September 2010
Car keeps locking itself owner complains a few seconds after starting car locks itself
when she leaves car for a few secondswith key off but still in ign she has to ensure... Read more
i have a c5 2001 saloon
the other day it died and would not start again,
after a tow back home and quick look i noticed a broken air pipe on the top right hand side of the engine, quick repair with a bit of pipe and a couple of clips. then she wont start at all, it will turn over and start(just about) then splutter and die!!
any ideas????
was thinking fuel pump or filter??
... Read more
i have a c5 2001 saloon
the other day it died and would not start again,
after a tow back home and quick look i noticed a broken air pipe on the top right hand side of the engine, quick repair with a bit of pipe and a couple of clips. then she wont start at all, it will turn over and start(just about) then splutter and die!!
any ideas????
was thinking fuel pump or filter?? Read more
Move to Technical, where I hope you will get some help.
Does anyone know where I can get a diagram of the front & rear suspension from? Read more
When inspecting my ABS system, I found the probable cause of the ABS light on and trac warning light flashing to be a cracked reluctor wheel on the left front. It will spin loose on the axle thus setting off the warning. When the vehicle is stopped and off and started again, the lights will not come on until I get up to about 15 mph at which point, the reluctor wheel begins to slip thus setting off the alarm. The brakes operate normally but if an icy road should turn up and I need the ABS system to function properly, I will probably be in trouble.. I can't seem to find a new reluctor wheel as Ford evidently doesn't manufacture them any longer. My best choice seems to be to replace the entire half axle as a new axle comes with a new reluctor wheel. Any one else ever have this problem? Read more
I am in the USA but the recall should apply any where. I am going to call my ford dealer about it today. Thank you for the information.
my xenons have been flickering recently so I swapped the bulbs and the same side is still flickering so I bought a new ballast.
Replaced the ballast and it didn't work. I put the old ballast back and now the xenon doesn't work at all. I did try the new ballast on the other side (which works fine) and the it didn't work and xenon still working with the old ballast.... Read more
Can anyone please help? So frustrated! Had a Zaffy now for ten months.Three months ago it lost power, and went into limp home mode. So, I took it to Vauxhall for diagnosis. Found out that it was on recall for replacement of FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. Had this replaced (luckily enough didn't have to pay this time). However problems continued. This time took it to another garage. They knew it had had regulator replaced, and so replaced the RAIL SENSOR. Very annoyed! Paid this out of my own pocket.
Problem still continued.....Took back to Vauxhall as well as the garage. Apparently the numbers on the PRESSURE REGULATOR are not the ones on file for the regulator that was replaced beforehand. (Apparently the FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR and the RAIL SENSOR are the same part and I've had this peplaced twice in two months.) Technician said it isn't this that is at fault, it must be the FUEL PUMP, and quoted over £500.... Read more
Hi cherry-sky
I don't know if you have had your problem sorted out yet, but I had the same one with my Zafira 2.2 Life ('55 plate) in November 2010. The 'spanner' warning light kept coming on yet when I took it to my local garage they couldn't find anthing wrong with it. Then, after a final test drive by the mechanic, it totally stopped and would not re-start. I called the AA and had to take it to my local Vauxhall dealer - Toomeys at Southend-on-Sea and they fixed it in the same day. They said it was a 'software problem' and that they had to update the car's software. Fingers crossed it seems to have worked for my Zafira....
My car refused to start and the AA diagnosed a shorted turn fuel pump. Garage wants £552.25 for a new one. excluding labour. Outrageous for a 13yr old car. I can't afford to replace the car nor pay silly money for a pump. A washing machine pump is around £15 and there isn't that much difference. Anyone know where I can get a recon or second hand one? Read more
Try these
http://www.rsturbos.com/ (Ian)...
I got a flyer for the Speedway Museum (Speedway's First National Museum). It looked very interesting but then came the rub. It is in Paradise Wildlife Park and you have to pay the full admission of £14 (£11 for kids) as admission to the museum is included in this. Has anybody been? I visited Paradise Park over a decade ago and have no real desire to visit it again so am interested if anybody thinks the museum is worth £14!!! Read more
As one of my favourite bands sung in the late`70s-early80`s....
"Paradise is based on lies"...
1,my temp gauge has suddenly started to jump to hot from normal for a few seconds then back down to normal, i have changed the cht sensor but it still does it.
2, on switching off the engine i have noticed that the fuel & temp gauges both go down then suddenly flick back to halfway & stay there. any ideas? thanks steve.... Read more
Re changing the CHT sensor - I have the same problem (temp gauge 'shooting' into the red zone then quickly dropping back) - I changed the sensor but the temp gauge still acts the same. The engine does not seem to overheat and this situation only occurs when the engine is under load when going up hill. This condition does not degrade the engine performance (see handbook) and no error codes are shown on the EMU memory (see handbook for how to check these codes and the web for the interpretation of them) Any ideas anybody please?
Note - If you want to change the sensor - My engine is 1.6 auto 2002 - the CHT sensor is best bought from a Ford dealer as there appear to be a number different ones - cost £23. The sensor lies between the 2nd and 3rd spark plugs and is situated in a well set into the cylinder head. Firstly, the electrical connection is released by gently probing with a thin long screwdriver (checkout a similar connection type in the engine bay first). The sensor can then be unscrewed with a box socket spanner of approx 19mm. However, the upper plastic sensor body is slightly larger than this size so your socket may need to be cut back somewhat. A US blog suggests tieing back the sensor cable clear of the surrounding plug cables (EMF interference?) and I have done this but it did not solve the problem. All idea much appreciated...............
have you delved into the comfort module to see what faults appear ? is the car fitted with an aftermarket radio ? this can have a relevance on the central locking ?