February 2013
I had a problem with my E30 318i stuttering, and thought it may be a fuel problem, but before replacing the fuel filter, I thought I'd replace the spark plugs and HT leads (number two lead had a burn hole in it), these had not been renewed for several years.
About a week or so ago, I replaced the spark plugs and HT Leads, barr one, the number one spark lead (with the sensor cable on it), after having disconnected the negative wire to the battery 'first'. I left the number one lead and sensor cable on as access to the crank sensor connector was difficult, and I had not got a socket set handy.... Read more
I think the BMA is getting ideas above its station. It's the NHS's job to offer healthcare, not dictate lifestyle choices. Yes it's frustrating to have patients disregard advice, but that's common in most industries. Live with it.
The fire brigade used to rush off and fight fires. Now they spend a lot of time visiting homes and commercial buildings, and advising on safety e.g. fire alarms, fire escapes, removing dangerous materials etc. Prevention is better and cheaper than the alternative. I don't see why medics cannot adopt the same approach. Ideally of course we want people to live and pay taxes till they retire, then drop down dead, with no nasty expensive long term illness.
Anyone else had a problem like this ?
I booked a test drive with a local Main Ford Dealer for today, they knew exactly the car I was interested in & cinfirmed they had a car available to the required spec. On arrival this morning, after hanging around for 30 minutes they then advised me that the car had been loaned to Asda for the day but I was able to inspect the car in the showroom and that a vehicle with a lower spec is available for a test drive. Obviously I refused this offer. I telephoned another dealer and arranged a test drive there within the hour. completed the test drive, sorted out the money side and ordered the car.... Read more
Not surprised.
Back in April when we were looking to buy a new replacement for our Mazda 2, we booked an appointment/test drive with our local dealer (who we had bought 3 new mazda's from previously). When we arrived the salesperson had gone out with another customer. We waited in the showroom for 35 minutes, and were ignored by the rest of the sales staff....
recently i bought a 1998 peugeot 206 1.6 ls, which has a blaupunk casette player. for some reason it no longer works. there is power going to the stereo as the backlight on the poer button still works. however, the stereo does not turn on. can anyone suggest anything? i dont have a manual for the car, as the previous owner didnt have one. ive shecked all the fuses and all of them are fine. any suggestions??? Read more
Perhaps the unit has come to the end of its life.
hi all i have a 1998 jeep grand cherokee sometimes my remote keyless entry fob will not unlock or lock my doors so this means the the immobiliser is still on i have noticed that if i am inside the car the rke works more often than not but as soon as i go outside of the carit becomes very hard to operate the rke this happens with both key fobs i have replaced both of the batteries with in the last week can anybody help? please. also i have tried disconnecting the car battery to see if this would reset anything unfortunately it didnt
thanks... Read more
Unfortunately my wife has had a smallishh bump, hitting another car from behind. Insurance company has already written it off due to there estimate of repairs being miore than car's worth.
Nissan Microa Profile 'V' 1999, 75K on the clock good condition.... Read more
Be prepared look for three cars the same age roughly the same mileage and condition and save the deatails , notify the insurance company if they offer you a low figure.
Hi,
I have a 2007 diesel polo (9n3). It's the BNV engine and (I think) the 3 cylinder 59 kw engine.
Am looking online and can find no obvious belt interval, would be very grateful if anyone knew.
Thanks in advance. Read more
Apologies up front for my descriptions as I know very little about car engines.
I took my car (1.6 HDI focus estate) into the garage on Friday for a full service and MOT. Due to the miliage they also said it needed its timing belt changed which I agreed to. When I went to collect it was still in their workshop and they couldn't get it started. They said the fuel lines had become airlocked and that they didn't have the kit to sort it, but would fix it the next day.... Read more
As you say your car was having a full service, the fuel filter will probably have been changed. So there may well have been the air in the fuel line. If the engine was mis-timed after belt replacement, they could have been cranking it over, trying to purge air, and bashing all the valves. There are oil pressure tensioners, but only on chain cam engines, so that is a lie. Are you in AA or RAC or similar, because you need a professional in now to inspect the engine and advise you.
Can someone outline in simple terms what the problem is with DPF equipped cars. and under what circumstances they are likely to cause problems.
I have a 2009 Passat CC 2.0 TDI, just done 60 K and now out of warranty and I've never had any bother at all.... Read more
it is NOT the case than that you need to do only motorway driving to clear the DPF, because the system will decide on its own when to do it, and this could be on the Motorway or on the way to the shops.
No. It is easier for the engine to do a regen on the motorway though. The engine won't usually attempt to start a regen until the coolant gets aove about 60-70C or so, and it will probably be interrupted when idling. For most drivers, it isn't an issue.
hi my airbag light stays on but first flashes 434343 in that order plese help? Read more
Does it have a switch to turn off the passanger airbag worth a try because a common fault is the seat matt in the passanger seat or the associate plugs and wiring.
Browse
Hi Rob
The first thing to check would be your battery connections, make sure that both the connectors and posts are shiny clean, then follow the negative lead from the battery to the engine/gearbox/chassis and make sure the connections are tight....