May 2015
I'm looking for an Estate car to travel round europe in this winter/next year.
I am after a diesel and i have a budget of £3000.... Read more
Hi,I bought an oil/filter kit of ebay,from a well know parts supplier,the oil they had for my car is,PETRONAS SYNTIUM 5000XS,5W-30,fully synthetc,is this the correct oil for my car,as i cannot find any information on it,I do not want to use the wrong type of oil,incase it damages the engine,thank you. Read more
That sounds needlessly extravagant for a non-turbo relatively unstressed engine. If that's the 5v from the Audi A6, common or garden 5-30 at £18ish for 5l is what I used every 10 - 12,000m for mine, from 79,000 to 137,000. It used very little between changes even beyond 100K and ran as well when I sold it as when I bought it.
just did the MOT Test yesterday and got the Emissions test failure for my Car
The below readings of the emission test:... Read more
On another note though too many lambda sensors are replaced in response to a scantool showing a fault code that relates to it, and more often than not it does not cure the fault since there was nothing wrong with the sensor in the first place. Wear which occurs over time and use conspires against the ECM which is trying to run the engine and maintain emissions. Information reported to the ECM may not be what the ECM wants to hear but is nevertheless accurate, but yet it always seems to be the sensor that takes the blame. Far too many garages and technicians these days have neither the time nor the knowledge to successfully diagnose faults. A suitable scantool is essential on a modern car, and so is a good understanding of how to use it.
My fiesta has an annoying problem whereas it appears to misfire after lifting your foot of the accelerator. It starts fine, pulls great etc but when driving and you lift your foot off the accelerator there are two jolts in quick succession. It does it all the time, always two, but the intensity varies Depending on how cold the weather is. Colder it is the worse they are.
Another issue which might be connected, the engine temp never gets above 82 oC mostly sits under 80. I have had the car since just before Xmas so I have not really experienced any warm weather yet but I would have thought it would have got above 90. This might the normal temp but the car doesn't have a temp gauge so difficult to assess. The heater blow hot after about 4 miles which I think is par for the course for a diesel so seems to warm up ok but the engine just doesn't get as hot as I would have thought. Oh one final thing when the car is warming up and say after a few mins driving and I stop at the lights the revs drop slightly and immediately recover.
The car has a full service history, no fault codes, good mpg, drives great except for the annoying problem. The garage said the computer says no faults found and all normal.
Any pointers would be fantastic
If you need anything else please let me know
1.6 econetic fiesta, 35000 miles,
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Low engine temperature can cause problems but I wouldn't descibe 82C as being very low.
You really need to take it to a diesel specialist as most dealers know little or nothing about them but a good specialist will have had the problem before and know what it is....
My wife recently had her 14 plate Mercedes stolen together with both sets of keys. Police have recovered the car which is locked,and we have been told the only way we can get another key is to return the car to MB who will order some but it will take 10 days, except that the car cannot be driven without keys ......
In there perhaps a car locksmith who could help us,or any other suggestion welcome as to how to get out of this seemingly impossible situation.
Thanks
John
Ware
Hertfordshire Read more
Presumably the MB dealer is able to permanently lock out the missing keys when they program the new ones in?
Ime not 100% if the clutch on 206 pug is slipping or worn I've put sum thick rubber Gators on where cable meets fork and did take slack up for a while but heasr there's is a adjuster i can get that will. Take slack. If i go easy up steep. Hill she gets there but screams at time is engine revin n not getting no where fast any help much appreciated thanks jon Read more
Ensure you have some free movement on the clutch release arm. If you have and it still slips then you need a new clutch. If you have no free movement then adjust it so that you do.
Does anyone know whether the Peugeot 2008 is about to be made available with the new EAT6 automatic gearbox? HJ is saying it is available on the 18 May 2015 update to the 2008 car review, but I can't find any reference to it on the Peugeot website for the 2008, nor anywhere else. Read more
Hi all I need your help/advice,
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Ignorance is no definence under the law, so it's important that you took 'reasonable steps'. I aways do a HPI check for example and if the car is of MOT'able age review the service history with the last 3/4 mileages shown on the MOT certificate.
If the paperwork handed over shows 166K, I would suggest the OP has a problem and is liable unless he can demostrate otherwise.
Is it correct, the new fiesta has a cam belt change at 150000, and removal of the entire engine is required?? Read more
I wish I still had the promo material for the brilliant zetec/yamaha engine when it came out. It originally promised the belt was, "for life" although later this was changed and replacement recommended in every reducing intervals. Still plenty of used and abused examples around well over 150,000 miles and appear to suffer no ill effects.
The new ecoboost engine will really frighten the luddites though. Buried deep in the engine and actually running through the oil-filled sump!
Today I was going round a roundabout, maybe 15 mph, cars behind quite distant, so I decided to turn a bit sharper than normal, to test the grip. Altghough it was a public road, I didn't think I was doing anything dangerous, just not as smooth as usual. Anyway, the rear wheels completely lost grip, and back end was freely sliding to the left. This time I was able to recover from the skid, by steering to the left, and regain control. The road surface was moist, it'd been raining moderately for about half an hour, but nothing unduly wet.
I have zero confidence in these Kumho KH27 tyres, they are dangerous. Straight line braking is fine, transverse grip is poor. Ever since they were fitted, a month ago, I've sensed a hard to define lack of grip when cornering, and today just confirms that suspicion.... Read more
Hello bazza, I agree, something was wrong. They were the right size. I will inform VW. New thread started with an update!
Your spot on about seats. My old s40 had really comfy seats and I did get a week of backache when I swapped to Mondeo. Soon got used to it though (all good now)