April 2011
Hi, my timing belt has snapped and i really could be doing with advice, please. The car is and x-reg and i have been told its a safety engine and it would be a case of outting on a new belt and driving away. Im not soo sure and this does appear to good to be true. I have also been told to try putting the car in 3rd gear and try turning the car tyres more than twice by hand and is this works there is no damage. There has been other bits of advice, however i really am totally at a loose end. Any advice is truely welcome as i miss my car :(
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My vectra diesel 1.9 CDTi suffers from a slight hesitation at 1500rpm. It happens in every gear but its most noticeable in 2nd and 4th around 20-40mph.
If I cruise along and let the revs settle around the 1500rpm mark and keep it steady then slowly press the accelerator I can get the car to hesitate, if I hold it just at the right spot the hesitation grows and it kangaroos. One aropun 1800 to 2100 rpm the problem has gone away.
Its really annoying when navigating roundabouts...
Apart from my glow plugs needing replacing I have no other engine issues or engine error codes. Read more
Thanks for the reply. I did replace the EGR and clean out the egr pipes and clean the throttle valve. Bought some wynns egr cleaner.
I also put in a semi restricting gasket (from FIAT, as its the same engine) between the EGR and the throttle valve. I...
The water started in the passenger footwell and now it is in all footwells. It isn't the pollen filter or heater matrix. Vauxhall are quoting £500 for repairs which I can't afford, anybody have any ideas?? Read more
Over on the Corsa C forums they suggest first checking all drains at either end of scuttle panel where battery and washer bottle are fitted are clear and all leaves and other debris completely removed. There is some suggestion that the panel where the pedals are fixed to bulkhead can leak around its edges so worth investigating there as well.
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Just tried to open my bonnet on my car and it won't. The release leaver under the steering wheel is just loose and does not seem to be connected to anything.... Read more
If you can't pop it open like jamie says, remove the front grill and then use a screwdriver to release it.
I have been pondering over which 4X4 to buy with the top 3 picks being Nissan X Trail Tekna, Honda CRV ES and Volvo XC90 SE
Till date Nissan and Honda have been leading the race as I wanted the price to be under 30K, though wife has been pushing hard to pick a 7 seater which takes Nissan and Honda out of the race... Read more
Where I live (with no motorway within 50 miles) manuals rule the roost and you don't know what we bought it for ....
OK so its come to this, the Summons arrived today with apparently just the one offence.
Driving a vehicle "....otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising you to drive a motor vehicle of that class. Contrary to section 87(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988....This offence carries penalty points....endorsable offence.
It goes on to give a Statement of Facts..."the defendant drove.....otherwise than in accordance with a licence for that class of motor vehicle in that the driver was not the holder of a driving licence"
So there doesn't seem to be any indication that I will be prosecuted for an offence of driving without insurance unless for some reason that is bundled in and incorporated with the above offence?
One of the officers does tick a box stating "There was not in force in relation to their use a current and valid Policy of Insurance for the above vehicle." (Though of course I had a fully comp policy)
and another stating "There was not in force in relation to their use a current and valid Driving Licence for the category of vehicle.
Now I am aware of this... "Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence carries a mandatory endorsement unless you were entitled to hold an appropriate licence - in which case there are no points, only a fine."
My main motivation here is to avoid the IN10 (driving without insurance) which initially at least it doesn't seem I am being prosecuted for and secondly keeping my licence points free! the fine I don't mind.
So $64,000 question....do I simply plead Not Guilty and explain that DVLA quickly reissued my licence full and clean?....or am I going to have to try and dig into events as to why 13 years ago my licence was revoked in the first place?....the licence was re-issued without any fees payable.
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The crux of this is that at the time and date stopped your did not have a Licence to drive the vehicle involved according to DVLA records. You will have to show otherwise to the Court to achieve a Not Guilty verdict. Can you do so?. If not, many would advise a Guilty plea with all the mitigation you can summons as to why no Licence.
Normally a person with no Licence invalidates Insurance. In your case it appears that at one stage you held a Licence so you comply with the requirement of the Insurance Policy in covering a person who holds OR has held a Licence to drive and is not disqualified by Court Order or age.....
The light comes back on after one minute from start-up & goes out after about 5mins if on the throttle but then comes back on overrun & tick over [ throttle closed ].The problem happens all the time now. Any advice would be appreciated or good tech 2 supplier that works with my laptop for my 2.2dti as the one I purchased does not work & goes blank when I select 2.2dti Thanks & regards Colin Allen Read more
Well done to you !
Its great fixing these faults yourself.Not always difficult if you spend the time,and a huge saving to be made....
I am having problems starting my Ford Galaxy. It starts great first time with jump cables and runs ok. As soon as you turn the engine off and try and restart it turns over a little bit but doesn't restart. There is no battery light lit so it appears the alternator is ok and I have cleaned all the battery contacts and the earth and it is still the same, When started the car was run for 20 or so miles yet it wouldn't restart when the ignition was turned off. Any ideas?
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Had the same problem on our 07 plate 2.0tdci. Had battery changed by AA but still struggled to start and got worse. (Tended to really struggle on short trips) Went to Ford who diagnosed the started motor was drawing too much current so needed replacing. (£300!!) Was not convinced as I would expect a starter drawing too much current was doing too much work, so I let them do it thinking I would have comeback if fault still apparent. Anyway, appears they were right, now all ok again. They did say it is a common fault on transits. Hope the info helps.
Hubby's Combo has been making a whining/whistling noise on and off for a few weeks. Not immediately evident when cold, tends to appear after 10-15 minute journey. We couldn't see anything obviously, so took along to local garage last week, they had a listen and test drove, and said possibly turbo related - pipe/seal sucking in air. Van is booked in tomorrow for a better look and any work to be done.
Not used van since last Thursday (hols), but needed to do a short trip this morning. Started up and there was a clattering (metallic - bearing?) type noise at idle, which continued when driven and seemed to increase/decrease with speed/revs. On return, noticed wet patch under the van, and found a lot of water sprayed around engine bay. Cannot see where its coming from - seems like a fine mist and spraying from the aux belt area. Also a lot of water evident, but not much drop in level from the exp tank, and running temp is normal, so assume its a pressurised leak making it look like more.... Read more
Thanks for replies.
Heard from garage earlier and it is water pump, plus tensioner from aux belt is on the way out too (rattling/bearing noise), so going to replace both. They cannot find anything wrong with the turbo (thankfully) so hope this solves the noise problem aswell....
On acceleration between 1600 - 2100 rpm she hiccups/hesitates. I've been told that is just when the egr valve is switching to all clean air but bot doing it sucessfully.
Where is this little blighter and how best to clean it ? . A replacement for this model is £170- ish but i'd rather give it a wipe of meths ! 150,000 mile so it's done quite well. I'm pretty handy on older cars with a haynes manual and gaffer tape, but no manuals it seems for these new complicated cars. Any help would be really usefull, thanks.... Read more
I'll give that a try thankyou.I looked up the manual , i just didn't think of checking that the Passat manual would cover my engine !.
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Pete-you're the XUD expert IIRC?
Yeah, most diesel engines do this because of the flat firedeck. But with a pentroof chamber, the valves should hit the piston at an oblique angle and simply bend. I think this might yield another false negative! I am assuming a lexus of that age will be a gas engine though...