August 2009
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Is there an alternative to Apple Airtunes for the PC, not in cost but thats a better performer? Looking to put sound into two rooms.
Am i best to have one amp and put a seperate set of speakers into the 2nd room or have a seperate hifi in the other room and run a wireless link such as Airtunes or similar?
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Another source:
audio.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/onkyo/txds787....l
You can Save the .pdf file to a folder of your choice (or create one specifically).
I was needing to overtake today and used kickdown which took me almost into the red section on the tachometer. Does anyone regularly take their car to the red line and what does this do to the engine....keep it flexible or cause damage? You often get small engined cars at full revs belting around our roads. Read more
>>> Amid all this caution, it should be remembered that some manufacturers, one springs to mind in particular - I'm sure I don't need to name it - design their engines to be revved hard and always have done <<<
Yes, I must admit - I've always found H---a engines to be very free revving, and they seemed to like it!
Hi again - hope I'm not becoming a nuisance by coming to the forum so often. Still a newby, still learning.
This question has been asked here before (I did a quick search) but unfortunately the link given by the person who answered it no longer works.
I can't seem to identify clearly where the jacking points are. The Haynes manual and a couple of other sources on the web place the points a short distance behind the front wheels and a short distance infront of the back wheels. But when I look closer, I can't really see anything that looks distinct. Any other clues or visual cues ? Are the points nearer the sills, or deeper under the car ? (Unfortunately I bought the car 2nd hand - there was no owner's manual).
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Thanks guys - you pointed me in the right direction. I've found the jacking points (front and rear). Infact, just a short while a go, I found the jacking points shown in the Haynes Manual (near the back of the book, REF*5) - albeit it is just a line drawing. Anyway, I cleaned up the area near the points but alas- there aren't any arrows. Just the slightly raised bits of the sill with two 'cuts' on either side.
Thanks again - will take the usual precautions when jacking up - and definately won't tamper with anything unneccessarily.
Regards,
AH
My A3 has recently become very reluctant to start. First thing in the morning, it starts OK, but if the engine has been running in the previous few hours, it can barely turn the engine. If I try to start it immediately after switching off, it won't turn it at all.
In the morning, I checked the voltage across the battery terminals in situ, with the ignition off, and it was only 12.1V, checked again with the engine idling, and it was about 14.4V, so I decided the battery was on its last legs (it's just over 5 years old) and replaced it. Disappointingly, it was the same story the next day: OK in the morning, only just managed to turn the engine in the evening.
It was only after I bought the new battery that I realized the battery warning light wasn't illuminating at all when I turned on the ignition, which seems to suggest an alternator problem (diodes?) - but the fact that I saw a good charging voltage with the engine running seems to contradict this. Haven't got round to making any more measurements or checking for shorts yet. Has anyone seen these symptoms before? Read more
Thanks for all the suggestions - I certainly know more about starter/charging problems than I did before. However, it has all become a bit moot now; I discovered on Friday that my local VW dealer had a new Golf 1.4TSI in stock as a result of a cancelled order, so I'm afraid it's scrappage time for the old girl.
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Don't confuse mechanical anti-theft devices with immobilizers-since the 70's,anti-theft devices have been fitted to vehicles-usually a steering lock but also on some cars a gear-lever lock(clutch interlock is just a safety device).In the 80's,electronic immobizers appeared.The key on your Fiesta has a transponder fitted(looks just like an ordinary key) but this sends a signal to the module and this will not allow the car to start/run if it is the wrong key.
Can anyone clarify for me the situation since 2008, reference yellow jackets and triangles.
I gather they must be kept in the cabin of the car but do I just need one jacket for the driver or one for each passenger?
Also, I say jacket but are high visibilty vests/tabards allowed instead?
Is it an easy task to accurately fit beam converters onto a Mk 3 Mondeo?
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>>Police didn't ask about spare bulbs.
That's not surprising as there's no legal requirement to carry them in France.
Eh? I hear you say.
No, HOWEVER, if you are stopped with a blown bulb, you will get an on the spot fine from a policeman. HOWEVER, if you are able to show him a box of bulbs and replace the blown one, you will get off.
So, you will never be asked to produce them.
This is my first post and unfortunately under bad circumstances. My girlfriend had a service carried out (50k) two weeks ago from a Mazda dealer on her 55 reg Mazda 3. Whilst driving the car last week the oil light came on and within 1 min of the light coming on, the car virtually siezed - she managed to pull over on the A34 stopping one lane of traffic at rush hour! Anyway it was towed to Mazda who have stated that the car will need a new engine!! Unfortunately the car is out of warranty but given that they replaced the Oil filter and sump plug washer on the car during the service 2 weeks ago, surely this could have caused the problem? So far the dealer has stated that the Oil pump had come away from the engine causing all the Oil to gush out and thus seizing the engine!. What do you think the next course of action should be? I feel that either the service should have spotted any potential problems with the Oil Pump or that someone carrying out the work may not have done the job correctly and has caused the issue. Thoughts welcome as we're now going to be facing a major bill. Read more
Someone was being economical with the truth at some point.
Unless the oil pump is bolted on outside the engine, i fail to see how they could diagnose a loose/faulty oil pump when they diagnosed a ruined engine, but manged to overlook a missing sump plug with empty sump whilst doing so...or have i misunderstood?
Hi,
my mums key to the car broke the other day. Now a few weeks a locksmith nearby said it would prob cost around £120 to get a copy cut as had to be sent to Vauxhall, not sure why. She wanted a copy as there was a small line in the key which indicated it was gonna break soon.
Anyway, the inevitable happened and it broke yest, how can I get a replacement and at a decent price?
In Northern Ireland if that makes any difference.
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yeah works 100%.
And this was just a local locksmith, well kinda local. The nearest locksmith actually referred her to the dealer.
With a budget of 3 - 4k which would you go for?
Both look great, and get pretty good reviews, but for the money both would be pretty old, which would be most reliable?
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>>> Steering's somewhat lighter than the 309's without 50lbs in the front tyres too..;) <<<
(hehe!) The trouble (for me) is that, well - its an Hyundai ... I've worked on many of the critters and I didn't rate them very highly but - I am going back a few years ... well, ok - decades! I spose things have moved on a tad since then :-)
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I meant to say, Focus, if your lad is studying for Grade 6 at the age of 12, he must be pretty talented. If it's any comfort, I can't remember when I last had a car as young as eight years old... :-)