October 2010
Need some help, the car strts and runs for approx 20 mins then stops, if i leave it for a while approx 1 - 2 hrs it starts again. It seems that when it gets warm it stops and starts when its gone cold. I have had an diagnostic out and said it was the edis module, i bought one and it still had the problem so he said he really didnt know what was wrong as he tested all he could. I,ve also had someone come with a fds machine who tested quite a bit but still had no joy with finding the fault. Garage said they will do a trial and error but couldnt say how long or what price i would be paying. Really need some help, thanks Read more
What is the normal running temp shown on the temp gauge with this engine.
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Hi I have a Vauxhall astra mk4 my automatic choke no longer comes on in a morning even when it's frozen outside it worked about 4week ago.everytime I start the car in a morning it goes to 1000 rpm and drops straight to 700 rpm in seconds it used to be 1200 for approximate 2 minutes then droped what feeds the ecu with the info for it to work correctly my coolant temp sensor seams to work fine the Gage goes up ect any info would be great Read more
Hi all, read through pretty much all of the overheating fiesta threads now & cant find one that matches my problem.
Two weeks ago, driving to work the car started to go into the red, so i pulled over, let it cool down & continued to work. When i got there i opened the bonnet & noticed the heater valve inlet hose looked quite swollen, so i touched it, at the point the plastic pipe it connects to disintergrated, covering me in rather hot, smelly, brown coolant.... Read more
Hows this for an oddball problem?
Drove to work today, left the heaters on hot, temp got to mid point & stayed there, heaters stayed hot. got 2mins from work & thought i'd test my theory - i turned the heaters to half way temp....
I am embarking on fitting winter tyres and have obtained a set of used spare rims. There are two types of rim in the set I have - 6JJ x 15H2 which is the same at the rims on the car and 6J x 15CH. Should I be concerned about mixing these different rims? They both have an offset of 39.
Thanks in advance for any advice.... Read more
I think you need to take a tape measure out and see where they actually differ they are probabley the same.One note of caution if you fit winter tyres or all season tyres only very few are actually better than good summer tyres and in fact are extremely dangerous in use other than on snow on some tyres the wet stopping distance is almost double that of good make summer tyres .In recent tests from the ADAC and TUV in Germany only four makes were actuall recommended with Dunlop being the best.I have new Goodyear vector all season tyres which came in the top four but that was more by luck than management on my part.
Thank you for the warning on winter tyres. The reason for my embarking on this venture is that a visit to Switzerland will place me vunerable to their law which is - in winter, no winter tyres, accident, your fault. As well as vunerable to their weather. The whole business seems a nightmare and I will look into the Goodyear Vector solution.
(later type glow plug control unit (GPCU) mounted on L/H Inner Wing)
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There was a programme on TV last night night.
You name it,some one makes a perfect copy in China/India.(Other country's may also copy) !...
Now that LDV are defunct, where can I get a CEC for this vehicle. I have tried one alleged LDV site, but without success. Read more
Which country are you in?
If it's France, you might have to go to the DREAL (formerly DRIRE and popularly known as Les Mines) in your departement or region capital to put the vehicle through a one-off type approval test....
Hi all,
I'm looking for some advice - about 3 months ago I bought an Audi A6 Avant from a dealer in Hertfordshire. The car is 11 years old and has an LPG conversion and a reasonable looking service history. Indeed the car is in good nick in most respects with nothing really wrong that you wouldn't expect to find on a 11 year old car. Recently I had the cambelt changed at an Audi main dealer and their inspection turned up nothing untoward except normal wear and tear on the suspension and brakes.... Read more
Hello Bonzo,you have got a point there its a bit of a minefield with these LPG conversions.I am getting the inpression that a lot of people who do these conversions arn't hundred percent sure what they are doing.And the aftercare isn't what it should be .I do agree if you are not sure about LPG and its pitfalls and different systems leave well alone.
Please can anyone help, i have had a few issues with my car it keeps going into limp mode mainly when car is under pressure ie going up hill or over 60 mph it just feels gutless like the turbo isnt doing its job but i can still here it spooling up.
My friend has vag com and the following fault codes are coming up:... Read more
I'm not a techie, but I have a 2000X 115 PD Audi A4 and a couple of years ago it seemed to be lacking power and the turbo wasn't cutting in. The local indie diagnosed MAF (I think) and replaced it. It cost about £200 iirc but it made the car run like new, and it still does at 114k miles.
My sons 2003 86000 miles Fiesta 1.4 has developed a problem with the clutch. It’s not slipping but when setting off and particularly in reverse it doesn’t seem to disengage fully leading to a bit of grinding in the gears. Fluid level is OK and I can’t see any sign of a leak. Is there any adjustment? Any ideas?
Its most likley the hydraulics failing, however if the slave cylinder needs replaceing the gearbox needs to be removed so best to slip a clutch in at the same time.
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these cosworth scorpio's suffered with the engine bay wiring loom litterally falling apart and they disintigrate something chronic and they also suffer with water ingress in the R/H fuse box assembly.
I think further investigation need to be carried out to ascertain whether the whole car is imobilzed or whether its just fuel related or spark related or both etc etc....