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General Car Chat / Re: Ford focus problems 1.8 T reg
« on: 03 September 2010, 13:19:14 »
I would still try a code read if you can
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General Car Chat / Re: Ford focus problems 1.8 T reg
« on: 03 September 2010, 11:50:05 »
engine management light on or not?,vehicle speed sensor can cause these problems and the speedo will still work,may be worth getting any codes read
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General Car Chat / Re: Advice on Mondeo 2.5 V6 please
« on: 04 September 2010, 17:17:43 »
Water pump impeller is made of plastic and prone to breaking up, also check it's little drive belt is intact
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General Car Chat / Re: Car Choices
« on: 02 September 2010, 18:47:25 »Quote
QuoteI definitely wouldn't go looking to buy a 6-7 year old Hybrid .. from what I've read, that's right about the time you'll be looking to need to drop several thousand pounds to replace the battery pack.
Or just drive it around as a regular car, lugging a few kilos of dead weight batteries around, I suppose!
Do they even work without the batteries?
But yes, I wouldn't touch a 2nd hand hybrid. (or a new one, but that's another matter).
.. and what's the point of a Ferrari that cuts its' engine when you stop at the lights?
a) Nobody can hear you gently blipping the throttle
b) Will it start when they go green?
Kevin
or c) will it catch fire
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General Car Chat / Re: Dates for end of MFL/ start of FL Miggies please
« on: 31 August 2010, 16:17:14 »
my facelift 2.5 is on a v plate,must be quite an early one
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General Car Chat / Re: Any Rover 800 knowledge on here?
« on: 13 August 2010, 11:31:44 »
early ones are all 180 bhp untill the sport appeared which got 200bhp
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General Car Chat / Re: Any Rover 800 knowledge on here?
« on: 12 August 2010, 12:12:35 »
if you whip the turbo pipe off between turbo and inlet manifold then rev engine it should blow a near gale out of the pipe if the turbo is spinning up
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General Car Chat / Re: Any Rover 800 knowledge on here?
« on: 10 August 2010, 10:25:56 »
I had three of them,an 825 sterling and two 827's,the last one was a manual vitesse which was a flyer,replaced that with a 620ti which was also quick(I still miss it 
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General Car Chat / Re: Any Rover 800 knowledge on here?
« on: 09 August 2010, 15:48:17 »
there is a three pin lead between the battery and the bulkhead which is where to plug in a code reader with a suitable adapter lead,as far as I am aware you have to use a code reader as there is no self test.That motor kicks out 180 bhp when working right and is pretty lively
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General Car Chat / Re: renault clit 1.5 dci 80bhp help
« on: 16 August 2010, 20:42:03 »
egr valve is a common problem on renault engines although they normally respond well to a good clean,symptoms typically low power and lots of black smoke
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General Car Chat / Re: Sports Mode on a V6
« on: 13 August 2010, 10:47:33 »
I use the sport mode when towing as it lets the engine rev out more in each gear
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General Car Chat / Re: VXR astra alloys on a face lift omega?
« on: 09 August 2010, 12:25:02 »
As the astra is front wheel drive I would think you would have problems with offset
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General Car Chat / Re: Cheap Ford Fiesta: What to pay?
« on: 11 August 2010, 15:15:19 »
as above,without a ticket its scrap value,have a good look underneath at the back,rear of sills/inner sills and rear inner arches rust like hell on them
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General Car Chat / Re: Whats the best colour for an Omega .
« on: 10 August 2010, 13:15:49 »
nocturno blue but I'm biased 
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General Car Chat / Re: Thanks to this site.......
« on: 10 August 2010, 10:43:18 »Quote
This is now being investigated officially by swapz, and further officially by others.
nice one