May 2011
There is a screw through my tyre about 1cm from the shoulder. Is it too near to be patched?
I have a ford fiesta zetec 1.25 W reg,the engine has recently developed a severe misfire only when the engine is warm. I have replaced the plugs,leads and coil pack all new parts and it is still misfiring. Can anyone help please Read more
Check to make sure the ignition coil is switching on both sides. The coil is actually two coils in one unit. One fires cylinders 1 & 4, and the other fires cylinders 2 & 3. On the coil unit is a plug with three wires. The centre wire is a common live ignition supply to each of the two coils, and the two outside wires are the ECU switch for each coil. If you have a noid lamp connect it to the plug to the centre terminal and one of the outer terminals. Crank the engine and the lamp should flash. If it does then one of the coils is being switched. The connect the lamp to the centre terminal and the other outer terminal and crank the engine again. As before the lamp should flash. If it does not flash then the coil is not being switched. This is likely due to a failed ignition module which is an integral part of the ECU, or a poor connection or broken wire between the coil unit and the ECU.
I am losing power when accelerating. No where near as quick as normal and really slow after gear changes especially at low revs. The car isnt 'jerky' just really slow. I have taken it to a garage who suggested an oil and filter change adding some engine clean to the oil. This has made no difference. From what they tell me there are 2 actuators, one on the inlet and the other on the exhaust. One is stuck, so they swapped them round to see if it was the actuator, but it was the same. Now they want to whip the engine out and take it apart to find the problem, this sounds like a lot of cash to me just to find out whats wrong and they may not find what it is. No codes coming up from the computer and no lights on the dash! Any suggestions? Read more
Another cam chain tale of sorrow. Good old specialist for finding the problem quickly though-and shame on the first one for making a cold reading.
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I have recently been a victim of 4 x fuel injector failure in my 2006 VW Passat 2.0 TDi SE. I am considering changing to a 2009 09 Reg SKODA Octavia 1.9 TDI PD SE. Does anyone know which type of injector is used in the Octavia. I wouldn't buy it if the Siemens piezo injectors are used.... Read more
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I've been thinking of buying an approx two year old 1.9 TDI Octavia and have read about the injector issues. Given the debate about what injectors are fitted (e.g. see above), I contacted Skoda customer service, gave them the registration plate of an 09 example from a local dealer and asked who made its fuel injectors. The answer was Siemens. (I also asked if it had a diesel particulate filter (DPF) and they said it didn't.)...
Peugeout 306 HDI...well serviced by me and with good history ... 8 months trouble free fun... then last night after driving fine for an hour, up to 70mph on a cool evening, along a dual carriageway the car starts to lose power.
Accelerator is on the floor, no revs above 2000, after a few miles the car behind flashes me off the road due to white smoke. I hadn't seen it, so not too much.... Read more
I thought that too! But I suppose a seriously blocked cat would set the pressure differential accross the turbo to pretty much zero-and cause a lot of unintentional EGR. Just haven't heard of a diesel cat becoming blocked before.
I'm looking to finally take the plunge and buy a w124 estate. This is car I've always admired. I've just missed out on an E300 diesel on ebay which I suspect has been bought by a dealer. I've noticed the diesel seems to sell for much more than the 4 cylinder petrols. Is it really worth it? And is there much difference between a 230TE and an E220? I've seen a very nice 230te, one owner, 170,000 miles for sale. If I took it up to nearly 200,000 or just over would it be difficult to sell?
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The later W124s had different problems to the earlier ones... for example engine wiring harnesses on post '93 cars. Older cars avoid that issue, but will require a good old-fashioned tune-up from time to time.
my ford ka has a flat battery, ive got the jump leads and my vw beetle running, help what is the correct way to connect the batteries and start my ka. Many thanks Read more
Also be sure that the bodies of the two vehicles are not in contact with each other.
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Hi, i have the exact same problem, fans don't come on even after running the engine for 30mins but the fans come on when i put the AC on.
Did you fix the problem?...
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I'm looking to replace my 306 HDi, whose head gasket sprung a leak during the week and is now demanding a series of rather expensive repairs.... Read more
the 206 is adequate if your after cheap.
I need to check the rear brake pads so i've jacked the rear up under the diff, put axle stands under the rear side jack points, removed the bolts holding the wheels on, but the wheels wont come off. There must be something else securing the wheels something I've missed. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Couldn't for the life of me tell you, sorry.
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