April 2021

jchinuk

"How do I stop electricity theft from my home charging point?"

Was a recent question to "Honest John", both my neighbours are qualified electricians, one retired, I asked them the question.

They both suggested an isolation switch for the charging point INSIDE the home, obviously you would need to remember to switch it on, but you would only have a 'live' charging point when you were charging your vehicle. Read more

skidpan

Didn't mention that since not all dis boards are easy to get at. Ours is in a kitchen cupboard and you pretty much need to empty it to get at the breakers.

That seems a clumsy arrangement for a man of your obvious principles, Skidpan. Was the cupboard built around an existing dis-box ?...

Mark cahill

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skidpan

2. Active - The ECM takes action to start the regeneration process when the soot level reaches around 45%. The warning lamp will come on to show it's in the Active Mode.

Don't know about VAG diesels (never had one with a DPF but our Kia diesel with DPF was different to that. First off no waring light, I asked the dealer why not and he explained that Kia considered another idiot light on the dash would potentially have owners flooding the dealerships thinking something was wrong. He agreed that for owners who read and understood the manual it would be fine but apparently we are in the minority....

mhulks

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Falkirk Bairn

Buy a tank or two of Shell V Power Diesel and give the car a few long runs and an Italian Tune-up once a week as well.

skidpan

As above.

Its only one poster causing issues so why stop the remainder of members sensibly discussing the issues. It was after all a moderator who started one of the locked topics.... Read more

Xileno

Valid points sammy1 but where discussions sail too close to the line in terms of things getting a bit personal, we have to intervene.

ORB and myself have discussed this and we will re-open the 'which vaccine' thread but for the last time, so it's up to everyone to keep thinks civil....

usband

My front tyres requires replacing is it ok to fit a different brand of tyres ( same specifications as back ) just different brand .possibly Goodyear,original were hankuk (Lot of road noise) rear tyres are ok Read more

John F

For optimum handling, tyres should be at roughly the same level of wear. I swap front to rear at around 12,000 miles. If at 24,000 miles the rears had a bit more tread than the fronts (assuming FWD), I would swap them back again, thus ensuring full use of all tyres before replacing all four at once.

A bit of superficial cracking with age is of no consequence. A more important thing to be aware of is invisible hardening, which I noticed some years ago on the twenty year old tyres on my TR7. It causes increasingly poor roadholding, especially in the wet. But that's a risk mainly for v low mileage classic car owners as it seems to have little effect up to ten years old. Probably longer for classics, as they are usually kept in cool dark places.

tinkerer

I had new EPB cables fitted for MOT recently now EPB fault warning on dash.

took car back and been told it is the park brake switch at fault but they are reluctant to do it because its a major job apparently (steering column off etc.) I've do some looking and it may not be that hard and switch appears to be only about £20 is this something I could change myself or is it a dealer job?... Read more

sammy1

Has the diagnosis come from the plug in on the car and was this a Jag dealer or specialist. Sounds a right stupid design to have to remove a steering column for a £20 switch. Have you tried Google U tube or Jag forums for more info?

Dennis Earl

I have recently gone from a Golf Mk6 to a Mk7.5 - do you know if the OEM roof bars from the Mk6 will fit the Mk7 model? Read more

Warning

Recently the blockage of the Suez Canal has been on the news.

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Bromptonaut

Such a diverse climate for such a small island isn't it? I grew up in Scotland, and Easter weekend ( back in the late 70s / early 80s ) was often celebrated with our last skiing trip to the Cairngorms of the season. My wife grew up in Cheshire, and her memories of the same period are of it often being the first family outing to a warm beach in North Wales of the year.

Brought up in the West Riding where, until age 10/11 Easter was invariably spent in the same Farmhouse D, B&B near Keswick. Weather varied from freezing with hail/snow to so warm we were cooling canned drinks in streams. But then Easter can vary from third weekend in March to similar in April; a hell of a change without North/South coming into play.

Stuart Edridge

Please can any reader provide me with a phone number, preferably 0800, which I can use to contact Microsoft in order to discuss a problem I am having with their 365 email facility. Read more

Palcouk

In any 365 component > Help > Contact

golfauto11

Why does my radio stop working after I receive or make a Bluetooth phone call? Read more