November 2013
I have a ford focus 1.8 ghia 1999 and it revs by itself . And in the last two days battery light and oil light come on and car cuts out. I checked oil it's fine any ideas Read more
Hi Everyone,
I have a ford mondeo Ghia X 130ps TDCi Diesel (2003) . The car has served me well with 120k on the clock, but it recently has developed a bit of a problem which i'd love your help on.... Read more
The glow plug indicator is the engine malfunction light.Next stop is somewhere that can plug in some diagnostic equipt to find out what is going on.it may be a good idea to get the fuel filter replaced first before going down the expensive route.hth
Hi,
I have a 2006 Astra 1.6 petrol. I was driving it for a couple months with the engine electronics light (car with spanner) illuminated on the dashboard. I got the fault codes cleared but the light came back. Because it didn't affect performance I continued to drive and intended to get it looked at in next service.... Read more
I the first paragraph of your original post sums it up.The light was on ,due to a defect manifold flap,but it drove ok.The non start is a different problem .The fact it drove ok for a couple of days is coincidental.hth
Finally decided to go for a new iX35 and would appreciate any advice on whether to go for the 1.7 or the 2.0 Diesel. I have driven both and found the 2.0 a bit quieter and a bit more gutsy but am concerned about the fuel economy; I've looked at Real MPG and just wanted to check whether anyone has experience of the post-facelift 2.0 CRDi - is it any better or just the same as the old one?
Thanks... Read more
I haven't driven this model but in general with this sort of issue, if you only drive gently, the smaller engine wil do fine, but if you like to get a move on, go for the bigger engine. To make brisk progress you'd have to work the smaller engine harder, thus reducing or negating the economy advantage.
MG6 - Well would I ? - WELL YES actually I have.
I've bought an MG6 (TSE petrol model) and can admit that now after 7 months of driving I'm even more pleased with my purchase than when I bought it.... Read more
As a member of the MGCC I would like to be enthusiatic but two things worry me:
Service and Support...
Morning all,
I'm new to this site so please forgive any mistakes.... Read more
If it's an immobiliser problem, it could be that the aerial coil on the ignition barrell is intermittent & not reading the chip in the key.
Hi All,
We need a radio code for serial M032096. We have a code in the booklet 4803 however; my partner has attempted to put this in and it told her to wait 30 minutes? any help is appreciated. Read more
nicole2308,
The keycode for your radio should be: 7177
In one of my my business incarnations I run a lettings agency.
The manager drives a Mini, but that will soon depart and we need to source a less expensive pool car which will be used not only for her but other staff to go out to doing inspections etc. I reckon that the car will do no more than 6,000 miles pa and there will be lot of stop start trips.... Read more
Agreed a leasing deal of £465 down and 35 payments of £155 (all plus VAT) for 8,000 miles pa.
Everyone happy including the staf member who will be driving it mainly and the FD.
It's funny how small things like the feel / feedback from controls can really affect the enjoyment of a car.
I've just had a Volvo V40 D4 (the 177bhp diesel) for a day. A nice premium hatch, tidy handling, fairly smooth ride etc.... Read more
It could be that what your are feeling is the turbo cutting in. This can give an "all or nothing" effect at various throttle openings. Not so obvious at higher speeds.
Hello,
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www.mattbarney.co.uk/fiestastartupgraph.jpg shows a graph of a cold startup taken the other day. Note that it only took 6 seconds to go down to a normal idle speed. Blue is RPM, red is STFT (multiplied by 10, for the sake of readability). Notice how at point 16 the revs are pretty normal but STFT is 41%!
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Wat u think it is then mistic meg lol