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General Car Chat / Astra K electronic handbrake

« on: 17 October 2024, 14:12:42 »

Stopped working,

Message on dash says 'Service parking brake '

Run diagnostics- Inoperative 0v. Not very helpful.

Can't go crawling about anymore as I'm 85.

Any suggestions or is it a trip to the stealers?

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General Discussion Area / Welsh 20 mph.

« on: 17 September 2023, 19:11:08 »

I hear that the speed awareness course in Wales is now fully booked until 2050.

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General Discussion Area / Salamander Shower Pump

« on: 07 September 2023, 13:40:44 »

This morning the shower pump started 'hunting'.

It works either full on hot or full on cold but any temperature in between it 'hunts'.

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General Discussion Area / And we wonder why car insurance premiums are high.

« on: 23 August 2023, 17:38:23 »

A friend of my wife's husband front ended his Nissan Note(someone has to own one).

It was taken in for repair and he was provided with a courtesy car - nearly 5 months ago!

Repairer says they are awaiting parts.

It's a 2013 Nissan, I would have thought the cost of the courtesy car and repairs must be more than the cars worth.

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General Discussion Area / ULEZ

« on: 03 August 2023, 17:50:14 »

If that dictator in London recons 90% of the cars are ULEZ compliant, why does he want to extend it?

Prat.

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General Discussion Area / Don't get old

« on: 18 July 2023, 14:43:36 »

Car insurance has gone up by over £200.

Still slightly cheaper than anything on the comparison sites.

 :'( :'( :'(

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General Car Chat / Smart mot

« on: 14 July 2023, 18:31:00 »

If you want your cartoon pass the MOT use smart mot.

Neighbour used them, they collect and return your car.

It went for an MOT with front sidelight not working, and rear brake lights not working.

Neighbour was assured bulbs would be replaced.

Car passed the MOT - front and rear bulbs still not working.

She only got charged for the MOT.

So, if you know your car is going to fail, use smart mot.

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General Discussion Area / 20 mph speed limits

« on: 15 June 2023, 18:09:22 »

Surely they're going to encourage drivers to concentrate on their speedometer rather than the road.

Just a thought.

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General Discussion Area / Changing a shower mixer valve.

« on: 14 June 2023, 08:40:36 »

Set up is hot and cold water tanks + pump.

Do I drain down the hot and cold water tanks and isolate the pump?

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General Car Chat / Astra K - again

« on: 12 June 2023, 12:28:59 »

Got a message come up on my display (it's a 1.4 Petrol) 'Service Vehicle Soon'.

Went and bought an iCarsoft Vauxhall V2 code reader.

If I try to read the ECM I get the following message ;-

Lost communication with DC/DC converter control module A on bus B.

It has no problems reading Mrs AA's 1.4 Sri.

Any ideas please.

It reads all other modules OK with no fault codes.

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General Car Chat / Anyone on here got an Astra K auto?

« on: 08 June 2023, 12:42:39 »

We've got 2.

Intermittently both cars fail to engage park properly, so you cannot remove key from the ignition.

With the ignition switched on and moving the gear leaver backwards and forwards it eventually releases the key.

I've searched for a solution (seems like a common problem) but results don't seem to offer a satisfactory cure.

Any ideas please?

Vauxhall deny any knowledge of the fault - surprise surprise!

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General Discussion Area / Snooker

« on: 24 May 2023, 18:32:47 »

I've just realised I'm now the second best snooker player in the world.

In every league match I played this season, I came second

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General Discussion Area / The worlds gone mad

« on: 13 October 2021, 18:21:55 »

https://mol.im/a/10087671

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General Car Chat / Reconditioning an AGM battery.

« on: 10 October 2021, 10:09:29 »

My car battery would not charge above 11,7/11,8 volts with the alternator going flat out at 14.6 volts.

Took it off the car and charged it in recovery mode on my Stop/Start smart charger.

After it had finished it's cycle, I put it on auto charge.

Battery is now holding at 12,7/12,8 volts with the alternator only cutting in periodically.

Saved me about £140 for a new battery.

Dead chuffed.

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General Car Chat / MOVED: madeira entry form

« on: 30 July 2021, 07:23:11 »

This topic has been moved to General Discussion Area.

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=148549.0