February 2025
Hi,
Probably a stupid question but I'm not mechanical.... Read more
I friend of mine has got this car which was working perfectly fine until they decided to remove the dash and add aftermarket lights and switches by splicing into the wires.
Since putting everything back it won't start. It turns over but it seems there is no spark to the plugs.
What on earth could they have done to cause this? Read more
Doesn’t sound good to me . The dash pod is part of the immobiliser network, so I guess something here has been damaged .
Dr Friend who has one called Volvo about washer fluid light coming on.
£250 for diagnostic plus eventual repair..... Read more
It was the £250 diagnostic charge that got me. Known problem too.
Wonder if someone can help
Have noticed that the right wheel seems to shake slightly ... Read more
Had something similar on a Mondeo . Thought the suspension was hanging off. Turned out to be an out of shape tyre.
Hello all, hope you are all doing well.
Can I have a little info or any heads up? Anything greatly appreciated.
Saturday, when I pressed the clutch pedal down, it made a horrible grinding sound, but gears still changed okay.
I called the AA and was told it was the "Thrust Bearing" and need to get a new clutch and flywheel.
It calmed down a bit and by Monday had all but gone. Then in the evening, I pushed the clutch pedal down to start and it struggled to fire up, but, alas it did.
I've had clutch failure before, spectacularly!! so booked it into a reputable garage for Clutch & Flywheel replacement. £1250
Thinking I could hang on until Friday, the clutch went on Tuesday whilst stuck on a small hill behind 3 other cars.
AA came again, towed me back and told me "Clutch pressure plate/release bearing collapsed causing pedal to be stuck half way down"
I still managed to start the engine but could not change any gears.
AA towed me home and today they were going to charge me £120 to tow the car literally 3 minutes down the road! Sod that! I have RAC on my Insurance and got them to tow me.
RAC chap tried to start the car, clutch pedal down to the floor, would not start! The engine "warm up" light came on. (Looks like a Pretzel sort of!)
He hooked it up to a computer and came up with a reading of a duff starter motor sensor!
So the car is now in the garage awaiting surgery, I'm now cacking myself that there will be another hefty bill on top of that for a starter motor.
To my knowledge, I thought that the car would start again once the new clutch was fitted. The AA chap even said, the engine wont start because of the broken part.
Any pointers, greatly appreciated.
Thank you. Read more
Its BROKEN.
Stop trying to drive it
I have an old VW 2005 Passat estate and I want to update the stereo so we can all connect our android and apple phones.
It's a radio and separate cd which I understand is double din and when I looked the cost of a decent replacement plus fitting was a few hundred... Read more
Why bother? According to your post on the general discussion page your after another car.
I found myself a bit confused about how to decide when a tyre tread is getting close to the limit.
When I use my digital depth gage and measure from the tyre surface to the top of the rubber wear indicators I have 2.1mm..... Read more
From the surface to the bottom of the tread.
Just purchased a new set of decent quality rubber mats and as expected they do smell quite a bit. I don't need to use them urgently so i have put them in the garden to "vent".
Any suggestions for dealing with this issue i.e jet wash etc? Read more
Personally I am wary of jet/pressure washing anything containing rubber.
I used to pressure wash rubber (and carpet) mats all the time in a previous life as a car valeter, never experienced any negative effects....
Noises are extremely difficult to pinpoint without being “hands on “ . Take it to a garage for an assessment. U codes can occur for various reasons, wiring , low battery voltage are just a few . Good old Google fix , thankfully they don’t fix cars .