August 2015
Hello guys,
So.. here's the story.... Read more
April this year we bought a 62 plate Avensis estate (with the 1.8 petrol and CVT 'box), which we like very much.
Whilst the Toyota CVT seems generally reliable, from what I've read they are sufficiently complex they are effectively unrepairable and any issues would necessitate replacement, which is eye-poppingly expensive.... Read more
Many thanks for coming back to us. Glad the Avensis has gone well: your experience is typical of Toyota owners.
Do start a new rhread and tell us about the process of deciding on an EV, as that's sure to be of interest.
I had a new DPF and EGR valve fitted last week. Now the car is puffing white smoke - not continuously but enough to be noticable and a fault code of P1180 which I believe to be Fuel Delivery Malfunction. Could anyone spread some light on this? There was no smoke before it went into the garage to have the DPF done. After spending £900 on the last repair I really cannot afford another one.
Ok, car went into garage. He said no loss of oil or coolant, only fault code was the 118004 which was there previously. He said not to worry about that code because the fuel heater is only needed when it's cold and some engines don't even have one!?!?! It smokes every 6/7 days then stops. Engine runs a bit rough and a bit noisy but not excessively. I'm ready to throw the towel in with this car but I have no choice as still on finance. I'm not able to do any work on it myself.
I’m hoping someone can give me some help, I have a 2003 Focus 1.6. ... Read more
I thought i would come here for a bit of friendly advise of ideas of how to rectify a fault....i was wrong.
Yes, the replies were a bit blunt perhaps. But as you are 'in the trade', can't you or your colleagues decide what may be rattling against what? ('a rattle' is not a very specific description)....
Hi folks, I'm after some advice. Just got my micra back from Nissan (£114 lighter!) and have been told I have a stretched timing chain. Going to be honest it means nothing to me! They said its 25mm rather than 10. Can anyone advise me what I should do now. The repair they have quoted £1300 and as the car is only worth £1000, so I don't want to do that. So if I keep driving it how long will it last? Is it a case it will be a non runner soon so I should sell or will it go on like it is for a while so might be worth keeping. It is a 04 plate and only done 33000 so it's a shame to get rid of it but don't want to be left with a dud!
Hope that all makes sense. Any advice great fully received, thanks Read more
Thanks guys. I have taken it to an lndy and will see how much he quotes
My girlfriend's head gasket blew up a month ago and the dealership (not Citroen) have just got it repaired and given her the bill.
£1350 for head gasket repair and skimming!... Read more
Main dealer labour rates its probably not far out depending on how involved the job was, what caused the gasket failure and how long had it been damaged.
Skimming the head means fully stripping it out, then cleaning up reassembly valve reseating etc, full cooling system clean if oil was mixed with coolant....
My daughter has a problem with her 2014 Vauxhall Astra Mk6 1.7dti. There is a burning smell coming from the engine. The car was taken to the Vauxhall main dealer and it was diagnosed to be a clutch problem and therefore doesnt come under the car's warranty for repair.
The smell of burning is even when the car is stationery with the car idling. This looks like it is going to be a very expensive repair.... Read more
With the burning smell that you describe, together with any partial loss of drive, if indeed there is, it sounds highly likely that the clutch failure will be due to wear, and in which case a warranty claim would stand little or no chance of being successful. In any event if the clutch was faulty or if there was a manufacturing defect then this would with almost certainty have shown up long before now.
Every motor technician everywhere will know of a case where someone has burned their clutch out within weeks of a new one being fitted. I remember years ago when I worked in a Vauxhall Dealer we had an elderly lady customer with a Chevette that needed a new clutch every six weeks. If you'd seen how she drove it you'd know why....
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Hope some guru can help.... Read more
Hi, I have successfully bodged my rattling gearstick on my 2015 Peugeot Partner by doing the following (its not 100% perfect but its 98% better):
Jack up the left side of the van on solid ground & support it on axle stands (- do not crawl under an unsupported van), crawl under the van & you will find the 2 gearchange cables on the passenger side of the gearbox tunnel. The problem is that there is some play in the cables where they are connected to the selectors on the transmission & this causes the 2 cables to vibrate/rub together causing the rattling noise. Note that the original cables have a stingy piece of rubber pipe on the to stop them rattling....
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I have the above vehicle and am having a few issues, here is the story:... Read more
These are notorious for DPF issues, however........Excessive black smoke?
I would do an injector leak off test, sounds like one of your injectors may be knackered, if this is the case then 2 things will happen, the rail pressure will drop causing the vehicle to go into a limp mode, and secondly the excessive black smoke will just block the DPF again....
Hi, I am looking for some advise, my car recently started to make a tick tick noise, we took it to the local garage who advised it was the injector seals however this can be a tricky job and quoted us £200 max may come in less depending on the work, the garage called after 2 days to say one of the injectors was stuck and they would have to smash the head in order to get the injector out, at a cost of £780 with a second hand head with 30 day warranty, after calling some other garages we were advised that there should be no reason to smash the head and to get the car removed from that garage so we asked them to put the car back together so we could take it elsewhere, they advised this would not be possible as the car no longer run, we had to tow the car to another garage as it would not even turn over, the other garage removed the injector which now need to be replaced however upon starting the car it was clear the other injectors had been damaged so all 4 needed replacing, the car drove in perfect just with a ticking noise yet came out a non runner, I am unable to prove that the garage damaged the injectors but this is very obvious, how do I stand now as I don't see what I should be out of pocket due to the incompetance of the original garage, sorry for the long post...hoping someone can advise me Read more
Thanks for your advise, the second garage had no problem removing the injector with a hydrolic system, the first garage aparently borrowed a tool from citroen and even managed to break the tool, I think it will be a hard case to fight so may have to just learn from our mistake, thanks
Browse
Very difficult to act without evidence. If there is CCTV then find out who has it and ask for their help. If available you have the required proof to approach the parents, without it you risk not only alienating your neighbours but still having to pay the damage repair yourself. The ball is in your court now. Good luck.
Concrete