubtless prefer anyway). Clearly, one needs to have an idea of current market values. 25% off new price after one year seems about right. Read more
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The engines are generally OK - the ones which gave the major problems were the pre-2004 model year F9Q 1.9dci's which are guarenteed to go pop.
However, it tends to be the other bits and bobs - trim, electrics etc. - which do not stand up to time or mileage.