May 2011
my oil pressure light only comes on when the engine is under load or when i accelerate
it doesnt come on if im static and just rev up high Read more
(I think it's a G,1999, the model before my Astra Mk 5 (H) 2005.
A friend of mine's SRS light came on over the winter (-30c) and I'd like ot try and help her out. It was at the same time that her daughter used the car and as a result of using a childs seat in the rear, moved the front seats to and fro a lot.... Read more
Connectors under the seats to the seat belt pre-tensioners are a fairly common cause of problems. Fixing the problem wont put the light out though, it has to be reset using diagnostics.
Many thanks Doofer....
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The Engine Oil level warning lamp seems to come on when I start the car (sometimes). The engine isn't low on oil, and the car seems to be fine (although I've not had it long to know if it should be better) to drive.... Read more
Hi, My wife's Micra (54 plate) has lost its radio code after timing chain renewal. Car was originally damaged repairable, so although there is a radio code in the owner's manual it doesn't work, so I suspect that it has been already been recoded. What now please - preferably cheap and simple.
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You need to get the serial number from the back of the stereo and go to radio codes website. I think the code is 3.99....
Hello all, just wondering what the general opinion is on the following issues I'm having with a Berlingo bought a week ago from a Citroen main dealer. It's low miled at 36,000 exceptionally clean inside etc. I bought it took it home then after a few days noticed colour deviations in the paintwork, which I'm now finding unacceptable to look at. I've since found out that the dealer had an external bodyshop spray all the panels appart from the roof and one of the back doors after the previous owners signwriting was taken off. I wasn't told any of this at the point of sale. What is bothering me is. 1. the look of the mismatched panels. 2. I doubt if the vehicle was prepped thoroughly considering the costs of what is pretty much a full respray and I'm thinking it may have had a "blowover" which I gather could be bad news. 3. I should have been told about this and expected more from a main dealer. Does anyone know what my rights are. They have a 30 day exchange policy but are not commiing to honouring this at the moment and I'm going in for a discussion they do seem reasonable and helpful and perhaps it will be sorted out amicably. Any advice would be good Read more
It wasn't visible to me at the point of sale it was only after it rained that it became apparent that there was a colour difference in the roof and back door
What's concerning me more than the colour difference is that it was probably a blow over respray and that could be a problem in the future. With the cost of the paint being in the few hundred pound mark and then the labour for masking the whole vehicle and cleaning I cant see that they will have prepped the surface correctly if at all, as this is labour intensive and costly I know I've done it a few times with vehicles and also with narrow boats ...
hi i have a vauxhall vectra 2.2i sri petrol 2001, i have recently noticed that my drivers side rear kurb light on the door has stopped working? i have taken the bulb out of the clamps and tested the bulb and it works fine, i have also test the wiring with an electrical tester and theres no power at the bulb end so i checked the light switch which is in the door pillar not the lock and still no power, also when i open the door the interior lights come on so the switch seems ok, does any one have suggestions please many thanks Read more
Would this have Siemens Peizo or Bosch injectors? One up locally and having seen lots of discussion on the VAG 1.9 TDI PD 130 I just had to ask!
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Almost certainly Bosch injectors. Get the engine build code.
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Cycling up a gentle hill in North London, traffic crawling on my right due to serious roadworks further on, I admire a 10 reg Maserati drop top, driver on his handsfree. I'm bang between M&S and Waitrose
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>>All of my marbles are still rattling around..:-)
Any to spare? ;>)
Ive been wondering this for a while, with fuel prices rising more and more people switching to Diesel cars, indeed for the first time new car sales has had Diesels in the majority in the UK, but is it a false economy?
In almost every case brand new the diesel variant of a car will cost more than its petrol equivalent, even with better fuel economy and lower VED it can take 1-3 years (even on medium-high mileage) to break even and then begin to see profit. Its maybe a bit closer on the used market but differences remain.... Read more
Depreciation?
....is certainly most people's main expense and to be minimised unless someone else is paying for the car...
Strange, probably a faulty sensor but I think it would be advisible to get the pressure checked in case something is failing - you could try a new sensor first.