August 2023
Hi all, my wife has a 2004 Honda FR-V on which the blower fan stopped working. I've replaced the motor (the old one packed up completely) and that's now working ok. I opened the glove box and filter compartment to check and there is good air flow in there proving that the blower motor and control panel are working. Adjusting fan speed up and down works as expected, so the resistor seems to be ok as well.
The issue I have though is that there's no air flow out of any of the vents. The screen vent (just under the windscreen), front facing vents and floor vents - all putting nothing out. Can anyone shed any light on this or make any suggestions where I should look next please?... Read more
We have a 2010 Honda Stepwagon with intermittent ignition issues. At key turn there’s always power, but sometimes it starts and sometimes it’s dead. The starter is fine and the local mechanic has changed the ignition switch to see if that’s the problem.
He suggested it was wear on the key as depending on how the key is pressured when you turn it has an impact on whether it starts. I disagree with this because the issue is the same with both keys, and they both worked fine before this started happening.
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It's all to do with speed differentials. If a cyclist is doing 12 mph in a 30 zone and there's plenty of space to overtake safely, then that's OK. In a 20 mph zone it's silly to try and overtake a cyclist doing 16 mph.
Indeed, especially where often the vehicle driver then has to brake to fit in with the traffic in front or to slow down for a corner/junction....
Car been back to dealer 3 times. Seems to have a lumpy start when cold. Pull up at junctions and the engine bay feels rough and I'm sat there shaking in my seat.
Took a couple of videos of the issue as I see/hear it.... Read more
Are you able to compare it with other cars of the same age and engine?
Pug 207SW diesel 1.6 HDi, 83K miles, no DPF. Last Thursday did round trip Fordsham - Shrewsbury - Wenlock - Craven Arms and return by A49, 140 miles, mostly A roads with about 20% B roads, mostly light traffic, with short hold-up on Shrewsbury east bypass. Total 4 hours driving - I neither bimble nor hustle.
After nearly 15 years with this car ** I have found that its mpg calculation is fairly accurate, I am used to getting 65-67 mpg on this kind of journey, but on this occasion it managed 70mpg, the figure in the car's handbook for inter-urban driving (4.0 litres/100km = 70.5). I thought handbook figures were not usually to be believed ?... Read more
Just spotted this thread. Way back in the late 80s, our neighbour, a lorry driver, swore that he got 70mpg from his Ford Escort diesel (1.6 non turbo) on a long run. I believe him.
Planned a Journey to near Bristol for next month.
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I have started to use the train more. I have a 15 mile/ 30 minute commute to work so the £8 train fare is not much more than I spend on petrol.
Or either of my two EV's would do that trip for 18pence. ...
Took my car to the dealers this morning for its 3 year service and first MOT. I was asked if I wanted a brake fluid change which would be an extra £100. I said that I would have thought this would be part of a service at some point but they said it wasn't, it is just recommended that the fluid is changed every 2 years. As I was forking out 400 quid for the service already, I asked them to leave it and said I would give it some consideration later. I may even get a moisture test kit and check it myself.
The question is, why wouldn't the second annual service have a fluid change as a requirement if there is a recommended interval, or a fluid moisture check at least? The question took me back a bit because since the days of doing all my own servicing (the good old days!) it's something no one has ever asked me. Read more
Patency? Iii have to look that up sometime. Id think it would depend how flexible the wire was, but partial is likely better than nothing, and the veg oil would likely get all the way in. Academic for me anyway, but galvanised wire might also serve, and some of the galvanising get rubbed off on the disks.
I suppose another motivation for brake fluid flushes was that I found the old (coffee filtered) stuff quite useful as a decoke cleaner on carbs and, most recently, on my removed pistons, especially the ring grooves, which used up most of my stock
Hi there,
I own this mondeo 2017 2.0 tdci since brand new and till 200'000km/ (middle of 2021) was serviced by ford dealer.... Read more
Mondeo is far away from muscle car ;) according to the owner's manual it takes 6.1 to 6.3 l of motor oil.
My implication was that 5 to 5½ litres instead of 6 might make a difference, while causing no threat of damage to the engine - and that possibly several years experience might have shown that 6 litres was an overfill ? Handbooks don't get updated automatically .... :-)
In stark contrast to the million mile Accord, just watched this YT video of a Merc W123 240D being driven out of a garage with a mere 31km on the clock!.... Read more
Period road tests gave the following 'performance' figures:
0 - 40 in 10.3s...
Gridserve Braintree
www.gridserve.com/electric-vehicle-charging/electr.../... Read more
Why do I get the impression that some here aren't worried about such things as they either believe they won't fall into that affected group or that they won't be in a position to care anyway as the won't be driving any more, for one reason or another......
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There are a number of car models when the HVAC fan blows opposite ways depending on whether the car is RHD or LHD - in the international world of internet parts supply it's not difficult to get the wrong one - maybe that's the case here.