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[Kiltox]

They don't sell anything other than advanced 1/2" torx sockets any more I don't think so it'll still be worth a go I reckon

[Guest Hooli]

Clio Mk2 1.2 16v. Won't start. I haven't checked the obvious yet like plugs and fuel but it is consistently doing something funny namely turns over for 2-3 seconds then stops. Short of hotwiring the starter it will do this but not actually attempt to fire up at any stage. I didn't think this was how the immobiliser behaved but I'm willing to learn. The bizarre positive battery terminal isn't helping either, is it needed? Read somewhere that part of it is a large fuse to protect something but that seems to be eccentrically unnecessary and Renault. Anyone have any further info please?

 

Edit: I am wondering if it is that 2nd "timer?" "comfort?" ECU that is playing up.

 

 

My goona used to do that when the ECU was just wet enough. Less wet just made things very random, more wet meant it played dead for days.

 

Except for the days it'd run for 2-3secs because it'd rained in Spain or something....

 

 

 

Basicly because renault - burn it.

[doobietoo]

Waiting for an item from Ebay which is late tracking says this......can anyone explain what is happening as that lot is gobbaldygook to me.....

 

 

Yodel

 

Status:

AcceptedIn transitDelivered

This Parcel is in the Service Centr

Apr-20-17, 13:26 PM, YEOVIL SERVICE CENTRE (YODEL)

Arrived At Depot

Apr-20-17, 01:55 AM, YEOVIL SERVICE CENTRE (YODEL)

Departed Depot

Apr-19-17, 17:51 PM, HATFIELD TERMINAL

Arrived At Depot

Apr-19-17, 17:49 PM, HATFIELD TERMINAL

Parcel Picked Up

Apr-17-17, 18:00 PM, DSG CUSTOMER LOCATION

Parcel data received awaiting coll.

Apr-17-17, 00:00 AM, SOUTHAMPTON SERVICE CENTRE (YODEL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Hooli]

Looks like the parcel is in the back of a transit.

They do it the wrong way up, the same as FB just to make it harder to read.

[doobietoo]

Ah now it makes sense pick up a parcel at Southampton 45 miles from my house take it to hatfield and then to Yeovil 25 miles from my house and then deliver it from there.... I guess that is progress.....

[Eddie Honda]

Because like everything YODEL, it's fucked.

[Lacquer Peel]

A mate has a 1998(S) reg Freelander diesel L series?

He wants to know if it could be run on Veg.Is it possible?

Yes but I'd ease into it and check/change the oil regularly. Bosch pump but direct injection so veg can pollute the sump

[daveb47]

Not long back someone posted a high quality version of the Autoshite logo,anyone know where it was.

Thanks

[Eddie Honda]

PM sent

[tooSavvy]

Not long back someone posted a high quality version of the Autoshite logo,anyone know where it was.

Thanks

..you want the 'tumble dried' version? lol

 

 

TS

[Fat_Pirate]

I've got a Pela pump, works lovely but for some reason I cannot get more than a litre or so out of Mrs Pirate's poxy Saab 9-3.  It's a 2001 model with the big yellow oil cap with dipstick attached.  The sump plug is rounded off and quite likely bonded in (alloy sump), so there's no other way in.  Anyone have any suggestions?  I'm doing it with the car level, would it be better to jack up the front?

[DodgeRover]

Tube can't be going right down into the oil for some reason, can you tape it to the dipstick to get in it?

[jonathan_dyane]

What is the part number for the tool kit for a Hoover Junior 119?

[Dirk Diggler]

On the eBay threads, how do I embed the photos? I'm not posting links from eBay though; generally donedeal.ie

 

The links soon die as something sells, but the embedded photos live on; flicking back to page 1 of each thread is brilliant

 

Anybody?

[stephen01]

Just a quick, and possibly stupid question, I have just placed an order for a wing mirror, and its stated as the RenaultTwingo-RH (Driver Side)- 1993 to 1995, now being a 1994 model the twingo was only ever available as a left hand drive car, its the actual drivers side glass I'm looking for but feel I have purchased the wrong side.

[Sloth in a bowl]

I've got a Pela pump, works lovely but for some reason I cannot get more than a litre or so out of Mrs Pirate's poxy Saab 9-3.  It's a 2001 model with the big yellow oil cap with dipstick attached.  The sump plug is rounded off and quite likely bonded in (alloy sump), so there's no other way in.  Anyone have any suggestions?  I'm doing it with the car level, would it be better to jack up the front?

 

 

Some sump shapes don't help the suck it up method.

On my Puma you can only get 2 of 4 litres out through the dipstick hole.

