June 2011
On the road i live on parking is very limited and over the last couple of months it has been made worse due to the fact that there is someone basically using the main road as a car sales pitch. It started with one car at a time, Now there can be 3 cars parked on my road at a time. He is parking cars with for sale sings & all the details in the window, the cars stay for about a week then get swapped around with a different one if it doesent get sold, there are at least 10 cars for sale around the rest of the town at the moment. I get the feeling that the seller is a trader pretending to be a private seller. There are curently 2 cars on the road outside my house, both the sinage inside the cars have the same handwriting but different mobile numbers on them. The cars are always taxed & according to the motor insurance database they are insured. Is there anything i can do about this ? what would legally make him a trader ? if there is nothing i can do about it I would at least want to make sure that he is a proper trader paying tax etc.
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Can anyone tell me the type of engine oil that I need for my Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Easytronic 52 plate.... Read more
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Does anyone know what may cause this ? The glow plug light comes on and there is a lack of power - switch it off and restart and it seems to be ok for a while. It happens a lot when the car has just started but also happens a couple of times a week while driving.... Read more
Got a diagnostic check and showing no error codes.
Chap at the garage says it just needs a good thrash up the motorway now and then as it's currently only being used for short journeys.
Hi everyone. Sorry to keep banging on about this but I'm still having problems with my car, its stuggish until the turbo kicks in. I bought the car in December and have been tinkering with it since trying to solve the problem. So far I have replaced the MAF, MAP sensor on the intercooler, air filter, oil filter and oil and cleaned out the DPF. All of this has improved the performance but its still slow! I'm all out of ideas now, has anyone else got any suggestions? I have a Peugeot planet diagnostic and the engine is no longer reporting any faults, is there anything I can test using the diagnostic? Read more
Difficult to diagnose yours but here is my experiance.
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Collected my new company car yesterday, a Volvo V60 D3 ES (the basic trim level).
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Your usage is very similar to mine with my Octavia vRS estate - 31,000 miles since March 2011.
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Information or thoughts would be most welcome.
I have a 2005 Shogun 3.2 diesel with 32000 miles only on the clock. Apart from the usual diesel sound I am experiencing a lighter pitch noise/rattle. Only heard under a light load and not apparent when revving in neutral.... Read more
Rattles are often benign-knocking noises are usually less so.
A friend of mine has a 2003 Citroen Xsara Picasso with crazy electrics.
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I would have a good look at all the earths in the engine bay first.
2nd a good indy with diag gear should be able to read the live data in the BSI and look at what is switching....
I bought a second-hand A4 1.9 TDI and noticed a burning smell shortly after purchase which became worse. I had this checked by two garages and they said that the clutch was burnt. I had the clutch replaced and shortly thereafter noticed that the smell has returned though it is not as strong as before. The garage who replaced it says that it will take some time and driving before the smell goes. Is it true that the burnt clutch smell does not completely vanish even after replacing the clutch? Or could it be that there is some other problem with the car? Read more
What ever floats your boat.
Just after buying (3 weeks) problems started with GEARBOX FAIL coming on in display. Also gearbox warning light. Also when putting foot on brake pedal, display goes from D to R for a second but gives 3 beeps as if in reverse. Car drives OK and neither dealer or autobox specialist can find a fault, as it wasn't showing when they had it back for a full week. Now on getting it back it is worse than ever and doing it all the time. Please help! Read more
Thanks for both the above posts. Yes, you were correct. One bad earth on the rear light cluster and problems solved! Can't thank you guys enough.
I found this information on the DPF systems fitted to the Jaguar 2.7 V6 diesels, it's incredibly detailed and covers issues including active & passive regenerations, oil dilution and more. The general principles apply to any coated DPF system (i.e. ones that don't use a liquid catalyst additive.
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I also suggested that a simple meter and button to start a manual regen when soot level approached/reached a certain level, again my dealer agreed with one proviso, he suggests that a good proportion of drivers do not read the handbook (really) and would simply ignore the meter with worse consequences than the automated system.
Far too good an idea that, you the driver know you are embarking on a long fast run, but the next three weeks the car will be city bound.
Always there can be a default to auto regen for those who haven't a clue and care less.
Good job you don't work for the car makers they'd soon show you the door coming up with sensible stuff like that..:-)
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I thought the rules were stricter for traders - as the dealer clearly is.