May 2012
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
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 Seat 1.9 TDi manual will go for it's 100k service soon and I want to know if it is necessary / good practice to replace the gearbox oil now? Or will a check and top up if required do just fine. There is no problem and it does not have a hard life, like pulling trailers etc. I'm more thinking preventative maintenance, but having said that I don't want to spend money if it's not really worth it.... Read more
I agree a good practice to change the gear oil, not great cost involved...probably 2 litres of good gear oil @£20 max, and half an hour max whilst its up on the lift.
I presume final drive runs in the same oil?
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??
I was thinking of getting a K12 Micra (2003-on). Maybe an 04 or 05. Private seller.
I have previously had 95 and 99 K11 Micras which were bullet proof.... Read more
New range of 1.2 engines for the Micra - not used in present Clio.
What I didn't realise was that most of the Nissan petrol engines up to 1.6 are made by a company called Aichikikai who have had technical and business ties with Nissan since 62/63. Main customers are Nissan, Suzuki and Jatco, followed by Renault, Renault-Samsung, and Ford.
Just had gearbox failure after 13000 miles from new.
Warrantywise will not pay.... Read more
Another inside job I think: if they were professional they would have made a better attempt at writing English. Thread closed.
I bought a 2006 Mazda 6 diesel in January of this year. The car had done 85000 miles and was sold to me with a 12 month warranty by a local independent dealer.
Within about a month an oil leak had developed which caused the brake system vacuum pump to fail.... Read more
>>The dealer wants to see how it goes with the fly wheel and if there are any more problems after that it will be a case of rejecting the car.
Jam tomorrow?
Is 4 wheel alignment necessary on a Focus 2009? The alignment readings were :
Left front 0 deg 30' camber; 3 34' caster; 0.3mm toe.... Read more
Many thanks again for your posts. The readings, in either degrees/minutes or alternatively in millimetres are recorded in my original posting exactly as on the report I was given by the garage.
My car has never had accident damage. There was no significant sign of uneven tyre wear or steering problems....
Hi, We have a Nissan Micra 2003 which I believe is a K12. We bought Bosch 522 spark plugs as recommended by Halfords. After changing them the car starts but over and under revs. The engine shook pretty badly and things didn't seem right so we obviously turned it off. I have a feeling a Bosch 522 may be the wrong spark plug as it looks different at the tip - does anyone know? According to Halfords online checker it's correct. Otherwise what would cause over and underrevving after a spark plug change? Thanks ever so much for your help. Read more
Hi actresskat, can you recall why that problem happened? - I'm about to change spark plugs on mine.
Were the Bosh spark plugs? any mistake you did? or the thottle was already malfunctioning before..?...
I've just fitted a rear mounted cycle rack and when a bike is on it the number plate can't be read. Doh!! This must be a common problem . I suppose I'll get stop sooner or later. To avoid that can I write my reg number on a piece of card and hang it over the bike? Read more
If S40's option (definitely the cheapest) doesn't appeal, compare the price of a roof-box with getting an auto-electrician to rig up a numberplate with lights attached to the bodywork below your rear bumper. I've no idea what that would cost, but it must be worth a look, bearing in mind the extra fuel you'd use with the roof-box.
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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.