June 2010
My son has a clio and when taking up the drive his gearstick moves quite some way. this does not seem normal does anyone know what's causing this? Read more
the service light has just come on my 2 litre diesel front wheel drive transit.
i can't find out how to reset it, does anyone here know how to?... Read more
there is a tech bulliten from ford. after the reset has been completed, DO NOT TURN IGN ON WITHIN 15 MINS AS IT CAN CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE PCM
I have a 2010 plate Peugeot Partner and am trying to estalish whether it is a car dreived van or not.
Peugeot dealerships say there is a car version of this van. Does that make it a van derived car or just a van.... Read more
We had this in work
It absolutly depends on the plated weight of the vehicle...
I am having problems with my corsa cdti (Bad Black smoke and poor throttle responce) there is no engine lights coming up so i have been looking at mechanical problems. (checked all the inlet pipes for blockages,swapped all the fuel system and sensors no fault codes coming up)
... Read more
dont know if this is of interest but vauxhall apparently has an issue with cdti coolant sensors and wiring... there is a mod kit which includes new gold plated contacts and a new sensor... this is giving a fault normally of poor starting when cold due to the ecu getting a false reading and shortening the lengh of time an injector is open and the length of time the g/plugs operate... but this could also cause the opposite fault where by if the ecu thinks the engine is cold then the injectors are open for longer pumping to much diesel into the cylinders and causing excess smoke, simular to the choke being stuck-on on a petrol engine... due to the wrong burn ration you would also experience a lack in power.
a simple check is to see if the coolant sensor plug has gold coloured contacts...
Hello all
I have noticed over the last few weeks that my X-Type has started to get a bit smokey it also feels what I would describe as a bit lumpy at the lower end of the rev range more noticeable in 2nd / 3rd gear, the motor is well looked after and is serviced every 12,000 miles have check the odvious air filter that was new 4,000 miles ago still nice and clean.... Read more
Hello all
The problem may now be sorted, what I thought was a non related noise coming from the aux belt area a kind of whoooishing sound, only heared under acceleration sounded more like the tension pulley was on it's way out (also a pretty common problem on these)...
I have a TUD5 motor that is in a Toro 3000D lawn mower. I had to rebuild it due to a rod going thru the side of the block. I have it rebuilt but when I go to start it, the engine just cranks until I spray a tiny amount of starting fluid in the air intake. It will then run but continues to blow white smoke (not from water). Once the engine is warm, I can shut it off, but it takes about 5-8 seconds of cranking to start without starting fluid. The engine has just under 2000 hours on it. I am wondering if it is a timing or injector/injector pump issue. I timed the engine with the three pins and made sure that they were in the middle of the hole on the pump and cam. Could the timing still be that far off and how much adjustment do I have before the valves hit the pistons?
Thanks,... Read more
I have the same engine which was missing the injector pump. I have acquired an automotive pump and fitted it but where the shut off solenoid is on the original pump (Lucas) this one (also Lucas) has a heavy steel plate cover. Does this pump use some other method for shut off? Thx,
Jim
Hi, i have a 53 plate dual fuel combi & when it gets hot (Not over heated, fan kicks in, temp gauge 3/4) it just dies! On trying to start it, it just spins over not even trying to fire! but leaving it for 20mins + It starts no problem till she gets up to temp again & dies! Had it plugged in to OBD machine doesnt show any fault codes??? Im baffled! Any ideas? Read more
Perhaps the new sensor is faulty or its wiring is causing the problem. I would check the resistance to ensure it is correct in this respect.
There's lots of stuff in the press lately about electric cars, some with fuel engines to charge them up or drive a generator, some without. I've never seen any mention of the heater, though - which for oldish thin me is the most important thing of all for most of the year.
A 1000 watt electric motor is quite powerful when it's actually using all thousand of the watts. However, in winter one really needs at least the equivalent of a 1000 watt blow heater for at least the first ten minutes of the journey. What's that going to do for the range? Or are they all going to be fitted with separate paraffin heaters? Read more
Some car heaters-not electric-have an output approaching four THOuSAND watts(4Kw.).
Hi, I hope someone can offer some advice with this intermittent problem with my Renault Megane. The car is the 05 1.6L 16V petrol which I've had for around 18 month (46K on the clock, and doing around 8K per year).
Every so often the car is very difficult to start. On pressing the 'start' button the engine turns over very roughly, sounding terrible (almost like a two stoke!) and dies again after a few seconds. To actually get the car going I need to start it several times, or gun the engine hard after which it idles and runs normally. The problem seems more prevalent during damp weather, but this occurred this morning (glorious day) and I suspect the problem is becoming more frequent/worse. Having said that the problem does not occur every day, or each time it it started.... Read more
Hi, did you get the solution to this problem. I'm having the same situation with my 2007 Megane II 1.6. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me. H3M in Panama e-mail hernan.herreram@gmail.com
Yesterday whilst driving my engine cut out completetely and the breakdown man did that tut and sigh routine where you know it will be expensive- my cam belt had snapped and shredded...
Any ideas as how much it would cost? He estimated £1000, its a Y reg and I'm thiking its not worth doing...... Read more
It all depends how much damage it has done to the engine if you are handy with the tools its hardly a great problem to lift the head and have a look,if it only needs new valves then its quite a cheap repair if its totalled the engine you could still get a secondhand unit at a reasonable price.All depends on finances and how handy you are and if the rest of the car is in reasonable condition.
Browse
.jpg)
Fitted a new rear stabiliser bar this weekend, Job done gearstick now Ok. comes off very easily and is only two bolts to undo. in all probably took less than 20 mins to change and thats getting tools out and ramps.
Burge