April 2011
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
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
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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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Y943 SHN - 2001 - <*********="1" color="#0000ff"><*********="1" color="#0000ff">2- door Renault Megane Coupe Dynamique + 1.6 litre - 16 valve' ... Read more
the 2 ways i have been told is, if you have had the problem fixed then after a few turns of the key engine on and off it might go out and another way i have been told was to take battery off for 30 mins or so and it might reset good luck
At 9 months and 10000 miles I've decided that the Yeti needs to go. In the end the mixture of too many things going wrong, poor service from dealers and a feeling that some faults (like the numerous rattles, non functioning bits etc.) will never be sorted has beaten me. Add to that the raucous diesel that isn't particularly economical, the jittery ride and incessant wind noise and the experiment of trading down to Skoda is a failed one.
To be honest I miss the engineering integrity, reliability and good old fashioned service that came as standard with the Hondas and Subarus I've run up to crazy mileages in recent years without a single fault or a day's unplanned downtime. I also broke my rule of only buying cars where I have a dealer within 10 miles. When you have a car like this one that needs constant visits to the dealer a two hour round trip starts to grate and costs my company real money.
I've already offered the car to a few dealers but nothing bordering on a sensible offer so far - misguidedly I thought this would be easy to sell given the waiting lists that apparently exist. So maybe Sure Sell.
The replacement is a little problematic, petrol for sure (in view of reduced annual mileage / increased use of trains), Similarly sized but not a Golf as anything VAG is off the agenda. Read more
Not really what I'm looking for to be honest. We had one to evaluate a month or so ago. Fairly roomy and seemed to be better built than than the Skoda but I really don't like cars with central instruments. A couple of other things too, not least that our local dealer proved to be a total washout when Citroen were trying to loan us the car.
What are the best, reasonably priced tyres, for my Passat?
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Had Michelin Pilot Primacy HP as OE on my Skoda Octavia. 225/45-17 Fronts were worn out at ~22k.
A good mileage for me and so I sought out Michelins again, albeit at a price....
On a particularly hot day in July 2010, I noticed that the air conditioning in my Mazda6 MPS had stopped cooling. I rang my local Mazda main dealer who told me that I needed the system re-gassing. This was done and I was charged £60, but it did not solve the problem. I was then told that the air condenser was riddled with stone chips and that I needed a new one for a further £450. When I picked the car up it seemed to work fine, but over the following winter months the A/C only had the need to blow hot air.
9 months and 3000miles on, and the system does not work again. I took the car to the same dealer and asked them to simply diagnose the problem. When I collected the car I was told that they had again re-gassed the system with a dye. Charge - another £60. I refused to pay this as I feel that I am being taken for a ride. What bothers me the most is whether I even needed the new air condenser 9 months ago?
They've told me to go back in 2 weeks so they can establish what the problem is by looking at the dye. What do you suggest I do? I am worried that they'll tell me that something ELSE is wrong and that I'll need to pay out even more. Read more
wait and see what they say in 2 weeks. If there is a leak they should be able to see where the dye is appearing. Now if your a little smart I would be inclined to visit an AC specialist and bung him a drink for scanning over the system with iether his sniffer or his lamp and googles. He may be able to identify the leak for you and tell you whether its a faulty part or stone chip or leaking joint etc. Then when you go back to the dealer for their explanation , you will know if they are telling porkies or not !
I have known a few pump seals to leak on these through lack of use and condensors do rot out and suffer from chips!...
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Good example FB. It certainly pays to have knowledge of your position and bit of hard nose.
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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....