Well its never worked for me but worth a try...
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| Author: | jman316 [ Fri May 09, 2014 11:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | New car- A few thoughts |
So a bit of a change from the all serious topic being discussed elsewhere on this forum!!! Im been driving the zafira for a week now and overall its a nice powerful car. Totally love the ride. And the power. A bit of a step up from my 1.0 Yaris. A few observations ive had so far. The clutch pedal has a bit of vibration. When the car is in neutral and I put my foot on the clutch pedal I feel a slight vibration. A few fault lights have lit up since ive been driving. One is car with a spanner through it. I think it may be in connetion with the fault code i keep seeing when i turn the car off "INSP4". Water in filter apparently. The car pulls to the left! Going to the garage today for them to look at. Going to source a spare wheel this weekend and then can book it in for an MOT, Inshallah. Fingers crossed!:) |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri May 09, 2014 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
Hope your supplier is having to to sort? fault lights are the curse of modern cars has it a service history, if so when was it last serviced? a spanner indicates a service is due OR whoever did it last didnt reset it or know how |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Fri May 09, 2014 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
wannabeeahack wrote: Hope your supplier is having to to sort? fault lights are the curse of modern cars has it a service history, if so when was it last serviced? a spanner indicates a service is due OR whoever did it last didnt reset it or know how A back street garage won't have the tool to take the service light out. Vauxhalls are renown for their dash lights coming on. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri May 09, 2014 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
Nidge2 wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: Hope your supplier is having to to sort? fault lights are the curse of modern cars has it a service history, if so when was it last serviced? a spanner indicates a service is due OR whoever did it last didnt reset it or know how A back street garage won't have the tool to take the service light out. Vauxhalls are renown for their dash lights coming on. I had my own diagnostics for the Mondeo. £18 |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri May 09, 2014 12:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
How to reset the service indicator. Put your key in the ignition. Depending on year of your car you may need to place your foot on the brake pedal. With ignition turned off press and hold in the trip meter button. Now turn the ignition on and wait for the display to change on the dash panel. This usually takes around 10 seconds. Once the display changes release the trip meter button and take your foot off the brake pedal, switch off the ignition. Your Service Indicator is now reset. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Fri May 09, 2014 12:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
Well its never worked for me but worth a try...
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| Author: | jman316 [ Fri May 09, 2014 12:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
wannabeeahack wrote: Well its never worked for me but worth a try... lol cool pic! |
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri May 09, 2014 1:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
wannabeeahack wrote: Well its never worked for me but worth a try... It won't work for you, You wouldn't be able to find the right direction for Mecca without your sat nav. You need to be a hackney driver to do it properly. 
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| Author: | jman316 [ Fri May 09, 2014 1:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
grandad wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: Well its never worked for me but worth a try... It won't work for you, You wouldn't be able to find the right direction for Mecca without your sat nav. You need to be a hackney driver to do it properly. lol true. But I could always Mcgyver a makeshift compass with a needle, leaf and some water!! Taking in the car today, so at least getting the tracking fixed. Thanks for the the tip Wannabe but will let the dealer deal with dashboard light, just in case there any issues. |
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| Author: | matty86 [ Fri May 09, 2014 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
The vibration on the foot pedal is probably a sign telling you that the flywheel is wearing out! they rattle a bit when they wear sitting in neutral |
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| Author: | jman316 [ Fri May 09, 2014 2:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
matty86 wrote: The vibration on the foot pedal is probably a sign telling you that the flywheel is wearing out! they rattle a bit when they wear sitting in neutral Is this something that would fail in an MOT? |
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| Author: | matty86 [ Fri May 09, 2014 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
No not a standard car MOT. But it is an expensive repair, your clutch will start to slip soon if not already?? |
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| Author: | matty86 [ Fri May 09, 2014 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
Mind you it could just be the release bearing |
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| Author: | jman316 [ Fri May 09, 2014 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
matty86 wrote: Mind you it could just be the release bearing Define clutch slip? The clutch is fine as far as I can tell. |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Fri May 09, 2014 2:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New car- A few thoughts |
So you sorted your insurance at last?? |
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