March 2013
Ive noticed some very obvious rust in and around all the wheel arches. I've only recently seen it so i'm assuming that its due to this winter.
Ive seen a bodyshop and they said that if they 'remove' the rust it will reapear in a few months and the only way to do it would be to cut the affected metal out and replace it. This would cost too much though.... Read more
Dear Technical team. I have had a major issue with some fuel I purchased just before Christmas. The end result was my Vito van was in the garage for a month ( only work vehicle my business has) and a bill for £3660. Initially the garage thought it was a problem with the injectors but after replacing them and having the same problem they had to go back step by step and discovered the entire tank was full of contaminated fuel. They have returned all the fuel along with a large jar which is full of a strange cocktail. The top third being diesel the next a silty dark grey (with bits floating inside) then the bottom third a light grey sludge like liquid. I have complained to the large company that I filled up at, explaining I bought a full tank from them one day broke down 40miles later and have been dismissed, I am in discussions with trading standards / citizen's advice ~ with little joy. I believe I have purchased the last 60litres of the tank at the service station and this is the route of my problem. PLEASE give me some advice I'm not after any compensation I simply want my garage bill costs back.
Yours very hopefully GKF
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To be honest it could be either, if your van ever sits around with a low tank , and you only need to pick up some fuel with above average bacteria in it and away you go !
If you know where you filled up and you suspect you got contaminated fuel then you need a sample and a visit to them but whether they would admit to contaminated fuel is another thing altogether
Hardly any car being sold achieves these figures. At best they are a comparison between different models. Read more
Gentlemen! Just wondering what you do when you encounter a squeegee man at a corner. I'm starting to get really annoyed with them, to the point where if I see one up ahead I'll turn off the street I'm on just to not have to deal with them. Any creative solutions? Read more
I make eye contact, wave my hand in a negative gesture and shake my head. They move on.
I've long been a critic of motoring magazines printing beautifully crafted computer graphics images of forthcoming new models, based on informed guesswork. The CG images are often presented with equal validity to real photos and are sometimes almost indestinguishable from professional shots of real cars,
But the guesswork is often wrong - but, hey, customers will have forgotten about that by the time the car comes along! ... Read more
Hi,
I have posted a video here of the dashboard lights on my Diesel Ford Mondeo.... Read more
Thanks for the help guys.
As you saw in the video, when the engine starts the engine, ABS and traction control lights stay on for about a second....
Does anyone know how to reset the ECU without using VAG-COM or other diagnostic software? I'm wanting to clear the "learned" values (apparently it's a self-learning ECU?).
I've read online that disconnecting the battery does nothing as the values are hard-stored - anyone know if this is true or not?... Read more
Thanks - thought this was the case.
I've had a new exhaust fitted as the previous one had a massive hole in it. Fuel consumption was awful with the exhaust with a hole in it, it is slowly getting better than it was (must be re-learning), but I figured I'd reset the ECU to help it along a bit....
Hi, I was involved in an accident where a van pulled out of a side street causing me to collide with him. A copper arrived within seconds although didnt see full incident but 3rd party said his piece and the copper agreed that it was likely his fault. I have had my car repaired, hire car provided and 9 sessions of physio attended since the accident 3 months ago. It now transpires the 3rd party is disputing the claim saying i overtook a vehicle who was letting him out of a side road causing me to hit him, obviously a pack of lies and the insurance now saying they have an independent witness. There wasnt one at the scene which the copper can confirm.
Does anyone have any idea on whether the 3rd party have to agree to physio through accepting of liability and or of hire cars too ?? ... Read more
Just an update incase anybody is following this thread, i have now received a letter off my solicitor asking for written permission for them to start litigation against the third party. I expressed a concern a few days ago that things were not happening and i felt threat of court action was needed due to it being 4 months since the accident.
Been having problems with battery going flat plus boot unlocking over recent weeks have had RAC out twice. Rac man said push start was not disengaging draining battery took car to mazda agent straight after and told them this, they checked it and said everything was ok but said they were ordering me new key fobs under warranty, .still waiting for these this is in to addition to them previously fitting a new battery and boot switch on 13 march. I brought the car home on18th of march loaded bikes in hatchback overnight ready for 6.00 am start came out boot open all bikes stolen!! Battery again flat but this could be boot light draining battery Mazda said they didn't know what caused it as its never happened before but if look on internet there loads of different posts Mazda say theywill check it out again! when new fobs arrive. As you can imagine I am not impressed although I have had three previous mazdas with only minor problems.I have always used this agent in the past with good service. Read more
I keep getting a warning sign showing on central information display that there is a abs brake fault when I start the car but nothing shows on the instrument panel on the dashboard.
The warning goes off as quick as it takes to read and doesn't come on again, the car has been into the local Ford garage for a full check and they cannot find anything wrong.... Read more
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