February 2010
I need to replace my near dead battery on my diesel focus. Although I'm a little confused...
The current battery is a Motorcraft superstart rated at 680A 70AH, which is lead acid. Now I've been reading around, some people are saying stick with lead acid, others say go with calcium or silver. What's best?
Also the battery I have has dimensions of: 315x175x175mm, when going to the halfords website and entering my car reg their replacement batteries are mainly 278x175x175mm. Will these be too small (in length)?
Would this do, or can anyone recommend an alternative?
www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product...b
Thanks
Dave Read more
Hi,
I have a peugeot boxer 2.2 HDI on a 2003 plate. The van was running fine, then for no apparent reason, showed the engine management light went into economy mode for a bit before locking up?
I sent to a Peugeot specialist who hooked it upto a Peugeot computer and identified air getting in a pipe, but this was not the problem as soon after driving away it did it again!
Took the van back, and the mechanic said he wasn't sure what it could be, a loose connection, a sensor, the diesel pump??
How am I supposed to get the vehicle repaired if a specialist doesn't know what the fault is, he suspects the diesel pump but can't afford to replace incase he is wrong?
Van has done 145k miles and been looked after. Read more
yes its the high pressure pump for sure theres a sensor on there disconnect it and drive it to test . the light will not come on when its disconnected but will come on when connected that will be the test so you would nt have to change it for no reason ,ok
My old Opel Astra has started to make a dreadful clatter on acceleration. It seems to be coming from the top of the engine. I've started to strip it down for a look. I can't get at the throttle body. I can see 2 bolts but there might be 3. I want to take off the inlet manifold to check the gasket. Can anyone tell me how many bolts on the throttle body and how many joining manifold to cyl head. Also any tricks to get at the throttle body bolts? Read more
you should of checked the manifold gaskit there very common on the 2.0 eco tec engine, i have a cav sri 16v and when i got it it sounded like the top end was rodgerd but i know these cars well and took off the heat shield and put a bit of paper infront of the manifold and it shows you where the blow is.
Can across this today:
tinyurl.com/y8jjxpy
I was taught to adjust the mirrors to show the side of the car, but this article is suggesting otherwise.
How do you guys have your mirrors set up? Read more
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I couldn't find any combination of any of the mirrors where it wasn't obvious that
this panorama had been interrupted.
Ah, but you were sitting in your driveway, in an environment that was very familiar to you. Try the same experiment in a random situation.
I prefer to play it safe and trust the DSA's view (pun?).
SWMBO is developing a hankering for a car to replace the x-reg Audi A4 which has been a great car. She's a bit of a badge snob and wants an A3 sportback, but I'm trying to get her to consider a Golf or Leon with similar (SE) spec. I don't think a Skoda would be on the cards! Probably go for the 1.4 122PS engine. Prices on drivethedeal seem remarkably similar for Golf and A3, bit lower for Leon.
Is the A3 a newish model or is it due for replacement?
Does anyone have any advice? Read more
The Golf VI is based on the Golf V platform (PQ35). They came out with a revised model to cut production costs. So it would always be short lived.
The Golf 6 was launched in October 2008. If the Golf 7 is launched in September 2012, that'll be a 4-year lifespan - only one year less than the Golf 5 (October 2003 to October 2008).
hi room, does any one know what the parking is like around the Queens medical centre in Nottingham? my mother has been diagnosed with heart trouble so i will be popping over to see her as much as possible over the next couple of weeks
im not one for paying extortianate parking charges , but i dont mind a bit of a walk if i can park nearby, time of day/evening is irrelevent cause ive got time off briefly so its not an issue
any help would be much appreciated...thankyou.....zoo Read more
You can park on my drive if you like and catch the bus door to door.
Only one bus, The number L53. It would take about 10 mins outside rush hour I expect.
PM me if you are interested.
Should it be blue or pink? The looklet just says L250.
