December 2012
My car has what I believe is a common fault on this model. Engine "jerks" at low revs and intermittently cuts out when cruising. Internet folklore indicates this is the Cam or the Crank position sensor.
Q1 Unable to find a cam position sensor, is one really fitted on the tddi ?.... Read more
Just had new starter motor fitted by a friend, the car was struggling to start then burnt out the starter motor, since then it has a massive lack of power it can be rev'd over 3k but no pull, then it'll go into limp mode. It's been plugged into a computer which said the water temp switch was faulty, have changed that now but still no better, also the engine is quite noisy, when its revved above 2.5k it makes a funny clattery noise, please can some one help !!! Read more
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Im stuck on a problem with my car,the car starts and runs fine but every now and then it ticks over lumpy for a a while roughly 10-15 mins some times only 5 mins mainly when its warmed up. Then it cures itself!!!!... Read more
It could be one or more of a number of possible issues.
A Ford dealership will be able to run live diagnostics which could throw up an error code. The other garages use a static error code reader which only log certain types of error code.
Ford will charge around £60+VAT for their services, it's well worth taking it along to them.
Last few years its been snow, ice, frost etc, well whats the excuse this time? And I'm not talkin about areas where roads may have been affected by flooding, land slip etc, they are everywhere. Read more
My journey to work is only 20 miles and on major roads and the amount of Pot holes is getting out of hand. Most of the journey is spent avoiding holes in the ground! Is there a online petition anywhere to get the government to sort this?
I'm just wondering of this is OBD2 compliant ? The EEC directive for diesels says "all vehicles from 2004" and all new models from Jan 2003.
Connecting my ELM327 to this , I get 'no response from ECU' using various s/w , but all works ok on my 2006 Fiesta (naturally) , and worked fine on my 2001 Focus petrol ... Read more
Petrol cars had to be EOBD-compliant from 2001 model year, ie Sept 2000 onwards - diesel car compliance wasn't required until 2004 model year, ie Sept 2003.
For commercial vehicles the dates were later, 2002 for petrol and 2007 for diesel....
HELP!!! Immobiliser nightmare
I've had my s reg mk4 a week now. Yesterday I drove to my mums a mile down the road did what I needed to do and when I went to start the car again the immobiliser kicked in. My step dad plugged the diagnostic machine in and erased it but it did nothing. My breakdown cover came out and said he couldn't do it and it needs resetting. Is there anything I can do it can anyone recommend someone somewhere in Leicester to help??
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I agree, Golf 4 immobiliser faults are rare and when we do see them it is usually the reader coil at fault. A new reader coil can only be purchased from VW with a new barrel but if you know what you are doing you can extract the new one and fit it to the old barrel.
My swift is 8 months old with under 7000 on clock and i have noticed a decrease in mpg. I am only getting 51 instead of 68. Its a 1.3 diesel 2012. I checked the oil and this is black which is not right for the age and mileage. Any ideas? Read more
Both fantastic mpgs, in my opinion.
I must get a car like this soon with the price of fuel.
hi there i just survices my car and changed the coolant on it and when to run the car up and the fan kicks in and the temp gauge gose to red and no coolant is leaving the expansion tank i undone the bleed nippal at the bottom of the rad to see if the is water in there and there was so i toke the top hose off and no water come out so i checked the thermosat houseing and no water has pasted thought so can any 1 help thanks Read more
hi i have sorted it now there was just a big air in the system every thing is running fine now thanks for the help
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Has any one else experienced an electrical fire in this model. Mine caught fire after starting it on my drive. The fire was behind the bulkhead on the nearside... Read more
At my last service I ws told my car has a tiny hole in the intercooler, it causes a subtle whining noise varying with revs."no F codes are present in ECU and no lack of power at present time".
Initially Iwas told no action was called for, but a week later I was told it would cost >£400 to remedy. Should it be corrected or safely observed over time?... Read more
That £400+ sounds like a dealer price.
Try and find a secondhand intercooler and get it swapped out by a local independant garage....
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