January 2014
I have a 2.5L diesel, 60 plate transit van which has a noisy engine on cold starts - sounds a bit like tappets. Once the engine warms up it quietens down. no loss of oil or power and the dealer has taken a look at it a couple of times and says it's nothing more than diesel knock! Have had the van from new and didn't have the problem in the first 12 months of ownership. Is it a problem or is this normal? Read more
HI CAN ANYONE HELP ME I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FITTING TOWBAR AND DOING THE WIRING SO COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHICH SIDE OF THE CAR THE HARNESS IS SITUATED THANKS MILLI Read more
You will need access to both rear lights .However I would strongly suggest that you get some advice from a tow bar company ,as you are going to need a load relay so as not to damage the can bus network for the electrical functions.hth
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i have renault laguna 2002 v6 3.0 i have problem removing the hose from the heater theres a green clip on the hose can some one help explain how can i remove the hose. thanks Read more
The clip holds the hose in place so that you cannot pull it out. You therefore need to squeeze ? the ends of the green clip ( to expand it), then turn the hose anti clockwise a quarter turn and pull it carefully out over the lip. Another method is to (squeeze?) open the clip and push it back away from the hose (so that it is not holding the hose in place), then you can turn and pull it out as above.
Hyundai i30 CRDi
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My observations : Re various speculations on the impact, of using your air con, on fuel consumption or choosing wider (and therefore lower profile) tyres - most modern cars, even superminis, have air con either as standard or as an option. Clearly the entry level a/c sytems fitted to smaller EU cars do not have powerful compressors so the added 'burden' on the engine performance is not enormous and the a/c simply offers 'best efforts' in the spring and summer and usually very effective periodic 'demisting' in the autumn and winter. However some data are available e.g. see the entries (see link below) for the Kia Rio 1.1 litre CRDI 5dr manual in three columns - clearly showing a significant increase in fuel consummption when aircon is added (i.e. when going from Grade 1 to Grade 1 Air ISG or VR7) taking the EU Standard Test Procedure 'combined' figure from 88.3 mpg to 78.5 mpg I.E. a 12.5 % increase in consumption from 3.2 to 3.6 litres per 100Km - all running on 185/65 R15 tyres. Additionally when the same vehicle with air con is shod with wider 195/55 R16 tyres as in the Grade 2 model, there is a further degradation from 78.5 mpg to 74.3 mpg. I.E. a further 5.6 % increase in fuel consumption from 3.6 to 3.8 litres per 100Km.
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I think to even use the official figures for 'comparison' would be very misleading. Cars with large engines often exceed their EU test figures by some margin, whereas cars with small engines miss by a large margin.
We have all read the awful real world figures of small turbos. We see much less often how good the old fashioned large engines were. ...
It's disgusting, why should you pay more for a car if you pay cash, it should be illegal, to charge extra just because you don't take there finance, the same goes for the servicing bundle. Read more
Hi can I put a 1.9tdi in my seat Alhambra it has a 2.0tdi engine code BRT Read more
Tyre life was referred to in the engine oil thread as a topic for debate. I'm not thinking so much of mileage as of pure time.
I have no engineering knowledge but my gut feeling would be that if a car (or caravan - any vehicle) spends a lot of time idle, the sidewalls might deteriorate after a number of years.... Read more
Anyone like to enlighten us about 'veteran'? To be eligible for the Brighton Run cars have to be pre-1905, but I think it's commonly used for cars up to 1910. And when does veteran become vintage?...
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Dont know alot about these engines,
could it be piston slap from the cold weather?