March 2011
My son owns a 2002 Corsa C 1.2 SXi 16 valve. He has had it since Christmas.
He uses it daily for 3 mile each way journeys to and from work and for occasional 12 mile each way trips to his girlfriends.... Read more
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I bought a 55 plate 206 sport auto from a Ford dealer local. After buying I noticed that the gear changing wasn't smooth, it hunted between gears and held onto the gears too long. There was also an odd problem of the car banging into second gear the first time it was driven in the morning..... Read more
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I've just come back from London, overnight I parked in Lambeth and parked in a space which I'd been told by the person I was with was a mon-fri zone as it was a saturday night this would have been fine.
Unfortunately I got back to the car on Sunday to discover to my horror the car had been ticketed.... Read more
I am not the world's expert on Penalty Charge Notices but I think you can be ticketed for each 24h period midnight to midnight so if you had one on 19th and one on 20th then both are payable.
I also don't think "I discovered that I actually had to walk onto the pavement to view [the sign] as it was not visible from the road" will play out well if that is the only grounds on which you are appealing to the adjudicators.
Hi. New to this messaging forum but hoping someone can help!
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Failed wipers on these is often caused by a "lock up" of the bsi unit.There is a special procedure to re-boot the system and this usually fixes it until the next time.It would be unlikely that the bsi has failed completely unless it has had water ingress.hth
Recently the wipers went berserk along with the headlights coming on, but then I could not turn them off only by turning ignition off. This has rectified itself now.
Now when locking the doors either by the remote or key lock on drivers door, the locking system lwith a buzzing sound ocks all the doors, bar the front passenger door.... Read more
Strange why these faults should be two separate issues within an hour.
My C4 picasso did the same where the wipers would not stop and had to disconnect battery to stop, then corrected itself and never happened again.
Hi, I have just bought a 2nd hand Micra (2 days ago) I went to use it this morning (for the 1st time) and can't unlock it - I am certain the battery is flat as the I discovered that the boot was not locked properly ! I can't see any way of manually sing the key to unlock the door, so I can't even get the battery recharged ! I hope someone can give me advice Please !
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Yes I did ! It took me a while to find it though - it is on the front passenger door, if you bend down you will see a little indent underneath the handle, I put my key here and gently prised and the the "cap" came off revealing a key hole. By the way my battery was flat because my boot was not closed properly, I see from searching the net that this is a problem with some Micras - I have to close the boot and drive with the central locking system on, someone suggested spraying the boot catch with WD 40 so I will try that .
Further to my query about the electrics, as I was driving this morning, a beeping started , with no warning light on the console, it was very unnerving and annoying but stopped after about 5 mins, this is why I was concerned that I had done something with the electrics when jump starting , I was fiddling with the radio when this happened !...
Does anyone know if this vehicle has a DPF and what servicing does this require if it does?
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Cheers Ian. Very helpful. Thank You
Hi,
My Mondeo 2.0 TDCI 130 53 reg seems to run fine, but when I start the engine there is a rattle that lasts a second or two.
Engine runs smoothly , but I get a slight rattle when I turn the engine off.
I know little about diesel engines, actuall less than little, but did read online that diesel engines can rattle when overfilled with oil.
My oil warning light was on intermittently after I left the car standing for a five week period over the cold christmas period.
After adding a bit extra oil and running for a couple of days the warning light stopped.
Also read rattles can relate to belts / chains.
I bought the car in Feb 2010, the mileage is 91000 and the car has a full service history including a full service in early december.
Any views on diagnosis / prognosis would be welcome.
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I had the same problem noisy as hell on tick over and when starting and switching off.Bet your bottom dollar it needs a new crankshaft pulley and belt. Mine ticks over like a goodun now(which it isn't ) but it also feels so much smoother. the pulley is like a small dmfw.to absorb stop start shocks.pulley £85.00 belt £15.00 plus fitting.jj
I am looking at an MB SLK at a dealershjp but they have lost the service book.
Should I be concerned? Can I confirm the sevice history from MB over the phone? Can I get a replacement?... Read more
Thanks for the replies so far.
I think I'll give the supplying dealer a call tomorrow.
Hi all my problem is my 2004 vauxhall combo diesel van its done 111.000miles and will start fine first thing in the morning but when its been running and got warm it will not start untill after about an hour and half then it will start after a few turns. I took it to a mechanic a few weeks ago( if he realy was) he had it for over two weeks(i know pi** taker) i was fuming he then phone me and said the problem was inside the engine and it will be cheaper to put a new engine in because he thinks its the rings. it does not smoke when its running at tickover and drive fine when its running and does not cut out. this is what he said he had done.(if he did)
Took the injectors off - he said these where ok... Read more
Even though it's a Ford diesel threade, it's worth a read from post entry number 8.
I had exactly the same issue.......ebt...
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Sounds like the timing chain cover gasket has given up. Very common, most are diagnosed as head gaskets.