June 2005
Ford Galaxy - 1.9TDI 110Bhp 1998 model.
When the revs drop below 2000rpm often find it loses power and have to rev the engine to recover. It feels like something is sticking.
Suggestions on what to look for.
Regards ... Gary
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I have a astra with LPG conversion today when I filled it up with lpg, the gauge when runing on LPG still shows the level where it was before i filled up. When runing on petrol the fuel gauge is fine.
Does any one know if the fuel gauges in the lpg tank are pressure sensors or normal type fuel gauges and hence may just be stuck,
Any ideas
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Gauge senders on the koltec systems are a poteniometer on a float! As basic as can be. As far as info there is very little available to the dealers and a lot don't deal with the LPG anyway. If the Astra is an Astra-H then its crucial that the instruments are programmed to linear voltage rather than linear resistance to get an accuarate reading.
When my new X-Trail SVE DCI shows an indicated speed of 30 MPH
my Road Angel indicates 25 MPH which would be the most accurate?
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French motorways have marker posts every km. I once thought I would check my speedo by driving at as-near-as-I-could-manage exactly 100kph for 1 hour. Result? 99 marker posts. Pretty accurate, I thought.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have had a 1999 Vhall Astra 1.8 CDX for about ten months and i am getting a musty smell from my Air Con. If I switch between the two I get the smell for a bit but it clears in five or ten minutes.
I have thought it may be the pollen filter.
Would be grateful if anyone could provide advice.
Paul
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I had these exact same probs in an '97 V6 Omega. The plenum drain pipe(s?) were bunged up with bits of leaves, tree mould etc and when released at least a gallon of water came out!
The end of the drain pipe was a rubber hose and it used to get squashed to "nearly closed" by other stuff in the engine bay, then the grot did the rest. If you get a garage to do it - get em to show you where the end of the drain is, then next time you could do it yourself with a thin garden cane....with your goggles and an old T-shirt on....
Hi, when I get my next car, I'd like to have it inspected. I wonder if anyone has any advice on this? My real concern is losing the deposit on the car if something "big" turns up or the dealer won't repair something that is flagged up.
Do you think they would refund the deposit on the car?
It would be from a main dealer on a car less then 2 years old. Would like to hear from anyone who has used RAC or AA for inspection, I'm not a member of either.
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I used the highest level which includes a road test. You do learn a lot about the cars, so don't let little things worry you. They also give you a valuation.
I am fairly certain the air-con in my seven year old Mondeo has never been repaired/regassed at all since new, yet it still seems to working fairly effectively if not 100%.
I rarely use it winter except to speed up screen de-misting, so it is not as if I have it running regularly outside of the June-August decent weather period....anyone have an older car than mine with air-con that has not needed any work?
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My parents traded in a 10-year old Volvo 850 estate last year; the aircon was retro-fitted to it when they bought it at 1 year old and they never had any work done to the A/C system. It still appeared to be working fine when the car was traded in.
Not sure if it's anything to be concerned about. When I change gears, mostly from 3rd to 4th, the gear change is really difficult, not smoothe as it normally is. I was wondering if it's something to do with the hot weather, as this is when it happens, it is normally ok when cold. Read more
Anyone know what to use - I have tried a variety of similar products - both aerosol and paste/cream based - but they all seem to make the trim look grey.
Does anyone know of anything, that can be applied to rubber strips / spoiler and bring a darker - more black finish to it.
The other thing is that the aerosol based stuff seems to attract dust - leaves a sticky residue on trim. Read more
As mentioned above, I used Autoglym 'vinyl and rubber care' last weekend and was very impressed with the result. The plastics actually looked black, unlike when ive used other products. Just remember to let it soak in for a couple of minutes prior to buffing it off.
Good afternoon all,
might be of interset for any of you coming this way for the Trafalgar 200 and festival of the sea events.
A heavy police presence is in the area focusing on the main 3 roads into the city in preparation for the events that start on Tues 28th. I have just been doen the A2030 towards Southsea and there were 4 police van camera outfits backed up by about a dozen bikes or so. Presume any terrorists wanting to get into the city will also be speeding? Maybe they are using the numberplate recognition to spot any vehicles that are of interest from a security ponit of view, has anyone heard of this being done outside of London before?
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>>well there is permanent number plate recognition if you drive in or out of the city of london you will have been clocked presumably the congestion charge zone is similar
We all know that our movements are constantly tracked. And Traffic Master is possibly the worst?
But if your car is stolen... why cannot you tap into that information?
My golf keeps flashing an 'inspection' service is due and I have followed the manual on how to reset it but it just won't go away. I was able to reset it ages ago when the 'oil' service came up but this is getting annoying. Anyone able to help?
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Try posting this on www.fordgalaxy.org.uk; several possibilities including the MAF sensor, vacuum pipes leaking etc etc.