August 2023
On my return home today I had caught up with an absolute crawler with a very low power motorcyle behind him, i had to follow the pair for a few miles and junctions. knowing the road I was ready to overtake on a stretch that has clear. It was clear I checked my mirrors and the motorcycle to see if he would overtake. After a short delay checking I indicated and accelerated to pass. As I am along side him he suddenly starts to swerve towards me making some small contact and scratching 2 panels. Thankfully he didn't come to any harm and there was no visible damage to the bike, we both stopped once safe to do so and exchanged details.
Will the insurance company likely see this as his fault, my fault or both? and subsequently clobber my premiums?... Read more
Can someone help me with tachometer of my 205, because the car injector pump rev limiter has been tampered by the i**** previous owner.
When I took over a tractor other day, the car has pause round 4,000rpm, it doesn't feel like is limited on right rev of 5,540rpm what my manual book said, I have a multimeter tool clip the positive red cable to the alternator signal and the black negative to the battery. Idle speed on cold and warm is prefect, but when I tried to raise the max rev, my multimeter screen number has disappeared after 2,000rpm. I could not check the max rev numbers. I was thought that my multimeter was faulty when I purchased a new and better one than the old, it is done the same numbers is disappeared after 2,000rpm.... Read more
Of course the pump is fine, drive every day. I think the rev limit has drop lower than 5450rpm by someone who tampered.
Hi everyone. I've just bought a 2021 XLWB Relay with the aim to do an immediate conversion into a camper. I bought, it on Sunday and by Wednesday it's be stripped out, including seats and bulkhead and I've also cut a 400x400mm hole in the roof for a Maxxfan. That's when I saw the little sticker in the windscreen that said 'next service due at 104k miles' - the clock only says 33k!!!! Whoops.
I've got the original service invoice from the garage (95k miles) and proof from the van's original owner (a big multi-million pound company) that they sold it directly to the trade seller that I bought it from. It's a slam dunk really. ... Read more
Tell them you want a full refund and compensated for your costs or you’ll take the matter to the local trading standards. They’ll be only too happy to nail them and from what you’re saying it’s a clear cut case. It’ll kill their business stone dead and leave them with costly legal fees. They can fix the van that they shamelessly clocked. I wouldn’t spend a lot of money turning it into a camper, find the good low mileage example you set out to buy in the first place.
Typically hybrids are FWD and they have motor besides engine in front.
But I wonder why not place the motors at rear and make it drive only rear wheels in EV mode?... Read more
I think it is due to power split device which combines rotation of fly wheel and motor. If engine and motor are driving direct axles it must be hard to sync them to same RPM
for 4WD (with rear motor) that is not an issue because speed is less.
Hi
After a bit of advice please.
I purchased a Clio from a garage in April. I paid £4795 for it with 105,000 miles on the clock. It had a 6 month warranty (total max claim £1000). New service and MOT 2 months old.
After a couple of weeks a horrible grinding noise was coming from the engine, along with a brake issue.
I returned it to the garage and they diagnosed a faulty gearbox and warped brake discs. I had only done 150 miles in that time. They claimed on the warranty for the gearbox and replaced with a reconditioned one. I opted to pay a bit extra from my pocket for the clutch and flywheel to be replaced.
Yesterday there was a grinding noise again, this time when the clutch was pressed down. The AA came and recovered it to the garage. The garage said the gearbox has gone again (only driven a further 300 miles with the recon gearbox). They said they will replace it with another recon gearbox and a new clutch and flywheel again.
I told the garage that I have done less than 600 miles in the car, and that I had given them an opportunity to rectify the gearbox already, but now I believe the car is not fit for purpose and I want a full refund under section 24 of the consumer rights act.
As thought, he told me to do one. So I’m perusing this with legal representation.
However, I wondered what people’s thoughts are regarding the original repair.
The garage told me that the recon gearbox was from eurocarparts. However googling it I can’t see eurocarparts selll gearboxes. I am also surprised a recon gearbox would go wrong after so little mileage.
I have a suspicion that to cut costs they’ve tried to repair the original fault and never fitted a recon one.
Thanks. Read more
I appreciate this is an old thread, but why even talk to them?
Just reject the car. It is your right....
When I asked what had been found after the repair at the tyre centre, they stated it had been leaking at the beading. First time I've heard of this - both bikes and cars on tubeless tyres in more than 50 years on the road. I recall hitting a big pothole recently on a very badly lit road and assume it was this that caused the leak. Lucky I have "old fashioned" 45 section tyres or it could have been a broken wheel. Read more
Just had this with Mrs BJ's Panda when we had 4 new Goodyear Vector All Season tyres fitted. After a while I took it back and they checked where it was leaking - I won't mention the National chain but basically the wrong type of weights had been applied on the inner edge of the alloy rim causing a slight weep. They cleaned up the rim applied a sealing substance and re balanced properly. All good now.
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You just know that the last words before the shunt started were ‘Just listen to this…’
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12421913/Driver-L...l Read more
More a surplus of ambition over ability if you ask me.
700hp spins up pretty quickly.
Hi,
We have an ongoing issue with a customers car.... Read more
This is a hi pressure injection system , so possibly a faulty injector or a clogged up air inlet tract . You’ll probably need to remove inlet manifold for inspection.
Fitted new calipers and handbrake efficency was raised as an issue but passed, this year they failed
Spoke with the mechanic and he suggested they where either adjusted incorrectly or faulty... Read more
Madf's suggestion sounds reasonable.
I've never been a fan of these self adjusting calipers incorporating the park brake mechanism, thinking back over the years with various makes they can be prone to issues with the self adjusting mechanism and pistons sticking, difficult to lube too without fully dismantling....
Hi,there are 2 sizes of ball joint cones on the lower front suspension arms (18mm/22mm).Where do you actually measure the cone,is it at the top or at the bottom ?
many thanks. Read more
Correction ! I meant 21mm not 22mm
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Insurance companies base decisions on evidence.
Your evidence needs to be far better than the other side to prove you are in no way responsible....