January 2012
Hey guys,
I have a 2008 Passat 1.9 TDI. It has around 60k miles on the clock. Recently it has been quite difficult to start once the engine has fully warmed up. i.e. it needs 5-6 seconds or more of cranking to get going. Almost like that sound you get when you are trying to clear some air lock from fuel lines in a diesel engine. Cold starting is fine. Ive noticed it is also prone to just conking out for no apparent reason although this symptom is irregular.... Read more
My wifes Focus has developed a wierd problem lately. When you use the screenwasher, the surplus fluid gathers as a clear gel at the sides of the screen.
Not a serious issue but I was just wondering what had caused this ? Read more
Seconded. Been there, see it, done it.
Best to sort this before it decides to set in all the pipework, like mine did. I spent a freezing cold afternoon some years ago, disconnecting all the pipes and blowing them through[1] before removing and cleaning all the jets. Then it was a case of shoving a hose into the tank and turning it on full chat to flush the crud out....
My car is a 55 plate C3 and on cold, wet mornings the battery light comes, the instrument lights go dim, the headlights go dim and the wipers go slow. Sometimes the airbag and ABS lights also come on. After about 10 mins driving all the warning lights disappear (except the airbag) and everything goes back to normal. Note that it only tends to happen after a short journey the previous trip. If you stop the car and switch off the engine whilst the battery light was on it won't start again. However, sometimes if you leave it a few hours and try it will start?!?!
I've checked the voltage via the cigarette lighter and it goes down to around 12v. Both the battery and the alternator have been checked by a mechanic and they seem to check out fine, but they have only been checked when no fault is showing.
I've seen on this and other forums that people have had similar problems and had alternators and batteries changed and they haven't fixed the issue, so was wondering if there is a known issue with C3's?... Read more
Agreed, get your torch out and have a poke nose under the bonnet whilst the battery light is on, get an assistant to rev the engine a bit and watch the drive belt.
If it has been slipping get it changed, for where its been slipping it will have got burnt and is likely to fail....
Ford has announced prices for new ultra-efficient three-cylinder petrol engined Focus EcoBoost, which will be available from next month. The entry-level Focus Edge will be priced at £16,245, a £250 premium over the 104bhp 1.6 model, while the 118hp 5dr will be £500 more.
The turbocharged 1.0-litre engine will be offered in two power levels, and both will qualify for zero vehicle excise duty in the first year. The most potent will offer 123hp, delivering a claimed 56.5mpg on the combined cycle while producing only 114g/km of Co2.... Read more
perhaps there is more power in the engine than meets the eye.
118hp is 118hp however you look at it!...
cant find crankshaft locking position.if it is the one through oil filter housing, its as clear as mud.if anyone can shed any light would be appreciated thanks Read more
I am looking at buying a new Mitsubishi ASX. I would like the level 4 model with leather seats etc but I can not decide on petrol or diesel. All my instincts say diesel especially as it has twice the torque and gives more mpg but my question is which is really the cheaper to run? Is the 1.6 petrol enough? I only need 2wd.
Realistically except on annual holidays the car will mostly contains 1 person or sometimes 2 and we don't tow anything so perhaps I am being greedy. I like the thrust my 2.0HDI Peugeot has now.... Read more
Bought a 1.6 petrol today. Got an ASX3 in the end as the price was right and I wanted the gadgets. Test drive showed it was plenty fast enough, very smooth and quiet. Might be a bit stressed by 5 adults and their holiday luggage but thats not my stage of life. Happy days.
Hi folks,
I'm about to get rid of a Citroen Picasso and celebrate wildly in the street, possibly without clothes to make the celebrations more memorable. ... Read more
The xsara picasso was Britains best selling small MPV for a while simply because it was cheap as chips and no other reason as far as I can see which is sad.
Its hard to say exactly what your problem is, but if there is a rough whirring sound on accelaration this may be a gearbox bearing. Other possibles are a broken engine or gearbox mount which you may be able to spot with a torch under the bonnet, or worst case scenario could be engine main bearings if the car has ever been run low on oil....
My Megane is having the following problem when starting. When I start the engine and try to pull away I get no response from pressing the accelerator. The engine revs are slightly lower (about 850rpm looking at rev counter) than normal idle speed and the car sounds as if it’s very slightly firing on 3 cylinders. After a period of time (Normally 10-20 secs but once or twice as long as a min) the revs will increase and I get accelerator response. I'm guessing that the ECU is not letting the car rev due to the low idle speed.
This fault never happens when the engine is started from cold, once running, the engine runs fine with no problems. It seems it’s linked to a hot engine as I can drive the car with no problems, stop the engine to say fill up with petrol or post a letter and when I go to restart I get the fault.... Read more
I also carried out a leak off test today and here's the results.
Injector 1 was 30ml
Injector 2 was 32ml
Injector 3 was 30ml
Injector 4 was 35ml
So working on a tolerance of 10% its looking like injector 4 could be the culpirt?
Also I have had a diagnostic done with no faults showing....
if your Focus has self locked and keys are in ignition it takes about 15 mins to get them out. I made a special tool for this, anyone can use it really. Happy to share, so get in touch through forum. Read more
The AA or RAC would retrieve them in minutes.
This has probably been done to death, but it is so difficult to find definitive information outside the Volvo dealer network - there is some on the D5 model here alread - especially as a deler is more likely to err on the side of sales rather than the customer's wallet!
My 08 V50 has 73k Km on the clock. It goes for its first "MoT" shortly, so I had the 80k service carried out by my local Volvo dealer (at €84 for the labour - about 75 minutes, it's not the type of adventure one undertakes too often) just to be sure that all the bells and whistles were up to speed.... Read more
Unlike catalytic converters, DPFs are essentially traps. The soot is periodically burned off but ash from the engine oil and diesel remains and eventually blocks the channels.
The life of the DPF is essentially based on total fuel and oil consumption, rather than number of miles....
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Just for anybody that comes across this as some future date. It was indeed the G40 Camshaft Position Sensor (Hall Sender) Pt. No. 03G957147B that was at fault. Replacement sorted the conking out issue, the hard to start engine while warm issue and no reoccurence of the fault code P3007 / 012295 on the ECU.
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