March 2011
I have 3 windows now not working on my car due to the regulators failing, Renault say it`s not there fault because it`s a minority of cars affected??? My question is, how hard is it to fix this problem myself without having to go to a garage. Read more
Need to replace the rear brake pads on my car? Seen some mintex ones on sale at a good price at local motor factors but they appear to be 'tapered' till halt way through the thickness.
Will this initial top 50% of the pads have the same stopping power as other makes of brake pad or less until they wear down to the 'thicker' part?... Read more
If you mean tapered on the leading and lagging edge of the pad then this is not a problem. It speads up bedding in and reduced/eliminate squeal and braking noise. The effective 'swept' area is not significantly effected. I am presenly running Apec rear pads as I find they keep the rear discs cleaner as I do not do a lot of miles in my T5. Regards Peter
Hi. Looking for a little advice if anyone can assist. basically, i have just bought a pug 306 and noticed the steering seems to be fairly heavy considering it is supposed to have PAS. Im pretty near certain the power steering is not working. I have checked the Power steering fluid and the belt and all is fine there. However, the battery on the car is really tired and is in need of a new one, you can tell by the way the car starts up really lazily and slow. Sometimes it needs 2-3 turns of the key to get it fired up, By this time you can hear the battery literraly dying as the car is firing up. Could this be the problem with the power steering? the fact the battery is dying? or could it just be the pump or other issues. When i drive the car, i can hear a low toned grinding/grutling noise, almost as if a c.v joint or bearing has gone, could this be related to the power steering pump or even rack? Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers. Read more
...or the universal joint on the steering column.
hi, does anyone know how to stop the alarm on my mk3 mondeo. problem started after car battery change. now every time i open the door the alarm sounds and the indicators flash. problem is, i only have one key which does not have buttons. i can still drive the car but cant stop the alarm. any help much appreciated. Read more
In the old days when I had a company car I would change it when a new plate came out, and a whole load of us done that as well. Snob value with a new plate.... So I am now interested in buying a 3 or 4 year old Audi A4 and was expecting to see a fair few coming back from lease or finance companies but I have not seen that many. Have been scouring Autoquake, Carcraft, Autotrader... etc..... Read more
A bit off the thread TeeCee but I can sympathise. Happened to me the same way some years ago, my lovely 406GLX with 115K went to auction, next thing a colleague left and I was given his Golf(he had no kids etc). After a few weeks I arranged to meet my MD for lunch, when I picked him up I requested he drive the car there and back. We are both over 6'2" and not small men. He commented it was like driving a roller skate. Upon our return he made a few phone calls and lo and behold I had my new car one week later. It pays to get the big kids on your side. Best wishes Concrete.
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My insurance company have informed me that the date of the TS10 conviction I delcared differs on my driving licence to the detials that they have from when I took out the policy. We have had to claim due to an accident and I've sent all the documentation in that they requested.... Read more
We hear tales of Insurance Companies trying to get out of their obligations. In this case I hope they are not invoking:
Section 174 Road Traffic Act 1988...
A family member recently purchased a delivery mileage Kia Venga 2 1.4 diesel.
He told me about a few weeks ago and finally last Saturday I got to see it.... Read more
Giving my cee'd it's Spring clean today, a nice touch I haven't seen elsewhere - liftout rubber trays in the bottom of the cupholders to make cleaning easy (probably available in other makes, but haven't been aware).
The gearbox will not go into 3rd and 4th also it will only work in two wheel drive, are they linked? or separate problems?what is the best thing to do about the gearbox repair/second one? Read more
Thought you guys might be intersted in this. You'll need a facebook account to take part.
1) Head to www.facebook.com/peugeotuk?v=app_130435707025525
2) Click the, "like" button near the top of the page... Read more
In 2003 I bought a £1 raffle ticket to win a Corsa 3 dr 1.0
Months later i recived a call to say i was the lucky winner ! did'nt believe it till the dealership asked for an insurance cert and I collected the car a week later....
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If there are no noises (ie its the module at fault, not the cables or clips), its pretty easy because you can do it wouthout taking off the door card.
See video www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcdULQXKcek