October 2010
HELP I HAVE A OIL DRIP AT THE BOTTOM OF CRANKSHAFT PULLEY TIMEING BELT END ANY INFO WOULD HELP THANK YOU HOTDOG FIRST TIME ON HONEST JOHN HOPE I HAVE DONE IT RIGHT Read more
My air conditioning/heater fan motor only works on position 4 full power; I have been informed the resistor will be is broken. The question I have where about is it located in the car, can it be replaced on its own or will I need a whole fan motor and where can I get hold of one if available. Read more
It looks like I am going to have to replace my fan motor in my signum. Resistor changed by a dealer about a year ago but fan has recently seized up. At £250 with a dealer, I think that I will get a motor from a scrappy, any tips? I know that I can access it - but that's about it.
Thanks,
hi i have a intemittant cutting out problem seems to do it when slowing down will cut out glow plug light flashes ,switch off then will restart straight away ,may do it again the same day or go maybe a week without doing it
i have changed the crank sensor and have had it plugged in to a solus scanner no stored codes!... Read more
hi yeah see your point ,i can assure that i have no connection with this company just a very satisfied customer, iam a mobile mechanic by trade
i tried several diesel specialists who wanted to do a "re-build " on my pump which it obviously doesnt need ,the place mentioned above was the only one who was honest with me so i would recommend them for future use...
Is this likely to be urgent and if so is it likely to be covered under extended warranty.? If not under warranty is it an expensive repair. Read more
Good of you to come back with this problem it will help somebody else.
Can anyone recommend a SMART Repairer in SE london to repair a bumper scuff?
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The wife has been bending my ear about her rear wiper keeps stopping at various points on the screen in the intermittant cycle.... Read more
Having moved the front passenger seat forward I have noticed a long cable that is disconnected. This cable is quite long - approx 2.5 metres, blue in colour and has a 13-pin connector head and seems to go into the console housing by the handbrake.
can anyone tell me what this is and if / where it should be connected, or is it just the lead for hooking the computer up to a diagnostic machine?... Read more
Sounds like an aftermarket cd changer or similar has previously been fitted.Nothing related to any diagnostic connector which is located at bottom edge of dash panel,drivers side.hth
Dear All, sorry if this posted in the wrong place I'm a bit new to this forum but can someone offer advice, would really appreciate it - my 99 Hiace 2.4D van temperature gauge stopped working, it was gradual over a few weeks, not rising too high to nothing at all. It runs fine and other gauges good so not the fuse. I changed the temperature sensor transmitter for a new one, still the same, gauge not working. I earthed the lead to the sensor briefly to check the wiring and gauge, dial flew to the top so I know the wiring and gauge is okay. Bit perplexed now. I have noticed the heating is a bit crap, never gets really hot, just luke warm - would the next step be to change the thermostat and/or coolant and squeeze tubes etc when re-filling in case of airlocks?
Any advice much appreciated.
Cheers
louis Read more
Time for a new thermostat and fresh coolant. Regards Peter
Hi everyone, Gap insurance is a con! Why you ask, well this is what happen to me when i claimed on my gap insurance. I brought my car 3yrs ago from a dealer for £6995 with gap insurance costing £299, but sadly the car was a a total loss a few days ago. My insurance compamy will only offer me £3100 less my access £450 (=£2650) for the car, and i thought as i was sold it by the dealer, that the Gap insurance would pay the rest, well NO they don't! They give you a market value for the car which was £4385 and pay from that price to your invoice price £4385 to £6995 (=£2610). So i ended up with only £5260. Thats down by £1735 form my purchase price of £6995. So i went back to the dealer yesterday and asked why they had miss sold me the gap insurance, which they were shocked to hear about what happened and belived that this is wrong and are helping me with my claim. So please bewere when buying Gap insurance. Read more
Just a comment, we recently bought a car at about £16,500.00, the gap insurance quotation was £300.00 for 3 years, which i thought good value, and certainly proportinally better value than you appear to have got.
we did not take it out as our insurance replaces with a new car at up to 2 years of age....
Hi all. I have a 2005 astra van 1.7cdti (z17dtl). Can any one tell me when it's due a cambelt change? It's done 92k now and im sure I read it's every 100k but not 100%. Thanks
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80k would have been advised but now would be best.
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Welcome hotdog. Just one thing, PLEASE STOP SHOUTING!