UK Autos/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| car judder when pulling off | 6/5/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: i have a nissan almera 1.5se 2002. when i pull off in 1st i get a judder like not pulling off smooth ... A: From what you have described i would say that it is clutch judder which is causing this. It could be ... | ||
| mazda 323 | 5/27/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: I have a mazda 323f gsi on a 53 plate and when i try to accelerate or if i drop a gear and floor it, ... A: From what you have said i would suspect it is the clutch which is slipping. The mileage is about ... | ||
| Renault Clio Rear Wheel Bearing | 4/30/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: I have a Renault Clio 1999, with a noisey rear wheel bearing. Is it an easy enough DIY job without ... A: I can,t recall if the rear hub bearing is a press fit one piece bearing or a taper roller bearing. ... | ||
| Diesel Pump fault | 4/23/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: I have a 1996 Honda Accord Tdi and have been experiencing erratic tickover along with erratic ... A: The drive by wire systems on these vehicles use a number of sensors with engine system to control ... | ||
| Suspension damage on Honda Civic | 4/12/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: I recently drove into a petrol station and did not notice that there was an incline on the entrance. ... A: It is really hard to say what damage could have been done, If any sort of collision any obvious ... | ||
| immobilser problem | 4/11/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: ANSWER: Hi Craig It can be bypassed but you need to remove housing/cover from rear of pump. This ... A: Yes the injection pump should have been timed up before fitting.Also the crankshaft and camshaft ... | ||
| immobilser problem | 4/10/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: hi there just fitted a new diesel pump on my ford escort van i lined the holes up on the pump but ... A: It can be bypassed but you need to remove housing/cover from rear of pump. This can be time ... | ||
| Polarizing dynamo-negative earth | 4/9/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: I have a 1960 fordson tractor with negative earth.How do I polarize it.Which connection do I use ... A: Fit dynamo to vehicle Make sure no wires are connected to dynamo then use a suitable jumper wire ... | ||
| need help with my golf | 3/31/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: it was working perfectly well, until i had my spark plugs changed. first my water went empty and ... A: Sounds like you have a few problems. I cannot see how changing the plugs have caused all the ... | ||
| escort van wont fire up | 3/30/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: 8endura d van changed the engine to a td from a escort 1996. i cant get it to fire up. no fuel is ... A: If there is an enclosed Black housing on back of injection pump this is the immobilizer unit. You ... | ||
| toyota estima smoking | 3/27/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: we have been told that our toyota estima 2.2td l reg has an injector problem as it smokes when under ... A: You can certainly try a fuel injector cleaner through it, and I would recommend you use the FORTE ... | ||
| Car Dynamos | 3/23/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: How do you change a Lucas dynamo from positive to negative earth and vice-versa. A: To correctly polarise a dynamo first earth dynamo then use jumper lead from live to the F terminal ... | ||
| steering wheel wobble | 3/15/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: hi my wife has a ford puma and the steering wheel started to wobble i took it in and had the front ... A: If wheels wobble at low speed then it is more likely to be a tyre which is out of shape or is ... | ||
| nissan almera horn does not work | 3/9/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: i have a nissan almera 1.5se 2002 the horn does not work i have changed the fuse and still no good ... A: The horns on modern day cars are fitted just behind bumper so get wet quite often this corrodeds ... | ||
| Ford fiesta courier diesel van 1.8 | 3/5/2009 | Mr Wayne Andrews |
| Q: Not sure if I stalled it or it just cut out but will not start. No problems beforehand; always ... A: either the timing belt as jumped or possibly a timing gear as spun. I would get everything double ... | ||
| Mondeo diesel problem | 2/10/2005 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: I have a 1995 1.8 turbo diesel Mondeo with a genuine 97K on the clock. It is reasonably well ... A: First thing here if possible you should try to feed fuel directly into injector pump from CLEAN ... | ||
| 51 reg noisy diesel | 2/8/2005 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: 85000miles 2 litre zetec . when cold very noisy for about 10 mins. then sometimes it goes much ... A: had no experience with that engine, the electronic stuff became more widely used used after I ... | ||
| CRDi Diesel Injection systems | 1/20/2005 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: "Hi ! My questions are as follows : 1)What is the difference between CRDi engine & a conventional ... A: quite simple answer really. It is common rail systems, very high pressure high specification ... | ||
| yreg mondeo diesel 2 litre | 1/6/2005 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: can you help im at my wits end.the problem is when i accelerate say onto a motorway or something ... A: Seeing that you have not mentioned any other problems i am inclined to think that the diaphragm in ... | ||
| diesel alternatives | 1/1/2005 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: Tony I understand the problem with alt. diesel fuel is the lack of lubrication of the fuel pump in ... A: Applies to anything with diesel in it. Although there are more and more lubricator additives ... | ||
