July 2012
Hi all,
Newbie alert i'm afraid, but i'm hoping someone can help me as my Vectra is doing my head in! I bought my 53 (2004) plate Vectra 1.8 SRI in April (2012) and all seemed to be ok until i started to notice that when i try and pull away from a busy junction there is a slight hesitation until you get to approx 2-3k revs and then it takes off. i took the car to VXL who did a diagnostics test and it showed a error "Fuel Trim Misfire Bank 1", they said that it could be a number of things (being MAF Sensor, Coil Pack, Air leak, Injectors etc) but said to try cleaning the throttle body 1st and see what happens, so i buy some Wynn's Carb cleaner and gave it a good clean up, no change so bought a new MAF Sensor, again no change so decided i could live with the problem for now as i try not to boot it unless i have to - now after about 2-3wks after changing the MAF the car is running really rough at idle and when driving at a set speed the car randomly slows up and the shoots forward (feels really strange!) and basically here i am, i have know idea where i should be going from here and need some advice, how can you check for air leaks and are there particular pipes that are more prone to leaks than others? I do have some Redex Advance but don't know whether that will make any difference or not? Having trawled through many forum sites looking for a solution i've decided to give it a go myself, i'm no expert mechanic (although i do try and do most repairs myself) so go easy lol. I Hope that someone can help, thanks guy's Read more
Hello,
A new problem has arisen with my Vauxhall Astra MK4 2001. I started it this morning as normal, it idled horribly and erratic. I drove about 20ft and the car stalled. After restarting it, I drove back onto my drive, and the acceleration was minimal at times and then erratic again. Once I had restarted the car, I realised the engine management light was on, and then the traction control light came on a short while afterward.
Since this has happened, I disconnected the battery for a few minutes to reset the cars computer, seeing as though the erratic idleing had stopped, to see if that fixed the problem. The traction control light has gone off, but the engine management light has stayed on.
Any suggestions? Thank you in advance. Read more
I was able to find the MAF, between the Filter Box and the Throttle body, Ive taken that out and given it a general clean. The idleing erraticly has definetly stopped now, but the engine management light stays on? Is this because I need the codes wiped from the ECU now?
I purchased a Seat Ibiza Eocmotive with 33,000 miles on the clock back in march and I've allready added another 8,000 to it.
Due to work I will be driving around 33,000 per annum, mostly motorway, and I was just wondering, if such a question can be answered, how long should a diesel engine last?... Read more
Thank you for all your answers they where very helpfull!
My Focus has done 20K miles from new always serviced etc etc had the dashboard say "Engine systems failure" went into limp mode, took it to Ford Dealer who diagnosed via fault code that new throttle body was needed this was done at cost of £384 this was last friday.
went to use car to get to work today and withing 2 miles it was back same problem... Read more
If they're adamant it is a faulty new component, let them change it again for another new one, at their cost of course - then if the problem is still there, the issue lies elsewhere, logically. And I would be expecting my £384 back too, if the fault isn't resolved. Maybe try another specialist if it comes to that.
I returned to my car this afternoon and found a good old ticket from apcoa. When i arrived at the car park this morning i went to pay at the machine to find that yet again, it was not working and looks to have crashed while processing someone else's payment. I pressed cancel a fe times to no effect so had to leave as my train was in sight.
Now i have the ticket, for circumstances that i dont really feel were my fault - their ticket machines are notoriously unreliable or slow so i imagine this happens fairly often?... Read more
I have left a note on my car dashboard a few times - 'sorry, tried to buy a ticket but your machine is broken etc' and it usually works.
I drive a 1998, Mercedes C class Estate,with a 1.8 petrol engine. Could someone tell me if it is ok to run on the lower ethanol fuel (95octane,E10) that is now available?
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Here in Germany you must not use E10 fuel in any Mercedes except for the very latest models and then its suspect - standard euro 95 is quite ok.
When stationary there is a smell of petrol coming through the air vents. The car was recently serviced by main dealer and they couldn't find anything.
Typical. The fault wouldn't occur when it was in garage but a day after I got it back it's started again! When you lift the bonnet the smell is quite strong.... Read more
Thanks for the reply MADF.
It was doing it before it went into the dealer for a service and it's intermitent. That's probably why they couldn't find anything. I'll get them to look harder this time!...
I have an 03 Astra petrol and the exhaust emmisions light is on can anyone help
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Look at the thread you started yesterday on the same subject.
I have a 2001 nissan primera p12 and have the following problems.
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Japanese is hard coded into the car. I think into the Nav DVD drive.
I presume it was imported into NZ?...
Hi all, can anyone please help. i have just brought a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder minus a few parts. Apparently a common problem with these are that the plastic casing at the front of the roof rails blow off on the motorway. Does anyone know where I can buy them from please. These are only plastic and Nissan want £45 each for these things. Does anyone know where i can buy salvage ones from or either non genuine nissan parts. If this is a common problem there must be someone out there manufacturing these pieces of plastic.
Please can you help?... Read more
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