August 2011
Can anyone help me to choose a battery charger for use on my two vehicles: a Nissan Almera 1.8, and a Toyota Hiace campervan?
The Almera is mostly used only for short journeys, and stands idle for periods of up to 2 months when I am off in the camper van. The Hiace stands idle for most of the winter.... Read more
Hi everyone,
I am posting this as a newby and hope someone out there will be able to assist me with my problem. I recently aquired an imacculate 2003 E46 320D Auto BMW with 210k kms on the clock. Thanks to posts on this site I managed to sort out the faulty fuel pump relay which seems to plague many of these cars. My other problem is when the gearbox changes from 3rd to 4th gear there is a sort of rumbling / vibrating noise with a slight hesitation. I get the same noise occationaly when it changes into 5th gear, if i take my foot off the accelerator slightly it goes into gear without any further noise. I unfortunatley cleared all the fault codes at a nearby independant auto electrician, so I cannot give you any fault codes coming from the gearbox. Has anyone experienced a similar problem? Searching on the other forums, it seems as if it may be a faulty pressure solenoid? Read more
Hi everyone,
I am posting this as a newby and hope someone out there will be able to assist me with my problem. I recently aquired an imacculate 2003 E46 320D Auto BMW with 210k kms on the clock. Thanks to posts on this site I managed to sort out the faulty fuel pump relay which seems to plague many of these cars. My other problem is when the gearbox changes from 3rd to 4th gear there is a sort of rumbling / vibrating noise with a slight hesitation. I get the same noise occationaly when it changes into 5th gear, if i take my foot off the accelerator slightly it goes into gear without any further noise. I unfortunatley cleared all the fault codes at a nearby independant auto electrician, so I cannot give you any fault codes coming from the gearbox. Has anyone experienced a similar problem? Searching on the other forums, it seems as if it may be a faulty pressure solenoid?...
I have a lot of rumbling/ Whining noise coming from the back end of my 2009 Freelander 2- especially on the motor way. Any ideas on what this could be? Read more
Possible/impending failure of rear differential? see here
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/land-rover/freelander-2-2006/?section=bad...
P0300 - Misfire Detected at Low Fuel Level
(0B) - Present
can anybody throw some light on this Read more
just had car out again and done the same again, if i clutch and free wheel then start engine again it runs fine for a couple of minutes then goes back to running rough.
My elderly uncle (87) had a car insurance policy with ELEPHANT which he decided not to renew, he insured his car with another company. He has have now found out that this is an automatic renewal policy which he wasn't aware of when the policy was taken out. He have now recieved a letter claiming that he owe's them a substantial amount of money for the cancellation of the said policy.
I cannot find any reference in their procedures on their website that states that if a poilcy isn't automatically renewed a charge would be incurred.... Read more
I found your guide to car insurance very useful. However there were two recommended providers, Co-operative Insurance and Green Insurance Company.
(Edit: Link removed. No free advertising.)
A number of roundabouts now seem to advocate turning "right" in the "left" lane.
This now means that on a typical two lane entry roundabout, the car in the left lane has the option of a) turning left, b) continuing straight on or c) turning right, often without any indication as to what is their intention.... Read more
My understanding is that all general & specific rules are subject to "unless otherwise indicated to do so".
So yes, you would generally be in the wrong to attempt a right turn when in the left hand lane unless "directed to do so"; in this case by way of the road markings.
I have a 57 plate Zafira B 1.6 life with 35000 on the clock.
For the last month or so i've noticed that it has been pulling to the left slightly. I've also noticed a high pitched whistling noise coming from what i believe is the front of the car. It is not there all the time and comes and goes during the duration of a journey and sometimes i don't hear it for several days. Some other things i have noticed about the noise:... Read more
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If i put any sort of pressure on the brake pedal it goes away. As soon as i lift my foot off it starts again."...
When braking in my mk2 mondeo I can feel a knocking through the brake pedal. I am reasonably mechanically minded and have checked this on the net including this site and basically I have eliminated most common causes..
1) Both drive shafts have been replaced with new ones (the n/s driveshaft had a knackered cv joint)... Read more
Now sussed it was the o/s/f.. now dealt with after having to drill the old one out (been tried before obviously as rounded to hell)
Thanks again peter :)
Hi,
Sorry if this is a double post, my original one seems to have disappeared.... Read more
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Reg Feb 2002. 131,000 miles. Owned for last 61,000 miles.... Read more
Wonderful news! Thanks for the update which is the most important post on a thread.
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