| Cold start | 12/21/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: Please help, I have a 94 Vauxhall astra 1.7 TD (70,000 miles)which i use rarely. I went to start ... A: probabbly fuel run back to tank. system needs to be primed. what make fuel system is on it bosch or ... | ||
| engine problem - courier diesel | 12/14/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: I have often read your tips with interest. Now, I hope you may help me? I have a strange problem, ... A: wierd to answer this as I am not that far from you right now , in Rydsgard , south Sweden !! this is ... | ||
| ford escort 1.8 diesel 'rev limiting' with misfiring | 11/25/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: On the fuel injection pump of a 1995 ford escort 1.8 diesel van, what does the cylindrical ... A: Don't need to see pics , def bosch pump, this item would not cause you probs working or not really ... | ||
| ford escort 1.8 diesel 'rev limiting' with misfiring | 11/25/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: On the fuel injection pump of a 1995 ford escort 1.8 diesel van, what does the cylindrical ... A: Sounds like you have a bosch fuel pump , in which case this is just a fast idle assembly which is ... | ||
| volvo v70 tdi | 11/23/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: i have a volvo v70 1998est tdi and when i pull away or put my foot down there is alot of grey/black ... A: sorry my friend did not work on these systems as we were not bosch agents and had no access to ... | ||
| Flashing glow plug light | 11/17/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: I have a VW Caddy VAN 1.9 SDI 98 yr I have recently noticed that my glow plug light flashes when ... A: have also come across fuse boxes giving similar problem, but bith items are expensive just to try. ... | ||
| mondeo 1.8 turbo diesel | 11/2/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: The car was running when he took it away although it was running roughly. When he bought it back the ... A: When you say it was running but rough when he took it did he then fit another pump and is it since ... | ||
| ford mondeo 1.8 td | 10/27/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: i own a 1994 td mondeo and the fuel pump has gone at over a £1000 for a new one i decided to ring ... A: these are not pump part numbers my friend just basic timing and ident. numbers. You will need to ... | ||
| Ford mondeo diesel starting and running fault | 10/26/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: I have a 87 Mondeo turbo diesel that has had a engine swap due to sump damage before i had it, I ... A: sorry for delay , sounds very much like air in the system, try feeding fuel pump directly from ... | ||
| Fuel Pump | 10/24/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: My question is re - Ford duratorq 1998cc fuel pumps, (ford part number 1213937) for my transit ... A: Sorry phil no experience on these pumps , was out of the game when they started becoming more ... | ||
| ford escort cuts out when driving | 10/23/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: my escort works sometimes. it will start and when you start driving about it will work ok until you ... A: OK 80k is not a lot even for a ford. Did all these things start at same time. the stop solenoid on ... | ||
| ford escort cuts out when driving | 10/23/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: my escort works sometimes. it will start and when you start driving about it will work ok until you ... A: a little more info mate, age of car type of fuel pump , mileage. Sounds very much like immobiliser ... | ||
| Escort TD 1994 105,000mls Fuel Heater? | 10/12/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: I've owned this car a month, it starts and runs fine at the moment. When inspecting under the bonnet ... A: yes you are right it is a fuel heater, no you will not benefit from it as it is for warming fuel ... | ||
| ford escort 1.8 td | 9/28/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: what diesel would be a good first buy? ------------------------- Followup To so does the 18td go ... A: Astra turbo diesel with the Jap Isuzu engine not the vauxhall, they are very sporty. Unfortunately ... | ||
| mk1 mondeo diesel pump | 9/14/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: The car is a 1995 Mondeo 1.8TD. During a long journey the engine just cut and would not restart. The ... A: There is a good chance that this pump is one of the later models of DPC pumps which became DPCN , if ... | ||
| Ford Mondeo 1996 TD Problem | 9/5/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: My father has recently purchased a mondeo TD to which we have found a fault. When we started the car ... A: The solenoid is situated on the side of the pump , lets say viewing from injector pipe end about 10 ... | ||
| Ford Mondeo 1996 TD Problem | 8/22/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: My father has recently purchased a mondeo TD to which we have found a fault. When we started the car ... A: turn ignition on to heat only, you should hear a rapid clicking for about 5 secs. if not the advance ... | ||
| engine wont stop running | 7/29/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: My 1981 mercedes 300 sd turbo diesel will not turn off! It is in the driveway running right now. I ... A: if it is manual drive , stalling will be a good start. If auto then undo the main fuel pump pipe. ... | ||
| ford escort 1.8td l reg 1994 122.000 mls | 7/27/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: Over the last few weeks i have had a loss of power mostly uphill or under load. whereas previously ... A: well the fact that you have replaced an air pipe on turbo will not make any diff to starting. It is ... | ||
| Ford diesel cutting out. | 7/22/2004 | Tony Edwards |
| Q: Tony i took your advice and fitted a clear hose, yes it is air it the fuel. i noticed that it seems ... A: 1st ensure that you do not undo the injector pipes on this vehicle ever. Extremely high pressure ... | ||
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