November 2010
Hi there, think ive been done! just bought an immaculate 1990 granada 2.0 dohc ghia x, with a genuine 48k on clock, all backed up with FSH. So I rather surprised and upset to find white smoke and loss of coolant a week after purchasing. Think it is head gasket. Seems rather low milage for this to go though! Any ideas people.
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@ times idles up to ± 2 000rpm? Read more
Not much info, so iether temp sensor fault or trhrottle body fault or air leak.
needs live data check to raed idle & temp info
I found out my XT 2001 has no idle control valve. Is that function built into the Throttle or do I not have fuel injection? I am told to replace the ICV. Now, do I replace the entire Throttle Body? Read more
It has a stepper motor and you can buy them seperatly.
I live in the Scottish west highlands, wet is the norm and have decided to invest in winter tyres. No problem there, but advice on when to change and a decent-ish tyre that will still give reasonable wet/damp road handling for the less extreme spring/summer? Thanks! Read more
You need M&S all reason tyres such as Good Year vector all seasons they work extremely well in the wet unlike pur winter tyres which are designed for snow and extremely cold conditions.
DVLA had impounded my car due to a ‘computer error'. My vehicle was S.O.R.N and on land belonging to my landlord. As I was un aware that the DVLA had removed my vehicle I contacted the police and registered it as being stolen on that very day, only to receive a letter a week later from DVLA informing me they had impounded it as it did not have a valid tax disc or declared S.O.R.N .
The DVLA admitted that they had got it wrong when I telephoned them and they realised that my vehicle was S.O.R.N and they returned it with no charge.
A week goes by and everything is fine, my vehicle was returned and I had no charges to pay so I presumed that was the end of the story. However, yet another letter arrived stating that if I did not pay a fine of £99 I will be taken to court. So once again I phone them up to sort it all out. Now it appears that I have to provide evidence to back up my, so called story, that I had got an S.O.R.N notice on my vehicle and parked my vehicle on private land, even though they willingly returned my vehicle to me without charge. Grrrr! what do i do Read more
They used to have a very good customer service department but now it is close to useless. I am afraid you have to go through their processes or they will do what they say but it can be very frustrating. The court would throw it out if it ever got there.
Moved to Technical, where you should get some advice.
My peugeot 1.9d non turbo 02 hunts for fuel when the engine is not under load,if sat at a connstant 50mph it lurches,its ok if accelerating,no smoke or engine management lights. Have changed the fuel filter and can't see any air bubbles in the fuel line, any help would be great thanks Read more
asuming no air leaks in fuel,poss leaking EGR valve, i would also get the engine hot and fill the diesel filter with injector cleaner, start back up and allow to tick over for 40 secs and switch off. leave overnight, put 2nd bottle of cleaner in tank and run around for a few days.
I used to come across quite a few pugs with simialr faults and often no more than gumed injectors
My insurance renewal is a lot higher than expected so I checked the insurance group for my 2000 1.8 petrol focus on the Parkers site and its listing it as group 15. That can't be right? Unless they've changed the groupings to 1-50 or something? Read more
I've claimed twice in the past 3 years,
There's your answer....
Hi I would be very grateful if someone could help me. I have a Ford Focus 1.5 auto diesel and today a message came up which said transmission faliure and then after about 15 min when I was trying to go over a speed bump the car stopped and would not move forward, (luckily no traffic) I turned the car off and then turned it back on after about 2 mins and it was fine. Driven it this evening and it seems fine.The car is driving well and the message has not come up. There were two things I wanted to ask really, the first is what could have caused it? and the second is i'm driving to SWales on Saturday (approx 4 hour drive) will the car be safe? It doesn't help that I don't really know much about the workings of the car. I also don't have the handbook as the guy who sold me the car did not provide one. Thankyou in advance to anyone who can help me, Sabina :) Read more
My Peugeot's Battery Died, It Has Been Stood For 3 Months. I Have Now Bought A New Battery But My Alarm Keeps Going Off When I Open The Door. Any Ideas Or Do You Know How To Disconnect The Alarm? Read more
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thanks for the replies, pretty sure the mileage is correct, the car is in mint condition and is backed up by fully documented history. Is amazing I agree.
No mayo in the oil, all clean, rad looks ok, will have it booked in soon get it fixed.