November 2014
I have been looking at the BCA website, they have a nice selection of cars but the commision prices are very high unless you are a regular buyer (dealer).
Any other acutioneers that dont charge so much? I am looking for a Kia Ceed Diesel (new shape 2012 -).... Read more
About six months ago we started to experience a very slight misfire/hesitation. So slight that it was barely noticeable, but it has gradually got worse. It happens mainly whilst driving around town on part throttle usually when the engine is warm or nearly warm. Acceleration isn't affected and the car will pull strongly up to motorway speeds with no hesitation.Today the engine light came on and a warning message appeared, although I can't now recall what the message said. It disappeared when the car was restarted and no fault code has been captured.
Any ideas where to start looking? Read more
Malcolm J.
We got rid of the car 2 years ago to a friend who ran it until recently....
Hi all,
Was in the process of replacing one of the headlights on my Focus and took the existing bulb out to take to Halfords to get a replacement.... Read more
It is possible the release cable has come adrift or there is a plastic coupling joint that can break.Take it to a garage ,they should be able to open it with a long screwdriver.
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Earlier this year I discovered a number of my footwells were soaked with water. After investigating it we found that the water was coming in from the front passenger side, soaked the footwell & spreading to other footwells.... Read more
The OP hasn't been back since but this may be useful for others, so thanks for taking the time to post it.
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Hi all.
We have 56 reg 207. It blows only cold air.
When the engine is hot, no luck either.
Radiator has enough coolant. Dipstick is OK. So no HGF.
I have took the manual controls out. There was no loose connection.
I have checked heating matrix temp. It was hot.
I am not sure if matrix has to be changed or if it is airlock. Even if it is airlock, I don't know how to bleed the heating system. I could not find the valve or screw for the bleeding.
Could anyone help please?
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Obviously while engine is running :)
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Just bought a 2004 1.3 gsi with 20k miles on. The check engine management light has started to flash occasionally when accelerating at low revs and the car Judders. The light then goes off and the car drives as it should again.
Otherwise the car is very smooth and mint. Any ideas what this could be?... Read more
They are changing coil pack, spark plugs and leads for £200. They seem confident that's the problem I hope they are right.
I thought I would relate a problem I had with the engine in my Corsa D diesel and how I fixed it.
I have a 2007 Corsa D 1.3 CDTi with a Z13DTJ engine and 80k miles on the clock.
It developed a intermittent problem where it would start OK but wouldn't pick up when the accelerator was pressed, the engine would run rough, emit loads of smoke and have no power. If I let it idle for a few minutes it would eventually pick up and would be OK for the rest of the day.
None of the dashboard warning/error lights came on when the problem was occurring.... Read more
In reply to Avant's question about my original post.
I have no connection with Archoil or Power Enhancer, in fact I'de never heared of them before they came up in a Google search....
Son has above car on lease. No longer needs car but still has to pay lease. I need new car and am looking at amongst others sportage 1.6 gdi petrol. I do lots of short journeys of 2 miles from cold urban then a longer 50 miles of mixed conditions approx every 3 weeks. Aside from dpf possible clogging but by all means air your views on that, would these short journeys damage the diesel engine anyway without a dpf. Not thinking of removing dpf by the way! It would obviously help my son's finances if I took the diesel car off him. Read more
How long is the lease for? Dpf asside you'd be unlucky for this sort of use to cause terminal decline in the lease time left.
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Most days, the first start of the day there is a problem When pulling away it goes into gear OK but drives away with a big snatch. Stopping the engine and restarting usually clears this problem and can then pull away smoothly. Gear changes are dead smooth for the rest of the day.
Diagnostics says no fault codes. Milage 90,000 miles.... Read more
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Did you ever sort the problem? ??
Car purchased March 2012 13282 miles, 1st reg March 2011 - new model. 1.6 D 77 kw
Now 38830 miles - equivalent 9476 miles per annum. Average 44.85 mpg, 14 p per mile. ... Read more
Jaguar X type 2.2 diesel owners had similar issues whereby the EGR couldn't be completely blanked off. The get around was drilling a small hole in the blanking plate - 2-3mm diameter - which allowed enough gas to get through to ensure the ECU didn't throw up any faults.
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Re the cars lasting. Well I run a 2005 plate Mondeo estate Zetec . 2L petrol and it runs just fine. Nearly 77K on the clock . Passes MOTs no advisories. It is ex Avis and I have had it since 2006 as they get rid after one year. Been a good buy at £10K from a Ford main dealer. VED is dear now but I'm still not scrapping it as it is easy to maintain and has no annoying electronic stuff modern cars have.