November 2009
can some body help me i have a corsa gsi 95 model, it has a immobiliser and the way it works i have to put the key in turn the ignition to the 2nd stage where all the light come on the dash and then press a botton on a remote fob which will make the engine warning light come on and in which case makes it ok to start it.
i tried to start it today and when im pressing the botton but the engine light has not come on, ive tried changing the battery in the fob and ive disconnected the battery for a hour and still no joy the immobiliser looks to be a factory fitted one no pirate cutting or odd wires.
can anybody help me please. lee Read more
Yesterday I tried to lower the electric window on the driver's side. When this didn't work I tried the window on the passenger's side and this lowered by about 3 inches before stopping. I've checked the fuse but this appears to be fine. I assume that the issue isn't with the motors since both windows stopped working at the same time. Could it be the switch. Any idea how I might be able to test this? At the moment all I really want to do is close the passenger side window as someone could easily get into the car. I can live without the windows working for the foreseeable future.
Many thanks,
Al Read more
as is usual with fine pewgots try shutting the window with the drivers door ajar (broken wires in door to A post see)
Our car had a new key with integrated (2 button) fob provided and coded by a Citroen dealer approx 18 months ago as the original was lost.
The fob has recently stopped working and I fear I may have dropped a clanger by taking the battery out of the fob overnight to take with me as a sample for a replacement - hence possibly having lost the coding as the fob will not work with the new battery in?.
I was in the motor trade a few years ago and seem to remember various combinations of pressing fob buttons and switching the ignition on/off used to be how you enabled the fob but am not having any success.
When the new key was made I remember some hideous charge for coding - anyone any ideas on how to do it yourself????. Read more
Thank you for the advice but looks like trip to the dealer is inevitable - I can't get any kind of response from the remote (even with a different new battery). Our local Citroen dealer quotes £51.00 for a re-code of the fob but obviously no guarantee that will solve the problem.
I was looking at or reading a story where a builder got revenge on a non-payer.
It brought to mind a nice little episode of mine many years ago.
As well as doing club breakdown work and moving classics I also ran a 24/7 advert in the Yellow pages.
I got a call one day from a guy who couldn't start, I quoted him the standard fee, about £25 then and went out to him. I thought it a bit suspicious when I saw him with his car, rather than waiting in his house. It was a simple jump start on a 4 pot rear drive thing, Escort, Marina...I can't remember.
Warming and charging it, I gave him my invoice..no extras. ' I've no money ' he said
' I'll take a cheque with a card ' 'Chequebooks in the house ' ' Go and get it, I'll look after the car '...'.I don't live round here ( scroty area ) , I'll post one ' I'd had enough, I knew I wasn't going to get paid...I didn't even know his real name.
I didn't say anything more about payment. ' Pull the bonnet catch and switch off ' said I. ' It doesn't sound right ' ' Sit in the car and keep the clutch depressed for me '.........give him something to do ! Next step, I pulled off the five HT leads and knotted them all together in a big ball which I tucked under the headlight, scribbled 'No money, don't fix ' on a scrap of paper, he couldn't see me from in the car, put the bonnet down and said 'It should be alright now '
Drove away, did a U turn and passed him desparately turning the engine over.
Had my £25 in revenge ...a dish best eaten hot in this case.
Ted Read more
who said anything about using a mobile phone whilst driving?
BobbyG did - "I phoned 999....."
You're lucky you didn't get 3 points for using a mobile while driving!
You are allowed to use a mobile without a hands free kit to make calls to the emergency services.
Hi guys,
Long story so here goes....
Bought a 306 HDi that had petrol put into it. The car was drained of the fuel and diesel refilled. Car ran but was a bit lumpy. THe car was traded in at a local garage and a lad bought it, 'drove' it home, parked it up.
A friend bought it and decided to change the fuel filter and empty the fuel lines as he said he could smell petrol still. Since then, the car no longer starts! he had it recovered and the garage told him the HP pump was faulty.
I bought the car off him and replaced the HP pump and injectors off another working 306 HDi.
The car STILL doesn't attempt to start. I (in a safe environment!) tried to check if the injectors were firing, and it wasn't.
I did a DTC scan today and got:
P0230 Fuel Pump Primary Circuit Malfunction (yet other pugs with this code still run?)
P0380 Glow Plug/Heater CKT A Malfunction (Pending) Whatever 'Pending' means with DTC's?!?!
I'm totally stuck and was hoping this would be a good car to resolve and use...proving me wrong!
Lift pump works fine, it runs for approx 10secs with ignition on and then when i try and start the car, the lift pump runs again. Fuel is getting to the injectors but the injectors don't seem to be opening up to let fuel into the chamber.
Dan Read more
if its a fuel related problem get yourself a aerosel can of brake cleaner spray some
into inlet manifold whilst someone is cranking engine over if its a fuel related problem
yourcar will start and run for a short time post results back hope this helps
Best Reguards Mickeybo
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Apologies for the delay in posting - my computer broke ! Read more
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Rob
hi,
shopping around for something to replace my now-way-too-small polo (two kids and a tendency to hump around large amounts of music gear), i had been set on a mondeo hatch for my family's needs - space / comfort / good to drive, but have been somewhat put off by the tdci horror stories, and the (comparatively) high running costs of a petrol model.
i've now seen a 81k miles 1.6 focus estate (53 plate) for £2,900. i haven't driven one, but opportunities for that are limited as i live in orkney and as far as i'm aware there is no estate version for sale at any of the dealers up here at the moment. the one i've seen is in aberdeenshire, so no quick journey to view (£150 flight plus £40 taxi), but i wondered if i may ask a few questions that might save me a trip if a few key areas aren't what i'm looking for;
1) are these generally reliable?
2) how does the rear legroom compare to a mondeo?
3) how does it handle? is this in the same ballpark as a mondeo?
many thanks
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Re. the petrol Focus cambelt - the interval is indeed 10 years / 100k, but I think originally it was specified as 80k. At any rate, mine went at 92k (1.6 Zetec, 99 T plate), at the end of a long journey down the A1, and I was very lucky it didn't take the engine with it. Apparently not uncommon for these to go prematurely, so getting it changed a while before the 100k might be a safe option given the potential fall-out!
wont rev past 3,500 rpm. Does anyone have any ideas??? cheers
{Post made slightly less vague} Read more
Is your rug under the pedal?
Is there slack in the cable?
Can you not do text speak try a keyboard?
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Can anyone suggest how I can quieten the ancilliary drive belt on my diesel A4 please.
It has gradually got more and more squeaky over the last few months, and low it squeaks even after a significant drive, except for just first thin on a damp morning.
It is not slipping, it is just making a rubbery squeak at tickover. When I sprayed it with V-belt spray it went silent for a while, but the squeaking came back after a few days. Read more
Not a good idea. Silicone grease migrates everywhere and is impossible to get off. The idea of a belt drive is to provide grip between the pulleys and the belt. Lubricant is the last thing you need.
I hope there is enough friction reserve to provide consistent drive to the PAS pump when making a manoevre on a wet day with the alternator on full load.
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Browse
i dont think so mate it was earthed under the carpets at the passanger side and the screw was not tight enough so i tightend it and it was spot on