November 2009
My son said his car temp gauge keeps going into the red and the Air Conditioning is blowing hot. Oil and water levels are fine. Any ideas.
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Hey i have a 306 bought it few months back and had a bright idea of turning the turbo and fuel pump up which was a pretty bad idea as the turbo died within 3 days anyway i got hold of a hand me down turbo which i was told my a garage it was like new. now its all back together its chuffing out blue smoke and i mean its bad makes my whole street look like gorillas in the mist does anybody have any idea what i can do? im trying to sell it and right now i think ill struggle giving it to a scrap yard :) its a nightmare of a car by the way the diesel pump has been turned up too could that cause the smoking? as the turbo isnt boosting at the min because i the little turbo the egr pipe pushes onto has broken off :/
thanks for reading any replies will be greatly appreciated
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I would guess that the replacement turbo is faulty which would be the least expensive damage... As other posters have stated blue smoke is burning oil.
However it could be that after turning up the boost and fueling you wrecked other parts of the engine, head gasket, seals, etc.
Just out of interest - how did you plan on passing the MOT emissions test after changing the fueling?
Steve.
I am going to have a bit of time on my hands in the next couple of months, and so am thinking about taking a trip to the continent or the US with the family, perhaps on a bit of a driving holiday.
Now, although I passed my test 10 years ago, I have only actually been driving for the past couple of months, and even then have probably only done about 800 miles, probably 200 of city driving and the rest A roads and motorways.
I am wondering whether, with that level of experience, going driving where they drive on the other side of the road might be a bit too much of a stretch, or whether it is not really that hard to switch.
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i climbed off a plane at naples, into a hire car and drove through the city centre. Alanovich is right, but you soon get the hang of it. The trick is drive where you want to go, in whatever way you can, but dont hit anything. This means you only care about the 6 feet directly in front of your car.
The last bit is key. and it works. If everyone is trying to avoid hitting things it all seems to work, albeit a bit hairy.
Hi,
Just wondering how easily available the little black and green price guide books i've seen at trader's are??
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Ebay about £20 - £25.
or go to your local friendly dealer and bung a salesman a tenner for last months guide.
After test driving a new Citroen C5 exclusive with the hydroactive suspension i was very impressed with the refinement,quietness and supple ride.The car seemed to be built to last and it had every conceivable extra on it.My question is if its so good then why don't the motoring magazines ever list it in the top 5 family cars to buy?I cannot find any reports of failures on this new C5 and only glowing reports from their owners.I know depreciation would be a factor but other than that i cannot see any downsides other than its a Citroen.Am i mad to consider one or should i settle for the Honda Accord which was very nice but not as good as the Citroen?
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I drove both C5 and Accord recently.
I got similar offer on Accord, but thought the ride a little too firm and the seats not as supportive - but a close second. the wind noise was also more.
The C5 was softer ride, quite and I liked the combination of technolgy and dials on the dash. I drove daytime and night to get a feel of it too.
Whilst list price is high, actual dealer price will be much less. I looked at a 59 plate with 50miles for £13500. (1.6 diesel, VTR+, man, metalic). Didn't buy it as I went down with flu' two days later and been off work till today. Just phoned garage who have sold it!!!! Grrrr.
HI there,
I have just passed my driving test and got a corsa club d 1.7.
Would like some advice if you would not mind!? I have always driven petrol cars and this is my first diesel any advice on when is best to change up gears???
I feel that sometimes i'm changing up too soon and others not soon enough!!
I know I have to get used to the car but i am driving from plymouth to wales tomorrow for the first time and dont really want to be looking a fool on route if you know what i mean.?
sorry if this seems a silly question to ask i'm sure it'll raise a few eyebrows and get afew giggles. But some advice would be gtreatly appreciated. Read more
You'll soon get an instinctive feel for it...then you won't ever look at the rev counter again.......most useless bit of instrunent clutter on the dash of my Suzuki diesel.....and it's an auto too...so I need it even less !...... Enjoy the torque....biggish mill in a little car...I had the 1.7 Punto TD...went like rip !
Good luck and have a good, safe run.
Ted
hi, ive just been out to shop(about 8 mile round trip) and on way home my 96` 406 1.8 petrol just developed an intermitent power problem. as if firing on 3 cylinders or something. when i put my foot down it judders along but when i ease off it comes back to normal again.it does this in all gears. i had a new catalyst fitted about 3 months ago which seems to be getting noisier as time goes on. if this is faulty would it cause theese symptoms?
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update-fitted new coil pack and everything is back to normal.just waiting now for the next problem to arise!!!
agcode:)
As I come to the end of my search for new car (I think I'd decided on an Octavia VRs-the Mazda 6 was too expensive), I've suddenly had a fly thrown into the ointment.
Somebody mentioned an X Type estate. You can pick up a main dealer, 09reg, 2.2d sport premium estate for approx£17500. Fully equipped with leather/sat nav etc etc. I know the Jag is going out of production, but it seems to now be the car it always should have been.
I don't buy into the pipe and slippers image, the sport looks pretty good. But the million pound question is....is it going to be a depreciation disaster. I've also no idea what a Jag costs to service...I expect it's a premium rate.
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Logically, a car's looks shouldn't matter that much. When you're in the car you can't see it (although you'll know about it if the stylist has decreed that the view out to the rear is restricted, e.g. Honda Civic, new Fiesta) - and when outside it you shouldn't be so sad as to spend a lot of time looking at it.
But then we aren't all logical....And people do buy cars on looks: the Fiesta is selling well despite the rear view out being appalling.
Hi,
Just got hold of a 2007 Focus Zetec estate 1.8TDCI, the only thing missing is the manual. I don't really need it but there are a couple of questions I'm trying to find an answer to:
1) Can autolocking be enabled on this car (i.e doors lock as you reach about 5mph)
2) It only came with one remote keyfob, and a single key. Is this normal? And can I get another remote keyfob and program it to the car myself?
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She knows about the manual locking - just odd that our previous MK1 and Mk1.5 Focii had the autolock facility, but the Mk2 doesn't have it - with the lack of a user manual i thought I'd check if it was even available!
There were two cars sat in front of me at a set of red traffic lights this evening.
First car - a marked police Focus - turns on his blue lights and drives across the junction with the traffic lights still on red, and then disappears into the distance.
Second car duly follows as if being towed, only to stop on the far side of the junction, presumably when the driver realised what had happened.
Me? I admit I put the CC3 in gear to pull away too, but realised in time the lights were still on red.
I think the driving of the second car was poor, but could best be described as: "Easily done if you're not concentrating."
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Funny, I must go through that roundabout in various directions several times a year anyway, and I simply couldn't remember whether the water thingy was still there. It's in my immediate area but not on a frequent route. Shepherd's Bush has been a traffic nightmare eastbound for ages and I have learned to go round it when possible.
Driving of course is bad for one's general peripheral observation. One tends to be focused on a narrow range of things, mostly on the road. You see much more and take it in better when on foot.
Browse
Thanks Peter - that was one I HADN'T thought of!