March 2012
I wondered if anyone could kindly help with a problem that appears primarily from a cold start with my Santa Fe (90k miles)?
Occasionally, the engine starts and ticks over slightly unevenly but there is no power available, ie putting it into drive won't get it to move up the small incline on my driveway. The throttle has no response. Black smoke pours from the exhaust and there is a smell (to me) of unburnt diesel.... Read more
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I find reversing even a tiny van to be embarressingly difficult. Looking over your left shoulder to see a sheet of plywood 6" behind your head makes it difficult to gauge the orientation of the vehicle.
Taller, shorter cars tend to have better side mirror angles for seeing aft too....
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ive got a vectra 1.9 cdti sri and the air con does'nt work ive taken it to kwik fit and they couldnt get any pressure and they did'nt have any die so they could'nt check for leaks,so ive been askin around as you do and i was told the clutch could've gone on the compresor is this a comon fault or has anybody sufferd simler symptons.Any help please :-( Thanks.... Read more
Hi all i had the air con man out to day to do a test on my air con and it seems the condenser has a hole in it and needs replacing ive priced up a replacment on ebay for £71 deliverd,is it a case of just removing the front bumper and also will in need to replace the o rings,thanks glyn.....
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Due to having a ruptured disc and sciatica in my left leg I need an auto for under £4000
I have just sold my trusty landcruiser as it was too thirsty and having tried a few manuals I have realised its just too painful to push the clutch in.
Must be comfortable, economical and have a good safety rating.
Nothing too small - must be family sized
Any advice much appreciated
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In August 2009, I spent exactly that on a 2002 December BMW 530i Sport touring Auto.
Apart from 3 oil + filter changes (each under £50 from National tyres), and a air filters (Eurocar parts, £20 or so a go), two rear tyres my expenses have been limited fuel....
I test drove a 2.2 diesel (200PS) S-Max today. 6 months old, 2000 miles. At the end of a 10 minute drive the fan stayed on for at least 5 minutes and there was an "enginey" smell. The salesman assured me the fan staying on was normal and the smell was due to the way the engine had been cleaned. Does anyone have any views as to whether I should be concerned please? Read more
will carry 3 kids in the back and give me some driving interest -
Focus. Unless you're breeding monsters, you don't need an ix35, or a S-Max to fit 3 kids in the back....
Hi, my mondeo is just over 6 years old so when the AA man pronounced the battery dead after a call out for a non start I was not surprised. However, about a month later the new battery is flat and the car won't start. If I charge the battery up it seems ok, but does not really seem to charge properly from the engine. When I check it the battery with a meter it is about 12.6V. Once the car is started it takes about 13 seconds for the terminal voltage to rise to 14V. Is this normal? I would expect the alternator to put out 14V immediately the engine is running. Is this a symptom of a faulty alternator? Read more
I read on t'Internet that some battery manufactures claim that their batteries, whilst not Silver Calcium, will take the extra voltage of a Smartcharge system and work in Ford cars. A friend of mine had the old, failing, Silver Calcium battery in her Focus replaced with a cheaper, standard battery - which the Smartcharge system destroyed in just a few weeks.
hi i need to change the glow plugs i think on my c3 its really difficult to start recently and gives out white/grey diesel smeeling smoke on starting. they are at the back of the engine block do i need to take anything major off the top of the engine other than the air filter assembly?
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I'll be honest,never done one in a Citrroen,plenty of Peug's though.
so advice is based on these,your right they're at the back of the head,obscured by the egr pipe system.not really that hard to remove,then you can see the g/plugs,12mm hex heads with the wire fastened with 8mm nuts....
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I'm buying an car from main dealer, that was their ex-demo car.... Read more
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I guess what I am asking is everything for very little money but here goes !
I need a car with a big boot for around £2k or under. Its for a big dog !.. Its going to be a workhorse but I dont really want a dog of a car (pardon the pun ). It would be nice if it it didnt look too dated... Read more
The only vehicles with a significant amount of space in the back are estates-usually a lot more than MPVs and 4x4s.
Ford Mondeo built in satnav on the 08 plate satnav can't find any GPS signals and thinks it in another part of the country. Is there an easy fix for this or needs to be fixed by a computor wizard. Read more
I think you will find that the roof aerial is a dual band antenna.It serves both the radio and sat nav.Take a close look at the aerial base and mast and they are different in appearance to a car that has no nav system.There are 2 co-axial wires that run from the base mount inside the roof the the rear of radio.hth
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I also have a Santa fe 2007 producing black smoke on start up and acceleration. I also had cold start problems over this winter. The cold start problems were sorted when i fitted new glow plugs - not an easy job as they are right at the back of the engine block - the inetcooler radiator etc has to be removed. Due to the same problem you are having loss of power I also had to clean out the EGR valve which was cloged with black soot. My car eventually actually failed to start. The Spring in the EGR was stuck solid with the soot - this was first done approx 12 months ago. since then i have cleaned it out once more and it appears i may have to do it again. After cleaning it out each time the black smoke cleared - but i am sure i shouldn't have to do this as frequently. So it sounds like a blocked EGR valve in the first instance.