April 2014
I have recently bought this car, does anyone no if the 4500 rds eon is compatiable with bluetooth, it has a button with phone on but that just seems to mute the radio and do nothing else? Any suggestions? Read more
My 1.6 diesel C Max broke down yesterday - the AA diagnostic showed up code P1262 cylinder 2 side short. They could not help further and recovered it to my home.
The car is now at the local dealership being diagnosed.
It is out of warranty by about 4 months, has done under 19000 miles.
Any idea what the fault/remedy is and whether I might qualify for a goodwill discount on the repair? Read more
Thanks for this extremely helpful reply.
DPF light flashing - you had your car serviced by non Mazda dealer right! The flashing DPF is the service interval reminder. it does not indicate a problem with the DPF . Many owners are being ripped off by garages replacing parts that don't need replacing. check out www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3_TYoWzAs this will show you how to reset the flashing DPF for free.
DPF solid is a DPF problem, giving the car a good run down teh motorway should clear it. If not then it's going to cost :( Read more
Well I would never have thought of that, the many people that have suffered catastrophic engine failure and major problems with this make really should have reset the service light and all would have been well .
Hi. Need some help on this one.
I bought a code scanner to check for any faults before we travel across France.
The scanner gets power from the car but displays Link Error.
I've been to a garage and they have the same. Not communicating.
Fuses have been checked and the plug seems ok.
Everything on the Car works well.
What's the next step and can I ask where the wiring goes from the plug.
The garage said something about a can bus module.
Any help on this would be appreciated.
Thanks. Damian Read more
An update !!!!
I had a flooded passenger foot well a month ago and the parking sensors had never really worked.
Just the odd noise.
When it was full of water there was a cracking noise.
I disconnected the module under the passenger seat (parking sensors)
And the obd port now works. !!!
Thanks again. I would never of checked any of this without the replies.
Damian
RIDDLE ME THIS. There is a branch of "The Range" in St Helens, Lancashire, which used to be a Tesco and has a very big car park. It has been abused by shoppers lately and especially by people leaving their cars there all day when they go to work, or just to avoid the ludicrous parking restrictions in the town. Anyway, two or three weeks ago it was my last day before going on my hols and I was wizzing round the shops, and my list did include stuff from Range, but in truth I forgot to go in. The car was parked about 45 minutes, but let's say for the sake of argument it was over one hour.
I had heard rumours of some "lads" in a white van parked up there watching for people taking advantage, but I found out for myself when I noticed a parking charge notice on the windscreen. They had craftily and carefully placed it over the tax disc so I didn't notice it straight away. I guess the reasoning was that if I HAD seen it I would have gone in the shop and therefore not be a car park "abuser", as the notices do say you are allowed 2 hours parking. I will swear on a stack of bibles that I was not there anywhere near that length of time.... Read more
End ot thread. It's descended to insults and is no longer serving any useful purpose.
Parking charges/ penalties are something of a legal minefield and should be left to the experts.
Hi there,
My Corsa recently failed its MOT, due to a 'significant L - R imbalance' on the rear brakes. Apparently this could be a brake compensator valve, or possibly the master cylinder. I was surprised to hear that it could be the master cylinder, as I thought that supplied hydraulic pressure to the entire system, the distribution to individual wheels being undertaken by the proportioning/compensator valves or whatever?... Read more
Hello
Did you solve your problem, what was the cause of the braking imbalance?...
On Saturday I had a slightly worrying experience with my 2012 13k mile Mazda 3.
Suddenly the engine maintainence light and ABS warning light came on and the car was barely drivable.... Read more
All the posts on this thread brings it home that gone are the days of trouble with the points or plugs or carb or many other mechanical issues. Nowerdays it's ECU or DPF or any other combinations of the alphabet you care to mention. This is all down to progress, improving MPG, emissions, performance and reliability. This is brilliant til it goes wrong and then you realise that the problem is way beyond the home mechanic. Sometime it even beats the franchise mechanics, if there computer doesn't tell them what's wrong they have lost the ability to fault find the "old fashioned" way. This is the price we have to pay for progress. At the end of the day the modern cars are more reliable than their predessors.
My 2006 1.6 petrol 307 has a wet Passenger footwell. I noticed it a few months ago and put it down to all the bad weather we have had. I hoovered out today and it's still wet, when I ribbed my hand on it the liquid was not water and looked like a fine oil. The brakes have been changed recently, but after the first time I noticed it was wet. Any ideas? Read more
On my old car, my footwell was full of anti freeze, the guy in the garage actually tasted it on his finger!! :-( he put something in the radiator that filled any holes, it worked for me
If that is the cause, it sounds as if the heater matrix may be leaking, especially if the coolant has never been changed. Has the coolant level dropped?
I recently replaced a 110K 03 plate CRV with an 07 plate (same model) with 58,000 miles on the clock.
It potters around town perfectly but on the open road and motorway when accelerating it has a quite viloent shake between 45 and 65 MPH.... Read more
EGR valve.
Basically,
I bought a CAT D bike from a guy last september, who had just go from online Salvage auction site.... Read more
God I hope I don't get a fine. Have sent form off now and put down yesterdays date.
Fingerscrossed for next 2-4 weeks....
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This radio is not fitted with bluetooth,but there are plenty of add on kits that can be wired in to work through the radio speaker system.Parrot 3100 is favourite.www.parrot.com/uk/support/parrotck3100ck3300ck3500/