August 2010
Long story short. Went on holiday drove over 1000miles, started ticking, hardly any oil so added more. Car started smoking and no power and misfirering. Garage said to much oil and changed start plugs. Drove a further 200 miles and started misfiring again. Replaced ht leads but may be faulty as still misfiring. Guy in garage on holiday so young lad looked at it. Not sure if he has put my ht cables back on in the wrong order. So don't know what to do. Any ideas what order the attatched to the rotar arm cover and if not the ht leads what it can be? Cheers Read more
Hi, just changed a faulty headlight bulb ( now working ok) but have since had no power to radio or central locking. Any clues ?
Door works with key, all doors centrally lock from drivers door switch inside, fuses apparently ok, battery fitted ok, all other electrics ok, not sure where to go next.... Read more
got a question about my 52 plate clio sport, about 2 years ago the head wos rebuilt and cambelt changed it only had 42k. since then its been stood outside the garage due to a warranty dispute. what sort of problems could i expect and what things should i do when i get it back? Read more
Rusty discs ,tyre flats if it has not been moved and probably a flat us battery .
Is any one able to point me to an online resource where I can see a list of model names (all makes) and which manufacturer owns them? Not just current models, but going back as far as possible. Read more
In my previous car (BMW 328i) I was able to have fresh air at face/head height whilst warming my toes. In my new 3008 there appears to be no way to have the same, and in fact in order to have warm feet the temperature has to be cranked up quite high, meaning an overly hot head!
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Hi all when it rains hard my passenger footwell fills ups with water about 20mm. I have tried to find the leak with a hose pipe but cannot replicate what rain does.It does not leak when driving in heavy rain any ideas please Iain Read more
Help please!! My engine light has come on and test showed it is the egr valve. I just discovered the small hose on top of the valve was split in two. would this cause the engine light to come on and if so will it go off now that the hose is replaced or do i need to get it turned off. the car is a 2litre tdci
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Yes it will cause the engine light to come on and while you are at it clean the egr out.
i.m going to france in 10 days time via dover/dunkirk. been looking at the regulations over there and noticed radar / speed camera detectors are strictly forbidden. not in the habit of exceeding speed limits but have disabled the warnings on my tom tom. i was wondering what is to stop some bolshie cop from assuming my sat nav is warning active and fining me anyway? all comments on this and other french motoring tips appreciated. tia, jag. Read more
Just a update driving in France the police are stopping a lot of foreign cars at the moment ,this was mentioned on a radio program.Carry a warning triangle in the boot the gendarmes are asking for it and the high viz jacketts on your seat not in the boot.Hazard warning lights is not a excuse you can have a electrical failure on your car.And headlight reflectors not a bit of tape for the sake of a few quid .The fines are high.
Hello, would be grateful for an opinion. Whilst on holiday with my car a 2003 Peugeot 406 hdi 90hp, the passenger side front suspension collapsed. I had a local garage fit new coil springs & struts/shock absorbers on both sides of the car. There is now a very noticeable gap between the top of the front tyres and the wheel arch, about 4 inches on the off side & 4.5 inches on the near side of the car. The garage are telling me that the suspension will have to "bed in" and that the car will lower in a couple of weeks with driving. I have checked the part numbers that were fitted against the manufactureres website (KYB Europe) and the parts fitted correspond with the age and model of the car. I happened to meet the local AA man who had towed the car to the garage, he was very surprised at the height of the car. I'm just wondering if there is any truth in what the garage are telling me that the car should lower itself in a few weeks or are they palming me off, why should there be such a gap, the cars appearance has changed & looks odd, though it drives & handles OK. Thanks for any replies, Tonyredz. Read more
Rubbish! Do new cars lower as the springs bed in???
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I have a Mazda 6 Turbo on a 54 plate with 79K on the clock. I've only had the car approx 7 weeks and have had to return to the garage i bought it from (thankfully under warranty) The problems started with a very high pitched "whirring" sound, almost like a siren which i now understand was the faulty turbo. The car actually broke down on my way back to the garage, it had a complete loss of power and was billowing out clouds of white smoke. Although the engine didn't actually cut out i pulled over and waited for a tow truck.
My concern now is that the garage will just "patch" up the problems and only do the minimum work leaving me with more problems in the future. They have told me it was caused by a faulty Turbo and they have sent the turbo away to be fixed. Is this correct ? Should it be fixed or should a new turbo be fitted ? Are there any other common problems caused by this happening that i should insist the garage check before i get the car back ? I have requested a full written report on the problems and all the work done on the car so that i can have an independant mechanic check the work . Any advice would be great. Read more
Turbo vanes may have contacted the housing putting metal fragments into the air ducting & intercooler. These will need a thorough clean or these fragments may find their way into the engine.
Does this have a DPF, if so the oil strainer may be partially blocked & caused lack of oil to the turbo causing the initial problem.
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No oil in engine and starts smoking and misfiring.
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