May 2011
My 89k Mondeo is giving 15mpg (urban), the oil and filter have recently been done and the air filter is in good condition can anyone please recommend what else i should check to improve this. Thanks. Read more
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What's the cambelt life expectancy on the 2.5T 5 cyl engine used in the Mondeo Mk 4 and Focus ST.... Read more
Because clearly he doesn't own one. Just a tyre-kicker who's seen one in autotrader for £1500 or something.
The family Lupo has done 150,000 easy miles but the (original) clutch is getting stiff.
It seems to bite in the right place and gear changes are not affected.... Read more
Hutch,
You will need to get the clutch pedal assembly replaced. They wear after a time and the operation gets heavier and heavier until it will fail completely....
Choosing the Superb as a replacement for my Passat seemed a good idea at the time. However the dealer, the UK company and the factory are only notable for their wall of silence and inability to answer a simple question. What is the colour of the car they have agreed to supply me? I suspect the obfuscation is due to sales targets and in their expectation that in saying as little as possible to their customer and they may rely on a "sorry this is what the factory supplied - nothing we can do" when the car is supplied. In the wrong colour.
The dealer made a strong conditional close to the sale. The condition was simple - we had to accept the new Skoda green rather than Amazonian green - BUT neither the salesman nor the sales manager knew what colour the new Skoda green would be, but if we did not accept the new Skoda Green we could not order a new Skoda Superb in a green colour.
Neither the salesman nor the sales manager knew what the new green colour would look like because they said they had no information from Skoda and no colour samples, one man thought the new colour might be greeny silver the other greeny blue but both agreed it would be lighter than Amazonian Green.
The skoda Dealer had an Amazon green vehicle in their showroom and my wife was not happy with the Amazonian Green, she thought it too dark, my wife is very happy with the condition of sale that we have the new Skoda green because both sales people agreed it would be a lighter green than Amazonian green.
Since agreeing, with my wife, to the condition that we would buy a Skoda superb new colour green unknown I have been told we cannot have the new Skoda green but must have Amazonian Green otherwise the discount of 20% would no longer be applicable to this sale and delivery would be an extra 4/6 weeks.
I have since spoken with Skoda UK and they do not know what the new colour will be and confirmed the new colour would add a delay of 4/6 weeks to the delivery date given.
I have pursued the order with the Skoda Dealer who still does not know (as at Friday 20 May 2011) what the new colour will be or if the new Skoda colour will mean paying extra above the agreed purchase price.
I have thrice asked the factory to clarify what colour the new Skoda Green will be, and if they have any samples of the new Malachite Green Metallic and may they send me a sample and asked that our new Skoda Superb be supplied in the new colour as per the condition of sale imposed by both the Skoda dealer's sales manager and saleman. No responce, neither acknowledgment nor reply.... Read more
Skoda UK customer services are also a pretty complacent bunch with no sense of urgency at all.
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Trying to avoid getting speeding fines with my recently purchased van. I have recently bought a VW T5 Transporter to use as a dayvan/campervan, it is carpeted thoughout, has a rudimentary bed, side windows and I am about to have rear windows fitted to the back doors. It is registered as a light goods vehicle on the V5, weighs in at 1960kg unladen and has a 1000kg load carrying rating.
I understand that it means that I have reduced speed limits on unrestricted single carriage roads - 50mph rather than 60 - but am good for 70 on dual carriageways and motorways. Is that right? Also, any idea of where I stand when driving in Europe. Is there any advantage in getting it reclassed as a campervan, or can I have reclassed as something private that would allow me to run at normal speed limits. Ironic that someone can have a Bently or a big 4x4 that weighs more than a fully loaded T5 and not have any speed restrictions.... Read more
You will want to recheck Highway code rule 124 (see www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycod...4 ) while you're driving it as a light goods vehicle. While your limit on motorways is 70, same as a car, your limit on dual carriageways is only 60.
Given how enthusiastic the authorities are about clamping down on speeding, no matter how minor, it's worth making sure they have no chance of catching you out.
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I've had a problem with my 307 that started today, all of the electrics appear to have failed, the heater is on full on hot but the digital climate control no longer works, the display is blank & the buttons do nothing. The main display is blank, the radio has stopped working, the dash display lights have ceased working, the mileometer has gone off, the speedometer & rev counter froze at the speed / revs that I was doing when the fault appeared. (we've disconnected the battery & this reset the speedo & rev counter but now they just show at zero during a journey). The lights, indicators, wipers, central locking & alarm all work fine. The indicators make the clicking noise but the light on the dash isn't on. Is this a case of a fuse gone or something much more serious? someone mentioned a faulty ecu which sounds scarily expensive :/ any advice or tips would be much appreciated!... Read more
sounds like a connector on your ecu has come loose- the ecu that contorl all the interior stuff is under the dash board where the fuses go- check all the connector on that black box- hope it just that or your prolly looking at a new one :(
I bought a brand new Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Titanium 163 BHP from a Ford dealer in April. I took care to run it in as the manual instructed and completed 1800 miles before I took it for it's first proper drive. I did a round trip 120 miles and worked the car fairly hard. The next morning I didn't have the stereo on and realised that it sounded like a transit when I accelerate over 3000rpm. I informed the dealer who did an engine management software update and told me to try it out. It is still the same and worst when cold. I need some advice as to what could be wrong, to take forward to the dealer. I don't want to get fobbed off as I don't think a new car should sound like this. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. Read more
I suppose I wasn't exactly clear with my post. I put down diesel knock but it's actually a tappet sound over the normal diesel sound. I'm going to take it to an alternative mechanic for a road test to make sure it's not just me! Also, I filled up at Tesco, so I intend to let the tank run down as far as possible and fill up with BP ultimate to see if there's a difference and I also noticed that the oil level has dropped to the half way mark. I don't know if it'll make a difference, as half way is safe enough but I'll ask the other mechanic whether I should top it up to the max. thanks to everyone for their input. I'll update the post with the outcome!
Looking to replace our Mk5 Golf 1.9TDI with a Mk5 2.0TDI, and I've read about various issues with the 2.0TDI engine, but am a bit confused....... Specifically I've read plenty about injector problems and the engine stalling then failing to re-start.
Does this problem effect the 2.0TDI with the older PD system or is it with the new Common Rail engine (in which case I've nothing to worry about as the Common Rail engine only came out with the Mk6)?... Read more
No, the bean counter division moved in at VAG - Bosch injectors were too expensive and VAG/Siemens thought they could do better. The lever system required to achieve the servo needle travel with a short piezo stack is mind boggling. The failure mode is usually insulation breakdown, which shuts the whole lot down - splendid in the fast lane.
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I'm just about to buy a Mondeo (2009, 59 plate Titanium X) and have found a few really top spec cars but with fairly high mileage (18 months old, c38-40,000 on the clock). the cars still have the 18 months left on manufacturers warranty, are HP checked and have FSH with a recent major service. Is there anything I need to be worried about or look for??? thanks for all your help!! Read more
thanks, I really appreciate the help. Looking forward to driving it now.
Attempting to diagnose and rectify problem at long distance on daughters 2002 Golf TDi. Having checked various posts I'm suspecting the injector wiring loom. A fault code reader has identified:
Fault Code: 16687 / 163KWP1281... Read more
This is an early PD with Bosch solenoid injectors. I've never ever seen one of these short to earth - it's the later Siemens piezo injectors which do this, shutting down the engine. The earlier engines will run (relatively) happily on 3 cylinders and would certainly get you home.
Congratulations on completing the job with good diagnosis and advice - that rocker cover bolt is a pain......
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Thanks again to all :)