February 2014
Nala 7 asked on 20 February 2014
What is aluminium grease used for? Would it better for alloy wheels than copper grease?... Read more
Hi Guys,
I'm thinking of getting rid of my golf tdi for something petrol with less to go wrong. I.e no turbo, dmf and dpf.
I've narrowed down my search to the 2 cars in the subject. Does anyone have any experience of these cars? Especially the mondeo, how do you find it with it having a 1.6 petrol engine, what's the mpg like and reliability?
You may wonder why I've selected these 2 but I want something that's reliable, petrol, revvy and good handling with a decent engine. I did consider the focus 1.6 but it seems lacklustre with only 100bhp and the 1.8 version is too thirsty compared to the Civic. If you have any other suggestions feel free to mention them.
Cheers
BRG Read more
I hope you enjoy it, for all my moaning it's a really comfy car, great front seats, quiet, good handling and good looking IMO better looking than others in it's class
In addition to the above concerns, I wonder if fitting such a device could void a car manufacturers warranty.
I have seen cars that have had telemetric type devices removed and there has been bare live wires just dangling around behind the dash.
Hi. I would welcome any thoughts on the above. I had both cars before from Approved Used BMWs dealerships. They cost more but were of quality and reliable. I loved the 3-series but found the I-drive on the 5-series fiddly.
I now drive a Honda CRv at the moment. A great allround family car. But we have two in the family so only need one. I can now go back to my BMW.... Read more
You're welcome Harry, sorry can't be more helpul.
The forum i refer to is this one. www.bmwland.co.uk/forums/...
My wife has a 2011 MX5 with a retractable hardtop. She's had it from new. This winter, water has somehow got into the boot, saturated the carpets, something that didn't happen last winter, nor with her previous MX5 (softtop) which she had for over 5 years.
So, today we get the Mazda dealer to check it out... not the easiest problem to diagnose, I admit, but this is their answer... you park the car on a sloped drive, that's part of the problem, also this winter has been very wet, that's the other part of the problem. So, we can't do anything, but suggest that you park it the other way round, so the boot is uppermost on the slope. These cars, and I quote, 'aren't designed for slopes and very wet weather'. ... Read more
The soft-tops have drains behind the seats which in time can get blocked. I use a curtain wire to push down the drain tube. I assume the MK3 is the same as the older models for this. What the arrangement for the PRHT is I don't know.
I've had this for 2,600 miles now and when it's cold the engine makes i a whirrling/whoosing noise when it accelerates. I notice between 0-30 mph.
With it being brand new I wouldn't expect it to be broken, but I've never had a brand new car before or even a petrol.... Read more
Follow previous advice and take it back
help apreciated my van has what
sounds like a top end knock .i had it towed to a garage they striped it said the tubo had gone then the cylinder head so replaced with new ones checked timing chain built bak up by them problem still there now there saying injectors but cant be sure even after having them checked has anyone any ideas i have too much money in it now as i have just had new cluch and brakes done as well HELP PLZ Read more
its knocking from startup and speeds up as you excelerate we have had the injectors to a specialist ,he says none of them are that good we changed the head because the cams looked worn it went a bit quieter but the same problem is there . Im just relucktent to spend another £700 on new injectors for a guess
the pistons seemed fine when head was off at this moment they are swaping injectors about to try and isolate the problem ...
Just bought an 11-month old Alhambra, with 7.5K on the clock, currently on long-life servicing. Diesel 2.0/140 engine.
Should I give it an oil change immediately and move onto fixed servicing intervals, or let it run in for a bit more? We won't be doing many miles over the next few months, as we do the bulk of our mileage in summer. ... Read more
I use the train now and only do 6K per year so changing the oil every 2 years makes sense for me as 10 years use is only 60K miles.
Doesn't work like that. When I bought my new Leon it was available with either fixed or long life servicing. I only do about 8000 miles a year thus long life (approx 20,000 or 2 years) might appear to make sense but VAG clarly state that if you do under 10,000 miles a year its fixed service intervals. On investigation there was no cost saving with long life (with the service plan I bought it would have actually been more expensive) so its annual services for me.
I have decided to buy a 4x4, but which one? I like the look of the freelanders 05 for around 4500, but worried about reliability. Can anyone put my mind at ease? Or suggest an alternative? Read more
I got a Mitsubishi Outlander 2.4 petrol, leather, auto, FSH, 88000, for £2250. It does drink a lot though, 22 to 25 mpg. But for that money what am I complaining aboot?
Already 3 times I got the EAC code on my dashboard.At that moment my power level doesn't go above 10mph. When I stop the engine and I restart it the problem is fixed.
My dealer did a DTC(diagnostic?) reading of the computer in my engine but he could not recover the code. So he cannot find the cause of the problem.... Read more
This has same engine and electronic throttle system as fitted to Fiesta models.I would get all the connector blocks to the engine checked.Also a low or poor condition battery can give this problem .hth
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Edlithgow, you're in good company here obsessing about certain things.
My own OCD's are....