March 2013
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I am considering using this method of buying a Ford Kuga. You rent the car for 10 days and if you decide to buy then they deduct the rental cost. Seems like a good way of getting a vehicle checked out before buying, at what seems a resonable price.
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Having bought two cars after renting them (although it was pure fluke that I was given them by the rental company), I wholehearted like the idea of this type of long test drive in real world conditions.
It would be even better if they gave you your rental money back if you bought a new model from the manufacturer rather than from Hertz. (Don't Ford own Hertz?)
hi i had a very bad water leak but fixed now but my heating system is not working i think my heater motor has blowen am i right and is it easy to fix myself thanx. harryoki Read more
Can you hear the fan run or not they are not that quiet,asuming the fan is ok then you need to bleed the water system you will have air trapped in the heater.
I am trying to help a friend now based in France. He has damaged his key and can no longer use his car. I have tried on the web for a specialist firm to replace it but apart from Merecedes who want £200 I can't find anyone. Help! Read more
Mercedes are very special and can only be supplied by Mercedes you will need all the id of the car and perhaps the permission of the owner to act for him or her.
I have a whirling sound on my Focus the abs warning light came on. In the morning the battery was flat but the car started after a few mins charging. On moving the car to its normal parking spot the abs light would come on if the steering and brake applied at the same time.The battery is less than a year old.The fan belt looks OK and is correctly tensioned. Read more
Thanks for the advise about to take car to get it checked out,will let you know the outcome
Had 4 new injectors fitted, couple of days later started with oil leak, took it back to garage who said it had nothing to do with injectors being fitted and that the oil leak is from the camshaft, is this true??? Read more
My vehicle after 40 mile run battery shows 12.7 but after 2hours goes down to 12.2 this is the second battery tried both new Read more
If your battery drops from 12.7 to 12.2 volts after standing 2 hours with all the fuses pulled you have a dead battery unless there is a power leakage that pulling the fuses does not affect. Try disconnecting the earth after stopping the car, if the voltage drops the same your battery is definitely knack3red.
can anyone pass info regarding the ex police car tax, i have just purchased a vehicle where the dealer told me i was taxed and i drove from london to wigan then read this forum to find out that he was filling me with cr.p.I would like to know what proceedure i have to follow to get the vehicle taxed ,can someone advise me please,i have the logbook , the cover note ,bill of sale,and a knackered megane waiting to die .the sooner the better . thanks for reading neill Read more
You need to got to your nearest dvla office.
i have a golf 4 gti 1.8 turbo when it gets down to quater of a tank of fuel it starts cutting out (completely stops) its happened 3 times now . its fine till it hits quater of a tank. its not the fuel because it starts up again and goes fine for 30 -40 miles the cuts again. can any one please help. Read more
1.9 cdti 150 bhp 16v , 215000 miles just had cylinder hd off ,hd was put bk with new hd gaskit with full gaskit kit, new inlet manifold,new map sensor , new hd bolts, new inj seals, new exhaust temp sensor .{ fault code was p2279) that all clear now, no fault codes or warning lights just smoking , acceleration and idle tick is fine , smoke smells like burning rubber ? Read more
If its black smoke it could be being starved of air, check the filter and inlet trunking.
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I think you will find the HG has gone ,I have been playing with BMWs for many many years and what you describe is very common.The lack of mayo is meaningless I have seen cars engines with loads of mayo but the head has not gone and vice a versa.You could look at the water pump but they normally give no problems they are mechanically driven on the left hand side of the block looking towards the windscreen.You could also check the thermostat but water loss no apparent leaks the water has to be going somewhere and in your case its going up the exhaust. The temp gauge is measuring the air temp when slowed down due to the lack of water in the system.
There is one more check you can carry out it is possible that for some reason the water has gone low and allowed air into the system you need to bleed the system.Run the engine without the water filler cap when the stat opens the air will come out it may take some time for all the air to come out.