May 2011
At 19000 miles I was told that the rear brake discs and pads were completely worn out.
Fiat says they are wear items so not covered by warranty. The Fiat dealer chief mechanic told me that this was not unusual and that the rears can wear out before the fronts.... Read more
Hi, looking for some advice on a problem i have with my 04 Mazda 6 2.0L Petrol 60K on the clock. Over the last few weeks i have noticed a noise coming from the alternator belt area, particuarly when the engine is cold. The best way i can explain it is a rattling sound, similar to a loose exhaust heat shield I have checked for anything loose and all is ok.
The noise does get a bit quieter as the engine warms up and looking on other sites it could possibly be the belt tensioner at fault but this is only a pulley with a bearing which i cant see how this would make this sort of noise.... Read more
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The on/off swich on the radio (Model CDR 2005 VDO) does not work.Is it easy to fix?... Read more
When changing down the gear box has a latency; when the revs drop there is a degree of hesitation then it bangs into the next gear in the most abrupt manner. My dealer said it was because the gear box oil had not been changed and I took it back to him twice in six months for him to try that solution, nothing happened, it's still awful. What can be causing it to behave in that way? Read more
I can't actually help with a solution but only to say I have had the exact same issue with my 2006 model in the last couple of days.
For what it's worth, I also experienced this in a Golf Mk3 a few years ago. It was never resolved, despite involving the dealer, although topping the auto-gearbox fluid up did seem to alleviate it for a while (but don't overfill)....
Hi all. I am fixing my ka, so far changed oil + coolant + air filter + 4x spark plugs + ICV
Spark plugs were the biggest b!tch, rusted to hell in the endura engine and wouldn't budge, took days of vinegar + some brake fluid to get them free without snapping, phew! Car is really smooth now, no noises, APART FROM...
Oil is leaking fast, internally i suspect as no external oil leak is viewable or pool collects. When the engine runs it is white smoke at idle which gets worse with revving. Also drips out the exhaust are constant. What I want to know is how likely is it the head gasket that is blown and not the cylinder head, really don't want to get a new cylinder head. Anyway to prove this?
Also am I right in saying the head gasket can be replaced without removing the engine (endura)?
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How many miles has it done. It could be valve stem oil seals, the HG or all manner of things. Run the engine and remove the oil filler cap, is the engine pressurings as this could be a blocked breather. Regards Peter
Hi folks,
Im new to this website so firstly howdy. Now down to business, it is nearing the end of this years insurance policy for me so im on the market for something new. I currently drive a ford mondeo ghia x 2.5 V6 and to be fair even though its lovely to drive it is murdering me on running costs.... Read more
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i would like to know if the garage i took my vectra too to have its head gasket replaced, now they did the strip down and reported no other issue's, they sent the head away to be skimmed and pressure tested for crack and damage and they reported no other faults, the head was then sent back to the garage for re-assembly which they did and contacted me for collection with no other reports other than they replaced my fan belt without my permission i might add, i paid the £457.45 bill for the work done and took the car home then i had a look under the bonnet as i am a non qualified but time served mechanic and i also did 2yrs with vauxhall as an apprentice in my younger years but have aways been big on cars and do 99% of my own work on my cars, i then noticed a number of issues like there was nut missing of the back of the exhaust manifold that bolt to the block, the exhaust downpipe was blowing due to them cross threading the stud and tried filling the leak with exhaust paste, then i noticed some loose bolts hanging down from my splash cover under the car and they where 2 bolt from the rocker cover which they tried hiding by removing 2 other bolts from under the coil pack , then i noticed that around the EGR valve that there was a great deal of exhaust joint filler all over the base of the valve which shouldnt have been used as they block the valve? and i also noticed that the engine cover brackets which where on the car when i took it in was missing completly, and there was a slight water leak from the top hose due to high presure now in the engine, when i reported this to the garage they wanted me to bring the car back so they can see for them selfs which they did and wanted the car a day to rectify these issues which i did last week on thursday 19th may 2011, when i got the car back they mechanic told they couldnt fit the enginer brackets as they didnt know where they went? so i said that i will do the next day, which i did but the one of the brackets on i had to remove the EGR valve and when i removed the outer bolt a part of the cast alloy head that the EGR valve bolts on to fell of and hit the gear box ( now i no why there was all this exhaust paste all over it) under closer inspection this threaded part of cast alloy head was glue back in place with the same exhaust paste so yet again i reported this back to the garage and they are refusing fault as it was fine when they did the work and it must have been something i did or its to do with the age of the car being over 10 years old? they now have the car again ( as they call it trying to help me out fix the problem but are still not accepting responsibility) so i would like to know my rights and whos to blame baring in mind they where the ones doing the head gasket in the first place Read more
Andy - welcome to the forum, but if you want some more advice please provide a concise summary of your problem.
Normally I am happy as a moderator to edit a few paragraphs in to a post when it lacks them, but I don't know where to start with yours as it seems to be all one sentence.
please can someone help.. ive changed the coil pack on this clio and now the car refuses to start, and nothing electrical works at all, any assistance would be greatly recieved,,, Read more
Collos
I thought that too but was too polite to say it :-)
Took a 2008 Audi A4 1.9 Tdi for a test drive. No smoke apparent at start up but about 2 mins into the drive when we stopped at a set of lights we noticed a lot of white/grey smoke coming from exhaust. As we contined the test drivev(approx 30 mins) there was no further smoke.
Is the smoke something to be worried about?... Read more
Eeew. Do not buy it!! White smoke can be from lots of things; glow plugs if you're starting off (esp. cold) or some contamination like a wee bit of petrol in your diesel. Or, your fuel pump isn't working properly.
I wasn't happy yesterday to find my newly serviced and MOT'd C-Max leaking diesel all over my drive.
Took it back to the small independent garage that serviced it and they found one of the nuts securing the injector pipes was loose. They tightened it up and that seems to have stopped the leak.... Read more
Spray on some engine de greaser such as Gunk then hose down the engine bay with a normal hose pipe.
I made that point in my submission, of course. I know Motor Codes is funded by the Automotive industry - one wonders if they are less than impartial when adjudicating....
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