March 2012
Above nearside wheel arch discharge pipe from auxiliary heater. Have had problems with VW agents who were of little help. Have connected a hose to this plastic pipe but cannot find an abvious point to discharge condensed water outside the vehicle. Read more
My radio has stopped delivering AM programmes.
The FM reception is perfect. When tuned to AM noisy interference swamps the just-audible signal.
Do I need to buy a new radio?... Read more
I would suggest you check you aerial first, a weak AM signal is much more susceptible to noise than an FM one. Possibly water has got into the base.
Have had a fuel leak around the fuel filter, have replaced the fuel filter but that does not seem to have helped any ideas guys ??? Read more
what the best engine torque (rpm) for optimum fuel efficiency Read more
Assuming it's a naturally aspirated petrol engine, best efficiency will occur between 2000 and 3000 RPM and 70-80% of available torque at that speed.
You'll find that peak torque occurs at a higher RPM usually 4000-5000RPM. This is where best volumetric efficiency occurs. But best engine efficiency is usually below this....
Yeah, a way to increase capacity. But I would maintain it's just a fudge and a darned dangerous fudge at that.
How long before a stream of hard-shoulder and tailgating HGV's cannon into something or somebody, with frightful consequences ? Read more
If the hard shoulder can take the weight and wear of the traffic, it must have been built originally with this in mind. Room for future expansion.
20 odd, 50 odd, years later, that time has come....
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it seems both are a similar price; so i'd personally pick the golf.
The golf has nicer interior and 'should' be more reliable - in reality i doubt it's any more reliable than the megane though....
Noise on left side of the engine, just had a service done two days ago,no probs before service. Whining noise on occasions especially when engine warm. Took it to garage,mechanic mystified but sprayed oil down side of engine,says it could be split pipe somewhere? Since spraying it doesn't seem to occur as much,but still there. Read more
Many thanks for the info BenG. I was going to have the recommended major service done (10yrs old) but the car has only done 61 thousand miles,so i opted for a full service instead. I'm a bit worried now on what you have said. Thanks again.
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i have a 2000 vauxhall vectra 2.0 cdx with x20xev ecotech engine which is running rich ie the sparkplugs are black a bit of research as to the cause of the problem has led me to belive the coolant temp sensor is faulty what i need to know is where is it located on the engine so i can replace it and are they expensive from a main dealer.... Read more
The cts is located in the cylinder head,just below the coil pack.Part cost is around £15,but I am not convinced this is at fault.Get some diagnostic kit plugged in to check for any fault codes and live data values.hth
i installed new alternator
but i have a problem which is the electricity is not stable "go up and down"
aslo the driver panal indecators are playing Read more
Suggest you take it back and get a refund and buy an "approved" alternator.
Where do I stand on terms of getting something done to fix my car. I'm currently 3years in to 5year finance deal and my car has just decided to break down on me outside the warranty (3 months).
I took it to my local vauxhall garage to explain what was wrong, for them to ring me back later that day to say. Yes we found the fault, but the computer can't find a fault so we don't know what to do. I find it hard to believe that trained vauxhall Mechanics cant find any fault with my car.
I've had nothing but problems with this car for the past 2 years, I've had the following replaced within the last 7 months - ecu, glow plugs, new cylinder head, air con unit, 4 sensors. Could I use this to help me in getting something done?
Do I have ground to ring the finance company and explain what is going on, would it fall,under the sales of good act that my car is not fit for the purpose? Should I be entitled to courtesy car off the credit company as I'm paying for my car which isn't working. Read more
got same problem with ford computer cannot find fault,its just easy way for dealer to get out of fixing it ,we put it the hands of solicitor let you know how we get on
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If you really mean the "auxiliary heater" the is only a combustion exhaust pipe there is no condensation discharge as such as it is a heater. Please explain. Regards Peter