March 2011
I know there are some knowledgable people out there on the subject of VW diesels, so some advice would be welcome. My Superb has covered over 120K miles in the last 5 years, virtually trouble free. It will soon be due a second cam belt change. I do not know what Skoda recommend but HJ recommends a fair few other parts are replaced at the same time. I am willing to err on the side of caution and follow best practice, even if it costs a bit more. I intend to keep this excellent vehicle for as long as possible and have always had it dealership maintained in every respect. This has meant a good relationship with the dealer and possibly some good will if required in the future. If the dealer says that the other parts are not normally changed with the cambelt should I insist on the work being done anyway? Your comments would be appreciated. Concrete. Read more
Can anyone please tell me where the data link input connection plug is located and how to get to it on a 2007 Touran?
Many thanks for your help
I've recently had an engine change on my Ford Galaxy.It has suddenly started to get the Oil Pressure Warning message appear on the dash display.
My mechanic has changed the Oil Pump,Oil,Oil Switch and checked the Strainer and return hose.All seem fine.
He has now told me the oil is only spitting at the dipstick instead of running up it.
I have spent an absolute fortune on it so far.
Does this mean my engine is about to seize up,or could there be a blockage elsewhere? Read more
Partial success then Rich. I assume your oil lamp is out, but you have a warning message that needs resetting?
Hi, I am just looking for some advice. I have an 09 Ford Focus - looking to replace. My local garage has 2011 (new) VW golf Twist 5 door at 12995. It seems on the face of it, a reasonable deal.
What do people think?... Read more
1.4 is an old engine.
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ive a 97 306 1.9 diesel car turning over but wont start, checked selenoid it ok and electric gettin through, fuel in filter and no air detected flowing through to diesel pump, unscrewed fuel line on diesel pump side but no fuel gettin through, stopped yesterday towed it and it started drove 4 miles then stopped and wont start again, can anyone help me or tell me wat else to check . thanks Read more
thanks for your help
My instrument display which tells me outside temp,trip and how many km's until an empty tank which I can toggle on the steering stalk............does anyone know how accurate the fuel consumption and km's until empty is?
Currently my reading is that the car is doing 5.6 litres per 100km. I get down to about an eighth of a tank and im still 200km's until empty which seems high.... Read more
They are talking utter rubbish. The level of incompetence of some garages and Ford Technical seems to know no bounds. The garage I took my car wouldn't give up and neither would I.
This is not the first time this problem has occurred for Ford, if they haven't bothered to record the work done for my car and other cars then it's no wonder they claim the problem only existed on your car, they're talking utter rubbish.
They have to remove the instrument cluster panel and directly test the low fuel sensor functionality, the low fuel sensor will either not be working at all (as with my car) or only intermittently working, that's where the problem lies, if they are too lazy to do that then they shouldn't get paid nor have a job. It's utter rubbish them saying they have reprogrammed the software for the light to come on at 75 miles to empty, they may have blown in some fresh software (that's the lazy approach to problem solving) but that won't cure the problem as it's a hardware problem not a software problem.
Go back and tell them you don’t want the car back until they have taken off the instrument cluster panel and tested the low fuel sensor functionality, and whilst they are about it to fit a new replacement instrument panel. They can keep the car until they have completed the work. In the meantime you are entitled to a replacement courtesy car for the duration of the work, it's all covered under Ford warranty, you may have to pay for the courtesy car insurance cover and fuel but that's it. Be assertive and polite.
Hi all,
Looking at the 1.7 diesel Korean in 2 or Style spec, or the 2.0 2WD yeti in SE spec. I like them both TBH, but as I intend to keep whatever I get for a while, is it worth the longer warranty on the Koreans?... Read more
Ive got a 20 mile each way drive, mostly dual carrageway, to work which would justify ( Ithink) getting a diesel. TBH I did like the inside of the ix35 I test drive, although it was premium spec, with navi. Yeti was SE which, although it has everything I wanted, is bit unfair to compare.
Hi there
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
Oh dear, sorry to hear about that, case of one job leading to another - an unnecessary one at that!
Peter
Does anyone know where I can get details of the minimum permissable load and speed ratings for a 1.6 petrol MK2 Ford Focus (2007)?
The tyres on the car currently are 91V. The tyre sheds come up with an answer of 91W, but I am interested to know if 91H is acceptable on a winter tyre?... Read more
Thanks for all the responses, especially turbo11. If a very similar car (which the Mazda3 is) can take the H tyres, and three major tyre manufacturers say it's OK, then I'm fairly happy with that.
I'll give the car another look over tomorrow, but I have to say that I've not found anything to suggest the answer to the question on any labels....
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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Hindsight is a wonderful thing when maintaining vehicles - but I have one overriding principle which is to go some way to avoid known trouble points.
The VAG water pumps were made with plastic impellers either to save weight (they went through a "funny phase" of doing this a few years ago) or to cheapen the manufacture of a part with a complex shape. Either way, these pumps have not distinguished themselves in service. It is absolutely unthinkable that any good Teuton would operate his machine with the incorrect coolant strength......