January 2010
electric water pump under/next to radiator expansion bottle.
What is the purpose of this electric pump ?
It is connected to the bottom of the expansion bottle via a short hose - then feeds to the main water pump (?)
What happens if it doesn't work ? cause i suspect mine hasn't for some years Read more
Now 60 and have a yearning to have a motorbike again. Not riden for 25 years. Still fit and strong (6'2" and 15 stones). Some training would seem the best option. Also what to buy after the training. Any advice welcomed. Concrete Read more
I'd recommend something like a Kawasaki ER5, a 125 is a horrible thing to learn on, they aren't substantial enough, the rider makes up too much of the total weight. Most training schools I see use the Kawasaki, suggesting it's durable and easy to ride.
Hi very new to this
My 99 mondeo 1.8td stalled the other day and now won't restart. There is diesel all the way to the injector pump but not in the injectors. Some one mentioned the stop solenoid. Can anyone help me in locating this because I have a donar car and can take the part off of this to try it if i could only find it lol
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Thanks alot peter
The intermittent wipe has stopped working. And the screen wash jets don't work.
Other wiper functions work OK:
* Push up for manual wipe -- works OK
* Click down once for intermittent wipe -- nothing happens
* Click down twice for constant wipe -- works OK
* Twist for rear wiper -- works OK
* Pull for screen wash -- nothing.
Any ideas. I thought I had maybe blown a fuse.
But there is just a single 20A Wiper fuse in the cabin, as far as I can see. And the wiper motor works OK.
Thanks
Mike Read more
I'm thinking of treating myself to a Jimny.
I am being made redundant shortly so I am considering a new model and using part of my package to finance the purchase.
Is paying cash a good option and if so what sort of discount should I be looking for? Read more
I like suzukis. good little motors, just be aware that some spares can be fearsomely expensive.
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and pay the going rate instead of freeloading. DD Read more
Please can anyone help? My wife was driving our petrol C8 during the snowy weather on Friday, apparently the car started sounding like a diesel and then came to a stand still. The AA towed her to a Citroen garage and they have confirmed that the cambelt has jumped and the pistons have damaged the valves, although they have not yet taken it apart they have just tried to put the cambelt back on.. They have said it will be in excess of £1500 to repair? The car had a new cambelt 18mths ago by an independent local garage, and the citroen garage had it just before xmas to look at a water leak from a pump which was replaced. Can anyone advise if this all sounds fair and reasonable only I am keen to know what else to do..
Any help gratefuly received.
Kind Regards
Paul Read more
there is a known problem with some c8/807 models that water coming into the engine bay from the windscreen runs down onto the cambelt and can lead to early perishing/failure. There is a plastic guard which can be fitted which deflects this water.
I'm not sure of the exact details or engines which are affected, but I suppose that if water has been dripping into this area there could have been an ice buid up - perhaps a lump of ice then fell into the t/belt?
Quick search finds this thread www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=68332 which references it. The eurovan2 forum is where I saw the reference I think
Good morning,
Background:
Car has been sitting on a driveway and not being used very much over the last 5 months. (has been started every other day and left running for 30 mins or so.) I servicedit on Saturday (plugs,oil and filters (not fuel)
I have now started driving the car and when i pull up to a junction/lights etc the car feels like it wants to stall and has started to self rev very slightly - however it never stalls.
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If it was okay before it was put into a period of disuse, it could just be something like the warmup regulator sticking. However no fresh petrol for 5 months isn't a great situation either. If it was me, I wouldn't start tinkering with anything until I'd had a tank of fresh fuel, and a decent road trip with some high speed/high revs work included.
finally got to read this section today,nice to see a proper size finally and i see hj gets his old find a car for the downsizers back
about time as im sure there are many like me that have been tempted to cancel this last 6 months Read more
Here in snowbound East Sussex there's been no Telegraph delivery for a week now so it would be nice to catch up with HJ online - but the latest item is dated 5 January.....
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thank you for your replies - you have convinced me to get that pump working again