September 2011
Hi all,
Not sure if this topic is allowed on the forum but I'm looking for a speed camera detector to compliment factory fitted satnav. Thanks in advance for your recommendations. Read more
I have a continous "check emissions" warning but the car is running fine with no problems. My local indepedant garage ran a diagnostic check and came back with a code DF209 EGR Valve Position Circuit. As the car was running ok they just reset the warning, but it came back up after a couple of days. The garage say the next thing to do would be to change the EGR Valve but this would cost more than £300. As the car is running ok should I just ignore the warning or is there anything else I could try? I must have had this warning for almost a year now but it must be caused by some problem. Read more
The clue here is the fault code which is "DF209 EGR Valve Position Circuit". That to me suggests that the ECU is recognising a circuit fault on the EGR. The circuit could be open or short, which could be a broken wire, corroded pin, plug disconnected, a faulty EGR solenoid, or even a faulty ECU. You need to use diagnostic equipment to do an actuator test to operate the EGR and find out where the fault is.
I have just bought a lovely corsa 1.3 cdti, im amazed at the power and smooth driving from this little car.
I was driving it home last night and my girlfriend was behind me and i noticed the car was blowing dark smoke (not blue) when the turbo came on boost. no smoke on normal running, only when on boost. i also noticed the fuel gauge has dropped a bit more than it should... im hoping its not the turbo, ive heard it could be injector seals.... one person has told me just to put an injector cleaner through it, not sure that will help...
any ideas?
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Apparently Honda, Suzuki and Hyundai all use the same engine unit for Europe, sourced from GM Poland.
Can anyone tell me about this part and the cost involved to replace ? I believe it needs changing at 100,000 miles and need to know the cheapest place to obtain the part and an approximate cost ???? Thanks all x Read more
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HI,
After a long look and lots of research, I have decided to buy a Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi (110) in the Zetec, Ghia or Titanium trim. I do 18000m a year and a mix of motorway, country and urban driving. I wanted a car that was no more than 5 years old and with around 40,000 on clock. ... Read more
I had a petrol 1.6L Focus. It managed with me putting about 2.5k on it per month and I sold it on at over 90k on the clock. It was great. I sold it as I needed a little more power, but like the OP, when I first started driving it I couldn't have afforded the insurance for a larger-engined car. It was a superb car though; its handling was good and it wasn't that bad on steep hills; depends how impatient you are!! Ex-motability vehicle so well looked after and low mileage when I got it.
Hi,
I've been looking at a few examples of around 3 year old high mileage VW Passat diesel's on offer from dealers and have a few questions on buying one of these.
We're hoping to use this as a family car and probably won't do more than 5k miles a year in it.
Is the old adage about German diesel's true? That assuming the FSH is genuine these engines are more than capable of running up huge miles without any problems.
Would you be concerned that the car's been doing +30k miles a year? Does it mater that it's probably an ex-sales rep or taxi car?
How do I confirm the service history is genuine? Was planning to take the car to a near-by VW/German specialist garage for them to do a full check, validate the computer data etc. after doing my own HPI check.
Anything else to look out for?
Thanks for your help
George Read more
I think the threshold mileage for buying a diesel is currently about 15k.
The VAG 2.0 diesel is a great combo of performance and economy but has suffered from problems (some catastrophic)....
please can someone tell me if the cam belt on my picasso is chain or belt, if belt when should i have it changed Read more
Depending on which engine you have, it is a belt,
The 1.6HDi is 150,000 miles or ten years, whichever comes first....
Hi I have just passed my driving test so my husband bought me a lovely little Fabia. The car got through its Mot without any issues and we collected it only recently. When we were looking under the bonnet it appears to have a cam belt situated to the left of the engine block. Looking through the full service history it does not appear to have ever been changed (it has now done approx 74k) I called the previous owner to ask her if she ever had it replaced and she advised that it did not have a cam belt and that isone of the reasons why she bought it. Can any one one of you much more experienced Skoda owners confirm this please. If it does have a cam belt, will it be easy to diy? would anyone also be able to recommend a service manual worth buying for this car as it did not come with one. Many thanks. Read more
In 2001 the Skoda Fabia 1.4 8v engine was a version of the original engine to earlier Skodas (pre VW) attached to VW running gear. It is a pushrod engine (cam in engine) with a short cam chain.
The 2001 1.4 16v was very different. It has a cambelt and plastic rollers that need changing every 4 years or 40k. Fairly obvious if you have this engine. Plugs and leads recessed in the top centre of cylinder head with a plastic cover with "16V" on it....
Are replacement Xenon based headlamp bulbs worthwhile. Apparently they are supposed to give a whiter cooler light which is better than the tungsten halogen yellower light. Read more
Depending on your skill levels you might want to involve a professional in a bulb change on some Audis as removal of the front bumper is required tinyurl.com/kas3g7z
The chafing noise heard at idling is apparently due to a known fault relating to the chain tensioner. Having no confidence in the local Toyota dealer, I asked a good independent to replace it. He is unable to find any details in order to give me a quote and schedule his work, especially does the engine need to come out. Has anyone experience of this please? Read more
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I have a better solution for cutting speeding. Who wants to hear my solution?
Instead of fining people who speed, the stick approach, why not go for the carrot approach? Make it so as every camera flashes every car regardless of speed and give a £1000 prize every day to a motorist who was recorded driving at or under the speed limit. Thats £365,000 a year which is a fraction of the cost of maintaining camera's and the red tape and jobsworths involved, and everybody would slow down, feeling a sense of entitlement to the prize....