October 2013
One of the comments to this video said that the dark coloured car in front of the camera may have had a diesel engine.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/10347802/Drivers-terrifying-crossing-of-floating-bridge-in-Russia-goes-viral.html... Read more
started fine friday but would not next day, did not use glow plugs and blue smoke came out of exhaust, left till sunday used glow plugs untill light went out DID NOT turn engine over did this three times then tried to start engine, still will not start and blue smoke came out of exhaust, I used glow plug untill light went out before turning engine over. if one glow plug fails to work, does this stop all the plugs from working. Any other idea's would be helpfull
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Thanks for your help, It turned out to be a relay problem a bad connection so simp0le when you know how again thanks for all your help.
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Are you, or do you know Ross2468?
Keen to speak to he/she or anyone else who has had damage caused by this problem.
I too bought a Mazda 6 from Carshop and have had exactly the same scenario, except I didn't have the extended warranty, although it seems it woulD have been useless anyway
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Very common problem with timing chains on Mazda 6 ! They can also run cranks !
Taken from Autocar's website. You can tell it is raining here this morning! Otherwise I'd be at work. Yes, on a Sunday. BTW, I am not a man of the cloth. :)
The dominance of diesel engines in Europe’s new car market could be over before the end of the decade.... Read more
The EU is run by lobbyists for lobbyists. You have to ask "qui bono?" (I think). Stringent emissions mean that certain industries benefit from manufacturing DPFs, for example.
Light bulb manufacturers love the fact that all motorists have to carry a spare set, just in case, even though they can't actually fit them. Makes no sense whatsoever, but that isn't the point....
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My car has done 39000 and is a good little runner. The time has come to sell it and I would like to know what is the best way of selling it - private, dealer or auction? I have a complete service history including all the invoices and it is in pretty good nick.
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For those reasons the Lupo got quite a good press at the time. Its successor, the Fox, wasn't much liked, but now most people rave about the Up. Strange!
How about a classic Maxi?
''At the time we didn't know what reliability really was'''
Was in my kerbside cowboy days then, very quickly became apparent that all you did to Corolla and Bluebirds was service them and replace friction parts when needed, which was simplicity itself as they were (and still are in some cases) made to be maintained easily....
FiL is looking at changing his 2006 Scenic diesel for a 2 year old Nissan Note diesel. He's had had lots of expensive problems with the Renault but am I right that the Nissan has the same engine given the strategic alliance between Renault and Nissan? Read more
+1 for the Note. Great practical cars.
I thought they wher changing the 3 brands around?
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The problem wasn't the handbrake, but rather that it was left in drive/reverse.
Most handbrakes are easier to remove if you press the footbrake as well....