October 2011
Hello All,
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Has anyone any experience of these?
because of an "incident" a few months back I am now considering installing one of these systems, does anyone know of an insurance backed one, or one that is acceptable, I have seen prices from £9.99 up to £300+ but would like to strike a fair balance in terms of use and cost. Read more
Not any more he isn't - link deleted. For good measure I've deleted the link which I must have thought OK in 2012.
I own a 2003 PT Cruiser and love the car, but I have one big problem. The car refuses to start again once the engine has warmed up. Thus, if after a long drive down the motorway you wish to stop for a quick break, the car refuses to start. By that I mean that all the lights on the dashboard come on as the car does its checks, but then when you try to start the engine - nothing. No coughing or spluttering or any sounds of life. It is not a flat battery as been there done that and at least the car tried to start. There is no signs of life at all from the car. Have had diagnostic check done by my garage, but this reveals nothing. I have even called out the AA when the car would not start, but by the time they arrive the engine was cold and it started first time. It can take at least 40mins for the engine to cool down. A short journey to the shops can result in me sitting in a car park waiting for ignition. Has anyone else had this problem and do you know what causes it. It really is making me fear driving the car anywhere, knowing I could be stranded.
We had this problem once, it was an intermittent fault sometimes the car would start fine, sometimes we had to keep turning the key on and off until it finally started. It turned out to be a faulty relay on ours, once changed we never had the problem again.
Where can I find a tow bar to fit my trusty Audi please? Read more
You also need one which is suitable for fitting to aluminium to prevent corrosion. Choose wisely.
Getting dark around 4pm
Schools going back... Read more
Bi xenons are very good this time of year. If someone sits with their foot on the break at junctions are at risk.... :-)
Hi folks, I am looking for a pair of Dunlop Sport 3000 tyres in 245 X 40 X R18 size with a Y rating. They have stopped making them and due to poor tracking which I had failed to notice the fronts are stuffed. The Audi book says that I need to have all four tyres the same make and tread, so I just need something to match the 2 rears, so part worn will do. I will then change all 5 at the next full tyre change which should be in 15-20K miles, having just got a new job after the thick end of 2 years doing short time contracts I cannot afford the thick of a grand to change all 4 yet.
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Hello everybody, I hope you can help me!
We recently had a blowing injector replaced (it blew on the motorway, puff of white smoke engine management light on, chuffing noise) Now we have a problem which I suspect is another injector, where from cold, the car runs on 3 cylinders until hitting (mostimes) 3 on the temperature bar. If I turn the engine off and restart, it runs on 4, the management light stays on but comes out of limp mode, eventually going off of it's own accord. The car will then run happily all day, no warning lights, goes up and down hills without loss of power and so on, until left for a few hours, then it starts again.... Read more
Try some Shell V-Power/ BP Ultimate -warm the car up and then an Italian tune-up
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Hi all my little car has never gone wrong before in the past but now she is starting to play up with a passion!
Cold morning she will start first time revs upto 1500 then drops to 1100 rpm, once she warms up she sits at 1000/1100 rpm.... Read more
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Hi, could the problem I have just be an electrical malfunction or is the gearbox finished? The car can drive normally in towns, out of towns when you get above 40/45 miles an hour it can start behaving erratically. When are you going up a hill and trying to keep at a steady 50, the revs go high, it comes out of gear and goes into safety mode. I stop the car, restart it and it drives off fine. Sometimes just before it fails the rev counter flickers. I took it four times to bmw garages who kept giving me the car back as all they did was stick it on a diagnostic machine and said there is no fault. After paying for the last inspection, it failed again 30 mins later and this time they say it needs a new gearbox and that is obviously not cheap. Before I agree to any work I just want to make sure that is actually the problem. Today the engine management light has come on too.
I've had the car from new, always been serviced at bmw garages with a full service history. It has done about 90,000 miles but I bought the car because I needed a reliable car to do that mileage, would never have bought it if that was considered to be a high mileage for a bmw. Got a letter from BMW Germany and bmw services here. Read more
Not the service I expected when I bought the car.
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The owner complains of fumes in car he complains of strong like diesel fumes at idling
and whilst driving. After doing some checksfor any diesel leaks none found . Also checked sump for any diesel mixing with oil Does any 1 know of any known issues on this. Any feedback greatly appreciated Regards Mickeybo Read more
Run the car in re-circulate mode for a day and see if it reduces. Has the plenum chamber been cleaned and the bungs removed which they should not be, they should be cleaned only. This can cause engine compartment engine fumes to be drawn into the plenum chamber where the air it taken into A/C Unit. Check the flexi joint in the front of the exhaust. Regards Peter
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Just a slight word of caution, if at a later stage one trys to get a corrosion warranty claim out of Audi, they will go over the vehicle with a fine toothed comb to look for overspray, or any other form of body repair to avoid the claim. I know I've been there!