September 2011
Boy do i feel like i've made the biggest mistake in hell buying this car. I've had the thing since 26 August and already had it in the garage twice. I really wish i had found this forum but like anything, unless you know what you are looking for the issue never rears it's ugly head.
Anyway, after 1 week and driving it 320 miles everything seems fine. The first weekend take it home for 120miles and on the motorway the DPF light comes on. I run it for the weekend hoping that i can regenerate it. Phoned the garage to let them know on the Monday that there was a DPF issue. Obviously i'm not going to drive it 320 mile back to the garage so opt for the local Mazda dealer. Mazda dealer ask if the garage had reset the computer after they serviced it. Answer was no so they reset the computer and off i go.... Read more
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I have a Rover 45 car and i am having problems starting the car in the morning. It acts and makes the sound of the battery being flat with just the clicking noise. If i then hook up jump leads from wifes car then it starts immediatly. It will then drive for a while and then if i stop somewhere and then restart the engine even a couple of hours later it will start fine again. It seems to be only when i leave it for overnight or longer. Just some extra info that may be irrelevan but when i use the electric windows they seem to be going a little slower than normal and finally if i park the car and then use the radio or cd player while the engine is off, even for just a minute or two, the engine will not start again next time as the battery will be flat?... Read more
check the earth strap that goes from the battery to the body by the n/s headlamp.they used to suffer terrible corrsoion ! Also measure the alternator output and test the battery.
My father-in-law's car (Merc E320) was hit by a fallen slate from his neighbour's roof, causing £980 worth of roof and boot damage. It was quite an impact, sufficient to cause the interior vanity light to fall off!
His neighbour is denying liability, and she claims that her house insurer has advised her that she is not liable. She claims that her house insurer advised her to tell my father-in-law to claim for the cost of repairs through his own car insurance, who would then liaise with his neighbour's insurer to claim back the cost. This seems somewhat questionable, as it would imply that she was liable for the damage, when she has also denied liability. I am concerned that if my father-in-law goes through his own insurance (he has a protected no-claims bonus) it will hike the cost of cover in subsequent years.... Read more
...Unless the claim contains evidence of negligence then the insurer can have the case dismissed with a simple letter as it is completely without merit...
The task, therefore, is to word the written submission in such a way as to persuade the reviewing judge it is at least worthy of hearing....
Hi there,
We recently had the clutch go on our daughters Mini, four months after purchasing it. (not new). It was found that the clutch flywheel had cracked and the plate was worn. The garage changed the lot (we had to pay for the clutch but not the fly wheel. wear and tear).... Read more
Dunno if it applies to the MINI, but on some cars it is necessary to remove the front subframe to remove the 'box and access the clutch. Astras spring to mind as one.
If this were the same and they hadn't lined the thing up on the jig when replacing it you could get exactly that effect....
Now look here you chaps. I had a Range Rover once for about a year and looking back, I'm sure it had winter tyres on it. The tread seemed to be about an inch deep. I didn't have any problems with handling in the summer.
Now I've got a Jeep and I can see the tyres will need replacing sometime in the next year. Is fitting winter tyres on a permanent basis a supremely bad idea or will it make no difference? I can't afford to buy a set of four extra wheels/tyres, especially after paying the monstrous road tax that's been imposed in the name of the biggest scam in the history of civilisation, namely man-made climate change. Read more
When i first bought the Vred Wintrac Extremes for my Hilux i quickly realised just how poor the OE fitments were, stability, car like chuckability and cold wet grip that astounded, on the OE's the tail would out at the drop of a hat, having a LSD didn't help either.
Snow and ice grip was excellent, last winter i never used 4WD except to exercise the system, it went everywhere without murmer in RWD only....
Hi there, can anyone help please?
I currently own a 2004 Renault Scenic 1.6 (petrol) which drinks far too much petrol and costs £215 to tax annually - I think this is far too much (not to mention that it has been nothing but costly trouble).... Read more
The Essex was juicy, very heavy and underpowered. The "Cossie" version of the Cologne was almost a very good engine.
if i have the dpf egr and vsl removed and the ecu remapped by an expert will this solve the problem of the dpf getting clogged on short journeys? Read more
You should giv these guys a go. S I n s peed
The cam belt on this car has just failed, 10,000 mile before the recommended cam belt change every 80,000 miles. it has been serviced according to Audi's requriements (extended service intervals advised by car's computer)
3 weeks previously the alternator seized with the alternator belt snapping, could this have damaged or weakened the cam belt, and should the garage who replaced the alternator and alternator belt checked the cam belt for possible problems as a result? Read more
This engine has been known to eat the odd lifter leading to camshaft failure or snapped/slipped belts when the cam hits the immovable lifter. (PS don't confuse with the V8s where the chilled-on cam lobes slip on the shaft wrecking the engine)
This is an interesting post, Steve. How does it 'eat' a lifter? I thought the non-adjustable hydraulic tappets were in constant contact with lobe. And are the lobes of the V8 camshaft really just slid onto the shaft and frozen into place?...
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I'm looking at buying a ford fusion 1.4 diesel with 77000 miles on the clock its on an 03 reg and has a full service history. anyone know weather this would be a good buy?as i am a bit aprehensive due to the high milage?... Read more
Well, at risk of spouting a generalisation here but that would suggest the Fusion has been owned by a more elderly person, or disabled person (motability car perhaps?) on a lower mileage if it had 20k on it. If it wasnt for their prescence in the motability list i dont think Ford wouldve shipped many at all really.
I have a major oil leak around the top of the turbo cylinder, lost about 1/8 of the oil in the car on a 40 mile commute up the M6 this morning, any advice on what to check before I take it into the garage would be appreciated. Read more
I have not has a significant loss of oil on a 80 mile round trip on the M6 over the last day having had a close look at seems like the oil is coming from the rubber connector on the exhaust side and not getting into the Turbo the connectors to that side are all clean, but I have been careful to keep the revs down so that the Turbo does not engage.
There is a small amount of blue smoke coming from the exhaust which I willl investigate further but the first step will be to replace that hose and see what happens. I would be interested if anyone has any thoughts on where it could be coming from....
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Yes it's a 2.0D.. current situation update. I took it into the original garage on 20 Sept. They ran a full check on it and then told me there was no logged faults turbo or otherwise. They did say that they couldn't check previous history as the computer had been reset (whats the point then??) nor could they give me a printout of the check. However since then i have drove it almost 1000miles and everything seems to be ok.. so far. I am very tempted to get in touch with the previous owner as i have his address on the service history. However would he even admit a problem if there was as he has obviously traded the thing in at 34,000 miles?