The coolant in there needs changing as its gone a rusty brown colour. Probably not changed as car has only done very low mileage.
Appreciate any help or in a car this age does it matter so long as the anti freeze meets BS standards. Read more
At this age, you should use OAT antifreeeze. No idea what colour Nissan's is. Toyota's (and Halfords) is red.
I just put as deposit on an '07 530i M Sport and want to make sure I know what I should be getting in the options.
There something called a Media Package included as an additional option, but I can't seem to find what it is exactly.. anyone know of there is a site that shows the options and what they actually are? Read more
Thanks all, especially Peter, I just wna to know what to look for!
I have noticed i have a metal rattle noise from the rear suspension area when going over rough ground have checked for anything loose and found nothing obviouse. The car is a 2002 Citroen C5 2.2HDI estate, has anyone got any idea what it could be and a description where to look/remedy? Any and all help will be appreciated. Read more
just an up date have found the problem it was rear brake pads rattling in housing seems like the spring clips have not been put in correctly. can any one confirm the correct way these are supposed to be put in?? a picture would be good. thanks to all.
Hello All,
This is a long story so please bear with me ?
I?m having problems with my Opel Vectra B Elegance 1,8 2002 EcoTec
The problem really started maybe 1 year ago. The Air conditioning is of Auto type (you select temp on the display and it then increases/decreases temp/speed of fan to get right temp inside car) It started with the air cond not auto regulating the fan it was running on full speed all the time. Was only possible to adjust temp. Then after some time it got worse and it was not possible to start the air cond at all it was always of.
I then found the ?control regulating unit? inside de venting duct (after fan) and there was one of the soldering points on the circuit board was bad. I re-soldered it and the fan started to operate on full speed again. I left it like this due to did not know how to fix it. Then maybe ½ year ago I noticed that some time the engine temp meter drops to 0 and then maybe goes to maximum. The speed of the movement of the meter indicates that it is false. Don?t think that engine temp can change that quickly.
This has happened now and then but after some time it goes to normal. Then some days ago when I was out driving all the speed and rpm meters went to 0 and after some seconds back to correct value. Then the fan started turning really slow (otherwise always on full speed) stereo (Opel original) was ?rebooting? many times and all the gauges went between 0 and correct reading. I thought that now there is some short circuit so that something is really draining the power from my battery. It was only about 500m to my destination so I decided to keep driving. When I turned in on the smaller road at my destination the rpm meter and speed meter locked at there current position, rpm was about 2300 and speed was about 60km/h. (I was driving a lot slower) then suddenly the engine became very silent. And I pushed the break to stop. The meter still showed 2300rpm and speed was 60km/h (car and engine was in a complete stop) then after maybe 2-3s all gages went down to zero. I tried to start it again but starter did not turn engine. Only warning lights were on. I then jumped out and removed the ground cable from the battery in case there was some big short circuit. I put a charger on the battery and charged it for some hours and then made a new try. The starter was now turning the engine but it did not ?promise? anything tied for about 15s (sounded like it was not igniting).(Also engine service light was blinking). I then again removed the power from battery and loosened the connectors to the ECU. (Incase there was some dirt or similar there) Everything looked ok, put connectors back and tied again, after about 5s of turning the engine with the starter engine started.
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So any ideas, Okay maybe I have 3 different problems here with my car the air condition then maybe some grounding problem and then maybe something with the anti theft protection.
Does anybody know where I can find electrical circuit drawings for this model. Or have tips on where problem spots could be?
With best regards
An unhappy Vectra owner for the time being ? Read more
Hello Percy,
Tanks for this advice, I will check this as soon as possible and I will tell you if I find anything. When the temp light have gone down or up to max sometime the fuel meter have done the same thing. Then on some occasions the air back lamp and ABS lamp have lit up at the same time.
But will try your advice
Tanks?
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This might give you a better understanding of the different types of battery. www.mpoweruk.com/leadacid.htm