October 2009
I'd be extremely grateful if anyone can clarify for me.
I want to flush and replace the coolant on my 1.6 zetec. But can anyone clearly explain which is the heater hose that I disconnect and use to start refilling the coolant. Is it the one coming off the engine under the coil, or is it the the one that runs under the air filter, seems to have a join in the middle.
How do I lossen the radiator drain plug? Do I need a socket or something else.
If anyone would be kind enough to put a photo on that would be great.
Also if anyone could clarify where the thermostat is and whether it is something a none techy person like myself could chage I'd appreciate it. I have a very slow and erratic coolant leak and that is presumably one possible source. for the cost it might be worth doing it.
I would like to learn how to do stuff like this, but don't find the haynes manual has enough detail for a novice. All I have done in the past is stuff like changing the oil filter and HT leads. The simple stuff really.
Whilst i'm at it, what tools would i need to change the Cylinder head temp sensor?
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Be aware of this
www.thestar.co.uk/york/Speeding-conviction-quashed...p
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>>The real issue here is that someone who broke the law and sped along a public highway was caught but due to a loophole has got away with it. That is the ridiculous part! <<
If you are going to go for toy town one size fits all automated clockwork law enforcement then you should make sure that all the cogs are engaged.
I suppose that if the postal strike continues then more police time will be wasted delivering NOIPs than patrolling the roads.
hi, got a rover 25 olympic, just paid out for brand new ecm as "the machine" said its what it needed, but car still jumps/judders when travel. can anyone pleeeeeese help? Read more
Had a read about the original Bentley and its history a very nice looking car. Read more
I bet it wont be cheap to run westpig like you say each to their own.:)
Hi,
I just bought a used Focus, and am very happy with it - but the remote fob onlys locks/unlocks the front drivers side door. On other focuses I've seen the fob unlocks all 4 doors with a single press.
I have been told this is a configuration issue - the doors can be set up to behave in either way. But I can't figure out how to change this? Sorry if this is obvious but this is my first Focus experience and I've been googling for a while for the solution to no avail. Can anyone help me out please?
Cheers
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Thanks very much for both replies I will give this a go!
Hi there,,got a 97 Astra 1.6 16v auto,,batt light came on whilst driving,then went off 5secs later.Pulled up at house 2mins later and took key out and it came back on and still stays on with key out.Put key back in but car would not start,,it did for 2secs then died,,few times.After much fluffing about by a "diagnostic guy" says alt is shorting on inside,ECU says no signal from immob,,he says this means my immob has kicked in and car wont start,,was worried that my eml was not lit,,,said he would comeback with right software for wotever,and in meantime i should take out clocks and check eml bulb.Did this,,bulb blown,,others missing,??,2 days later and the "GUY" hasnt appeared,,foned vauxhall and they says due to batt discharge the system had lost its memory and i would have to come in and pay for them to see if this was the case and then pay them again to get its memory back,???,,.I havent lost key chips they have not even been moved from keys or anything so how can this be,,any advice to get my car remembering/starting without getting robbed at vaux would be greatfully appreciated mate as i am going loco,,not much money(benefits)not much hair left either,,,cheers,,sorry for the long speel mate,,
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had battery off for more than an hour,,,made no difference,,battery in key is fine,,,have changed alternator,fuel pump relays,new bulb in EML,friend droppin new car battery off in morning,will give this a go and see what happens,,fingers crossed ,,eh,,,lol,cheers for the advice sandy,,much appreciated mate,,,eddie
Does anyone have any opinions on the puncture protection product Ultraseal? I was wondering what to do regarding puncture repair kits but this stuff looks quite interesting.
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Quick search on our club's website (www.hdrcgb.org.uk) reveals divided opinions.
Generally speaking, it works better on tubeless tyres, but is alleged to be detrimental to aluminium rims in the long term; and it's messy. Not recommended as a repair to an already punctured tyre but slows down the deflation if fitted before puncture occurs.
this car just will not tick over and there is also a vibrating noise coming from underneath the vehicle when you rev it up . at first i thought it was a heat sheild for the exhaust but it doesnt have 1 and it seems to be vibrating around the cat area could this be the cause of the tick over problem please advise and thanks in advance for any answers . neil . Read more
This afternoon, near Heathrow T4, I saw a number of extremely smart cars with a number plate-less Rolls-Royce in the middle followed by several identical silver people carriers; all accompanied by several police motor-cycles with their blues on.
Who was it ? Where were they going? The Queen has been entertaining the President of India, has she been seeing her off at the VIP centre near T4?
According to the Royal website, the Queen went to Newmarket this afternoon, surely she wouldn't fly there? Do any other members of the Royal Family have cars without number plates? Read more
Probably trying to avoid congestion charge - we all know how hard up they are! :-)
I quite regularly see close convoy driving on the M4, usually noticed it heading westbound, which would probably be Chazzer on his was to his pad (Highgrove?). When his and Di's kids were at the local school for a bit, I once inadvertently got in between their car (William was kneeling up looking out of the back window) and the following car-full of protection squad. I soon realised my mistake...
www.uci.edu/features/feature_bdnfdriving_091028.php
"Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
People with a particular gene variant performed more than 20 percent worse on a driving test than people without it - and a follow-up test a few days later yielded similar results."
Before you ask, the genetic difference wasn't a second X chromosome :-)
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I saw that story. Didn't surprise me in the least. But only 3 out of ten with the defective driving gene? We should be so lucky.
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I had similar overheating problems with my old 1.8 Focus a while back - if you search this forum (>1 year) then you should be able to find my post, I would have thought.
Changing the thermostat and coolant solved my overheating problem - it's certainly going to be the easiest and cheapest thing to try first if you're troubleshooting.
IIRC, the CHT sensor on the 1.6 is on the top of the engine block, so should be fairly easy to change (it's on the back of the engine block on the 1.8, so a lot harder to get to)
On my 1.8, once the radiator drain plug was removed and the coolant was drained, I flushed through thorougly with water and then I think it was just a case of opening the thermostat housing (which involved undoing a few bolts) and fitting the new one. I was able to refill with the new coolant by simply replacing the drain plug and filling (carefully) via the expansion tank - no need to undo or pull apart any hoses. I didn't have any problems with air locks.
No idea whether the 1.6 will be the same, but I found the Haynes Manual explains everything pretty well. That book saved me many, many hundreds of pounds over the years.
Incidently - watch the position of your bowl when you remove the drain plug, as it shoots out with quite a force !