July 2014
Would appreciate any advice ~
I have a Ref 2003 Peugeot 206 1.4 petrol engine with a Sagem (9646988680 / s2000A) ECU... Read more
Try proof-reading this article:
line 2: ..' twin-turbo V.0-litre ...;
line3: ...'630PS and 100Nm of torque...'
Would that be a 6.0 litre (un-hyphenated) and about 1000 Nm of torque? (c 737 ft/lbs) Read more
There is something clearly not right with the steering / front end of my Ford Fiesta Mk5. The front steering is so sensitive, that anything like cats eyes, cracks, or imperfections in the road make my steering wheel twitch all over the place. I’ve been told that it’s me who’s being oversensitive, it’s a Ford Fiesta, they all do it, which I know is complete bull. You even get slight twitches when breaking sharply at low speeds, which isn’t right.... Read more
Thanks for answering regarding the wheels : you'd be amazed at the number of people who complain that their steering/handling has gone to hell, only to (eventually) reveal that they've fitted monster bling alloys shod with rubber bands. However, we can rule out the wheel size in this case now.
As you seem to have had all the wheel alignment/suspension checks done, the only real thing I can think of to check would be the steering. If the car has been in a crash on the front end, then rack parts, rods, etc could be bent.
Son received a letter from DVLA which said " you've been convicted 7/714 of an offence, send us your licence for endorsement".
It seems some felon was probably 'flashed' last January, was convicted of 'failing to identify driver' so fined £460 with 6pts at a London court.... Read more
Son received a letter from DVLA today explaining that the true offender had two first names but Brent Magistrates' Court only saw fit to give DVLA one of these, which was the root cause of the problem.
So DVLA not at fault for once....
Can you please help
radio code for 5000ne... Read more
8891
One of my friends has purchased the above 10 year old vehicle and now has run a check and a marker has come up as insurance marker stolen. The marker is from over two years ago and when she has contacted the person that she bought the car from he said that when he bought the car from the previous owner it was declared to him that it had been taken with the keys but returned by the police. Where does this leave my friend? Surely if the insurance company had been looking for the car then they would have taken it back from the previous owner who bought it from the person that claimed the insurance? Could it just not have been updated on hpi check? What should she so, she is terrified that the car is going to get taken. How does this affect her own current insurance ? Surely she would not have been given insurance if there was a problem. All other documents check out and no stolen marker from police. Read more
Ok I have narrowed my search and visited local car world to see sizes
Originally need 2 Car seats and booster (1 kid is 8)... Read more
Great info
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In a few months time will need to get at least two and possibly three cars for staff members. Whilst they do not drive huge mileages, they will be driving regularly for work , although only between 4,500 and 9,000 miles pa. One member of staff already has a company car (a three door Clio petrol) which he seems happy with but next April it will be four years old and will have done 60,000 miles in total including his own mileage.
None of the staff need big cars, but to keep them happy I was considering a Dacia Sandero Stepway as being a bigger car than the Clio, with four doors and bit of an off road 'image'. Cost for the petrol model with SatNav and a few other nice fetures is £9,995, so not a fortune and I reckon I could get a good leasing deal for three cars.... Read more
>>>Old toffee - im pleased I dont work for your business.
OK, perhaps on reflection "dictate" was the wrong choice of word! I meant to suggest that if an employee was paid an allowance then it is quite appropriate for the employer to ask that it is say a 5 door not 3 door, 5 seats (if taking clients out) it is no older than 4 years old at the start and is kept in good order and looks smart. Lots of decent, employee centric companies work this way and a savvy employee can run a nice car and have it paid for within 3 years by the allowance and mileage they get or use their existing car and fund a MX5 or S2000 on the side.
Driving to work this morning I noticed I'd forgotten to top with fuel. Within a couple of miles of joining the A14 the low fuel level warning light came on. Not really being certain of how much fuel was left, I reluctantly decided to stop on A14 and pay A14 price. The pumps closest to the entrance were free, just unleaded and super unleaded. I never have super, so went with £16.40 of the other. The checkout woman said '£16.40, unleaded?' I replied 'Yes'.
Ten miles later while sitting at traffic lights in Cambridge, just a mile from work, the engine stalled. I tried to start a couple of times. Naturally I realised something was up. A lad helped me to push the car to a layby and plod stopped to make sure i was alright. Fortunately, I have AA cover, first time needed in 8 years membership. When I relayed to the operator what the symptoms were he asked if I'd recently added fuel. My hand hit my head! Yes, unleaded in a diesel car. Three hours and £225 the poorer, after no more than 15 miutes work by their fuel recovery service I was on my way. First time I've ever misfuelled in 11 years of diesel ownership! Read more
Years ago SWMBO had a diesel Peugeot 205 - E reg, so it must have been 1988. A lovely little car, and in those days the XUD engine was much better than any of the petrol engines they put in 205s.
I was filling it up one day and a very kind Indian gent rushed up and tried to stop me, saying 'No, no, no - terrible damage!'. I tried to explain that there would be terrible damage if I didn't fill it with diesel, but he wasn't convinced. But it was very helpful of him; I suppose there weren't nearly as many diesel cars around, especially small cars, as there are nowadays.
The HJ column in the Telgraph OnLine 12 July has a section "Should the brakes squeal..." My son bought a car from one of the car supermarkets, (won't don't do that again !!), and the rear brakes were unusable. The drums were corroded so badly that powdered rust was dropping out. One of the first things our serviceman did was to replace the drums and clean things up. Then he gave advice on how to keep the drums clean. Once a week or thereabouts on a dry day, get up to 30 mph coming down a steep hill near to us, preferably in the early morning when there is no other traffic about, and then apply the handbrake vigorously five or six times to slow the car down.
I keep the rear brakes of my car clean, discs in this case, by coasting down the steep path beside my house each day controlling the speed via the handbrake. Read more
My son bought a car from one of the car supermarkets, (won't do that again !!), and the rear brakes were unusable. The drums were corroded so badly that powdered rust was dropping out.
I don't see what blame attaches to the 'car supermarket'. I'm sure it could be found on a car bought anywhere else, even (or especially) privately?
Browse
The chances of the ECU being faulty are slim to none. A much more likely cause of a misfire on this model is either a spark plug or coil breaking down, or a faulty fuel injector which are fairly common. Disconnect each injector in turn to determine which cylinder the misfire is on. Then swap that injector with another to see if the misfire moves with it. If it does then the injector is at fault.