July 2023
I posted a while ago about my brother who eventually bought a Mazda 3 from a national dealer. The car was in Mazda's workshop for most of the time he had it as the battery kept draining. Now he's got his refund, here's what happened...
He bought the car from Arnold Clark and almost daily the battery would die. It had gone to Mazda for investigation multiple times but they couldn't find anything. Eventually he complained to the finance company who agreed a full refund and compensation. Meanwhile, Mazda found the problem(s)..... A tracker fitted to the vehicle.... Read more
Hi all,
I am recently having an issue where I get an intermittent low oil pressure warning on the dash. First time I got this message I pulled over and checked oil level and found it to be quite low, which is strange as I've not noticed any leaks/smoke. I did notice a small amount of oily residue around the injectors on top of the engine block - also strange.
Anyway I did an oil and filter change and have since driven the car for a few hours, same issue - intermittent oil pressure low. Appears completely random, twice on a 2 hour journey.
I've checked oil again, and I now note that there is a large pool of oil collecting inside the injectors. I plan to clean it out thoroughly tomorrow and see it comes back again. Also visible oil scorch marks on top of the plastic engine cover suggesting the oil has been burnt off (strong smell of oil inside bonnet too).
My question is what could be causing the oil to pool in this area and also could it be linked to the intermittent low oil pressure warning?
Should I change the oil pressure sensor as well?
Thanks in advance Read more
No knowledge of this engine, but a priori low oil level (which the OP reports) and low oil pressure correlation does not sound all that mysterious, plus if leaking oil gets on the oil pump belt drve ( oh, dearie me, WHAT a good idea) thatd perhaps explain a certain irregularity in its output.
Serious money going into this and the Chinese are involved. Aston Martin now owned by China edging their bets. May be all those unsold EVs reported recently has got them worried Read more
GM presently has 4 EVs on sale, GMC Hummer, Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Bolt and Chevrolet Bolt EV
So Bolt and Bolt EV are both EV's?...
Hi
Above car has erratic idle and slight misfire. Generally drives ok in higher ranges with full pulling power.... Read more
Do a italian tune up use third gear on the motorway run it for roughly 30 mins
Since the car been doing short runs this may help in burning out the carbon.
Not sure whether this has been discussed before but why are rear daytime running not required by law? How many newish cars do you see without any rear lights on in attrocious driving conditions. Seems like a no brainer to me but there is obviously a reason. Read more
.... sooner or later the LED will fail
Not yet......
Hi, we're in the process of looking for a new car, and on our current car the engine light has come on. We booked it into the garage and they ran the codes... the garage has said it doesn't really like working with DPF filters and hence won't do any work on it. It's frustrating because we were in the process of looking for a new car. Anyway, my question is... do these codes relate to a clogged DPF? So could I get rid of the codes by getting the DPF cleanned (i.e. about £300). Here are the codes:
P16EA-00 - NOx emission control system - Ammonia emissions too high... Read more
So a new adblue injector is what it needs.
Hello All,
First of all i'd like to thank all the contributors here for the treasure trove of advice and information provided to those in need.... Read more
I was once a very proud owner of a 2002 Honda Accord that'd I'd owned for well over a decade and would fail its MOT every year, usually on welding, which I'd get done by whoever (the last welder was a mobile chap, he was not only awesome but also the cheapest). Bangonomics 101. Anyway, during those episodes, I learned (correct me if I'm wrong) that the MOT people aren't allowed to go scraping off any underseal, so I don't think you can really blame the MOT people as such for not discovering those massive holes.....
For those of us that like driving to a country pub, having a pint (usually with a meal) and then driving home again, that could be a thing of the past, if the government decides to follow the recommendation. I hope they don’t…
www.thesun.co.uk/health/22923473/doctors-campaign-.../ Read more
All these presumably would come under the 'due care and attention', reckless / dangerous driving parts of the highway laws. You have to wonder why specific offences of using a mobile phone etc is really needed, as surely these other ones should cover it, given attention and driving ability is compromised sufficiently to present a hazard.
The history is pretty simple I think. ...
Interesting article about a judge who ruled that the driver was at fault for the accident:
uk.yahoo.com/news/judge-rules-doctor-driving-too-1...l... Read more
If we could use emoticons, yes. I guess I could have typed "swivel eyes" or something similar.
Ah! Sorry B-I-G....
Daughter had washer problems and so hubby had to try to solve.
Finally after wrecking the wheel arch liner to get to the bottle, there was a little mesh filter in the pump, full of crud, removed and cleaned with bleach overnight. Now to find a replacement wheelarch liner. Is that important? Read more
Vaguely remember improvising a wheel arch liner from a bin bag, with a little sunflower oil in it. This goes off slowly and sticks the two sides together, giving the resultant sheet a bit of shape holding capability.
More SFO painted on the inside of the wheel arch helped hold it in place....
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Sad to say a sign of the times. I used to work for a top engineering consultancy (by numbers of staff and reputation), then the long-standing directors (who, bar one [the MD, an accountant] were all engineers sold out to a huge US firm (who has since bought two other previously top 10 firms in the industry) and made a packet....