September 2011
Car:- Yaris SR 1.3 manual 2008
My partner was driving her Yaris (only had it a week) today and the throttle stopped responding, the engine just stayed at idle. After pulling over and re-starting the car she drove home ok without further problem. She said she didn't notice any warning lights but she was in a bit of a panic at the time.... Read more
My 12 month old Polo had its first service at my local main dealer, 2 days later whilst on the motorway the oil warning light came on followed by the warning buzzer.
Unfortunatly this portion of the motorway has no hard shoulder so the car was driven to the next junction, by which time was making a racket and smelt of burning rubber.... Read more
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My friend has got a Black Vauxhall Corsa registered March 2011 has done 3500 miles. There is a small patch on the roof that has started to blister and other odd bits of blistering on other areas of the car. She has took it to vauxhall dealer and they have took photographs of it and sent them on, they reckon its birdmuck and she may not be able to claim on warranty. Has anyone else had this issue? Read more
Vauxhall paint is rubbish. Bird crap melted a hole in the paint in my Pomegranate Red Astra within an hour. Washed car, put washing stuff away, had a sup of tea, came out and saw the bird crap. Wiped it off, lacquer was gone. Rubbish.
I do a lot of mileage and own 2 diesel cars. As I have plenty of room around my property, do people think it is worth buying my own 'white' diesel in bulk, say 1200L at a time. Would there be much of a saving or would I never re-coup the cost of the storage tank ? Read more
Well of course a company is going to look to profit from its business, thats the whole idea. It does frustrate me when we, especially in this country, view making money out of your business to be a bad thing. I dont think any of us expect energy resources to be some sort of charity. Yes oil companies make alot of money but they also spend alot of money and do alot of work to bring us our fuel.
Most of oil companies profits come from exploration rather than the sale of petrol, and the base product (oil) price is dictated by a stock market, not the companies themselves. They pay a big load of tax every year just for the right to drill off our shores for a start, they drill for it, extract it, refine it, deliver it to us etc and pay the Government 58p a litre duty before it even gets to the petrol station. When its all said and done they're doing all of this for 55p a litre (the true cost of petrol today, roughly). Then the Government, who've done nothing at all to bring us our fuel, ride in on the back of it and lump 58p on it plus 20%. At least the oil companies do something to make their money, the Govt just makes it off the back of everyone elses work....
I wonder if anyone can help with this.....
I've just bought some genuine Vauxhall (aero-type) roofbars for my Astra H estate; it's the type with the 3 pairs of holes on the inside track of the roof-rails - and the bars can be fitted very quickly and very securely. They are so strong that I suspect that if the car rolled upside down in the snow, I would be able to pull it along sideways like a sledge!... Read more
Glad to hear you are now sorted.
I'm after a van to convert into a camper. Unfortunately it has to be automatic.
This may not be entirely accurate, but from the sources I have read thus far. Vw t4's had chocolate box transmissions, the t5's took until 2005 to sort most problems out. 2005-2009 aren't any great shakes in smoothness of changes. the latest with dsg boxes are problematic and require strict maintenance and v expensive to fix.
Renault/Vauxhall tiptronics aren't any great shakes.
Ford no longer do them.
Don't know about Merc vitos but there is initial purchase expense and lots of reviews slating general handling.
After that I gave up.
Any experiences suggestions welcome.
I notice a lot come onto the market around warranty expiration time, whilst owners of older vans often tend to talk in terms of best sources for recon transmissions.
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Has to be something Japanese.
The Vauxhall autoboxes ARE Japanese - from Aisin, a division of Toyota, also used in Volvo, Saab, Freelander and recent Ford/Peugeot/Citroen - they have a good reputation....
Firstly, a HUGE thankyou to all who replied in my first post
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=90758
The cylinder head is back on & the car is running, with no bubbles in the coolant.
It's been a journey and a half, but I've learnt loads & will have a go on repairing things on the acr from now on.
Thanks again !
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What is happening now, as it was from day one, is the car struggles to start first thing in the morning.
It can take5 minutes of turnover until it starts to catch...
Here'it is starting , after it's been warmed up a bit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzZ-epgvrfg
and this is running when cold
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2CVF6lvfSQ
It was doing this before, tha car has never run right
...I'm guessing it's the fuel injectors, or the fuel pump..
Is it easy enough to diagnose the problem?
At the moment the fuel has been in for 8 months,
& I have added 5 liters of fresh diesel.
First thing in the morning,
it just turns over and over without any cylinders firing for 100 turns...
Thanks
Liam
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Ah, I understand....Big John
when you said "this engine" ...
I thought you menat my particular one !, not a generic "this engine"
lol, I get there, eventually :)
I'll put it in for it's MOT and then decide what to do... fingers crossed
I never thought it would work tbh !
Many thanks
Liam
Hi,
I am have put a deposit on a 56/07 Astra TwinTop with a 1.8i VVT engine. To be safe I had it insepcted by an engineer last week and a tapping noise was flagged up from the engine. The report stated:... Read more
Agree with PP, if this is the standard of the vehicle when presented for sale than goodness what it's care has been like in service.
Go and find one that's been looked after properly....
Hi All :)
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"People often assume the smaller the engine the less fuel it will use, thats never strictly been the case. In my view you want at least a 1.6 for that sort of work"
Well we have a 1.6tdci Fiesta, great car but cant beat the C1 for economey, especially at higher speeds on the motorway. The fiesta is good though and close....
Hi All, haven't really nailed this yet but I reckon my 10 plate 407 HDi SW occasionally slips the clutch when I change gear. Just occasionally, seems to happen when going from 2nd to 3rd, I notice the engine revs just go high for a second when i take my foot off the clutch before settling down. I cannot recreate so can't be sure and its gone before I really pay attention, neither can I force the clutch to slip by applying the power from low revs.
Anyone any idea what might be going on please.... Read more
Trouble is even modern cars get old!
Dealer who sold the car reluctant to pay for Toyota to look at it, he says I can either take it to garage he uses for repairs or I can use my own mobile mechanic. Both options have the kit for checking fault codes.
Used the car today for a short journey without any problems, interesting video on electronic throttles http://www.toyota.co...control-system/