[sierraman]

Got EML come up on Focus, in fact it's been on for last 9 months, looked it up and it says it's a difference in the readings from the two 02 sensors, which would suggest a blocked Cat. I've been advised to put a bottle of Cataclean in. Am I wasting £20 here, should I just fit another Cat?

[Eddie Honda]

On the eBay threads, how do I embed the photos? I'm not posting links from eBay though; generally donedeal.ie

 

The links soon die as something sells, but the embedded photos live on; flicking back to page 1 of each thread is brilliant

 

Anybody?

Just download the pic(s) from DoneDeal and re-upload here as an attachment?

[cobblers]

If the car drives fine then the cat probably isn't blocked, if its a P0420 code then it just means the Cat isn't doing enough.

 

Just ignore it til MOT time, it might even still pass the emissions anyway.

 

Aftermarket cats are generally shit and if you fit a cheapo aftermarket cat now, it might be knackered by the time the MOT comes round.

[sierraman]

I'd hope not! The MOT is next week, done a bit of shopping round and I can get a tin of this cataclean stuff for about a tenner. That's just as well as I can think of few jobs I hate more than changing exhausts. Checked all the usual stuff, swapped a defective bulb and wiper, the brakes are good as are the tyres so all being well.

 

Might zero the warning lamp and give it a thrash up the bypass see if that does some good, the mrs drives it round everywhere in too high a gear at 20mph, probably hasn't done it any favours.

 

Can't complain too much though, had it a year and haven't spent a shilling on it apart from a clutch master cylinder and that was only £15.

[AMC Rebel]

Update from vac gauge wars and thanks to all who contributed -

 

I got more vac at idle by adjusting idle mixture in accordance with carb makers instructions - that put me in the green on the guage.

 

Spraying car cleaner all over the inlet manifold made zilch difference.

 

Car still won't start easily without booting the slammer a lot, and runs rough when cold in spite of auto choke working OK, but runs better when warm.

 

Something is still not right - I have bought a cheap electric fuel pump on a tip from another thread - if that doesn't help I am going to put the spare engine in.

[daveb47]

If you run out of fuel in diesel or petrol car,you just put a gallon in from a can & off you go.What happens with electric car????

[dave21478]

You call a breakdown company who send a flatbed to carry it away. I would take a wild guess that since its not a "breakdown" but owner error it wouldnt be covered for free by normal breakdown cover and likely cost a bit for the tow.

[M'coli]

Is it possible that the carb has too-small jets in it?  Or the float level's too low, for some reason?

 

Update from vac gauge wars and thanks to all who contributed -

 

I got more vac at idle by adjusting idle mixture in accordance with carb makers instructions - that put me in the green on the guage.

 

Spraying car cleaner all over the inlet manifold made zilch difference.

 

Car still won't start easily without booting the slammer a lot, and runs rough when cold in spite of auto choke working OK, but runs better when warm.

 

Something is still not right - I have bought a cheap electric fuel pump on a tip from another thread - if that doesn't help I am going to put the spare engine in.

[Kiltox]

You call a breakdown company who send a flatbed to carry it away. I would take a wild guess that since its not a "breakdown" but owner error it wouldnt be covered for free by normal breakdown cover and likely cost a bit for the tow.

Renault and Nissan both include breakdown cover that covers this if you lease your battery / for the first few years if you don't

[stephen01]

If you run out of fuel in diesel or petrol car,you just put a gallon in from a can & off you go.What happens with electric car????

With our leaf you call Nissan and they pick you up and take you to the most local charge station, this is free of charge. you can't tow electric cars as it fucks the motors up so flat bed.

[AMC Rebel]

Is it possible that the carb has too-small jets in it?  Or the float level's too low, for some reason?

 

Both entirely possible, however since it did a similar trick with the old carb, (and I had checked the float level in that) I am thinking not - which may be wrong-headed of me. Maybe I'll just try the carb off the spare engine first, before changing the whole thing

[Noel Tidybeard]

Surely towing should charge the battery, not fuck the motors?

 

Ben

 

indeed there is a story of someone who had the regen on whilst being towed home and was practically fully charged when reached home

[Bfg]

If you run out of fuel in diesel or petrol car,you just put a gallon in from a can & off you go.What happens with electric car????

 

DON'T  DO  IT  Dave ! ..Pouring petrol into an electric car can be explosive ! 

[Hendry]

It's not strictly true that running out of fuel in a diesel car just requires topping up from a jerry can and off you go, don't you need to bleed diesels?

 

As far as I'm aware you've got to lease the battery from Renault on their cars do you not? Remember reading somewhere about it.