March 2011
I bought this car last year and now doing my first oil/filter change. The oil filter system has been modified to accept a more modern filter - probably around 1970's and I think fitted to British Leyland cars of that era. The filter I have removed is a "Halfords HOF209". Does anyone know - is this filter still available and if so where from? Read more
I've noticed that search results no longer appear in date order (with respect to the 'latest reply' date). This means that older threads are appearing above threads that have had more recent replies.
Is this a bug ?... Read more
It's now almost a month after I first reported this bug and nothing has been done about it ?
It might be worth pointing out that it seems to happen when you narrow down your search to a particular car in the 'Technical matters' section....
Saw a Nissan Juke for the first time yesterday. I can't believe that anyone would design a car that looked that ridiculous! Must be the ugliest car I've seen for a long time, from any angle. I suppose it has some sort of novelty value, but I'm darned if I can understand why anyone would buy one on looks. Read more
The Juke just looks like a small BMW X6 to me. Similar shape.
Mind you, I've yet to see a BMW whose shape I like.
Been to look at a Scenic 1.9 DCi today, and the car is not bad for a Renault, however, I noticed a long scratch on the passenger rear door about 15-18 inches long which doesn't to have appeared to be too deep, but the place that is selling the car has tried to touch it up with a paint pen.
The car is the right price for the money, but I'm thinking to make it just that little bit nicer, I would like to get the scratch eliminated elsewhere.... Read more
Hi, My Golf had four new ignition coils last April after the engine started to misfire. The same thing has happened again and my local garage has replaced one coil. All was well for about two weeks but now the engine symbol shows when I am driving the car.
The garage now want to replace all four coils again at a cost of about £160.I feel there must be something else wrong as before last April the car has not had an electrics /engine problem since we got it in 2007.... Read more
What fuel you are using right now? Try pumping in fuel with higher than RON98... let me know whats the result.
Have a nice day!
I'm having trouble starting my car recently, especially after I haven't driven it for a day or 2. It's my first car, so it's a little hard to describe it technically, but I'll give it a bash!
When I turn the ignition on, the engine is turning over, but it doesn't kick on to start. I've used EasyStart to get it going a couple of times, I know it's pretty bad for the engine, but it's used as a last resort. After that has been put in, it fires up fine.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? I recently changed the sparkplugs thinking that could be the problem, but I've had the same problem again.
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have you put a code reader on it to see if there are any codes..how does it run normally?has the cam belt been changed recently as it may have slipped or not been timed up properly..did this fault suddenly appear or has it got worse over time?
does anyone know where the bleed points for the water system are on a 2001 synergie 2.0d. i know theres one at the top of the radiator and the thermostat. i can't find the one on the left side of the engine (as you look at it from the front).
any ideas? Read more
Moved to Technical.
Could anyone tell me how to change the battery in the flip key/ignition key.
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drove home and looked at the keu fob on the 2004 car, oppps got it wrong.
it doesn't have a screw, when you turn the fob upside down so the buttons are underneath the rear plastic cover is in 2 halfs the half near the key ring need to be push towards the keyring, then the batteries can come out........
My wife filled her washer bottle up and noticed water pouring out the bottom of the car.
She looked in and could still see fluid in the reservoir. No water would go through the jets though... Read more
If there's fluid in the bottle, and fluid on the floor with none getting to the jets and the pumps working, it sounds like the pipe to the jets has got a kink in it stopping the flow, or the jets need cleaning/unblocking with a sharp ponted object like a needle.
I have had this car since it was 2 years old, and the brakes have cost me more than everything else put together. Now I am really desperate to know what to do. I don’t know much about cars but need help knowing where to go from here.
I hardly use the car from April to August every year, which may be part of the problem. I only do 3000 miles per year total, on quiet roads so not much braking.
The front nearside brake is jamming yet again. I had it serviced and freed off a week ago (they cleaned up and greased the piston sliders). It always happens at the beginning of a journey, and always can be freed by hard braking, but the wheel gets very hot. It then cools off and is fine for the rest of the day.
It has just passed it’s MOT, and has new exhaust, tyres and battery (had to to keep my job – I only use it to get to work). Given I will only get scrap value if I sell it now, I am trying to get it through the summer, with the hope of doing one more winter before giving in. It is a great little car in every other respect and has only minimal corrosion. I don’t feel I can try sell it without telling someone the problem.
Does anyone have any ideas of what else could be wrong, or how I can stop it jamming ? The fact that it only happens at the beginning of journeys would seem to rule out anything else like the brake pipes ?
I cannot afford to keep spending money on it, but don’t seem to have any options.
If anyone has any advice I would be really grateful. Or even any advice on how to stop it happening with my next car. Read more
Meant also to tell you to check that the brake light switch is not hoding the pedal slighty down, altough that normally would cause the brakes to bind with use, rather than at the start of a journey but worth a look anyway
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I assume you have sorted out your filter by now but a small cautionary note. Pre-war Riley 12/4 engines have the pressure relief valve AFTER the filter. Therefore very high pressures can be generated through the filter cannister and blow the internal filter tube to pieces, thereby rendering the filter useless. I assume you have the Blue Diamond conversion?
What you need is a filter that has a high flow rate (the 12/4 gear pump puts out over 6 galls per minute) together with an anti drain & pressure relief valve....