March 2011
Hi..I have a Ford Focus 2001. Car runs fine on short runs.
On longer journey e.g. 30 minutes and when cruusing at constant speed of 40 or 50 the car suddenly jolts as if loss of fuel. No engine lights comes on.... Read more
Hi. All of a sudden the temperature gauge has stopped working and doesn't move from cold. The fan is also operating all the time. It also tooks a couple of goes to start it which is unusual. What could this be and is it safe to drive? I haven't looked under the bonnet yet. Could it be a fuse? I'm not very technically minded I'm afraid. Thank you Read more
It's been mended by the Ford garage! The wiring to the ECTT sensor had rotted and needed repairing. Thanks for your advice everyone!
Hi all,
I have a 1996 fiesta mk 4 1.25, only recently it's started doing this,
When the car has been off for a while (e.g overnight) when I go to pull away in the morning it will judder like hell and there will be pretty much no power until it gets going, also the other problem I have is that at high revs (3500-4000) the car seems to completely drop off of power
I have just brought a fuel filter so wi replace that soon but just wondered if anyone had a heads up on what it could be if it's not the fuel filter
Cheers
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Cheers for the suggestions guys but I managed to fix my problem by taking of the MAF sensor and cleaning of the twos sensors that are inside.
Sorted it straight away :) thanks again and if I ever have any more problems I'll be sure to ask here again :)
The battery on the 2004 Honda Civic 1.6 Vtec sport was flat when i started the car when it did not start the alarm went off. I removed the battery and charged it but when I connect it the alarm will not go off. It goes on and off for 30 seconds at a time. Read more
A tip for anyone who has flat battery + the alarm goes off after battery disconnected. Model Civic SE 1.4 2004
I had the issue this morning. When I connected fully charged battery the siren started sounding off. The issue has been solved after spending half a day in the car....
Hi, replacing the timing belt on this car for the first time. The crank pulley wheel is held on four 10mm bolts. I've removed these bolts. Apparently the pulley should slip over the crank boss and crank bolt (21mm) but the pulley is rock solid in place. I wonder if the manual is correct? There doesn't seem to be the clearance to pull off the pulley, on the other hand those four bolts are there for a reason. Maybe brute force is required? Can anybody tell me for sure that the crankshaft bolt does not have to be removed?
Thanks, Peter Read more
Thanks. Seems like it depends on the engine - there are 6 variants. Sadly I seem to have one which does require the crank bolt to come up. Thanks for your help
I recently parked in a supermarket car park and overstayed their 2 hour limit. My car was photographed (ANPR) going in and out, and on 15 March 2011 I received a letter dated 28 February 2011 from Parking Eye, headed Final Notice, saying that the reduced charge of £40 had expired on 23 February and if £70 had not been received by 10 March the charge would rise to £90.
Earlier letters appear to have gone astray (fairly common with my particular address, as post is frequently delivered to the adjoining property which has a virtually identical address and has a transient population within it who neither pass on post nor open the door to allow me to pick out my post).... Read more
There is no "Section 172" for civil matters but in the unlikely event that it ever reached court the keeper would need to show that on the balance of probabilities (this being a civil case) he/she was not the driver.
If the vehicle was registered to them and they were the only insured then the court would be likely to hold that they were the driver - unless they could show otherwise.
I have seen a number of cases where private parking companies are threatening (in letters at least) to apply to the courts for a "Norwich Pharmacal Order" which - if granted - would provide a court order to compel the keeper to reveal who was driving.
A Norwich Pharmacal Order would normally require the applicant to show that revealing the information was in the public interest.
Furthermore the substantial costs of a Norwich Pharmacal Order must be paid by the applicant (ie the parking company) and while they are recoverable if granted the application for costs is subject to a further hearing.
So any mention of a Norwich Pharmacal Order in a parking case is likely to be another empty threat from the parking company's representatives.
Can anyone offer advice on where to obtain a manual for the above. Read more
Very disapointed as our new Fiat 500 Twinair has already had to go back to the dealers.
The engine had a very noticable loss of power so I dropped the car off earlier today. The dealership called to say I wont get the car back for two to three days as the wastegate has a damaged pin which means the removal and replacement of the complete turbocharger.... Read more
Depends what they mean by the "pin", it could be the axle on which the wastegate flap moves. ...
Our rover started smoking badly from the exhaust with a smell of burning oil, we were advised it was the turbo so we changed it, now the car still smokes and smells, and there is loads of exhaust in the exhaust, can anyone help me im getting so frustrated with it Read more
Thank you Tee cee, yeah oil burning goes orange as well ! usefull in the days before cylinder leakage kits and to track one cylinder burning oil, as if a spark plug didnt give it away already.
iI am having a few probs with my EHU on my Scenic, the problem is a loud grinding/squealing noise from the rear off side when the cars engine is stopped and the handbrake automatically engages. However if I reverse prior to switching off the engine no noise is heard. (I know strange )
I managed to acquire a second hand one and after a week/two weeks this squealing started again. Taking apart the EHU that I had previously removed there doesnt appear to be anything untoward in side it. I dont fancy buying a brand new unit if theproblem is now the EHU but something to do with the calliper or another area.... Read more
hi there
wonder if any of you can help....
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Sadly,last time i heard the wages were pretty poor,despite labour charges of £80 per hour. Anybody with good diagnostic/analytical skills would diagnose the job is not for them.
Just to add, i dont work in the car industry.