December 2011
I have a Honda 4 stroke engined generator and am in need of some engine oil.
The owner's guide recommends a 10W-30 4 stroke oil API SJ or later, but i have not ... Read more
I bought a Mazda 6 3 months ago. It was a pleasant car. But 3 weeks ago, DCS Light and ECU light comes on at the same time. I got it checked in Mazda dealer, they said it is the EGR Valve sticking and need cleaning. They reset the alarm and I drove back without get it cleaned straight away. The engine seized at traffic light when i was on my way back home. After that, the massive knocking sound comes from the engine. I drove back to the dealer and they said it must be big damage in the engine and suggested that I might need a new engine which would cost me £8k++.
I towed my car to my local garage, get them to strip the engine and found that the cranshaft is gone. I have ordered a recon engine from ebay, new clutch kits and new dual mass flywheel. The biggest anxious question is "Have I sort out the root cause that caused my engine to damage at the first time??" If not, the root cause is going to do the same again after I have paid a fortune to get the car working again. I have read on some of the forum about the DPF problem. Could it be the same problem? Shall I remove the DPF or get it regen when the engine is up and running? Could the DPF blockage become too severe and damage the brand new engine again while I tried to get it regen?... Read more
Isn't this sad, go back a few years to cars like the 626 or even the sister car to these troublesome Diesels the petrol engined 6, trouble free cars that give years of reliable service.
Good thing though the internet, you know who NOT to buy cars from by how they fix problems....
Can anybody tell me please what faul C1390 & C1391 ,means on a citroen c5,turbo diesel auto 2.1 ltr
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C1390 Lateral G sensor active check
C1391 INCOMP.learn neutral (Yawrate)
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Am considering whether to buy a set of winter tyres for the car but, as my Summer tyres will also need replacing at the end of winter, that's quite an outlay.
Are 'All Season Tyres' a good option and if so has anyone any recommendations?... Read more
As these were the factory fit and have performed OK why change?
I think they're very noisy, so that's my reason for wanting something different. Agreed that they perform decently, as I've found with most Hankook tyres. ...
Please help.
Over the last 6 thousand miles my car has been losing power (completely) or going into limp mode. This has happened 6 times and always between 1,500 and 2,500 revs, once in 3rd gear, twice in 4th and once in 6th. The car just rolls as acceleration doesn't do anything and there are no lights on the dash nor codes logged. Each time I start the car again and it either goes nicely or on two occasions it has gone 'limp' again while getting back up to road speed.... Read more
A few months ago those symptoms for me were due to excessive carbon build up on the variable vane turbo.
The fix was a prescribed high revs run (as detailed by manufacturer to main dealer) which as I recall was >4000rpm for about 45mins....
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Owners manuals for 4x4s appear to suggest that tyres are rotated front to back every 7 or 8,000 miles. This is to balance out tyre wear, ensure tyres are similar thickness which assists the 4x4 system.... Read more
I know. I know.
But some people don't like laying out for something that isn't new and different.
Hi All my car is struggling to start when cold and when its colder i get white smoke but less when warm i have replaced the glowplugs air and fuel filter which didnt work so i then replaced coolant temp sensor which made it a little worse, it has a siemens fuel system with the bulb on the fuel line and no lift pump in the tank just a sender unit has anyone got any ideas i checked the voltage from the relay and reads 14 volts when just started at cold. Read more
i cant hear the crank shaft pulley but will check that anyway as they are common for going, i spoke to a diesel company and they said that because i have air in the pipes it could be leaking back and maybe worth putting in a non return valve but god knows where i would get the right on
With DPF now effectively mandatory on all Euro V compliant diesel engines, the problem of DPF regeneration on vehicles used predominantly for short, low speed journeys is going not going to disappear any time soon.
The fundamental problem is low Exhaust Gas Temperatures (EGTs) inherent with the low engine load. With low EGTs, the ECU has to spray disel into the exhaust gas stream to raise the EGTs to a sufficiently hightemperature to burn off the soot. Clearly this is waste of fuel since diesel burned in the exhaust does not contribute to useful work. But the more worrying problem is unburned diesel running into the sump and contaminating the oil.... Read more
It'll use a lean nox trap which doesn't require urea injection.
Lean Nox traps do not have as high NOx conversion efficiencies as Selective Catalytic Reduction-AND you have to regenerate the trap about every minute or so compared to about every 200-300 miles for a DPF. Guess how that's done...?
Hi, iv recently noticed a knocking coming from the front drivers side of the car. Now when im going over bumps/rough road im feeling the knocking through the drivers side footwell. Iv recently had the wheel alignment done on the car and the steering is fine and the car does not steer to one side when i let go of the steering wheel, But the wheel itself is not straight when going straight and true.
Im not really that clued up on cars, so im sorry if the info I have given isnt great. But any ideas on what this problem might be would be great.... Read more
I have a similar knocking problem with my Fiesta but it is in the passenger footwell. I was once told it was the heat shield that was loose by a previous owner :\
Yet more problems with this Megane.
Tonight whilst driving home the engine began to rev of its own free will then rev counter dropped to 1k revs regardless of throttle input, about 200 yards away from home there was masses of smoke pouring from the engine bay and the car cut out but restarted itself straight away. The stench was terrific ( burning clutch type smell ). Whilst the car was running I limped it the few yards to home then decided to call the RAC.
2 hours later and car is still smelling like a burning rubber tip and an RAC visit, the patrolman reckons he can't find a fault.
I am now very very disillusioned with this megane as I'm still only achieving 35 mpg max from it.
As some of you may recall it is a megane III 11 plate, 5 months old with 4,500 miles on the clock.
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I agree with the comment about Polititians especially those in Europe. I usually buy diesel cars because I like the torqueyness of a diesel or at least I did til I got that stupid megane. The hire focus I'm in at the minute has much better torque characteristics from its 1.6 petrol engine than the 1.5 dci renault, yet the older version of the 1.5 dci Renault engine was great. By trying to get the emissions as low as possible ( down to 106 g/km from 119 g/km ) they have totally spoilt it.
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That's the good news I was hoping for. Thank you for your help.