January 2010
hi i have fault code - p0230 showing
cleared code and can some times drive for about 1/2 a mile then when you lift off the throttle it will bring the engine light on then garenteed within 10 seckonds the engine will cut regardless of rpm
if clear the code will idle ok for anything upto 5min but if you turn key off befor it faults and cuts out , then it will run on for a second and the p0230 code will be back
i have had (all seconhand)
3 in tank pumps
2 double relay/ fuel relay
2 high pressure pumps
2 fuel regulators (bolt to rear of high pressure pump)
2 sets of injectors
2 cam sensors
including orignals
have also checked various wires plugs earths fuses / feeds, have checked fuel return system and all ok
im still leaning towards the fuel reg and controling common rail pressure sensor ??
am intending on draining the fuel from tank as dont know where it was brought from though it is white, and another fuel filter then will report back
any ideas very apricated
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Well, I am going to be a bit of a heretic here, because the general wisdom is that the newer Peugeot 2.0TDCi is nice than the 'old' 1.8TDCi, but I have just test-drove a low-mileage 2.0TDCi, and, erm, sorry, this is an inferior engine!
OK, hit your foot down in 4th & above, it does have a bit more shove, but:
The 1.8 is far nicer 1st-3rd - a real surprise to me - the 2.0 is really gutless, not unless you really hammer the throttle. And at speed, the throttle response of the 1.8 is nicer, for normal driving - you really have to shove your foot down in the 2.0, and it's not that linear.
The only place I would prefer the 2.0TDCi, is 80mph+ on the motorway! Oh, and it's no more quieter or refined, either ....
Just thought I'd post this up - real world driving vs test! Read more
Totaly different engine the Focus has a joint Ford/PSA engine Type DW10 BTED4.
Depends, Mondeo MkIII auto diesels were made for a short while around 03 / 04 though if it is a Mondeo MkIV then it is the Peugeot/Ford engine. Should be changing up at around 2000 in normal driving.
Hello, looking for a bit of info ref a Jaguar X-Type estate with a knocking sound at the rear.
After a service 12 months back my local mechanic mentioned the noise on the rear suspension stating it was the anti roll bar bushes (I must have been used to the noise) it turns out that these have be updated i.e a known problem.
I bought and fit a pair and the noise was very much reduced but a few months late a very high pitch squeak started at the rear suspension. With a lot of messing around I found it was coming from what I now know of as the rear control arm, this was replaced and noise sorted, 6 months on the near side rear control arm started making the same noise but I ignored it (too cold for working on a car) the squeak stopped after a while (would only usually squeak in very cold weather) now on the rear nearside there is and probably has been for ages a much more noticeable knock when going over bumps compared to the of side with new control arm.
The long and short of it is does anyone know if this is a common problem don't want to spend another £57.00 for the knock to be still there when it may be something more obvious and would cost less to repair.
Apologies for the long winded description, appreciate any info.
Chris
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I thought thieves were so thick that they still thought Skodas were sheds....but someone stole mine in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Someone broke into our house, defeating the Anglian double lock (no sign of forced entry), and found SWMBO's handbag with her set of keys (no sermonising please - I know she should have taken it upstairs). Used the keys to take the Octavia sitting on the drive. Fortunately they didn't get into the locked garage with the Mini and the Z3 in it - but they have a set of keys so we'll have to change the locks, as we already have on the front door.
Anyone else heard of a Skoda being nicked? My insurance broker thinks that as it's a vRS it may have been targeted. If so, it just shows what a long way Skodas have come.
Everyone has been very helpful, including Thames Valley Police (although I'm sure they won't find anything), other cars' insurers about changing locks - all except the insurers of the Skoda who shall be nameless - trying to wriggle out as they don't understand how the burglars got in. Nor do I - what's that got to do with the car policy? The car and front door were locked - that should be enough for them.
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I guess with the number of common (and expensive) components shared with other VAG cars makes this a desirable car to steal and break.
As for the locks discussion, a friend of mine is a locksmith - he taught me how to pick most locks in about 30 minutes (duration of training) - I was opening most locks in under a minute - padlocks in seconds, it's easy, if an insurer insists there's no sign of break in therefore you were not burgled then they are in la-la land. Lock picking is easy to master with freely available tools to do the job. I've got ungraded barrels in my uPVC doors - I can still defeat them without a key in minutes. I have drilled into the metal frame of the door and fitted good old fashioned internal (lockable) throw bolts - this will be enough to defeat a chancer who can bump the main lock - although a half decent burglar will defeat any security.
I have a W reg (2000) 306 HDI Estate, which was originally an import. The front fogs are circular and seated in a circular moulding within the black plastic grill beneath the bumper. Both bulbs have gone and I could do with the extra illumination at this time of year, I have had a look, but can't see an obvious way to change the bulbs without some serious disassembly - could someone point me in the right direction please? Read more
Access to the bulbs is from behind the lamps.You will need to raise the front of the car to release the the front part of the plastic engine cover/undertray at each corner.This will allow you to reach the lamps and bulbholders.Bit of a struggle ,but not as difiicult as it seems.hth
The Jazz recall thread prompted me to look at CarByCarBreakdown and I noted there's a comment:
"Seem to deteriorate quite badly after 6 or 7 years."
