August 2009
Hi
Recently bought a use vw polo 1.4cl 1995.
Was running ok but now car seems to judder when accelerating in all gears and sometimes feels like it will cut out. However it has not. Yet. It starts every time and the problem only really happens when engine warms up. Happens more when tank low on petrol. Has been recently serviced with all new parts. Thought problem was sparks which were really worn but still persists with new sparks.
Also engine makes a 'put' 'put' sound even on stand still and while driving and when the car judders also can hear slight mis/backfiring.
Its my first car so not really an expert on cars. Please can someone put their finger on the problem?
Help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi there, was wondering if anyone could help me!
My Fiesta MK4 1.25 has recently starting driving like a dog-when accelerating it frequently loses power, especially going uphill. I have to then "experiment" with various positions on the accelerator pedal until it regains power. As you can imagine this can be a bit dangerous when driving on the motorway/at junctions/roundabouts! As a result it also appears to be drinking much more fuel, presumably due to the uneven nature of my acceleration!
This has only been happening in the last week or so (I drove through a Ford a week ago-will the water have had an effect?) although it has always been a bit dodgy in this respect- for example when I would put my foot flat on the accelerator (especialy in high gears) not much would happen, and it accelerated better when I released my foot from the pedal a little.
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the mass air flow sensor needs replacing, its a common fault on the mk4, had this problem the other day literally, its a cheap part, ten to fifteen quid from a scrapyard, two screws and a jubilee clip at the other side hold the sensor on, between the air filter unit and the engine block, justbehind the air intake/pollen filter (rhs of the grille area), take care with the wiring plug under the sensor, best to remove it once the unit is free from the engine.
I sympathise as I was stressing and couldn't over-take anybody. good luck
I know the answer to this question is probably in the Highway Code but I wanted to get the Back Roomer's views on it.
When you're turning right at a set of lights on a single carriage road, logic to me says that as I'm waiting, my car should be in front of the of the car wanting to do the same in the opposite direction. My car turned slightly right and the other car in front of me doing the same.
So why is it so many people will go past you and wait to turn right behind you, leaving the other cars wanting to do the same, behind that car blocking your way to turn right.
I hope you follow my point as it would be easier to get across with a diagram :-)
Would like to know which is the 'right' way..
Cheers,
Nial
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Unless it's changed in the last few years.
For at least 25 years it's been;
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When turning right at crossroads where an oncoming vehicle is also turning right, there is a choice of two methods
turn right side to right side; keep the other vehicle on your right and turn behind it. This is generally the safer method as you have a clear view of any approaching traffic when completing your turn
left side to left side, turning in front of each other. This can block your view of oncoming vehicles, so take extra care. Cyclists and motorcyclists in particular may be hidden from your view. Road layout, markings or how the other vehicle is positioned can determine which course should be taken
Our 1.2 polo SE has spent most of it's life in the garage.
Recently it has 3 coils replaced one after the other. Now the engine warning light has come on again. I have used a fault code reader these codes have come up has any one got an idea as to what it might be;
16514 O2 Sensor Circ.,Bank1-Sensor1 Malfunction
16556 Fuel Trim,Bank1 System too Rich
16785 Exhaust Gas Recirc.Flow Insufficient Detected
17811 EGR Flow Deviation
17925 Main Relay Circ. Electrical Malfunction
I've had two suggestions from mechanically minded mates they reckon it's either my "Lambda Sensor" or the "Throttle Body".
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needs a new chain and tensioners
you need to keep to regular oil changes on this poor designed engine as its the oil that causes the chain slip its the lack of oil that causes it to slip see
simples
no wonder ford are coming back to profit
I have a 2.2 diesel signum, the ECU fault light keeps coming on and putting the car into safe mode, the vacuum pump was changed, and fault was still apparent, i have now changed the airflow meter, and still getting the same fault with lots of black smoke from the exhaust, I have now put some injector cleaner in with the fuel what can I do next. Read more
there is a field remedy for this exact fault and you should ask the dealer if this has been looked at/instigated, the number is FR 2058, the fr is basically what i have been saying its either a cracked t piece or a leaking vacumn pipe, a close look at the servo elbow as it go's into the servo, if its loseing vac it will not be able to control the throttle flap properly and it gets stuck in the almost closed position,Regards TB
I was talking to a fab guy who had set up camp and was selling wood carvings by the side of the road, all his family living in the back of a very old converted Bedford lorry the other day and it crossed my mind, how do you insure something like that if you dont live anywhere in particular and how about things like road tax renewals - Im assuming that he was legal of course, he seemed quite straight up to me. Do you have to have a fixed address to run a car/etc?
