December 2009
Hi
The nearside headlight on my MX-5 is intermittently working. The police pulled me over for it yesterday and yet later in the day it was fine. When it was not working both the small side light bulbs in the headlight were ok but the main bulb was not on. When I drove home from work I checked....it was off at the start of the journey yet working when I got home 5 miles later. There is no problem with the offside headlight.
Could this conceivably be a problem with the bulb that replacing it might fix or is it likely a loose electrical connection which is a worry as these things I expect are difficult to diagnose.
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Morning all, bit of a problem, when i first start the truck up in the morning, doesnt matter if its hot or cold outside, i have very little power until the engine is up to normal running temp and even then it still feels lumpy acceleration until the turbo kicks in. Feels like its missing.
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is it the common rail diesel model ? if it is the oil pressure is critical when cold as it controls the injection pressure. If the wrong oil is put into these engines they loose all power when cold.
I have just purchased a 2nd hand 06 Focus Sport and am very happy with the car. However, there is one thing that is bugging me. When I "wind" down the front electric windows on both sides of the car the rubbers are not touching the window so they do not clear of mist or rain on the outside. I have tried winding the windows completely down and pushing the rubber back in place with my finger. The windows then clear perfectly on the way back up, but as soon as fully closed the rubber is pushed back out of place and on the next open/close they do not clear again. Is anybody else experiencing this problem and is there an easy DIY fix? Read more
My '02 Focus mk1, did clear the windows nicely with the open/close method. My present '06 C-max, and previous '03 Fusion do/did not, and have a much cheaper quality feel to the mechanism too. Something which seems simple, but can be quite annoying.
Just been watching "Spooks" on BBC1. I know we've discussed the product placement thing before but one would imagine anyway, that a whole sub-division of automotive marketing expertise has grown up around it since Bond first got his Aston, The Sweeney got their Granadas and the Professionals their Capris.
On this current bang-bang-shoot-shoot-good-triumphs-over-evil thingy the car allocation is interesting.
Good guys - Lexus saloons - image message...solid dependable establishment maybe?
Bad guys - Audi Q7s - image message ....dangerous, edge of the law, dirty money perhaps?
Good guy ( or girl ) who turns out to be a bad girl - Some japanese hybrid thing, possibly an Insight ? - image message....ironically duplicitous possibly?
Maybe the producers have a hidden sense of automotive humour! Read more
From the comment of the American character, I took the hybrid as being a symbol of the new US administration's desire to be more friendly to the outside world. Just like they don't do torture any more, they don't drive big gas guzzlers either.
Hello contributors
I wondered if anyone has any specialist knowledge to share.
I want to get a used Focus auto. Would the larger engine provide noticeably better acceleration than a 1.6 which I believe is sluggish? And would it be significantly more expensive to keep on the road?
For those of you who might be interested I have a 2004 Primera 1.8 auto. I can live with its sluggishness but it's not as reliable as previous models I have owned.
Many thanks.
William James. Read more
Thanks guys. Re the gusto: I'm more sine than con, to be honest.
Ive recently had a lot of problems with my focus zetec 1.6, firstly it started cutting out, the problem was found to be the coil pack which was replaced. 2 months later and water got into the wiring loom which had to be fixed. Now the engine warning light comes on for a few days then goes off for a week or 2 and returns? Does anyone have any suggestions as after 2 engine diagnostics and 2 repairs I think I may be back to square one!
Just a note there doesnt seem to be anything wrong with the engine it appears to be running fine??
