November 2010
Recently purchased a 52 reg Skoda Octavia Vrs from a trader 3 weeks ago.
The V5 has just arrived from the DVLA & is a different, rather disconcerting design, to the previous ones that I have received over the last few years.... Read more
finding hard to select gears once selected all ok on manual you have to decrease accelerator then increase acc then it will lcate 5th then ok is it the way im driving it also the f comes on when gears arnt selecting properly. thanks lee Read more
I know next to nothing about this gearbox, but I do know that the clutch has to be synchronised with it in some way. Vauxhall dealerships can do it for a price and they call it "calibration".
You may get better results on other fora.
My air con will not switch off. As soon as the ignition turns on the aircon starts tyo blow out air. even when the control unit says it is off the aircon keeps working.
Can you help? Read more
Is this car fitted with the digital climate control?Do you mean the blower fan will not shut off?
start car and rev it up no problem , but when you pull away it revs high and sticks checked
cable thats ok dissconected fast idle valve that cured it but changed valve and it was still the same any ideas!! Read more
the clutch is ok i'ts when you pull away and change gear the revs stay high !!
Hi my name is martin i'm new to this site, can anyone help me i have a wrangler jeep 1997 4.0 with a immobiliser problem which has stopped working, it is a May & Scofield immobiliser does anyone know if i can change this ECU with one that has not got a built in immobiliser any help please
martin Read more
will this link help ?
ttp://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=217105
Can anyone recommend a supplier of replacement key fob/cases only? I believe that it is possible to renew the fob/case using the existing blade and chip but my Peugeot dealer tells me otherwise. HELP! Read more
Hello, on peugeot 106 keyfob (single large button) I had the problem of the button membrane dropping off .
Peugeot garage said I had to buy a complete key. When I asked to see the exploded view of the key you could see which parts were detailed seperately and available. And yes the membrane could be ordered....
Good evening,
Due to an ever extending family, I have looked at buying various MPVs on the market.... Read more
I agree they are lovely vehicles when running ok the problems come when they are a bit older and in the original mail they were looking for one already 4/5 years old.
my vw golf diesel has an electrical fault. it seems to go on to limp mode. i.e the turbo seems to cut out. if i turn off the ignition and back on again the turbo comes back on. it has been on a computer and showed up cam shaft sensor. this was changed but didnt solve the problem. it went to vw and there computer showed the same cam shaft sensor. it was changed but made no differance. they now say they need to strip back the wiring as they think it could be that. im not saying i dont trust vw but they told me a sharan needed the wiring repairing but it turned out to be a temp sensor. seems if the computer doesnt pick it up there stuffed.
today we changed the air mass meter and this helped the car. it ran better but still lost the turbo but less frequently.... Read more
The problem with computers is that they are very clever but they have no brain.So in your case of engine diagnostics ,the computer cannot differenciate between a faulty sensor or a wiring fault.As far as it knows the cam sensor is not working.Has anyone checked the working/output of the sensor?It is very possible that the sensor has lost its power supply due to a fault in the wiring loom(seen this before on Galaxy/Sharan models with same engine).However ,I am not convinced that fixing this fault will fix your turbo problem.hth
I have recently purchased this vehicle from a main dealer. Only had it just over a week. I have found that 1st and Reverse gear can be difficult to engage in cold weather, particularly after the vehicle has been standing .
I have noted the comments on HJ's Car Review page and suspect that the cause may well be the old and sticky grease on the gearbox input shaft. Requires the gearbox removal, cleaning and replacing with new grease. (plus a new clutch while it is in bits)... Read more
Garages, like Doctors, must get fed up with drivers (and patients) quoting details found on the Internet but you cannot deny the value of being able to research the experience of others....
Thought I'd share my experience with this car and it's contrast to the Z4. I've got one on loan for a fortnight, a 2.0 TDI DSG Auto. Not sure of the spec but it must be reasonable as it has heated leather etc.
Anyway, the styling of any car is always subjective, personally I find the Eos smart but bland, my mam commented immediately that she thought it looked dull and my dad agreed. ... Read more
I would actually imagine that the Octavia would have more character than the Eos! It's a good combination of motors to have on a permanent basis though. Once mine is fixed I'll be back to Z4 only!
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I thought it was introduced (very belatedly) because of the theft of a large quantity of blank original ones ??