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Visited madness car show today with Modified North West. Shame about the weather, meant not much action outside or good photo opportunities.
Some decent cars around. Some trash too of course. Some pictures I took below: (Sorry about phone pics, and I'm not photographer)
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I noticed on the way too/from work today that when I put my foot down it hesitates* 2 or 3 times through the rev range. It does it in 2nd-6th, don't think it does it in 1st.
What sort of issue am I looking at? (car is '00 1.4 sport 8v)
*by hesitates I mean I can feel the power dropping off...
Car failed MOT on emissions. Needs a new cat and oxy sensor apparently.
Found a cat on ebay for £32 delivered. Bit suspicious of the price as seems a little cheap, but says it's new.
Can't figure out what lambda sensor I need.
Car is a 2000 Clio ph1 1.4 8v sport. Was going to order this one...
Got an advisory on my MOT for small hole in passenger side CV boot/joint. Never had the time to get round to looking at it or sorting it, due to time and funds. done nearly 12k miles since getting it in May last year, and just recently its started knocking during heavy turning.
This would leave...
I'm sure this has been asked many times, but couldn't find a thread with the answer I need.
I want to upgrade my headlights as the ones in are cheap bulbs & not very bright. But I'm not 100% on what bulbs I need and car checkers on sites like autobulbsdirect and halfords have different answers...
First one isn't so much of an issue: my drivers side windows goes up/down a hell of a lot faster than passenger side? Any ideas?
Also: My drivers side window seems to go down until it hits the bottom and makes banging noise. Whereas the passenger side stops before hand. Ideas?
Edit: Plus if...
Was just wondering if anyone knew any companies that do a reasonable price for that age & car.
Come May this year I'll be 19 and have 1 year NCB and would love an RS. It's cost me over 3k to insure my 1.4 this year.
I've seen people who say they've been insured for sub 2k at 18 on an RS so...
Rear wheels have been making quite a bit of racket, so I've ordered a set of wheel bearings for them both.
Just wondering what I will be needing to change them correctly as I don't quite fancy my rear wheels flying off. Don't think I'd enjoy that much..
edit: They're drums btw.
Anyone know the right amount of oil because I get a mix of recommendations by websites.
Car is 2000 1.4 S 8v.
I'm currently using 10w40 (I think) and every other weekend i do a ~210 mile trip to Coventry and when I get back it's not half guzzled some oil. Now my engine does run quite hot I've...
Got an intermittent problem with my engine not starting, can be fine for a week or two. Then it will start playing up.
It turns over with what sounds like no attempt to fire up. I've changed the spark plugs and ignition leads last week which seemed to have fixed it untill yesterday where it...
When I first start my car there's a very strong smell of petrol from the back.. Shouldn't be like it is IMO.
Any ideas what it might be? Changing my spark plugs and cables at the weekend to hopefully fix a starting issue I've got.
If I hear knocking from my driveshaft do I still have time to get the boot changed to fix it or do I need a new shaft? If you know what I mean.
Also can anyone tell me how much I cafn expect to pay to get a new boot fitted? It's my outer one that has a pin hole.
When I turn on my ignintion I get, Fuel, Servo, Immobiliser, Oil, Battery, Temp and Stop.
Which then go to just Stop, Battery and oil.. Is that right? if you get what I mean lol.
What can be other causes of oil going down rather fast?
Other than gasket and a leak? My oil is deffinetely going down faster than it should.. But I can't work out why.
It will also be heading in for a service next month aswell.
This happend for the first time today when I moved my car.
Basically after I released the handbrake, as the wheels started to roll, there was a loud 'clunk' from the rear wheels, any idea what that could be? Probably nothing but it did it's done it twice now.
Cheers Guizzzzzzzzzzze. :rasp:
Spotted through the biblical weather on the other side of the motorway just after Sandbach Services..
Tried to get the best look I could without writing my car off flol.
Thought it must be someone on here :p
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone can recommend me a somewhere to get a full service at a good price. Halfords is £145 not inc' spark plugs.
I drive a standard ph1 1.4 btw. Cheers in advance.
(also if thread needs to be moved, please move, couldn't really think of a category to pop this on lol)...
I just tried to unlock my car with my spare key and nothing happened. The little light flashes on the key when I press it but the car wont unlock.
Anyone know a way I can fix this myself or is that key done with now?
Another coolant leak?!
When I got my car it had a coolant leak, which turned out to be thermostat housing, so I replaced the whole thing (thermostat & housing). So yay problem solved... Well I went out to my car this morning to see this. Coolant dripping off my engine mount.
Anyone know what...
Evening.
So, I got into my car today and the oil reading on my dashboard had no circles and was flashing. So one would assume no oil right? Well I got home and I left it for a while then checked it with the dipstick, which is telling me I have just under half oil in :S
If anyone could shed...