January 2012
Hi all,
some serious advice needed here on a cat replacement from kwik fit. Purchased 2years & 2 months ago, 14,000miles, and costing £530 fitted needs replacing again.... Read more
I have a problem when selecting reverse gear on my Golf.
On selecting reverse with the engine switched on, sometimes there is a slight crunching noise. The crunching noise is not there with the engine turned off and this problem does not occur in any other gear. However the gear selection is sometimes not that smooth, "lumpy" would be a good description. The car has covered 120k miles, but is regularly serviced. It is a 1996 1.6 MK3 , engine code AEE and the gearbox is a 02k. I have spoken to a colleague at work and he thinks it may be the gearbox linkage cables ?... Read more
I'm going to have a good look at the adjustment of the cables between the gear lever and the gearbox this weekend. The only other non expensive option that I can think of is the clutch cable adjustment.
Any other suggestions anybody ?...
Hi everyone, my front car seat has got a rip in it so ive bought a replacement seat from ebay to change it with. Im ready to remove seat in car but ive just been reading about how to take it out and people are saying about airbags going off, would this happen with a ford focus, it has a airbag on the side of the seat though, im alittle confused. Any help would be great Read more
DH - this looks like the useless Internet Explorer at it again. Try using Google Chrome or Firefox. Sorry!
Well I've been mooting the idea of getting a new car, probably looking to replace by September/October time or so (like to plan in advance) although I'm not quite sure yet, as it is not neccessary but would be more convenient I would say in terms of car sharing/deadlines etc.
I have shortlisted the Kia Rio mostly because of the low running costs in terms of initial expense and high mpg for the 1.1 diesel ecodynamics.... Read more
Well I guess one good thing about needing a new car in the long term is to see what new developments there are and competition.
After some consideration, and upon discovery of the Hyundai i20 facelift including the introduction of the same Kia 1.1ltr CRDi 88mpg engines into these cars and hopefully at a lower price than the Rio is a worthy contender!
i bought this car 20days ago,car drive and runs fine,no knocks or rattle but in a week or less it consume oil all of it i mean the dip stick comes dry,and if drive on motorway at 70 0r 65mph the all will go.there is no oil leaking no significant smoke but loseing oil,what could be the probable causes,pls. Read more
How many miles per litre does it use. I would have the crankcase breather sytem checked and cleaned. The crankcase may be pressurising and forcing oil past the rings and valves. Regards Peter
Hi,
Recently my Peugeot 307 SW 2.0 hdi 90 hp, gave a fault indication. Indicating a problem with the exhaust gas. The orange indicator was lit on the dashboard. I noticed that the fuel consumption had increased. I could do approx. 150-180 kilometers less with 1 tank of gasoline. Also the actual fuel consumption on the dashboard was presenting different values. It also takes a while before the boardcomputer calculates an actual fuel consumption especially driving slower than 40 km/h. Below 40 km/h no value is calculated. ... Read more
Thank you for your reply. My car was manufatcured by then end of 2004, so no particle filter is present.
Update:...
Folks,
2006 Scenic Mk II Dci. (this has the servo parking brake) - Rear pads noticed to be approx 2mm at MOT today (46000 miles).... Read more
>>The garage took the car to main dealer, who charged £55 to hook it up to attempt to clear the indication, which they were unable to do!
>>In desperation, disconnected/reconnected the battery...... Fixed!!...
When driving my 2007 Touran and you reach 75mph the throttle goes non responsive and the car slows to 50mph, which i understand as limp mode. Once you have stopped the car and turned the ignition off and on again you can then drive the car normally again untill you hit around 75mph ???
When it goes into limp mode there is NO warning on thedash board with a code or anything.....confused... Read more
Sounds like a turbo overboost condition often caused by the variable vane ring in the turbo being stuck. Your turbo, a VNT type does not have a conventional wastegate. Instead the turbo boost is controlled at source by the ECU which alters the angle of the vanes to provide more or less boost to suit all engine requirements. If the vane ring becomes stuck due to the build up of carbon deposits and rust, and will not move then the turbo boost pressure can become too high. The ECU will detect this via the turbo boost pressure sensor and will take action by reducing the engine power before serious damage results. In this condition the fault code 17965 is often generated.
The cure is not necessarily a new turbo, although I expect the dealer will tell you it is. What it needs is to be removed and thoroughly cleaned. There is a product on the market which I have used with success. For less than £50 it's worth a try, but make sure you use it exactly as per the instructions....
Anyone know if the new MoT includes tests that would detect a de-cat pipe, or is it visual only?
Tempted to get one as they're only £35, and blank off the EGR. Read more
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Hi there.
Am interested to know what you guys think about rattles or creaks in cars:... Read more
I have an Audi which IMHO is the best car for being rattle free. My wifes newish Ford Focus is a carcophany of rattles by comparison.
The only creak or rattle I have ever had from my Audi is a creaking noise at low speed and round town coming from the door frame, this was fixed by massaging silicone sparingly into all of the doorframe seals....
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