November 2010
This orange light just came on, car is running fine can detect no engine uneveness.
Any one any thoughts on how to correct it apart from spending a fortune at Volvo agent?... Read more
As I regularly commute along the A14 at this time of year each evening 4 out of 5 lorries are travelling covered in lights.Is it allowed for lorries to be feestooned with lights looking like a prop out of Las Vegas or a gaudy Christmas tree?
Surely this dangerous? illegal? Read more
Maybe 'Christmas tree' trucks aren't a problem to M-way drivers with lots of other ambient
light to soften the contrast, but I can say that on the country roads (A/B & unclassified) that I do alot of driving on, they're a blinding menace. Quite often you're faced with ~500-watts of headlight & assorted 'extra' lights coming at you on a 50mph/NSL road - for a few seconds before eye adaption kicks in you can be blinded & not be able to see the verge or position in road of the truck....
My father was driving his 414 this morning and it just died on him
His fan belt came off, and car turns over but no compression!!... Read more
"If he cambelt jumped a couple of teeth would that cause the engine to lock up and throw off the fan belt?"
Absolutely,it`s an inertia reaction....for every action etc.......
Caught 11:15pm last night.
Refused Breath Test
Kept in overnight @ local nick
Court today £400 fine, banned 12 months
Now more of that type of rapid justice for all offences might lead to a better UK.
What do you think?
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They are getting very serious about lowering the drink limit.
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Hi To All
Changed the oil twice before in my 06 / 1.3 diesel Combo Van and all went well.
This time I started it up and the 2.5 liters gushed out in like 5 sec. I immediately shut
down and thought I had not tighten the plastic oil filter cover, I kicked myself. :eh
So bought some more oil and I just started the van for 1 sec. and about a liter came out.
Right where the plastic cap meets the metal oil filter housing.
So far I think ...
1.) "O" ring in wrong notch
2.) Plastic Cap needs some mysterious positioning alignment
3.) The plastic guard rail that the top spring sets into needs replacing, even though Im
sure I seated the top spring to the guard rail flush.
I did go today and get a new filter which was the only way to get the O ring. And bought a 32mm socket for the plastic bolt on top of the housing. I asked the service manager at Opel what notch the O ring belonged in and to my amazement he knew and told me. I feel 100% confident that I will have the van running Sun.
Thanks again ...jack
I have a bit of a problem when i have my air-con or heating in the car on it just works on the windscreen, when i try to move the selector thing thing is moves but still no air or warmth coming out. its still stays on the windscreen. Im cooking in perth in my car can anyone help me please. Read more
The air distribution system on these old mondeos is vacuum controlled.If there is only air to the windscreen,then this would indicate a loss of vacuum to the system.This could be a simple fault of a split /broken pipe in the engine bay from the vacuum take off point on the engine.hth
Hi
Apologies if this is a double post my pc crashed while submitting the 1st one!... Read more
We are on to this one.
Shame I missed the last thread about forum going downhill, as I wanted to make a few general comments on this theme.
I prefer HJ because I think it's moderated in a way that more suits what I look for in a forum - it's polite, not cliquey & not too disparaging of 'newbie bloopers' or patronising. I make no comparisons with any other motoring website/forum in saying this - just a statement of what pleases me & encourages my return.... Read more
Might want to ask HJ et al if this thread should be in the archive too:
Having limited knowledge of engines, I was wondering for any views on the following point. As we are now seeing the colder weather and shorter days, batteries are taking the hammer with, heated screens, mirrors, seats, lights being used more etc. My commute is relatively short at 3miles each way and I am usually doing 30ish mph. I always try to give the car a decent run once a month at this time of year to help the battery have a good charge but I was wondering if I travelled in 4th gear rather than 6th this would assist the alternator to keep the battery charged (Greater engine speed). Yes there will be a slight increase in fuel usage but removing the risk of having a weak battery seems worth it. Any thoughts on whether any difference would be seen with such relatively short trips or am I completely wrong with the theory? Read more
She'd have a nicer bum on a bike though
Hi all,
Have a 99 VW Passat TDi that I've run for ages, huge mileage and best car I ever bought.... Read more
Can anyone suggest the most cost-effective fix?
If the tyres have plenty of life left & don't need to come off you could inject some puncture mouse....
Browse
I suspect 2011 model is a typo. The OP need a diagnostic check before he harms something like burning the CAT out. Regards Peter