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I recently cleaned my LHM tank as fluid was all old, I have replaced with Hyraflush , Since change my power steering is on/off , I am not sure if this is air in the steering or low pressure!... Read more

I have a 2002 Renault Scenic 1.9 DCI with 70k

The electronic fault warning light (also heater plug on light) intermitently comes on with no apparent problem.

It always seems to come on when driving up an incline then goes off after the top is reached or it comes on when you throttle then goes off when you release the throttle. I have checked the turbo hoses, they're all secure.

I then went to the garage and paid £40, they printed out the following;

Connect to sun scanner and read ecu memory for faults, intermittent fault stored with egr valve flow p 1826, cleared fault from system and reset, no fault present on road test, customer to monitor, if fault returns a new egr valve will be required.

The electronic fault warning light still comes on when you throttle, then off when foot is off throttle.

What is a egr valve and how much is it approx? Where is it situated, i.e. is it in a tricky place?

The garage estimated £500, but this includes changing front brake pads Read more

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I was hit by an uninsured driver and my car was written off.... Read more

I'm going to get the cambelt changed on the Mitsubishi (Space Star, 4G18 1.6 engine, nothing too exotic), and priced up the belt/tensioner/pump at around £100 or so. Asked my local garage about it and they agreed that the tensioner and pump should be done at the same time, and quoted about £220 which is exactly the kind of money I was expecting (possibly a little less).

Just out of curiosity I called the local Mitsu dealer and, predictably, got a slightly silly quote of £460, including £104+VAT just for the pump. One thing that took me aback a bit was that they didn't seem to think that the tensioner and pump were necessary.

Sure enough, on looking back at the previous cambelt change (at 54K, the car is currently 108K so at the point where it's required again), at that point the belt was replaced but the pump and tensioner were not. This work was done by a main dealer (not the one I called today).

I did not ask, but I suspect that, given the prices I've been quoted for parts, the dealer would end up charging around £200 for the cambelt by itself.

The tensioners on these cars are metal so I can appreciate that they may well last rather better than the mid-90s Vauxhalls for example.

Now the question I'm now asking myself is, do I listen to my gut (and my local indie), or are Mitsubishi correct on this one?

I'm inclined to pay the extra £70-80 or so to get everything replaced but am curious now. Read more

I've been having a real problem with the idle on my 53
plate micra. It started as a minor thing when if i was
sitting waiting in traffic you could feel the engine speed
dip. Over the space of a few weeks it got a lot worse where
eventually i had to keep the revs up in order for it not to
stall. I decided to take it into a local garage where i was
told it was a problem with the drive chain. Anyhow £500
later the problem still exists but only when the engine is
cold on start up. Once the engine has warmed it runs
without any problem. Any help out there Read more