July 2010
Coolant disappears although garage can find no sign of leak when pressure tested,and no sign of oil in coolant or vice versa.Cooling fan does not appear to kick in even in recent very hot weather. Suggestions please. Read more
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Nissan Xtrail 2004 model 2.2 DCI Diesel.
I used converted food oil to diesel to run the vehicle.... Read more
A salutary tale. Not all doom and gloom though, as some harbingers may have liked to have seen, although I take it you got stuck with the VAT increase.
My dad thinks that one of the bearings has gone on my car, as it makes a loud roaring noise 70% of the time when the steering wheel is turned to the right. Does anyone know how much this cost to fix? (I'm a 23 yr old female so don't want to be messed around when I go to the garage!) Also, is it dangerous to continue driving around with it like this? And does anyone else have any other ideas as to what might be wrong?!
Thanks. Read more
Needs careful diagnosis which side is at fault, sometimes once you take the weight off and spin the wheel the rumbling or other sound disappears.
A friend had his Pug diagnosed as one side gone which seemed the obvious one, though in fact it turned out to the opposite side's inside bearing which threw most of us.
Hello All,
Sorry my first post is a tech question but I'm starting to lose the will to live with my girlfriends Ford KA.... Read more
I would try injector cleaner and Shell V power.
The panoramic sunroof refused to close electronically - I tried to close manually (following the instructions in hand book) but failed - the rear section twisted during the manual process.
I took the car to a BMW specialist and they managed to close the roof. They advised that the solution was to replace the sunroof frame at a cost of GBP 1,750.00.... Read more
Faults with the sunroof mechanism on these seem to be emerging as a common failure area.I have seen 3 in the last 6 months,and very few X5s are fitted with them.There are no individual parts available to repair these ,so a complete frame/mechanism is reqd.Best option is to disconnect it and forget about it.hth
I have a problem with the central locking on my 07 plate Galaxy. The rear near side door will not unlock and the child locks are active due to us having two young children. This means we can now not open the door. I have tried locking and unlocking over and over, pushing and pulling the door whilst trying to unlock, and also pulling out the internal lock whilst pulling the external door handle. Still no luck. There appears to be power getting to the lock as you can hear movement in the lock location, but nothing happens. The locking switch also jumps back in as soon as you pull it out and also tries to move when using the key fob suggesting something may be jammed but trying to work. I can not get the internal panel off as the screws are only accessable with the door in the open position.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Read more
Update to the above post.
Suspected the problem was not a common fault judging by the lack of response to the post, so the car went in to the main dealer. Got it back yesterday all fixed and as luck would have it, the door decided to open when they tried repeatedly locking/unlocking it(as had already tried myself with no success). Fault diagnosed as the solonoid in the switch mechanism so all replaced as it is one unit. (At least the door panel was left intact as the door could be opened to remove the screws properely) Anyway quite relieved as expected a very hefty bill but ended up just being the part cost and two hours labour. So overall good result, but disappointed with such a failure on a car just over 3 yrs old.
I'm looking for some info relating to Qashqai automatics.
Is a 2.0 the smallest qashqai that comes in automatic? also does it come in a diesel without 4wd.... Read more
I drove 2 litre petrol Nissan 'sedan' in Canada a couple of years ago with cvt gearbox. Two weeks and more than 2000 miles gave me 49mpg..(Canadian gallon is Imperial gallon, not US gallon). rather more than your figure. Perhaps down to type of traffic but still a lot of difference. I was well impressed. When you're cruising at a constant speed - any speed, 30mph or 70mph, the engine speed is barely above tickover. Brilliant.
Shell fuel stations are advertising new improved regular fuel coming soon.
Does anyone have any news of what exactly this means ? Read more
I think to be `scientific` about it tho - the driver is best not knowing what fuel is in the tank..
Any thoughts on that?
Hi i have a '99 almera, the ABS light is on constantly, i took it to the garage today but they couldn't find the fault because the ECU doesn't have an LED to show the fault code. Any advice would be appreciated. Read more
Can't off-hand say for sure what the N15 Almera pins would be on the diagnostic port to put a paperclip across but we used the same technique to test for fault codes on our N14 Pulsar GTi-R.. it's a lot quicker then checking each sensor individually too and it is noted in the Haynes manual so check it out.. it's worth keeping for when you need it :)
If the ABS unit proves to be faulty, it will be a very simple fix and we've got a few N15 Almera units on the shelf too.. I could probably let one go for cheap if you need it.. if you do, give us a call on 0871 2887 666. Most likely a sensor though, they hardly ever go the ABS pumps, we've got a few on the shelf they never get requested lol.
My Astra 1.3 cdti (Fiat engine) has started making a strange vibration / humming noise when I switch the engine off once thoroughly warm. The noise persists for 10 seconds or so after the engine has stopped, and it comes from a small component situated under the offside front chassis leg, just forward of the front subframe mounting, more or less under the headlamp, but back a little. The component is mounted on rubber bobbins, and has a wiring loom plug attached. Have any of you guys any idea what it is and what it does, and is it potentially serious? I'd be very grateful. Cheers Read more
Thanks for your comprehensive reply, it helps alot! It's nice to know what it's coming from!
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Showing the forum messages to garage had magical effect.Sender contacts were examined,diagnostic m/c coupled and cooling fan DID kick in at 102/103C. Saved unnecessary job,so inlet manifold O rings next!!