April 2011
I have a 2009 GWM 2.2i petrol driven double cab. it has done 23000 km and is driven only by myself and is well cared for. I have a problem with the engine overheating. under nornal conditions there is no problem except that the overflow to the overflow tank does not all return to the radiator. Recently on a trip the temp started to rise qnd eventually boil, it was a cool morning and the road flat. The temp gauge would rise to boiling and return to normal in about 30 seconds I have had to vehicle into the agents but could find no faults. The fan resistor appears to have failed as sealing compound has melted out.Replaced fan unit with resistor but resistor still gets very hot. Cannot touch it. Have replaced thermostat and radiator cap. Any suggestions. Read more
hi just bought a vectra c 2.0 dti on a 53 plate and when i accelarated through the gears there was a lot of brown / grey smoke and could hardly see bhind me also bfore this i have put £10 of diesel in and am only getting 50 miles for it , i know this is not good , hope somebody can help thanks Read more
Glow plugs shouldn't be operational with air temperatures above 10 centigrade. They cycle off under heavy load anyway. Certainly shouldn't affect fuel economy. If it's smoking under load and hard to start, then the fuel rail pressure is definitely suspect. I would suggest changing the fuel filter and checking to see if there's any gunk in the fuel pump inlet.
You need a hell of a pressure drop across an air filter to cause problems. The air filter seldom clogs up to such an extent that it seriously impedes air flow-in spite of what K 'n' Chav salesmen might say. Never traced a fault back to an air filter yet.
I had previously scoured websites to understand how many other VW owners had a similar issue - the ESP light on the dashboard illuminated and would not go off was the symptom. After research it appeared to be a common fault with VW's between the age of 2004-2008 mainly.
So I took it to my local garage (non-VW dealer) and they ran diagnostics which showed a 'brake pressure sensor' error. They told me this meant the ABS pump was faulty and the cost (wait for it) would be in the region of £1400-£1700. Now that is big money for something that technically should not fail, although having looked around it appears hundred of these ABS units do fail. My next steps should give hope to anyone who has currently got this problem - I hope it helps!... Read more
No need to apologise. We are all on here to get common issues sorted out by hook or by crook, sorry , by car dealer (ooh! b****y!)
Your comments are welcomed, and I agree with you, maybe the time has come for me to broaden my car manufacture horizons to lands further afield. The Golf could well be on borrowed time in any case....
Hey people, The subject is based on what I and old posts seem to describe the noise as but all the posts seem old and unanswered so i've brought it up not only because my car is doing it but to try solve it too.
Anyway, my screeching seems to kick in at around 60 (but not always) and once it has done it, it may happen at as low as 33 (so far). It makes motorway driving hell as its a horrible noise and makes me paranoid lol. I've taken it to my usual garage, but typically it didn't make the noise for him and he hit 70.... Read more
did you ever figure this out?? my daughter has the same screeching noise at over 50mph on her 206; 1.9 diesel - and she's at the point of insanity with mechanics who keep telling her they can't find a problem.
four mechanics in three garages have looked at it, and it's been in the garage for two days now and we've been told again that they can't find anything wrong. we've told them to keep the car until they find something, and have mentioned some of the things that we've found on the web from this and other websites - it is obviously a problem that you, and a number of other people have described in detail and it sounds like the same problem. ...
I’d like some advice on the “real world” expected fuel consumption of semi automatic cars, when operating as automatics.
I need to give a bit of background first, so please bear with me.... Read more
The term semi-automatic has traditionally been used to mean a manual car with an automatic clutch (whether torque converter or centrifugal.) I think the OP is referring to robotised manuals which are more fuel efficient than traditional autos. Of course all cars that are sold as automatics are not forced to hold certain gears during the fuel consumption tests as not all cars had this facility, so the official MPG figures for autos are (often wildly) optimistic, during particular test conditions, the auto will be allowed to slip into top and cruise whilst the equivalent manual will be force to scream along in third. The ignorant press of course often spout nonsense such as “the automatic BMW is now more fuel efficient than the manual” which it is not. Time we updated the way cars are tested for fuel efficiency.
Hi - my daughter's car has no power - central lockiing does not work, no lights on dashboard and engine will not turn over. Tried to jump start it and nothing happened - also tried to charge the battery, but the charger says the battery is fully charged. We obviously can't get it to a garage for a mechanic to take a look - any ideas?? Read more
Sand Paper is a big No No. The grains of sand get embedded in the lead terminal and reduce the contact area. Use a peice of Scotchbright.
OP, do you have a meter to measure the battery voltage and other tests....
I have recently bought this ford focus and there seem to be a couple of problems.
1 - Creaks when moving slowly and turning - im assuming it is the sway bar links?... Read more
Thanks ddr
Im not sure what you mean by disconnecting the MAF will verify?
The plan is to take off that hose and seal the split whilst I try to find a replacement. While im at it, im going to have a look for other splits because I wouldnt have thought that split I found would produce the hissing air leak sound?
I understood that all new cars registered from Feb 2011 must have daytime running lights but have noticed some 11 reg cars that dont seem to have them eg Honda crv Nissan Juke seen this morning plus others and wondered why this was. Read more
>> Precisely for that reason.
What reason ? The dipped beam lights are on in daylight, the drivers console panel lights are on in daylight, the rear lights are on in daylight. What's the point of turning off the drivers console panel lights when it gets dark ?
The answer is, VW changed its mind on Polo's daytime lights. It use to only enable the front dipped beam lights and the drivers console panel lights, the rear lights were not turned on during daylight hours. To ensure the driver remembered to turn on the rear lights when it turned dark VW chose to turned off the console lights as a reminder to the driver to turn the light switch to the night lights position.
What they haven't yet done is upgraded the necessary software to be inline with the actual lighting functionality.
This is my first post so please bear with me - i also know very little of cars!!
My 3 year old C4 picasso ran out of warranty at the end of last month. It developed a problem on 10th March (21 days within warranty) and returned it to the citreon dealer i bought it from, they diagnosed the problem as a blown turbo.... Read more
If a service complies with the requirements of the manufacturer then under the EU Block Exemption the manufacturer cannot void a warranty. However all the requirements must be complied with for this to stand. If there was any non-compliance you could be left with a fight on your hands.
This has "legal dispute" written all over it and you are likely to need some assistance. Please contact me via asklucy@honestjohn.co.uk in order that we can take an in depth look at the case.
can somebody please help me! i carried out an engine change 3 weeks ago on my 306 turbo diesel and have since then been trying to get it to start with no luck. I have diesel up to the injector pump but cant get anything out, the engine just turns over and over. From what i have read im guessing it is the immobiliser stopping the pump from injecting diesel. i have no keypad immobiliser. I have the later Lucus pump. i have today cut off the tamper proof cover which covers the stop solenoid and found 2 black wires to it. i have one blue plug with 3 wires and a black plug with 4 wires going to the pump. its got to the stage now im pulling my hair out and everytime i look at the car its enough to give me a headache. Could somebody PLEASE tell me how to bypass this. i can understand if you dont want to post this so you can email me direct at dimzit@gmail.com Read more
I've got passed the armour plating, there are 2 wires inside and 2 that run to a plug to the outside. connect a 12v to the intenal one from what? Many thanks
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Check your coolant is the correct mixture strength as it raises the boiling point . If you have been topping up with plain water because of loss it may be weak. I have had an engine with a weak mixture boil before the thermostat had chance to open.
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