May 2011
Hi
Just had a prang in my Clio.... Read more
Evening all,
Got a problem with bumps in the road causing the interior fan to cut in and out whilst driving along. Operation of the fan speed controller makes no difference in 'off' periods. Sounds like a loose connection somewhere. Does anyone have experience of electrical niggles on this car? Just wondered if there was anywhere I should start looking first?... Read more
My car just failed its MOT on emissions & lamba. Would i sort the problem out with an oil change and a new air filter or are the readings too high they seem alot higher than my reading a few years back?
fast idle test - co <=0.300% (0.675%) lambda 0.970-1.030 (1.035)... Read more
I have just bought a March 2007 Corsa 1.2 petrol "Life". The battery on this car is an RAC 1OO which I have never heard of. It says on the side of the casing that is a Serial number YB1047580. My last car was a 1999 1.2 Corsa and that had the original Vauxhall battery . Why would a 4 year old car need a new battery? Are these RAC 100 batteries any good? It says it is a 47 amp per hour which is slightly higher than the Vauxhall spec( 45). I think it is a maintenance free battery because it has the " green eye" but there are also three plugs which look like they can be unscrewed with a Phillips screwdriver. The previous battery also had the green eye but had no plugs at all on it. Any information on this battery will be much appreciated.
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Any advice welcome as my Citroen C5 will start from cold, then after 5 mins will cut out and trys to fire but wont re-start again until cold. The code reading comes up p1113 IAT sensor. How easy is it to replace this sensor and where is it situated. Read more
Really a bit gobsmacked is all.
I have an 18 month old Varta Blue E11, a superb battery that has now seen me through two winters down to -30c here in Latvia and is still very strong indeed.... Read more
Certainly sounds as though have an exceptionally good battery then, I am sure a Fluke meter isn't going to be inaccurate (although you never know) I have used one for TV servicing for many years. I bought a 100ah Varta battery for a BMW 5 series diesel I had, very expensive but very good - unfortunately I sold the car soon afterwards.
Peter
I live between Malaysia and the UK. I have just bought a Ford Everest in Malaysia, and I am worried about the battery when leaving the car standing for 3-4 months. I have found a solar trickle battery charger in the UK (http://www.amazon.co.uk/ICP-06002IC10-Solar-Trickle-Charger/dp/B003IVD77Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1306333797&sr=8-1) which plugs into the OBD socket inside the car. My questions are:
1) is it a good idea to use a solar trickle charger that plugs into the OBD socket?
2) will the OBD plug on the UK charger fit into the OBD socket in the Malaysian spec Ford Everest?
3) if the plug and socket tally, will the pins on each also tally, ie will the pins carrying the charge be in the same position as the socket. Read more
Hello,
My car appears to have a transponder key fault - at least that is what AA suspects.... Read more
That failed for an entirely different reason...