August 2010
We have had this car for 12 years and it has been faultless. We gave it to my sister in law last night and this morning it has stopped working (unbelievable!)
It started fine and she drove it 10 miles to work. When she left 2 hours later to make some calls it would not turn over. Called the recovery bods who got it started but the engine fault light has come on and he thinks the car has gone into shut down mode. ... Read more
My 2002 Petrol fiesta has had a sporadic problem with the power being restricted and EAC flashing up on the dashboard. Over the years it's been looked at by various mechanics, I've also read many internet posts which imply that this fault can be due to a magnitude of reasons. Currently my cars revs are all over the place, especially when I start it up. Occasionally the revs will just increase on their own accord - pressing the accelerator can sometimes stop this from being an issue. It often idles at a much higher rev count than it should. I had the lamba sensors looked at last year - this fixed the problem for a good 6 months; does anyone have any other suggestions and ideas, I would be very grateful! Read more
I suggest:
a) Do a smoke test to check for any vacuum leaks around the air intake system....
hi guys firstly the head gasket has been done with mls gasket ages ago with cam belt and bolt kit ect ect and has ran fine since over 30k ago,any way the other day i thought i would do a coolant change with all the rocomended coolant i.e oat long life coolant (the red colour stuf).at first after i done the change i suspected a air lock so i bled the system as recomended ran it with blowers on hot and then finaly i started gettin heat through the blowers,its been fine all week then today i noticed the coolant fan cme on when driving about 2 mins after starting the engine then went of 2 seconds after turning engine of.it has been doing this all day and nite,the temp gauge never moves above half way(normal reading as always)ive checked pipes ther all hot and the watter seems to be circulating through the header tank fine small hose at the top, the car was fine before i did the coolant change any advise would be great thanks.ps no coolant loss of leaks but obviously the problem has accurd since the change,wish i never started.thanks again Read more
I would suspect a sensor problem but providing the engine temperature is OK I wouldn't worry about it. The only possible connection with changing the coolant I can think of is perhaps an air pocket around the sensor, but again, if the temperature is normal I doubt that.
If you have a new diesel car on the motability scheme and your DPF filter clogs up because you only drive locally and can't be cleared on a long run meaning a trip to the dealer who will foot the bill? If it is a manufacturer's problem then they will but this problem only occurs if you don't use the car properly so in a way it is your fault the DPF got clogged.
Looking at the cars available on the motability website for disabled drivers there is a large selection of diesel cars. Nowadays to meet emissions majority of diesels come with DPF (Diesel Particulate Filters) fitted. They are not suitable for those who drive locally, school runs etc because it has been reported that they clog up. They are ideal for those who at least once a week go on a motorway/long distance where the exhaust can get very hot and clear the filter.
If the filter clogs up and can't be cleared by a long drive at high revs then it is a visit to a garage ending up with a large bill. Dealers should ask you about your driving style and recommend a petrol version if the car is only used locally. Some brochure have this warning but as a small print hidden away. Read more
To follow up on this subject regarding buying a car from a dealer.Iwas often surprised how little salespeople know about the cars they selling.I remember when we bought the mitsubishi space star and the salesmanager went with us for a test drive.I was asking him questions about the car and he didt have any clue either. I had more knowledge than he did all he was on about playing golf and his handicap.(strange).
I've got an audi a3 2tdi and was wondering if some one can help me with it. Got a major problem with it. It suddenly started misfiring and jerking while I was on the motorway. Now its gone worse and loosing a lot of power. Sounds like a tractor. I have to rev it very high in order to even move an inch. I't will be great if some one can help out or point me to the right direction to what do I need to do with this car if they had a similar problem? Thank you in advance. Read more
Could be a blown turbo.. Or a loose hose or anything..
When was it last serviced? have you checked the coil and coolant?
Recovery garage (in Dubai and not the Jaguar dealer) is claiming I have a seized engine - I am astonished since car was running perfectly - I had done a run of about 150 km with nothing untoward. Not the slightest indication of overheating and in view of my location and previous problems on that score I always keep an eye on the temp gauge and it was absolutely normal. Also absolutely no 'restricted performance' mode. No loss of oil and all other fluids normal. Car has been meticulously serviced every 8000 km by the main agent since I bought it new. There has been no excess burning of oil or strange unexplained symptoms prior to this event.
I parked and switched off the engine - everything was normal and I was away for about 5 minutes - when I returned and tried to restart it, the engine turned once, did not fire and then there was (I think) a slight clunk or chink and the hint of a mechanical winding-down sound for maybe a second, no more than two (difficult to describe but that is my closest shot). Subsequent efforts to start the car resulted in a very sluggish attempt to turn the engine, hence my initial thoughts that it was the battery which is five years old and in the car since I bought it. After attempts to jump start and purchase of a new battery I then believed the problem was the starter but the garage said no and after keeping the car for five days to 'investigate' has now told me he thinks the crankshaft is seized.... Read more
What year is the car? How many miles? Which engine?
The pre-2000-ish V8s had a bit of a reputation for the secondary tensioners breaking, and it took Jaguar a couple of goes before they finally got them right.
Hi, I´m having some troubles with my voyager, I would like to mesure the resistence between the 3 terminal but not sure what values should I consider, I have the haynes manual but the only thing it says is to read across terminal and I should have determinated resistence with determinated temp, but does not says with terminal because I have 3, one is ground and the other goes to diferent parts . terminal nº 1 and nº 2 (ground) goes to pcm , and terminal nº 3 goes to body control module.
the car wont rev after 2000rpm, I changed 1 injector, wastegate actuator (was leaking some air but opening at 1,5/2 bar ( more or less)), air flow meter air filter and fuel filter.
when I start the motor in cold it starts fine but at about 1000rpm , after 30 seconds it goes to 800 and starts to crank I have to give it some acelaration than stays fine, but if I disconect the temp sensor the rpm rises to 1000 and work fine with the fan at maximum.
Now after changed the fuel filter alot of air got trapped in the circuit ,and after bledding the circuit the car starts to crank everytime it´s on idle but if I disconnect the temp sensor goes fine, the boost problem still remais.
with the sensor connected starts to boost until 2000rpm and the losses the strenght, with the sensor disconected, does not give much acelaration and nothing happend at 2000 I noticied that the turbo starts to spin after 2000 but without much power.
I dont know what to do no more than to change the temp sensor??
help please.
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I have spare rimless new tyres and I won't need them for a good while yet, but in looking up how to correctly store them I can't seem to find a definitive answer, some sites say in a cold area on their sides others say upright cause they are not on rims and some even say hang them up.
So I'm wondering if someone can tell me what the real proper way to store tyres at home is.... Read more
Interesting, hadn't thought of that.
Do the air leaks stop if the wheels are sent for stripping and re-powdercoating ? Read more
apparently my golf was fitted with either vw or Girling front brake calipers. how can i tell which is fitted to mine? Read more
The only accurate method to verify what type you have ,is to remove a wheel and check the make stamped into the body of the caliper.hth
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Yes, came to that conclusion myself. It wasn't a garage, just an incompetent recovery numpty. All sorted now. Thanks for the help.