November 2010
My low milage 07 520d Msport used to judder on cold mornings, as if the engine was about to fall out, the revs would dip up and down, as soon as the car warmed up all was ok. The usual elementary checks were made. filters, injectors, compression,glow plugs,etc and all was ok
The local BMW dealer kept it for two days during hard weather leaving it outside, and said the problem was in the Dme control unit that manages all the fuel and air settings.... Read more
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anyone any advice about pollen filters i.e how to find remove and clean. the owners manual is silent on this topic Read more
If your Focus is a Mk1 facelift (aka Mk1.5), then I've posted on this subject in some detail : www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=74997&...f If you've got a Mk2, then I seem to recall reading that the pollen filter is behind the dash and should be accessible from the passenger footwell. Either way, I'd advise getting hold of a Haynes Manual which I found really useful when tackling jobs like this on my old Focus.
hi mike
good advice much appreciated...
where is the oil filter situated on this engine. Read more
Hi, I have just bought a new-ish black Ford Ka. The dealer offered me Diamond brite protection (interior & exterior protection which keeps your car 'in showroom condition for life') and said I would think about it.
After looking at reviews on here and elsewhere it doesn't seem too great but I would like to buy either diamond brite or something similar which I can apply now that will help keep my car in a good condition. Does anyone have any suggestions?... Read more
Thanks for all your responses.
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I am driving Volvo 240 's for a long time but this one 1991 with lambda sond is giving me headaches. Basically, my car runs smoothly, sometimes problems with wet start but runs at the end. All electrics renewed: distributer cap, leads, plugs, bobine. But driving around sometimes the car just stops! Then the lambda sond turns on and after a couple of minutes being dead, we can start the car again: it runs smooth again but we never know when it will happen again ...... after one hour, a day, a couple of days or even a week? Went to garage, they can't find it, replaced (2nd hand though mass airflow sensor - MAF) made things worse ..... I found one person online having the same problems; eventually came back with distributor cap problem but as I mentioned before, in ours has been replaced. Getting nuts by the fact that not even a garage, not Volvo, (reading the lambda faults and resetting the system / light) can not find the problem. Please help me out, I am getting nuts here
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Sounds like a typical lambda failure. Often these do not show up on diag's as the sensors poor track the gas/air mix in exhaust rather than dont track them at all. Symptoms sound right for this kind of issue
I,m about to change the rear brake discs on a 51 Reg 1.6 L Polo. Does the hub nut have to be removed, or does the disc alone come off the same as the front ? Read more
in need of help, i changed my fiesta x reg 1.6 zetec s engine with same engine just newer 03 out of focus ? its all installed every thing plugged on and turn the key no spark just turning over ? tried everything i can and need some advice to find out if i'm missing anything that might cause this problem ? even had it on a diagnostic machine but not helped as of yet ? please get in touch if can help . . Read more
Engine from Focus into Fiesta as well. Bound to be some changes if only immobiliser...
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Hi can you help i need to take my stereo out of my 2007 astra because i have pulled a plug out by mistake when i was messing around under the cover of the gearnob and now my sports button does not work and also my rear window heater. Read more
My M reg Pug estate has recently developed a ticking noise that is coming from under the near side front wing. It appears to be related to battery voltage and is loudest when the engine is running. It goes quiete with the key out but can actually still be heard with a screwdriver, at least for a while. Air con does not work but switch in or out makes no difference. What is the device under the rear of the N/S wing? this appears to be the source of the noise. Haynes doesn't help. The electrics are shot on this car as an "Auto electrician" attacked the car to stop the battery being flattened. I guess this may have been someone at a garage as I bought it with an MoT that it shouldn't really have passed.
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Just a bit of fun,
Here in Germany there are that many hidden cameras even in the deristricted parts on the autobahns you have to be careful because of all the speed limit changes with no warning if you are going 200 plus you can never slow down fast enough to beat the waiting camera.Cameras hidden in waste bins,under camoflage nets,under bridges and they are painted green or silver so you can't see them the UK will go the same way no doubt.