October 2015
Having written off my BMW 530 D Manual I am now trying to decide which of the above to choose.
The 2002Touring 525 D has 150K and is going for £2250 and is one owner with a full independent service record.... Read more
c) had a long range.
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Sorry to hear your wife has problems with vision. I applaud her decision and if my eyesight ever starts to cause me anxiety ( and I am hyper about safety ) I will stop driving straight away.
I have posted before about eyesight and driving. The standard of vision permitted should be significantly raised.
Hi I have a 60 reg car. Can anyone tell me who manufactured the engine and where the vehicle was assembled? Read more
Engine possibly made in Dagenham ?.(Ford plant)
I bought a Renault Megane Hatchback (59 Reg) 1.5 dci two weeks ago from the local Bristol Street Motors. The car drives well and feels really comfortable for the 54000 miles it has on the clock.
Having read the other posts that mention Renault Megane on this forum, I'm wondering about the choice I made. Any long term Megane users here who have any pointers to give?... Read more
I had two Peugeot 504 estates, both bought used with over 70K on the clock, no problems at all, then a couple of Peugeot 309s, also only ever needed consumables such as brake pads.
Years later, SWMBO had a Peugeot 106, that had a habit of randomly showing the engine warning light for an hour or so (with no effect on running). Never did find out the cause, not had a Pug/Citroen or Renault since. ...
Ok - we're having a mare with an alfa (shock!) - i'm after some advice as we're pulling our hair out!
Bought a 159 as a non runner (v6) - after investigation it turns out there was limited/no compression when tested... Diagnostics show a crankshaft sensor error. It has a timing chain (3 of them)... And it would try to start - but ultimately wouldnt.
Anyway, after a few hours of tinkering we decided to call it a day and sell the thing on - it was due to be collected yesterday.... Half an hour before the truck was due to arrive we tried to push the thing off the drive and, for a bit of a laugh i said 'lets press the start button again.... Y'know, just for kicks!'
Would you believe it, the thing b***** started... Drove lovely for a couple of miles and idled perfectly. But the engine had no ******** compression when tested by ourselves and the place we bought it from.
Pulled key out and now it wont start again.
Soooooo.... We ran diagnostics again - crankshaft sensor error. Got it lifted to a garage who will fit the sensor for us.
Garage do a compression test and - no compression. Good bloke at garage says we're just wasting money by chucking a £300 sensor at it - needs furher investigation and its probably timing chain... At worst a new £2500 engine.
Right, i'm hoping someone can offer advice on next steps... Anyone any experience of this sort of thing before? How the hell does an engine start with almost zero compression???!
Any help/advice appreciated
(And no, this isn't a wind-up!! I know i've just rewritten the laws of engineering!) Read more
Acceptable,
But as the crank angle signal is fixed a simple occilliscope trace will show an acceptable trace or not....
I have a vectra 05 1.8 which has been diagnosed with a faulty electric throttle body. A new one is £470 so looking for a used one. My engine is a 1.8XE, will a throttle body from a 1.8XER fit my car? Read more
No - around that time Vauxhall were using two completely different 1.8 engines - the smallblock Family I 1.8XE1 in Astra and bigblock Family II 1.8XE in Vectra, both later superceded by the smallblock Family I 1.8XER
For some reason my fuel computer is now reading in KMS and litres/100kms when it was MPG prior. Any ideas how to change it back?
I dont know if its linked but I got a (copy) Disc from Ebay for the Satnav as mine didnt have one.... Read more
I am in the market for a good used 5-seat MPV and would like advice about which model to go for?
Pefer petrol to diesel... Read more
Citroen Berlingo multi space / Peugeot partner tepee, fist doblo or Toyota verso
Hi all,
Just thought I would give a quick update on my 5 yr old XF 3L petrol. I bought it at 2.5 yrs old in March '13 and it had done 28k .... Read more
Update on the Jaaaaag :
rear off-side door lock stopped joining the central locking party so had that fixed at same time as it was serviced 6 months ago. "Strangely" Jag dealer had the part in stock, so service and door lock done for a shade under £500....
Browse
Never had to bother with winter tyres on either my old A6 or my previous 5cyl 2.0E and they weren't quattros. Weighty engines over front wheels scrabbled their way up virtually anything. Only rarely had to turn the ASR off. Main obstacle to progress was always less capable traffic, e.g. RWD Jags, BMWs and MBs!...