June 2023
Hello all. I have a question about my car. It’s a Z16XER engine. It has a VVT system and when I first start the engine it has a knocking noise for 1 or 2 seconds and then goes. After this the engine runs fine. It only does it when the car has sat for hours without use. I’ve had lots of work done to the car recently. New camshaft dephasers, solenoid valves , aux belt, timing belt, and many other things. I’m told that there is an oil non return valve that allows a bit of oil to stay near the top of the engine to send it directly into the VVT system on start up. But if this valve stops working, the oil drains right back down to the sump and the noise happens because of the time it takes for the oil to shoot back up to the VVT system. I was wondering if this theory is correct? If so how much of a job is it to change the non return valve? Has anyone experienced this before? It’s only started doing this over the past two months.
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Hi, would like advice on behalf of a relative looking for a replacement for his 2012 Toyota Yaris SR (99bhp). Change in job soon, means will be commuting further than usual and driving around 12-15k miles pa, mostly M and A roads.
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36mpg from a 1.3 Yaris is crazy, he must be absolutely thrashing the car all the time (or the brakes are binding)!.
Should get 50mpg from one of those with little effort....
My car is now 6,6 years old, Bought it from Renault retail group as a Pre Reg , So only paid £11,500 for it , Its a 1.5 Diesel with 41000 Miles on the clock
This has to be one of the cheapest cars that i have ever owned and i am planning on keeping it for another 6 years and more if possible... Read more
Never noticed size difference in belts, but once changed a clutch cable on a Renault 21, someone had previously fitted one presumably bought from an accessory shop which was about half the diameter cable of the OE, wasn't much heavier duty than a bicycle brake cable and about as much use.
50% more than a petrol model, looks like a car from the front instead of those bland panels where the radiator went. Can never see this E holding on to a decent second hand value and as for running costs how do you claw back the difference in the purchase price. Read more
Norwich to Swansea 287 miles..6hours 2 minutes including 54minutes charging .Two stops 16mins at Burton Latimer A6/A14 junction and 49 minutes at Evesham
Less stops if you had the MG4 that's just my shorter ranged Mokka-e. Arrive with 13% battery remaining. ...
I have 2 kids under 12 who I regularly cart around, I previously had a very old Yaris which in actual fact drove superb for a 2002 model. I then brought a Kia Picanto, which is nice and compact for urban driving, but harsh on the plentiful bumps. I'd like a more stylish car now, but would still like the quality, efficiency and reliability factors to be high on the list.
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Thank you everyone for your thoughts, it's been interesting to read, and I now know which car make I will NOT be looking at. Lots of you asked budget, I was looking at £10-15k, I'll check out the Yaris and Suzuki Swifts. Thank you very much
Here is an interview from the head of the VW group and Porsche which is self explanatory and some will find interesting
Get fully charged! Boss of VW and Porsche Oliver Blume says governments are not doing enough on chargers to help electric car industry (msn.com)... Read more
Pylons to be forced on public to hit net zero goal
I need access from my drive 24/7 but am constantly having someone park their vehicle over my driveway which means I cannot get my car out.
As there are no pavements eitherside of my drive, this means I can't have a dropped kerb installed as the drive is at the same level with the road. All the information I've found is there is only an obstruction if there is a dropped kerb. Unless the council suddenly decide to put in a pavement, then it's impossible to install one.
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No rights, other than report for obstruction if you have a driveway which was authorised.
“Keep Clear” road markings don’t need a traffic regulation order. Offer to pay the Council to have some painted.
So I have a 17 plate and I noticed a couple of smallish wet patches so I looked underneath and this bar underneath the car at the bottom is quite rusty and is wet. The other side of the bar I couldn’t fully see but could touch is very damp and slimy and I noticed some droplets forming and dropping,. Is this something I should be worried about and get checked. I have only had the car 2 months and it’s already been back to the garage I got it from 4 times for various things that have gone wrong such as exhaust falling to bits due to extreme corrosion. I just got the car back today and need to contact them regarding other faults so was wondering if this is something worth mentioning Read more
Easy to check online (Gov/DVLA website) - in fact you should have done that before buying .... :-(In fact, what does the latest MoT test report ?
We would still like to hear the MoT history, but that seems unlikely now ?
Which is more suitable? I am getting caught by this ULEZ thing and planning ahead but have next to no idea.
I wasn't suggesting it was a gimmick, but unless you plug-in the hybrid to charge the battery, ALL the energy you use is initially provided by the fuel (petrol or diesel). You recharge the battery going downhill, but you must use petrol to get to the top of the hill in the first place.
It really is Physics 101, energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.
I have long felt that a (small) dropside pick up would be the ideal work vehicle for my needs, ideally something like a Daihatsu Hijet, Piaggio Porter or Suzuki Carry. These are very hard to come by these days though (apart from JDM import Kei trucks, which will only carry 350kg, not enough for me). So the Porter which has cropped up for sale has very much peaked my interest.
The Porters which were officially sold in the UK between (approx) 2000 and 2010 were just rebadged versions of the Daihatsu Hijet, complete with with that vehicle's (nigh on indestructible) Daihatsu/Toyota 1.3 petrol. But the example I am looking at is a 2015 facelifted model which uses what is claimed to be an all new 1.3 engine called Multijet.... Read more
I must have been having a senior moment when I started the thread as I was aware that the engine is called Multitech rather than Multijet. I even had another page open at the same time with a Piaggio Porter brochure PDF.............
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There was a fix by Vauxhall. They recommended removing the filters from the VVT solenoids.
It seemed tp work on mine