January 2011
Due to very real possibility of my current car being dead (see my other post) I am checking out all possibilities should I be forced to scrap it.
To that end, I have been looking at affordable replacements for my 2001 1.6 Vectra.... Read more
I am having problems with my car. My interior light, electric mirrors, rear/front windscreen heaters, front intermittent wiper, rear wiper and warning lights alarm have all stopped working. I have also noticed when sometimes i change gear the car jerks and the radio goes very loud just for a split second. The warning door light sometimes flashes and the central locking can lock and unlock whilst i am driving. Has anybody got any ideas please!!!!!! Read more
thanks for your advice, can you tell me were i could go to get them tested or can i call a mobile diagnostics to check for problems ??
Hi all
Our 54 plate Ford Ka had a car port fall on top of it under the weight of snow! The car amazingly came off ok, broken wing mirrors, snapped ariel and lots of surface stratches and one dent in the roo but because of the value of the car -v- repairs they have offered to write it off with a buy back price if we want.... Read more
Thank you for the very helpful replies.
I am trying to understand the implications of insurance if we decide to write the car off.
The assessor has said the car will need a full respray to comply with the report they have done to make it roadworthly, until that is done we can only insure third party. Surely because the car will have been written off and is worth so little it won't matter if we only have third party?
Thanks for your help
hey guys you all seemt o know your stuff so im looking for some info.
i am looking into buying a used car ford mondeo ghia 2.2 tdci. Are there any concerns with this model or any areas i should be looking at or concerned about before i buy... Read more
www.talkford.com/forum/89-ford-mondeo-mk3-2000-200.../
Lots of info there.
In the absense of a Haynes manual how do I do this? Read more
Do not remove the thermostat, buy a new one complete from VW with housing.
Just sits on the end of the cyl head...
went to change my oil today only to find the plug well and truley stuck and have managed to make more of a mess of the head. also i poured engine flush in ran for 15 min thinking oil change easy usually is? .... is it ok to drive with flush in there help!! .... Read more
cheers for all advice i successfully managed to get the bolt out today by weldings a m12 nut onto what was leftof the old and it undid thanks again honest john works....
My daughters car- just driven c 200 miles, when she tries to start it now it makes a whirring noise and doesnt start. then, when she tries the second time it starts & runs perfectly.
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sounds like a lazy or dirty starter motor/solonoid.
Check all the connections but sounds like its the start or starter motor failure.
( pardon the pun)
I never noticed until a friend pointed out when i turn off the engine off i heard a fan running for a second
now i notice that after about 20seconds of starting the car a fan comes on and it appears to stay on until i turn the engine off.... Read more
ive tried it with and without the air con on, I have realised that the temp gauge doesnt sit in the middle either, more like 11 oclock position, dont know if that helps?
Just to advise that I took my 2006 Yaris diesel to the local dealer at 85,000 miles with a slipping clutch to find out how expensive it would be to repair (none of the clutch specialist would touch it because of mmt autobox) Extremely pleasantly surprised to be told they would replace the clutch and actuator for free because Toyota had just issued a recall due to some problem with the existing ecu which presumably causes the clutch to fail early. the ecu was upgraded at the same time. Read more
hi, i have a 307, 2.0 hdi 110 bhp. recently there has been a sudden loss of power, i took it to a mechinac and he thought that the turbo was gone, i wanted to cheek if ne body else had the same problem! on the on board computer it is saying anti-pollution fault and it also says esp/asr not functioning? Read more
Moved to technical matters
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Brum, I've had 3 VAG group cars and met or exceeeded the mpg with each one. Last long trip in the 2 litre 140 Diesel fully loaded: 2000 miles, 1600 motorway at a 90 cruise and then the ususal pootling around. 46 mpg overall. If I cut the motorways to 80 then it exceeds the published 49.