November 2009
hi all im thinking of buying a w-reg astra but it suffers from underfueling. does anybody know what that means..ive heard of overfueling but not underfueling..all answers appreciated..thanks.
{W reg, that'll be something like the year 2000 then?} Read more
Coming up to retire so have some folding money extra for a treat. Looking for something for fun motoring, speed not important. Would love an Austin Champ but prices now crazy. Looking for recommendations, friend picked up a cheap Merc SL with 5 Litre engine. Hoot. MPG not important, easy spares, and easy spanner work are. MK1 VW Golf? Old Merc SEL? Rover 800? even some nice Volvo 9 series factory stretch Limos out there for not a lot. Am I crazy? Looking for interesting ideas, which are fun and practicable. (old MX5mmmmm) Read more
This site, oldcolonelcars.co.uk/ specialises in old BMW's in good condition. They just took a deposit on a 840CI with only 56,000 on the clock
Ex- Solicitor General bashed into a car while on the 'phone, apparently - tinyurl.com/yehm499 - previously convicted and banned for other naughtiness. Oh dear. Read more
I can see the point of censuring untoward contributions ...
Censuring, by all means. Censoring is something else, done by 'officials'.
Has anyone got access to the Toe Setting for a 2008 1.4 diesel Ford Fiesta van. I need to check the tracking but could do with the correct data first.
Thanks in advance folks. Read more
my 3.5 litre petrol v6 auto 'initiale' takes approx 2 secons to engage drive once 'd' is selected, it is fine in reverse. It has done 80k with a full history. Could this be to do with the gearbox oil level? Also are these belt or chain driven? The cambelt cover is made of metal, usually this means chain driven, or so im told. Finally the CD player may be faulty, i cant put a CD in it, as if one was already in there, though it says 'no CD'. I assume these are front loading, though i havent checked for a changer in the boot. Any ideas? Read more
What's the oldest school of motoring car you have seen lately? Don't mean Dad's old banger either! I saw a T-regd Rover 25 today in Dumfries Read more
Before new cars became so flabby there was no need for PAS. The original VW Golf weighed 780kg, the Golf Mark 6 weighs over 1200kg, or about the same as an early 90s Mercedes W124 E-Class. I had a Mark 3 Fiesta in 1990 and it certainly didn't need PAS and neither did the cars before it, with the exception of a wide tyred (for its time) 1983 Scirocco GTI.
I have just changed the engine 1905 cc turbo diesel. I took the engine out of citroen zx the same year as 306. I have fitted the fuel pump from the original peugeot engine because it has two electrical connectors, a blue one and a black one .The pump on the citroen only had the black connection . I think Im having problems with immobiliser - the starter motor does turn on the key but the pump is not delivering any fuel to the injectors - obviously the stop solinoid not getting live. The key has a button on it for central locking and immobiliser. Has anybody had a similar problem? and how did they resolve it?? Read more
i would assume you needed to fit the injection pump off your original engine or the electrical gubbins as a minimum
ive not done a pewgot swap but certainly on a ford its easier with the engine on the floor
even easier is to do away with the immobilisor and swap for a simple on off solenoid pump switch
sorry cant help anymore
Had trouble starting my car this morning, I had not driven it for well over a week because I have been ill, my dad drove it once last week.
I started it this morning and it wouldn't start, it just sounded very weak. I then noticed a bit later it didn't sound any weaker so concluded the battery probably was ok. The indicators on it were also green.
I then put the throttle right down and left it to turn over for about 6-8 seconds (yes I know this does the starter motor no good) and it finally kicked into life. The car then ran perfectly and has started first time every since instantly.
No loss of oil, coolant, no warning lights, everything is normal. What could have caused this? I am worried inc ase it happens again. It has been very wet here so could it just be the battery terminals which got damp? Read more
There is no point, as it now has just 3 months MOT its going to worth £600 max, it has four good tyres, four new springs, new shock absorbers etc no other second hand car will have all that and anything I buy < £1k I will just end up replacing all the rubber and other bits anyway.
I am going to at least keep it till March, get a 12 month MOT sticker on it then decide to upgrade or not :).
At the moment though it is a lot easier for me to spend a bit on repairs every now and then rather than be stuck with a great big car loan.
i put a new water pump in my rover 1.6 coupe. put my timming belt back on started it up and nothing
i can only move my cam half a turn then it locks up, have i sezed it up?
SLT - and moved to Tech. Read more
Take the plugs out and using a proper timing tool.
Hi
I've just bought a second hand car which unfortunately only came with one basic key (no remote) just the old fashioned blade!!!
My question is...
If I buy a remote fob from ebay and use the re-programming advise that can be found on the internet and programme the fob to my car will it work to lock/unlock my car?
Now I know that i'll need to retain the the original for the ignition.
Am i way off the mark with this?
Ta
L Read more
According to the info I have, replacement keys need to be programmed using diagnostic equipment. The syncronisation process can only be used for existing keys that have been previously programmed to the vehicle.
Browse
Could be anything. If an engine is down on power it may well be down on compression. Buy a car what you think is a simple sensor problem, end up needing a new cylinder head I would avoid this car unless free.