Im not so much talking about the criminal element of the community that get so much action on TV, more the hippy types, if you know the sort I mean - is it new age travellers, I heard someone call them that once, but Im sure there is a politically correct term out there.
I must admit, Im ever so slightly envious of the apparent freedom they have so its a lifestyle that does capture my imagination, but being a practical man, my mind turned to the logistics of actually living like that in a vehicle.
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How about legality of vechicle contents? Another poster warned me I might be prosecuted if stopped by the police, when I said my wife liked to take her own kitchen knives on self-catering holidays. These could be used as offensive weapons, but are all owners of caravans and motorcaravans so equipped at risk too?
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cheers
Anyone else out there find this car suffers from high road noise?
Its my wifes car, and I love driving it otherwise, but I find the road noise irritatingly high at above 60ish mph on motorways etc.
Also, the front suspension is a bit "clunky" on my local rough Berkshire roads at low speeds. I describe it as making "knocky-knocky" sounds if that means anything to you.
Compared with my 9 year old Peugeot 406 it seems very noisy to me anyway on both counts.
Anyone know where I can get a soundproofing kit for it?
A mechanic has told me that Mazda have made the rubber bushes in the supension too hard - which is probably why the car handles so well otherwise!
So, he says soundproofing wont help much since the noise is coming up through the suspension arms, springs and shocks into the bodywork.
I wonder if later models and particularly the new 2010 model has been improved in this respect?
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I had similar problem changed rear bearing hubs etc, noise too loud as Iam a high mileage airport transfer taxi and got too loud to talk to each other.
Was tyres in the end was using Uniroyal with a V pattern and they were rotational.
Now I have a set of continentals with straight tyre grooves and the car is so quiet..!!!
Help me please! My wife was driving the Focus down the M5 when she lost all power. She called our breakdown service, which recovered her to a local garage who diagnosed a blown turbo.
5 days, £1000 and a hire car later, we picked up the car and six miles down the road the turbo went again.
According to the garage, the new turbo has also blown, and isn't covered by Garrett's warranty because they didn't do the 5.8 1 hour test that is required???
They say it is a common fault with these engines and is caused by too much carbon
What I need to know is, what else should they have checked / changed - the turbo is obviously going because of some other root cause - now they are talking about changing the engine, catalytic converter etc. - we have called two local Ford garages who say they would never do this unless catastrophic, and would change the parts first.
The Ford dealers mentioned that unless the ETR system had been thoroughly cleared out, debris could kill the new turbo.
Can anyone help me? I'm feeling vulnerable at the mercy of a garage who I have already paid £1000 to and am still at square one - any questions to ask, advice, or ideas regarding what to do next? I am at the mercy of this garage who are the only people we could be recovered to, but I am concerned about their level of competence. Read more
That is rubbish about using BP ultimate there are millions of these engines in the world quite happily running on cooking fuel for hundreds of thousand miles .
Oh really, prove it, produce your evidence ?
Ford recommends using BP Ultimate diesel.
Ford recommends the use of engine oil of a particular specification.
Ford recommends not using fuel additives.
Ford recommends not using oil additives.
To do otherwise goes against Ford's recommendations, in other words any individual who goes against these recommendations does so at their own risk.
I'm probably going to take a short (1 week) break- next month- flying in to Marseilles-Provence airport.
The usual renters are there (Hertz Avis Europcar Budget National etc ) but a quick search suggests that Auto-Europe are cheaper. It appears that they are an agent, and after booking you receive a voucher which will then tell you the actual rental company you will be renting from.
Has anyone any experience of this company?
I normally drive to the south of France but a one week break really requires taking a (cheap) flight both from time/cost perspective.
I also wanted to avoid the situation that I ran into last time I took a cheap flight (Santander) where I booked my car from the airline website and - of course - on arrival everybody else on the RyanAir flight had done the same and there were about 100 people all queuing at the desk with one person (slowly) processing each rental!
The airline I'm using this time has a tie-in on their website with Hertz.
J
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I used to use them (carhire3000) until they quoted me an all inclusive price then I found when I picked up the car that there were compulsory local taxes not mentioned anywhere on the quote. The first mention of them in very general terms was on the booking confirmation.
I wrote to them and them and they simply ignored me.
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Thanks Bell boy..i did read another post and thought maybe some carb cleaner may do the trick...ill take it down to a garage and get them to look at it. most people i have spoken to have narrowed it down to either the dis cap or the carb, but thanks anyway.