August 2010
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
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
Hi right its my mates 2004 astra G 1.7 CDTI 80ps
Problem is it wont start on the key starts fine with a bump start or i'm guessing with easy start also altho i haven't tried this yet.
Fuel filter and air filter have been changed and made no difference
When running there is a bit of a knocking noise when cold, sounds a bit like an injector knocking altho this is alot quieter when the engine has warmed up a bit.
Other than the noise which disappears after about 10mins, theres a lack of power past 3k which I'm putting down to the fact that its in limp home mode. Low down the rev range at low speed 2nd gear the car seems to kangaroo every now and then altho this is by no means all the time and only happened maybe twice today in a 30mile trip.
Below is what the fault codes recorded by op-com altho i'm pretty sure the car has never been linked up to tech 2 or alike in its 150k miles so some of the codes i'm guessing are old and just had not been cleared. When i cleared the codes and tried to start the car again on the key no codes appared altho i did not have it running again.
OP-COM - KW2000 Communication Window> 2004|Astra-G|Engine|Z 17 DTL
Total number of fault codes: 6
P0380 - Glow Device General Error
(0B) - Not present
P0105 - Boost Pressure Sensor Circuit Range/Performance
(0A) - Not present
P0400 - Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Excessive Detected
(09) - Not present
P1190 - Rail Oil Low Pressure
(0B) - Not present
P0650 - Malfunction Indicator Lamp Voltage Low
(04) - Not present
P0560 - System Voltage Low Input
(02) - Not present
Any help much appreciated as mate needs the car next week to get to work
Cheers
Small note: Car was low on fuel but has a full tank now this made no difference was worth a shot Read more
Hi I've got the exact same problem with my astra and 2 of the same error codes the EGR one and Boost Pressure Sensor, did u have any luck getting it sorted?? cheers
Looking to buy a car fitted with a panoramic sunroof. It is a sunroof that goes from the windscreen to the back of the car. Was wondering how strong they are and if anyone had problems with them cracking etc. Like the front windscreen the sunroof is part of the stuctute of the car and was wondering how will it stand potholes, rough roads etc. Ford S-max owners have reported seeing crack in the sunroof after a few years. Nissan brochure says they are very strong.
Just that in the past i had a cricket ball smash through my small sunroof on a '96 mondeo.
I am aware that the sunroof is very strong but i leave my car parked on the main road overnight. Some time ago i was woken up one night by drunks. One of them was standing on a taxi's roof taking a leak. True this type of behaviour is not common where i live but what will happen if he stood on my roof? Will the glass crack with this plonker jumping up and down? Can anyone stand on their panoramic roof and see if it takes their weight? Just joking.
Have rang my current insurers and they say it is not covered under windscreen cover and that i have to put a claim in which can affect my NCB in the long run. (Have not bought the car yet, just asked them what if i had a car with a panoramic sunroof) Read more
Our first smart had one - it was an early model and reports of roofs breaking was not uncommon.
General opinion was it caused by flying stones hitting the leading edge. Back then some insurance companies classed it as glass repalcement and only a windscreen excess was payable....
After having a misfire problem which turned out to be a crack in the coil pack rubber, i fitted new coil packs with new plugs which sorted the misfire, now im still getting both engine management lights coming up, got it put on a scanner on it at a friends garage and has come up with 5 fault codes, so im starting to s*** my knickers, here we go.
2867 - Vanos Overload
2783 - Air flow meter hot film
285A - Vanos monitoring actuator
2865 - Variable valve drive limp mode
2854 - Vanos sensor signal impossible
I really will set fire to this soon, please help, thanks.
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if you can try take it to a BOSCH approved garage. Their computers are very good and the technician are usually well trained. a LOT cheaper than BMW
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I was talking to my brother's neighbour today and he has a 59 plate Kia Rio CRDi that costs little more than the petrol version, but returns 60 mpg, is better to drive and very cheap to insure and tax. Having looked up a few reviews, most owners rave about the economy, value for money and reliability of these cars and Which rate Kia quite highly, in fact way higher than my current make, a Nissan. Doing about 9k a year, often in urban driving, is this car worth considering as it is cheaper than the Honda Jazz and Toyota Yaris that I am thinking of? Read more
I've only had my 1.5 diesel under two weeks, but so far I am VERY impressed. Cheap to buy, cheap to run, engine is quiet as a mouse but has the power to go like s*** from a shovel. I get 50+ mpg on urban and 60+ on main roads (60 mph) driving. I tried the 1.4 (I think?) petrol and to be honest, wouldn;t touch it; compared to the diesel the car lacked guts and felt under powered and the engine was noisy.
Hi all this is my first post on here. If anyone can advise me great.
I have bought a fsh 2002 bmw 316ti. The seller claimed it had full service history, i checked the book and it doe's. Now i have started finding way to many problems with the car so i have gone to the garage who has compleated the last three service's over the last 25 thousand miles. Only to find out that they have NO RECORD of servicing the car on there database at all. And they advised me that maybe it was done though one of there employees as a back door job privatley. But it has 3 dealership stamps in the book. So they carn't tell me what they have done and on what date over 3 different services. But its still stamped. Surley this is fraud . Any advice is appreciated Read more
You are correct and I obviously need to redo a CPD on criminal matters ;-)
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I am chaging the timing belt and tensioner on my wife's 2001 1.25 Zetec and have a question about the tensioner design that I hope someone may be able to help with.... Read more
I've since worked out that the replacement tensioner is the type 1 (as Haynes refers to it).
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I was driving my 2002 1.5 clio diesel (78K) the other day when the engine started to make a gurgling noise. I pulled over straight away, turned the engine off and smoke started coming out of the bonnet. After a few minutes, I opened the bonnet and found oil smoking at the back of the engine area. This all happened within a matter of minutes. The car was towed home and left for a couple of weeks as we were going on holiday.
Three weeks later, the car starts first time and the engine seems to run fine. I am told that the oil has come up through the coolant. There appears to be no coolant in the engine when the dip stick is checked. There is oil in the engine albeit a bit low since it has escaped from somewhere! There was no warning of this, the engine did not lose power or pour smoke out the back, no engine warning lights came on either. The car was serviced a couple of months ago (approx 2000miles).... Read more
I think she means there is no water in the sump !
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