August 2010
Had a problem with my old Audi overheating. The temp just keeps rising and the water bubbles back into coolant header tank, not seeming to go into the radiator. I don't seem to be getting water or oil in the others hood!
Now I had a friend replace the thermostat and said the old one was faulty but this is still happening. He told me it's probably the pump and will cost £100's for a new one (but they seem to be only a few quid on ebay).... Read more
Anyone tempted to buy Vauxhall.
The bumph in the paper said you only need to take for an annual inpection. Not true. You need to service it every year. Thats ££££s. The dealership were surprised Vauxhall came out with this. He said they are confident in the product for reliability. Every Vauxhall I've owned has been nothing but trouble and a costly one.... Read more
Maybe its to do what anybody can afford to pay.I dont know where the snobbery comes in.Years ago when our children where small,i cycled to work and most of my work mates had cars and drove to work.I didt want to go into debt for a car and we went without more inportant for us was decent food and clothing for the kids.Buying a car for the sake of a badge or going into a lot of debt cant see the point.I still have good memories of my old vw beetle driving abroad and one of the lads sleeping on the back seat.:)
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
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.
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?
My break lights have started flickering. When I brake they work but then randomly flicker on and off. Any ideas what I should check?
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Thanks for this, I'll take a look.
Moomintroll...
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
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Thanks for all the replies, Id forgotten where I posted this.
The radiator doesn't seem to be getting hot at all. I'm going to try investigation a few things over the weekend....