I'd be interested to know what that's based on? We just changed our 6yr old Jazz for a new one, but I did wonder if I'd done the right thing as the old one felt as though it would last for ever. The new one doesn't feel anything like as robust.
I was slightly concerned that the gearbox was getting noisy, but within a couple of weeks of changing the car I saw a comment that Honda will now repair the box on any age Jazz, so I felt quite miffed about that!
It's based on more feedback from readers than anyone else in the UK gets or bothers to process. Not in prejudice. On feedback. The same feedback that comments about the myth of VW reliability is based on. 100+ e-mails a day, every day. More than 500,000 letters and e-mails altogether. HJ Read more
i got a 2003 honda jazz 1.4 se, and havent any problems with it mechanical or electrical, but i just traded it for a 07 jazz, as for wear and tear, the issue i had was that the seat trim stitching was wearing out causing the seat to split, the dealer wouldnt have repaired the seat trim but replace it all but i didnt have the courage to ask for how much it be as the car was out of warranty and its 6 years old i decided to part exchange it for the jazz 07.
i was tempted to buy the new jazz mk2 as billpayer recent article on the quality of the interior and also the variable servicing interval put me of, the ivtec engine of the jazz mk2 has a different character to the idsi engine, having driven both of them, the 1.2 ivtec and my current 1.4 idsi both have similar power however the idsi engine is more relaxing to drive the engine is more forgiving if you are in the wrong gear, the insurance group is lower in the mk1 jazz than the mk2, the mk1 got a spare tyre, and i dont like the new style luggage rack.
i wouldnt buy a model that is just out but wait and see how it is until its over 2 years and see how it shapes up as owner review it
For example if you search for a VW Bora some onanist set the search price at £999 and then says in the text the real price is £1,350.
This seems to be getting more and more prevalent these days and I find it SO ANNOYING.
Surely it must be against Autotrader terms and conditions? Read more
More supplements than rivals though aren't they?
If someone's willing to put the wrong price up just to save £10 then how have they treated the car? I understand these are 'tough economic times' as we keep saying but they really do shoot themselves in the foot. For starters if I'm looking for a £4,000 Skoda then I'll be looking at cars in that price range, not in the sub-1k category....
Inspired by the reaction to the roundabout thread, I just wondered what other "short cuts" anyone takes to save time on the roads, and whether people think it's acceptable.
I will confess to one more, which I do regularly on the M25 Heathrow stretch in rush hour.
As people who have driven this (hateful) stretch of road will know, lane 1 is exclusively an exit lane for junctions 14 and 13, and that the road is invariably a car park during rush hour. However, lane 1 tends to clear around a mile before each junction, with just the exiting traffic using it. Lanes 2-5 are completely stationary.
I negotiate both J14 and J13 by using lane 1, leaving the motorway, heading straight over the roundabout, and rejoining at the other side of the junction. Apart from a small queue to rejoin, this cuts out a considerable amount of stationary traffic, and allows me to keep moving.
Technically it's queue jumping, even though I am following the lanes, (and using the roundabout of the junction) correctly.
Any thoughts/comments? Anyone else do this, or anything similar?
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Lud you're a funny man!
Flamin' Catholics, stealing our rat runs....
I'm looking to fit a towbar for a small caravan.
The Citroën dealer offers the full package of fitting the towball and electrics. I'm told the fitting includes reconfiguring the car's ESP so that when a trailer/caravan is present, the stability programme switches to trailer mode. However, this is expensive.
A local towbar specialist will to the job for a third of the price, but he tells he will fit a relay to by-pass the car's CANBus and everything will be fine.
Whom do I believe?
I assume Citroën have actually gone to the trouble of recognising that a car behaves differently when towing a 5m trailer weighing a tonne plus, and if/when the driver has to brake hard or swerve, have worked out the safest way for the the car to respond, which will different from when without a trailer. And consequently by-passing this safety feature is irresponsible and could upset insurers in event of a big claim.
Or is this just safety being taken to unnecessarily extreme levels, and all that's really needed is the towball and a link for the lighting?
I expect this applies to other cars with similar electronic stability programmes.
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That is a very informative video. Thumbs up to BigJohnD.
Came up to the top of a hill locally on a dual carriageway where there's a roundabout, road splits into two main roads, one goes right and other goes straight on... right hand lane goes right, left straight one... its well signposted both by roads signs and markings on the tarmac...
So we got to within about 50 yards of the top and my (right hand lane) stopped for about a minute whilst some unobservant driver tried (not very successfully) to force their way into the left hand lane to go straight on...
Now I know we all make mistakes, especially where we don't know the area (giving them the benefit of the doubt here), but why on earth can't people just carry on up to the roundabout and just do a full circuit on it instead of annoying the rest of us by either forcing themselves into another lane and delaying everyone...
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Going 270 degrees around a roundabout
I think you mean 450 degrees. Going 270 degrees will only take you ¾ of the way around the roundabout. 90 degrees will be the 1st exit, 180 the 2nd, etc.
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im having this problem and spent loads did you get this sorted i so hope you reply. many thanks.