November 2010
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Hi all,
I'm planning to buy a Nissan primera 2003 from a independent dealer who is like 60 miles away. He told me he's giving a 6 months warranty provided by "WMS".. I did read some bad reviews about WMS that they blame most claims against wear and tear and refuse to cover.... so it's kind of like not having a warranty !... Read more
A little old but just thought I would add that the paperwork may be correct in saying a dealer's service history but they aren't always good dealers.
Many years ago, when I was much younger and naive a Rover dealer (by Soho, London) service the 216 I had. Upon arriving home I noticed the oil (level and viscosity) was the same as before the service! Still got charged for oil but they were a poor garage with poor staff. Then with Renault not long ago the oil noted in the service manual states various ones used: 10/40, 5/30 where 5/40 is the recommended oil! Got the stamp but what does that tell you about the supposed competency of the 'experts'? Most people don't know what oil type is needed but expect it will be done properly by a dealer. Funnily enough (may be a coincidence) but after a two year minor service (10/40 oil used) the car came out and a whistling noise was noticed immediately. They said it should ease off but didn't. Another dealer checked and the flaming Turbo was faulty. Went to the garage fine came out with a faulty turbo. Strange how that first garage shut down not long after. Perhaps no where to tie the horses?...
my engine management light came on last week the car has been running fine no probs although it has been well over due its service, i took it to a friend to run the diagnostic to avoid the main dealer price he said that the code showed it might need a lambda sensor but might just be it needs a really good service.... so i took it to my dealer for it well needed service and MOT they said if it was the lambda sensor it would fail its MOT but it passed could it have been just in need of a good service the engine management light is still on but will that just need turning off now????
Also im quite concerned about the timing chains on the micras iv had one before and it stretched at 40k miles, i got 28k on this one and am concerned about this one stretching is it something that is checked to prevent it stretching or should it be changed at a certain mileage?????? Read more
Micra timing chains need clean oil. Not servicing it on time means dirty oil...
When I see a lot of the problems people ask about in the forum, I sometimes wonder if everybody here wrote or e-mailed to the manufacturers about what a lousy car this is for electricals or whatever, surely mass opinion will do something. No vehicle manufacturer can ignore the power of mass communications nowadays. From when I started driving in the 1970's car reliability was 1970's car reliability, but I have just bought a 2009 car for £7000 instead of its RRP price of £16000 aginst a new car that was £12000 in 1992 (new to new prices) Bigger depreciation now on the korean, but far better equipped and also far better fuel economy than the honda engined rover from 1992.
On the web forum I have found lots of good information on Dual mass flywheels, Particulate filters and driving style with both of these things on the car. What I never was asked at the dealer was whar would the car be used for!... Read more
Nice article OldRoverboy.
There are a lot of pitfalls buying a second hand car or a new car for that matter.A bit of research goes a long way.Cars with a long warranty are populair people want peace of mind owing a car....
Hi my car been running fine but sudenly 4th,5th gear are hard to select and cant get reverse at all with the engine runing or not ??
1st, 2nd & 3rd select ok but feel like they have moved closer to the drivers seat can any one help Read more
Thanks for the update.
Hi All
I have just bought a 2006 Mondeo ST TDCI, the rear parking control does not work, nothing is sounded, no beeps or tones when going into reverse, the reverse lights do come one though. I suspect it could be the control module but having looked behind the trim in the boot cannot find the module... Read more
Thanks for the reply, do you know of any diagrams or what the wiring should look like, from what I could see everything was connected ok, if it's the speaker, could I replace it with any PDC speaker?
Cheers
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Like everywhere else,my village is covered with snow.I was driving up the hill this morning and when my car was getting stuck in the snow,there was a continuous clicking/ratcheting sound coming from thefront and the car wasn't moving forward.What would this sound be.The car is fitted with Traction Control and ESP plus.Is it anything to do with these?Any help would be much appreciated as I am afraid I have damaged something although once I got unstuck,the car seems to drive o.k. Read more
Sounds like the esp/abs system cutting in and out.Perfectly normal.My mondeo does the same.You may find it a benefit to switch off the esp system in deep snow to enable you to "rock" the car out of snow.hth
Thanks very much for your reply.It's good to know this is normal and not something wrong with my car.I'll switch off esp and traction control going up the hill until I'm on the main road....
Can anybody help me? I have a 2001 mondeo tddi when the fuel gets to quarter of a tank of diesel it starts to cut out and the glowplug light flashes put more fuel in and it was ok thought it was the lift pump so put a new one on but still the same problem.
could it be relay under battery or faulty fuel cut off switch
I bought a 1943 ex French Army Willys Jeep 3 years ago and it came with instructions to add 2-stroke oil and lead replacement additive to each tank of fuel. Having driven it back to the UK from the Alps and renovated various parts I found there was differing advice as to the necessity of these additions. My question is therefore is it necessary to add 2-stroke oil at all or will RedEx do the same thing? Is lead replacement addive of any use, I have just replaced all the valves and springs in the engine and found that the valve seats are all OK but required quite a bit of grinding in because of the coating of lead on the seats. A plaque discovered beneath layers of paint on the engine denotes that the engine was re-built in 1960. It is an original Willys Go-Devil side valve engine.
There may also be a problem with these old vehicles and the use of ethanol in petrol vis a vis corrosion of some parts, are there any additives which will counteract the acidity of the ethanol?... Read more
Re Willys side valve Jeep engine-the reason that upper cylinder lubricant (UCL) such as Redex was a recommended additive for side valve motors was that because the valve guides,tappets, camfollowers and camshaft are below the valves the inlet valve stems tended to run dry. Old engines like these with a compression ratio of about 5.5- 6.0/1 are unlikely to need lead replacement additives because the valves and seats run a lot cooler and the valves don't erode the seats like modern engines. Watch out or rather listen out for pinking though,tetra-ethyl lead was a well known anti-knock additive.
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suggest you chack battery state, and cable connections etc first. This used to be common for popping up on the dash or the trans lights flashing when connections were corroded or poor or the battery was failing. This doesn't mean the battery won't start the car !!!!!!!
You can have a battery that will upset the electrics, especially if its a fast fit battery with the pop over terminal post convertors, these are fatal on RRovers...