November 2010
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
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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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Can anyone let me know the mileage for changing the timing belt on a petrol Berlingo, and an approximate idea of the cost? ... Read more
Hello all - I'd really appreciate your thoughts on this...
We bought my son a car last week from a "part time" car dealer - 600 quid, ran ok on test drive and seemed ok for the money. Needs some new tyres & brake pads which we knew about however, in the week since we bought it, the radiator failed, we took that on the chin so to speak and its been fixed, then one of the rear light clusters failed as there's water in there. And last night after hearing a knocking/banging sound the front wheel has wobbled almost off - thank goodness my son was only driving at 25 MPH as it was cold and icy last night he managed to get it to the side of the road and no one was hurt. As his mum I am furious that this bloke has sold us a potential death trap, however, I do reasonably see that it's entirely possible that it's something the seller may not have known about - we are not sure where we stand legally - do we simply ask for our money back, ask for a portion of it back to cover the necessary works or what - one of my main concerns is that if he is selling lots of dodgy old bangers onto first time drivers there's a very real danger of someone being hurt.
Anyway, what do you think? Thanks so much for reading! Read more
True pd. Last time I traded in an old car for £500 it appeared in Autotrader a week later on someone's driveway for £1,500. And that was about 6 years ago.
For a car to be going for just £600 from a dealer (whether from their driveway or a forecourt), I'd be surprised if it even starts and moves under its own power.
How can I find out whether my C5 1.6 HDI diesel 56 reg has a particulate filter? The VIN is VF7RE9HZC6757915 Read more
I have a squeek that started recently but cant put my finger on it.
I can hear it from the drivers seat and it gets faster with revs but when i listen in the engine bay I cant hear it.... Read more
I,m afraid I don't know much about Hdi engines, I have only just acquired my first one in 406 guise, my experience has been with the IDI variety. Its very difficult to diagnose a noise without actually hearing it, it could be a fuel injection or combustion noise but I think its more likely to be mechanical.
My daughter has the above model of BMW. The ABS warning light is on permanently. We have been informed the ABS unit is governed by a Teves mk. 60 DSC computer which has failed. We have been told that new from BMW the unit would be at least £800. Does anyone know of any cheaper alternatives. (Recon. or 2nd hand).
Boumph. Read more
that was quick!! only just got back on here----thanks for that can you expand on it a little I do have a reasonable grasp of the inner workings cheers Nic
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Thanks for the update.