September 2009
Hi All!
Last week a white MGBGT 18k one owner was advertised on BCA Auctionview - but missed which sale it was in - out of interest, wondered if anyone saw it?
Was it a 'nice' one & what did it sell for, please?
Thanks in advance!
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Really need help here.
I have a 99 2.0hdi 406 with moon miles on the clock(but been well maintained)....just about everything on it has been replaced at some time...problem is now it has started to run terrible!... It would not drive above 2000rpm on the road and when taken home and inspected it would make it over the 2000 rpm via the cable inside the engine bay being being pulled but it is sending out smoke that u could see for miles...sometimes black and sometimes grey...occasionally clearing itself for 30 secs and then goin back to being "lumpy" again. Engine sounds fine at tick over.....exhaust gases sound like they are "burbling" when u put the engine under rev pressure. Had the machine on it and it gave out quite a few fault codes P0121,P0221(mechanic said not to worry bout these as they are not the issue) P1138 fuel pressure regulater-P0401 Egr Valve circuit-P0335 rpm sensor-P0571 Brake switch circuit-and P1537 UNDOCUMENTED CODE...... the mechanic advised that the undocumented code or the Egr valve circuit would prob be the problem.....I have checked all the hoses going to the turbo (as i was told to do) for cracks...they look ok! SO now i need to start with the EGR valve stuff,,,,,but i dont know were they are..... can they be cleaned or replaced? will this cure it??? thanks in advance !! JOe Read more
Hi,
A friend has a voyager and sometimes it doesnt start, he tells me he used to bang the dash and then sumtimes the the car would normally start, now the car will not start.
He has told me the fuel gauge and trip meter sometimes do not work and also that he can hear a relay clicking type sound.
I have not seen the car myself yet but am thinking of removing the dials and checking the connetions.
Is this a common fault on the car, whats the easiest tempory repair.
Many thanks
Please reply to post or {Snip, mobile number removed. Do you really want all manner of people calling you day and night?}
Much appreciated
Nick Read more
Both your questions have been covered if you do a search on here how to check the wiring and to remove the dash. Yes if you plug a scanner in and it can't read anything this is most likely because the bus communication is down and is most likely due the the heater panel or cluster.
Hi Everyone,
Hope everyone is doing well, this is my first post so please be gentle, haha.
Would appreciate any advice regarding my newly acquired Audi A3, only had the car a week and up till today it was a dream come true owning my first Audi, I've always wanted to own an A3 and been chuffed to bits so far(Sorry i'l cut to the chase).
Yesterday when i returned home after a short 10min drive, before i switched off the engine i noticed as i sat in neutral that the engine rev's had dropped from a steady 900RPM, to between 500-900 rpm, which was making the car sound like it was "chugging"(best word i can think off). I decided to drive around my street and also noticed that if i took my foot off the accelerator the car felt is if it was still going forward but also that it was "jerky", like it was struggling. Hope that makes sense?
I called the garage i bought it from today but as it is a sunday and sept weekend i've had no joy.
I have already read through alot of the related forums here and I take my hat off to you guys cause its amazing just how much you guys know. I've never really owned my own car so I have relatively little experience with DIY in cars but I am an Electrician to trade so am not scared to give it a go!
Thanks so so much for taking the time to read my post, I'd appreciate ANY help what so ever with my A3 problem.
Regards -D
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Many thanks Peter for your reply,
I'l get in touch with the garage tomorrow morning and i'l let you know the outcome.
Thanks
Borrowed a 5000 mile Passat 110 Tdi CR Highline form local VW dealers to undertake a long (400 miles) journey over the weekend. We are considering a new estate with the same engine under scrappage. Just returned this morning and I am amazed to note minimal movement on the fuel guage and a recorded average of 58.6 mpg for the journey on the computer. This was a mix of motorway and slower second class roads but driving normally, overtaking where I could and generally making good progress. To me this represents astounding economy from a large car and must sy something for the newer common rail engine. Granted the car is no ball of fire but its smooth and quiet and once wound up can travel very quickly indeed. So looks like a new R Line estate then.
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Mpg calculated from emissions.
Thought that was odd, but it's specified in directive 93/116/EC:
www.supertech.lv/01993L0116-19940102-en.pdf
"4.3. Fuel consumptions are calculated according to point 7 by the carbon
balance method using the measured emissions of CO2 and the other
carbon related emissions (CO and HC). The results will be rounded
to the first decimal place."
Formulae specifying how the mpg is calculated in 7.2.
Hi All,
After browsing the web i still cant find any pages to help me till i found this great site, well the problem i have got is on my dashboard my speedo / revs / fuel lights do not work and my heater control panel don't light up either, my little strip with the oil, airbag, abs, and service that's fine, and also when i turn cruise control on that will light up on the dash just not the speedo etc, i was wondering if anyone can help me in to what to be looking for,
my husband says its probably a bulb, but don't want him to massacre the dash,
if anyone can help i would be great-full dont think it helps that i haven't got a handbook just having a good guess at what the buttons do :)
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Hi MerlinTec,
thanks for getting back, sorry i havnt replied sooner been in bed with the lurgy,
my husband said he has checked the fuses and they seem to be fine,
im at a loss as to what it is, maybe a loose wire, or bulbs?
at the moment at night im having to drive around with a push on under worktop light on my dash so i can see my speedo :)
once again many thanks for your help it is much appriciated x
Anyone know if a Volvo v50d 2003 has a dmf? Read more
Almost undoubtedly.
My brothers 2.7 diesel S type auto. will not start after leaving the battery flat for a long time, everything seems to work but when the key is turned nothing happens (as if you are in Drive and not P or N) any ideas anyone please? Read more
Bit random, but is there much fuel in it?
I read a roadtest where the car drove normally but was parked with low fuel only for it not to restart. Jaguar pointed out that its designed to do this to protect the catalyst.
... turn it off?
Ref: BMW/VAG.
Really dont like the idea.
And what happens if you are sitting in a queue and it is -5deg or 30deg and you dont want to freeze / swelter, does the system recognise that it needs the engine and start it to produce heat / aircon?
Any knowledge / experiences?
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"Was very irritating having to wait while the thing fired up before they could move in the queue."
Must have been the driver being slow. Dip the clutch and it starts straight away, with no delay.
For some reason, start/stop isn't working on SWMBO's new Mini convertible: she doesn't like start/stop so we won't do anything about it. It may be that she's got the air conditioning on with the roof down - which would probably disable start/stop anyway.
Hi,
I currently have the anti pollution issue going on with my 2002 406 LX. ( the first time the antipollution thing came on, the engine cut out and went into limp mode. However this has not occured again).
I'm yet to go to a garage to check out the anti pollution thing, but two days ago a new issue came up:
Every now and then, the car shows: coolant temperature too high, and the stop sign flashes. Meanwhile, the temperature guage still stays under 90 degrees. After few minutes of driving, it stops. This has been happening randomly over the last two days.
Can anyone figure this one out?
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Thanks guys ... I'll check it out and report back... cheers
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I had same symptoms recently. Sluggish at higher revs and smoking more than usual but tickover was fine. Mine turned out to be the big fat turbo hose which runs from oil cooler over top of engine and down the back somewhere, and where it is bolted to a cast metal joint on the top of the engine, the two retaining bolts had lost their nuts so the hose itself was sound but the joint was working loose and letting more air into the mix, hence it went sluggish under acceleration but was fine at idle. More air was making the fuel mixture wrong hence the additional smoke.