Recent content by chapmanbilly

I own a 03 VW Polo 1.4 Diesel. The offside headlamp bulb needs replacing. No problem on any other I've owned. Problem with the Polo is the fuel filter housing is right behind the headlamp back panel. So I'm unable to get access to the duff bulb. Any VW experts out there tell me how I go about...

Sorry about my first post I assumed with the low mileage it was still in warranty. Maybe a diagnostics check would throw up something with the idling problem. Could be a faulty sensor or engine management fault. Or maybe a burst air hose on the injector. Difficult to say for sure.

Surely at the age of the car, the best advice is to take it back to the dealer. Tell them you don't want the car back until it's working properly. If they can't give a time scale as to how long this will take, demand a courtesy car. If you don't get satisfaction from the dealer contact Renault...

The last one I changed was on a 1995 and it required the whole seat to be removed. Not a 20 minute job. You'll probably have to do the same at the scrappy.

Is it not possible to source the part from a breakers yard?

Sounds like your steering rack may be goosed.

Absolutely correct.

Read this http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.cars.maintenance/browse_thread/thread/7e2df185423c7157/92172843048f098f%2392172843048f098f see if it's any use to you.

Are you saying that the 3 alternators have come from an accesory shop? If so they are probably recon units. It is possible they're all duff

The vibration from the fan could be a loose mounting bolt/s. As I said before if it is a two speed fan controlled by a relay that has failed, when the fan cuts in it's going onto fast speed and staying on. If the fan has come loose this could be causing the vibration. Could also be the bearing...

Ok I think I got the gist of your post. You believe someone may have interfered with the fan on your car! This maybe a long shot, but unless they had the bonnet up, it seems to me, to be a very difficult thing to do from underneath the car in the dark. (unless they know the model of car inside...

Sparky it just shows ya the contempt they have for the public. I was a taxi driver for 15 years and did most of my own repairs. I would expect 12k from a set of pads bought from the local spares shop. Anything over that was a bonus. However you not being a taxi I would expect a lot more than...

Too true. My bruv had a good going business for years reconditioning starters and alternators. He gave up a couple of years ago because the cost of components and the availabilty of suppliers. A huge amount of the recon stuff was being shipped to China reconned and shipped back to Uk and sold...

If you put the first two lines of your post into plain english we may be able to answer your query. Oh and can you post some details about the make, model etc of your car.

I would keep an eye on those brakes. Getting uneven wear like that especially after just 2 years don't sound good to me. One of the calipers isn't releasing properly.