August 2015
hi need help car was going ok change fuel filter houseing now will start tick over rev but under load stalls when you rev it the revs will go up or down a tiny bit changed fuel pressure sensor and relay checked pipes cant find any leaks any help please thanks Read more
Did you fill the new housing with diesel and thoroughly prime the system?
I know, I know, it's a link but I couldn't resist.
I love Alfa's. Had some 15 or so until 1999. since then I've not had one. . .
My BIL has an alfaSud and an SZ Zagato - mainly in the garage. Apart from a 4C / 8C which are somewhat prohibitively expensive (!) The SZ ticks a lot of boxes! Or should that be boxers??
Someone drove into my beloved VW Camper Van while it was parked outside my house.
I contacted my insurance who advised me to go through CCL Accident Support (A Hertz Company).... Read more
>>I told this to CCL who arranged to take my van to their approved
>>garage for a quote & that I needed to do nothing.
>>Now because of this, the 3rd party's insurance are refusing to pay
>>for the courtesy car & my van's storage at the garage....
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My 08 Smax took ages to start today. It is turning over OK and is a split second from starting it fails to start. I had to wait about 15 minutes trying to start the car before it finally started. ... Read more
Diesel
The above vehicle belonging to my daughter in law was serviced by a local garage in February & for the last few a warning light showig a spanner has appeared on the dashboard.
The garage has cleared it several times, but it re-appears after a short time.... Read more
Duplicate thread.
The above vehicle belonging to my daughter in law was serviced by a local garage in February & for the last few a warning light showig a spanner has appeared on the dashboard. Read more
I think you will find it is the engine malfuntion light.Take a look here. page 85.
i have a 13 plate mondeo 24 month old. that has bad corroded alloys.
i had the wheels taken off the car and cleaned inside so we coulde see the extent of the corrosion. what a shock we got .the wheel are corroding from the inside to the outside so i reckon in another 12 month they will be seriously dammaged. the car is only 24 month old and the corrosion isnt coming from damage.... Read more
im taking the offer to pay half and i can pick where to have them done. wheel specilist in westerhope newcastle look good.
thanks to all who answered me.
I used to have a Peugeot diesel which failed a couple of MOT smoke tests.
Using fuel additives (Forte Diesel Treatment and BG CF5) and some long hot motorway miles allowed the car to easily pass on re-testing.... Read more
Sorry. I should have said the car is a Matrix 1.6 GSI petrol.
the car horn stays on all the time when i turn the ignition on
so i have had to take the fuse out to stop constant horn... Read more
Yes, most inconvenient. I recall a car (yonks ago) which automatically sounded its horn when turning left. Confirms where the likely fault is.
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Which is why you will find farmers wear wellington boots...........(think about it)
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