August 2010
I have a 2000 (X) Nissan Almera 2.2SE diesel. All been fine until roday on the way to work. I had a battery warning light appear on the dash. No unusual noises, no other lights. As I wasn't too far away I carried on with caution. By the time I got there it was obvious the turbo wasn't working as it was very slow and sluggish. The temperature had rocketed up too. Again the only light on the dash is the battery and no odd noises. The car is in average condition and has done over 117,000miles. Any suggestions? Think the AA might be taking me home as I don't fancy driving home in this condition at 2200 tonight! Read more
Hi this maybe a silly question but i'll ask it anyway.
I have Golf and the radio diesn't have LW on it at all even if you tune down on MW. If I get a new radio which has LW on it will it work or isnt it as simple as that?... Read more
Can we keep it polite please.
The original poster is new to the forum (welcome!) and asks a perfectly reasonable question (particularly so if it's because he wants to listen to test matches). We may disagree with each other on this topic but we won't help Eddo75 by trading insults....
i have got a nissan micra k11. it has manual transmission, a 1L engine and 47k on the clock on a 51 reg. here is a description of the issue:
i have a constant whine when coasting (done only for test purposes!!) the car. the faster i coast, the louder the whine.... Read more
Front wheel bearings shot.
When driving normally and attempting to accelerate, my power dies and sometimes engine cuts out completely, happening more frequently, car has just had a replacement engine fitted, but using the same common rail components..It did suffer from the power loss problem before the engine change.. but never died altogether!!..Stop and restarting the car resolves the problem, but repeats itself soon after...replaced my Cam sensor switch, no change..someone has suggested the common rail pressure switch!!.as it was showing zero volts and mechanic says it should give a reading of 1-5volts..Any suggestions...this is my worst car ever, used as a taxi..130k...Losing money every day its off the road. Read more
2006 TDCi Ghia 81000
Had similar problem for last 2 months. Contacted mechanic and my work who did diagnostics. Told me it showed 2 problems. cam sensor and fuel pump. To make it worse he said that my rattling engine needed the DMF replaced (81K). He changed the sensor but as i had an extended warranty with ford he told to take it back to them. I did and they too put it on test and told me the cut out was due to the DMF. The warranty paid for the wheel but I had to pay £180 for the clutch. 6 days later car cut again whilst driving but as before restarted immediately. Took it back to ford who wanted another £75 to do diagnostics again. Not happy but told them to go ahead. They came back and told me nos 1 & 3 injectors failed needing replacing. They wanted £750 for the job. Asked my local mechanic and he quoted £500 using ford parts. Alas injectors are not covered by warranty. Well he fitted and took car for test drive and said it was going like a dream with a lot more power then bang lots of smoke, Told me the fuel pump had gone. Now this is covered under warranty so the car was taken back to ford via rac. After 2 days with them all they could tell me was loss of fuel pressure. Then they told yes the fuel pump has failed which has now wrecked all 4 injectors including the 2 new ones (2 hours old at time of bang). They are happy to tell me the pump will be covered but not the injectors plus a few other items needed to sort everything out. All they want me to pay is £2200. (Not an option). As you can guess I am not very happy. Despite having the car on test twice and being told that the pump was faulty they never found it until it had done the damage. I have owned the car for 2 years and still paying it off so i would be better off smashing into a wall or something....
Had my corsa from new. It is a 54 plate 1.0 engine.
Was working fine for five and a half years then started to leak oil and make a noise in the engine.... Read more
I have only ever owned one corsa.
I looked after this car, checking oil etc, servicing....
Hi,
I got my second hand Audi the other week. When I was driving it home on the motorway I noticed it lost power (no turbo), was still able to drive it but no thurst even at high revs. I thought this maybe becuase the fuel was very low therefore I stopped at the fuel station and topped up and it has been fine since this 2 weeks ago. Problem solved I thought!... Read more
I am also getting this - did you get anywhere with it Darrell or Simon?
anyone give me an idea on how to remove this engine cover? cant seem to get it off, thanks. Read more
but its connected to the air filter system isnt it? its definitely atttached at the front, you sure it doesnt need to come off with it? i thought the housing was built into the cover itself
My Peugeot is eight years old and has a milage of 58,000. It is a 2 litre turbo diesel ,
When do I have to have the timing chain renewed?... Read more
160kmiles you can visit your grandchildren without fear.
I have read quite a few threads and come to the conclusion that to buy a 2nd hand old diesel I should look for VAG/ Citreon/ Peugeot/ Mondeo engine.
I was going to get an astra 1.7 then read it is unreliable at high mileage!... Read more
Get somebody to help you with this if you don't have specialist knowledge.
At around the year 2000, most VAG cars (VW, Skoda and Audi) changed the 4 cyl diesel engines from a conventional type with an injection pump, to a later "unit injector" design called PD....
Hello out there
Anybody else suffering from badly scored rear discs?... Read more
This is a "known issue" on all insignias and if the customer complains then the dealership are allowed to change the disc's and pads for gratis, Regards TB
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Thanks for the replies. Was moving at a steady 50mph, weather was cold and rainy was not in traffic thankfully. Was probably 10 miles at the most. I think it may drive the water pump too. I also think you may be right that it went into a limp mode. Engine was not tight at all, just lacking in power. Revs were slow and steady just took forever to get anywhere.