July 2024
As above, with a "Waiting for Facebook" message. Last couple of days
I dont use Facebook, but I did post a link elsewhere (on Forumosa) to a video clip on a Facebook page recently.... Read more
That time of year for the Venga..
Rescuemycar went from £40 to £59.... Read more
I used the link you gave me on moneysupermakets to get a discounted quote from Start.
Its belt and braces as I don’t want to rely on the AA relay service that comes with my bank. I prefer to come home to a garage of my choice in one go !
I've just bought a 2009 995cc Matiz. Driving home the coolant light came on. I topped up the coolant (it was low) and ran the engine for a few minutes with the cap off and foam appeared in the expansion tank.
The expansion tank or foam doesn't look oily and I checked the oil cap and dipstick before buying and saw no mayonnaise. There's no white smoke from the exhaust. These are my usual checks for possible head gasket issues.
Anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? Is it most likely a head gasket failure, or could it be something else?
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Thanks. I've drained and flushed the system, taken out the rad and tank and flushed them separately. Nothing messy or oily came out, tested thermostat. I'll refill, bleed and see what happens.
My 1991 Pug 205 still has its original steel wheels, which were given new tyres 3½ years ago by the previous owner. Since I got it at the end of 2022 I can only remember topping up the pressure once or twice by a psi or two. The 207SW, which is half its age, needs more frequent attention despite having its rims thoroughly cleaned with each new set of tyres, and occasionally in between if bead-leaks become tiresome.
It seems a shame that alloys corrode less visibly than steels - which unfortunately always rust at points of high curvature - rims, bolt holes, etc. - while alloys seemingly always suffer corrosion at the bead. Is this because of reaction between alloy and rubber compound ? Read more
Back in the early 1960s, as part of my Metallurgy Degree course, we had a visit to a Rubery-Owen plant making steel wheels exactly as described by focussed.
They were also pressing truck side chassis members using a hydraulic press which leaked water copiously on the press stroke, and BMC Cambridge/Oxford rear axle casings....
Hi,
I would really appreciate any advice on what my options might be. I'll try to keep it brief, bullet points.
1) Volvo V40 bought from Volvo Wolverhamption, October 2023 (bought on the Selekt car program, i.e. approved used)
2) Front end of car collapses while driving, June 10th 2024
3) Car collected by recovery truck and taken to local Volvo dealer, East London
4) Diagnosed as left front spring has snapped
5) Warranty agree to pay for the work. I am called to collect on completion.
6) Driving the car 200m, I can feel it pulls to the right quite hard once up to 50mph. Take it straight back to the East London
7) They keep the car in over the weekend. Diagnose the problem as the front right spring is non standard, not a Volvo part
8) Volvo UK advise to get the spring changed, and approach Wolverhampton for compensation, as the car was misold
9) Spring replaced at my cost, £900. I am called to collect the car, two technicians have driven and verfied it is all now good.
10) I collect the car, drive 200m, and the issue is the same as it was previously. East London keep the car in.
11) East London say they can not visually see any issues, and to investigate further they will have to dismatle the front suspension.
12) They also insist the car is safe to drive and suggest I take it away, as they don't know the problem. And, they advise Volvo UK that the car is safe to drive, as long as I keep my hands on the steering wheel. They suggest for any further work I drive it, 3 hours, to Wolverhampton. East London also offer me £6,000 to buy the car. I paid £10,000 8 months ago.
13) Volvo UK speak with East London, and relay to me, East London are waiting for my authorisation to do more work, at my expense.
14) East London, now say they don't know if the car pulled to the right before it arrived on the truck. Should this not have been identified in initial diagnosis?
So this is the stage I am at. I do not want to take the car back as it is. I am happy to take a replacement car, my car driving as it should, or £8,000. To buy a car like mine from Volvo would be £9,000+
Any good advice would be massively appreciated. Read more
Have had broken springs on 2 cars in the past.
First was a BMW 118D. Had to be removed to the local BMW specialist by the RAC (he stayed open late Friday evening) and for just over £300 he fitted 2 new genuine BMW front springs. He said he could fit aftermarket springs but very little difference in cost for the job and experience told him that the springs could be of variable quality, the car could lean afterwards....
Hi All,
Off to Croatia at the weekend and in for a long drive when we get there, from Dubrovnik in the South to Riejka in the North - about 360 miles. Mostly toll motorways with 130 KMH limits.... Read more
Thanks all - yes fully understand the tolls, we had a property for many years in the South of France and have had the liber-T tag system for over 12 years, which was always great fun driving through the lane with no queues !! Yes a fairly long drive, but the horses will not be spared.
I will definitely get the info from the hire company, and, if possible, get a tag, rather than use cash/card....
Is there a known issue with a whining noise on over run with the gearboxes
on this model .My car is a 2020 manual gearbox and has only done 9,500 miles.... Read more
Jazz models from 20 years ago had gearbox issues, never heard of the current model with problems. Take it back to the Honda dealer for assessment.
According to HJ
"The new BYD Seal U DM-I Boost and Comfort have a 98PS petrol engine and 197PS electric motor, for a total system power of 218PS."... Read more
Presumably it is limited by a control system. In petrol only mode you can get 98 PS and in electric only mode 197 PS but the system doesn't allow you to use full power in combined mode.
As above. GF's scooter, inherited from her brother, approx 20 yrs old, I'm told.
Seems to have started doing it recently and, since I did an oil change recently, I'm inevitably in the frame.... Read more
Impressed if you found an online manual which I couldn't, (though its a long time since I looked, and I wasnt very motivated since I'm unlikely to be doing much work on it),
If that 800ml is accurate, overfilling is likely, since I chucked the whole (litre) bottle in....
Browse
Thanks. I was aware of the Microsoft official semi-workaround, but not the other tricks. Might give them a go, perhaps in a dual boot setup with LXLE or Mint.
One wonders why, if the new hardware isnt actually a requirement, they want to make it one, since they dont mostly sell hardware....