November 2010
I have a HYUNDIA TRAJET which has a new battery ,new glow plugs, new starter motor. It will not start in cold weather only if I spray it with quick start.
Can anyone tell me the cause, and the remedy... Read more
Volvo s60 2001
I had low battery voltage warning, measured at 10volts.... Read more
If you were monitering the voltage while driving it shouldn't drop much below 14v all the while the engine is running, if it is you either have a faulty alternator regulator or the drive belt is slipping.
i recently bought a pug 307 sw the anti pollution light was allready on , my husband has bought the fluid he needs but is unaware how to refill him self there was no instructions on how to refill also he does not understand what he needs to do with the plastic pipes that came with it can you please help
thanks... Read more
this fluid will need to be added at a garage as the management system has to reset and often the bottle and sensors need cleaning first before the additive as added and the system re-calibrated.
You will need to find an indy that has the equipment to " do the fuel addative system "
The more I read about Mondeo TDCi the more it seems that they are not very relaible and have many inherant faults that are expensive to fix. I have had a 20V 1.8 Passat for the last 11 years which has given me pretty trouble free motoring at virtually no cost (I do all my own servicing) but it now needs more money spending on it than is worth spending. My questions are then this. Which is going to be the most reliable and cheapest to run in the long term:
New shape Passat Tdi (around 06)
Mondeo Mk3 TDCi (05-06 era)
New Shape Mondeo Tdci140 (07)
Originally I was looking to spend around £4k on the Mondeo but am now thinking it might be going to around £6k which will buy me either of the other 2 (at around trade price)
Real life experience answers would be good Read more
My old 2002 tdci got to 178k miles before I finally got rid of it.
I replaced it with a 2005 Saab 9-3 which is a lovely car, however that has had a waterpump seize which snapped teh cambelt....
Hi guys,
Wondered if anyone could help?
The climate control system on my 2003 Focus (Ghia, 1.8 TDCi 115) has given up.... Read more
Bit of an update.
Discovered yesterday on way home that it wasn't totally dead. The heater does work, I just hadn't realised that I'd need to press the button for face level airflow to open the channels and give it some time for the warm air to waft through without blower assistance....
have a funny noise immediately after turning key to switch on engine. happens when car is cold and is first started not when already warmed up. sounds like a buzz as if have turned the key too far and not a whining noise like other posts reported. only lasts seconds and the car runs as normal. possibly starter motor? anybody any ideas? thanks Read more
The only thing I can think of is dry starter motor bearings, but that usually give a descending screech as the motor slows down and I have'nt heard that in a long while.
I'm considering buying a new car in the next few months and want to know the best time to buy. I really want to order the car around the end of December or early January. I know the best time to buy is usually at the end of the month but is this still true in December? I suspect that nobody will want to buy a car at this time and the salesmen will have no chance of reaching their targets. On the other hand they may want to get every sale they can.
I'm tempted to say I want to buy at the end of December but I'll buy 'now' (it will be early December) if they can offer me a good deal. This may be a good way to squeeze more discount out of them.... Read more
Not strictly true about the VAT. I will still pay 20% VAT even if I purchase now. The VAT rate depends on when I take delivery, not when I order the car. So VAT will be exactly the same whenever I pay.
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I'm looking at purchasing a car through a PCP scheme.
For insurance they are telling me the following information:
I am both the owner and keeper.
However the V5 will have my name C/O the PCP company and address.
The reason is they manage the vehicle tax, maintenance etc.
They said the insurance should be set up with me as both the owner and keeper at my address but also contain my name C/O the PCP company name and address.
All insurance companies are saying they can't insure this way.
I am totally confused! Read more
I can understand a lease car being registered in the finance co name as they have title to the car & (unless a secondary contract is entered into) the driver never will, but I don't see why a Personal Contract PURCHASE should.
But then again I don't see why a leasing co would "manage" the RFL & maintenance of an owner / driver vehicle either....
My wife has bought a used Toyota Aygo 1.4 Diesel. I need to change the oil and cannot find where the filter is located. Haynes do not do a book for this car and without a manual, I am lost. This is the first car I have ever had to service which does not have a Haynes book.
Could someone help me before I have to put myself and my wallet at the mercy of the retail motor trade!! Read more
I have lnow found out you can now only access the site by invitation..
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Okay, as I'm now the board's pedant can I object to this excerpt from the great man himself?: "Energy consumption was largely as you'd expect from any other car. In free-moving traffic at lower speeds, impressively low, while the energy gauge dropped more quickly under heavy acceleration and when the engine was being worked harder"
Engine? I thought this is an electric car?... Read more
turbo11 I hear what you are saying, however there is a genuine market for "city" cars, my mum hasn't driven a journey of more than 20 miles for 25 years!
There are lots of reasons electric cars are a non-starter on a large scale – in fact turning fossil fuel into motion is much more efficient than generating electricity, transporting it (50% loss through heating the cables and stepup/stepdown transformers), charging a battery (10%+ loss in heat), converting it back into electricity from its chemical composition (loss ?) and then driving an electric motor which itself is only about 50% efficient. The national grid is close to collapse as it is, if we could produce a battery that can store enough electricity for a 300 mile range at motorway speeds, we'd have to provide households with 3 phase 440V supplies to charge them as a standard 13Amp socket would take at least 15 hours to deliver 300 miles worth of motive energy at motorway speeds, suddenly our peak electricity demand would be during the night – how many domestic electrical fires would go undetected as the household are asleep? We cannot and will not switch to electric cars on a large scale for sometime yet – but this niche market is most welcome. Come on British boffins – let's have a slice of the cake.
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Thank you so much for your advice will give it a try.
It's such a worry each morning wondering if it will start
Regards