September 2022
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When i went to fill my screenwash on my Nissan Cube the other week I noticed it looks like oil is getting out of the filler cap. So a couple of noddy questions - could it just be the seal on the filler cap? the o-rings on it look fine and don't look perished and probably the second more important question is should oil be getting anywhere near there in the first place? I've monitored once a week and it's certainly not pouring out but it certainly looks like it's reoccurring and not just a one off. Happy enough to try a new filler cap or o-ring but want to make sure i'm not ignoring a more important problem! Read more
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I thinking to replace soon the coolant in my car, and just wondering if I have to use recommended Honda Coolant Type 2 ? The Honda coolant is not so expensive (about 25 pounds / 5 L), but as the previous owner of Mazda, I have a 5L bottle of high quality genuine Mazda F22 Long Life coolant:... Read more
<< Coolant should last the life of the car. >>
That's easily said, John, and I agree with the sentiment. But I have seen more than one engine where it was perfectly obvious that coolant wasn't doing that. Most likely that was because of steady losses which had been gradually replaced with plain water....
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Tonight whilst driving I needed to pull over and being on a dual carriageway where it would not be appropriate to stop, I pulled into a bus stop, as I just needed a moment to check my route. I had my hazards on, I may have briefly turned off my engine. I was there for about ten seconds, then moved back off.
I see now the bus stop had red lines. https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6023875,0.2...6384!8i8192
There was no signage eg "no stopping at anytime" to accompany it. I can't see any cameras according to streetview, can anyone here see any?
Are there any exceptions to this? Honestly if I am fined £80 I will be gutted because I've literally spent 9 hours working today driving around so it will have all been for nothing if done for that. Ironicalyl the reason I puleld was to avoid the inappropriate use of my phone whilst driving which would have also got me fined/and points. Read more
I imagine TfL will send them all a fine anyway!
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I recently posted about the reliability of the Honda Jazz Auto and people suggested the post 2011 models are the best option.... Read more
The Mazda 2 automatic has used a torque converter auto since the 2nd gen came out in around 2007. AFAIK the first gen cars used the same single clutch automated manual (Durashift) as fitted to the 1.4 Ford Fiesta (6th gen) and Fusion (the 1.6 versions used a t/c)
With a £6k budget you'll get a late 2nd gen facelift car (around 2013) and yes, they are very reliable. ...
Just drove 150 motorway miles and the heater is only blowing cold , any ideas please
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Typical , last 2 days heater has been working ok. Rang dealer service who said no codes will be stored so I will not take it in yet until it stops fully.
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Would you please advise, what causes this whistle at cold engine start? It's a belt from the alternator or something else?
As above. All I hear is a ticking noise at what appears to be every revolution of the belt. I suspect a small piece of grit has embedded itself in one of the grooves. I have an old stiff tooth brush bent to 90 deg (by heating with blow torch) which I have used to carefully clean the poly-v channels. I still have all my fingers!
I have a ‘59 plate hyundai i30 diesel 78k miles, due its MOT this month. I have got a new car now so I was going to sell this one. I enquired about how much it would cost to put the following MOT advisories right
(Minor defects)
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))
(Advisory)
Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
I was quoted £393 for the suspension issue and the £292 for the rear disk (although he said it might not need doing once it gets driven? I’m a real novice so am very confused about this bit)
Does this seem like a fair quote? It seems a lot to me, looking online it seems that the parts are cheap?
Also there is a squealing noise coming from the engine which speeds up as the car revs/moves. Looking online it seems like it could be the serpentine belt- does anyone know how much this might cost? Ive booked it in with a garage next week to get a second quote but I’m just wondering what you guys think. I wont sell it to someone if there’s problems with it (no worse feeling than buying a car that needs work doing from a dishonest seller) so I’d either scrap it or sell it to one of those internet car buying sites. But obviously I’d like to take as small a loss as possible.
Thanks everyone :) Read more
As I read it the OP had already replaced the car, so fix-to-keep isn't an option.
I would sell it with the faults declared. You might get someone like me who would be (over?) confident of DIYing it for buttons....
Why so many? And why choose a distant cloudy small island like ours? Ukraine (population >40 million) is a vast country of more than 200,000 sq miles,very little of which is under attack. England (population >50million) is only 50,000 sq miles. There must be tens of thousands of households in safe areas many miles away from the action, just as people in the West Country or East Anglia might shelter those within range of northern towns if the Scots invaded Northumberland. Could it be our stupidly generous 'welfare state'? Read more
They have no right to just 'turn up' though. If they've gone via a legal route with a job offer, then fair enough, otherwise no. What galls me is how often those on the political left have repeatedly said how much better countries not run by those on the right are, and yet the vast majority of the economic migrants seem to want to go to ones like ours.
Legal routes are pretty much a myth. The only current legal routes are for Afghans and even then they're hedged with caveats. Recent reports mention a female Afghan judge who'd sentenced Taliban offenders being refused. ...
May she rest in eternal peace...Long live the King. Read more
Monarchy is tied with royal family - which is hereditary and does not take account of competency or selection by people.
If you get a numpty like Trump as president, there is a way to remove him after few years....
Engine oil will get up to the base of the cap as it gets splashed around in the cam box cover . I’d be worried if it didn’t.