May 2012
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I purchased a Fiat Grande Punto about 3 months ago from a used car dealer and some issues have come up reguarding the car perfromance. Since I've had the car, the engine has always sounded fairly loud along with very noisy tappets, and if you start the car instantly without pausing while in ignition it does struggle to turn over.... Read more
hi all ive got a misfire problem with my vectra
firstly the problem occurs in third gear while under load (3500 rpm ) onwards at which point i get the car and spanner symbol on the dash i have had the car plugged and read by a friend but alas thereare no fault codes stored just a record of the misfire in cylinders 3 and 4 i also et the engine symbol occasionally if i continue to keep the engine under pressure... Read more
Hiya, I have not long just brought a Vectra unwillingly knowing it has exactly the same problem as you are getting!
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the drivers door window, goes up on automatic and then as soon as it reaches the top of the cycle (i.e.fully closed) immediately comes back down again to fully open !! Is this a familiar fault and /or has someone suffered something similar. I am keen to know what sort of repair bill I am likely to get?
Have you tried the reset procedure as in the handbook ?
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Hi,
My petrol/fuel gauge has been showing empty for the last 3/4 weeks, so I am topping it up with petrol but guessing to the amount that is in the tank. The yellow light is always on and sometimes moves up to the second bar but nothing higher. I put £50 petrol in and the gauge never moved. Any ideas or help please people?... Read more
On this model,access to the fuel sender/pump unit requires removal of the fuel tank.hth
Hi I have a 106 Xsi. A few weeks ago after being left standing for a week the car practically had a flat battery and wouldn't turn the engine. I took the battery out charged it and put it back the following day and now the car won't start. It turns over but won't fire. At first I thought the immobiliser had kicked in somehow. I have one of those keypads by the gear stick but this has been disconnected since before i bought the car and has never done this before. Neither of the keys I have, have chips in them.
So I did some checks on the car and it turned out there was no fuel getting to the spark plugs and also no spark from the spark plugs. You can't hear the fuel pump priming when I turn the ignition on. I got a replacement crank sensor as someone said it could be this and this did seem to make the car sound like it wanted to start a lot more but still wouldn't. I still can't hear the fuel pump priming but the spark plugs are now wet and smelling of fuel after I turn the engine but I still have no spark. I tested the power feed going into the coil pack with a multimtre and there is no power.. ... Read more
I had a similar problem a couple of years' back. I went down the crankshaft sendor replacement route and no joy-still no fuel or spark. Eventually I tackled the ECU box. A rubber gasket had failed on the wiring loom connection allowing water into the wiring loom. This had gradually corroded the power supply pin down to nothing. Soldered on a new wire, ran it through the bulkhead and soldered it on to the relevant fuse holder in the fusebox. Fired right up.
I am looking at two cars. Both Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDi diesel estates.
Number one is 2005 with 85000 miles. It has full service history, most with Skoda. But needs a cam belt change. Asking Price is £3,400. It is a private sale.... Read more
Well, I went for the 2005 (Nov reg 55) TDi. So car is really only 6 1/2 years old. The seller reduced the price for the cost of replacement oif the cam belt by £250, to £3,150. It drove the 50 miles home at 64 mpg!
Thank you for your advice. It was really appreciated. Will get cam belt and water pump (with metal impellors?) changed asap.
Please could you advise about a problem I'm having on my 1999 Toyota Corolla.
It started during gentle slow braking with steering on RH lock even in dry weather.
The abs seems to activate as there is the familiar grinding noise and it is felt through the brake pedal. The problem has now worsened; it now appears on LH lock and straight ahead but still only at slow speed and gentle braking.
The braking effect still seems to be effective and not diminished
Many thanks Read more
It's worth getting things professionally looked at. You can't mess about with brakes. As mentioned, Idon't think it's your ABS - I think your pads have worn out and the backing plate is grinding on to your discs. The reason it only appears at slow speed is becuase you can't hear it at high speed due to road noise etc. Minimise driving of your car and have it booked into a reliable independent garage asap.
Hi, i have a A3 1.4T sportaback on a 57 plate- done 16K miles. Since i have had it i cannot get any decent mileage out of it. It is mainly used for town driving but even on long runs i can only get about 28mpg out of it at best. Putting so much fuel in it!!. im running it on normal 95RON unleaded. Any help or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks- Russell Read more
I have to agree with you. I have a 1.8 Zafira that's cheaper to run on BP Ultimate petrol than anything else, despite the higher cost per litre. The reason? It eats EGR valves when run on anything else and they ain't cheap! I went through three of the things before I worked that one out.
HELP, I have replaced the timing chain on my sons 1.3cdti & after a while the crankshaft oil seal started leaking, I have now replaced the seal twice making sure the cover was correctly located on the dowels (thinking this must line everything up), after reading a Haynes manual I notice mention of a centering pin tool part no. . EN 46775, but no one seems to sell it, vauxhall or motorfactors, & I cannot see it mentioned on any help forum. The only other mention of it is on the Ruville website. obviously many of you will have done this job, what am I doing wrong?, thankyou for all advice. Bill Read more
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My key fob stopped working a couple of weeks ago....will lock the car but not unlock! I was having to unlock the drivers door manually with the key....this stopped working after a few days......the barrel just starts to spin.........moved onto unlocking the passenger door.......today this has started to do the same.......am now onto unlocking rear door and climbing through!!! is this something simple with a quick fix or am i into new locks??? Read more
The key is as you describe.....the back door has now started to spin.....with the spare key it is doing the same...........I assume peugeot are now going to take some money off me??
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