Really wish I hadnt bought the car in the first place!!!!!!!!! Read more
my HDI estate front and rear wipers are not working at all.checked the fuses and all are fine there and even took out the BSI unit to check for water leakages but there is none there.everything is working apart from these wipers which are giving me headaches.the fuses in engine fusebox there are all ok and can someone advice me where to go from here to eliminate this problem that is causing sleepless nights for me.shall i attempt a direct connection to the front wipers to check if the motor is fine likewise with the rear wiper motor as well.does anyone think maybe its the earthing problem affecting both wiper motors.
i opened the driver's side footwell carpet to check for the multiconnectors there if there has been some corrosion and rust on them but i found out that all the wires were bridged directly and there are no longer any multi connectors and it was done professionally so im dumbfounded as were to start and go in order to fix this problem
ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE WELCOME. Read more
hie guys many thanks for your advices unfortunately wiper stalk and all the motors are working perfectly well.i took it on a dedicated scanner and all the live feeds were tested and found out to be OK unfortunately there is no communication between the BSI unit and the wipers and therefore i was recommended to take the car to a dedicated peugeot dealer to reconfigure the BSI unit and download the software to it in order for the wipers to work
it seems im gonna shell out top dollar to the dealers and get myself ripped to shreds
Hi there.
I own a 2000 'X' (D9) registered Peugeot 406 HDi 90 Saloon with 129,800 miles on it.
I have 'problem' where when I accelerate moderately or full foot to the floor above 1500rpm (ie, when the turbo kicks in) there is an audible hissing noise coming from the engine bay.
With the windows up it appears to be audible through the air vents and bulk head area.
With the windows down it very apparant that there is air (boost?/egr?) leaking.
I should say this noise is seperate from the intial spool of the turbo at 1400-1500rpm.
The noise continues through out the rev range & happens in all gears and on a hot or cold engine.
To go along with this when I turn off the engine after a run and open the bonnet there is a strange noise coming from the bulk head area around the 2 solenoid valves/EGR area. The noise is like a high/low pitched tone which fluctuates.
When tapping either of the solenoids valves on the bulkhead the noise can also be 'made' to fluctuate.
I am guessing these two are linked?
This high/low pitched noise can be stopped by pumping the brake pedal to extinguish any remaing vacuum in the system
What steps should I do to troubleshoot this problem?
I think the problems are/could be
1. EGR diaghram leaking/not sealing when the valve applies vacuum
2. Leaking/not sealing Solenoid valve(s)
3. Leaking pipe work (Although there is not a lot of these since the HDi 90 has no IC)
Any help and feedback would be great.
Thank you,
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Only had my car 2 weeks but a garage pointed out that the brake fluid level is insufficient. It is just below the min mark but should be nearer the max mark. I have been told that whilst driving with low fluid air could have got in to the system and it would need bleeding at a cost of £25. Is this correct and have I done any damage? Can I just top it up with new fluid?
This does explain why there is a lot of travel when braking. Read more
Thanks for the advice, will go and get the brakes done at a garage.
Hi All
A question for you regarding my mums car.
My mum was in a accident where she was hit from behind - the damage was minimal and the third party has admitted liability.
My mums insurance company has said that her insurance is invalid due to her not notifying them of a spoiler they had fitted to to the car ( she did notify them by email with a picture attached and is going to take further legal advice re this matter).
So that she can get her car fixed she is now going through the third parties insurance, who have told her today they dont know if they are going to write her car off!
I have read on the internet on a few websites that if the third party admit liability then they are bound to fix my mums car and not write it off - is that correct?
if they do write if off and it is only a C 0r D write off, my mum wants her car back, approximately how much does it cost to purchase your car back from the insurance company?
thanks
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So that she can get her car fixed she is now going through the third
parties insurance who have told her today they dont know if they are going to
write her car off!
I have read on the internet on a few websites that if the third party
admit liability then they are bound to fix my mums car and not write it
off - is that correct?
Yes!
Insist that your vehicle is returned to the condition before the accident, as they have admitted liability.
You should not be in a disadvantaged position because of the fault of others.
Also, you can choose where you get it repaired.
Browse
I would be looking at a dirty connection onto the bulb or a bad earth. Unplugging the connector to the bulb and cleaning the contacts would be my first job. I would remove the bulb from the lamp, plug it into the connector, turn the light on and waggle the bulb about to see if it went off. (Keep hands off the glass part of the bulb, it'll get v hot).
I'm assuming that yours is the fixed headlight mark 2a, not pop up headlights. If it's pop ups then the security of the loom would be my next port of call.