*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

Bpmull

Special Circumstances wrote: »

The check strap maybe? I'd use a pretty thick grease on it, anything you spray on wouldn't last long there I'd say.

Yep probably is the strap actually they normally squeak had that problem on the focus until I greased up everything.

Noccy_Mondy

My wipers decided to stop working smack bang in the middle of the windscreen the middle of Galway city about an hour ago... I'm assuming its a fuse seeing as both front and rear stopped. Most stressful 40 min drive home with all the spray building up on the window, stopped 3 times to clear it. Thankfully it wasn't raining!

Simonigs1.0

Who says a gt86 isn't practical?

YbFocus

Ye two are very alike

Edit: Simon, with everything thats going on here at the minute I don't think I had the chance to say that is a smashing car.
It has some presence and the TRD extras make all the difference. It screams LFA at me!

bear1

"but first, let me take self".......ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Simonigs1.0

YbFocus wrote: »

Ye two are very alike

Edit: Simon, with everything thats going on here at the minute I don't think I had the chance to say that is a smashing car.
It has some presence and the TRD extras make all the difference. It screams LFA at me!

Cheers, I'm really happy with it. I can fit my golf clubs in the back too with relative ease, certainly a lot easier than in the RCZ - it really is ever so practical :pac:

bear1 wrote: »

"but first, let me take self".......ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Her idea....I swear!

Toyotafanboi

Christmas tree in the new gt86... you are a obviously a mad bastard

bear1

T minus 13 days until the Top Gear Argentina Special
Can't wait to see it after all the crap that happened. Below is the trailer for it, looks cool

http://www.carthrottle.com/the-first-top-gear-argentina-special-trailer-is-here/

Simonigs1.0

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Christmas tree in the new gt86... you are a obviously a mad bastard

Says a lot when your most practical car is a GT86 :pac:

davycc

Simonigs1.0 wrote: »

Says a lot when your most practical car is a GT86 :pac:

Your going to be picking pine needles out of your for carpets and seats for all eternity like I was doing the same throwing an Xmas tree into the boot of an old golf gti 16 v lol :-)

Simonigs1.0

davycc wrote: »

Your going to be picking pine needles out of your for carpets and seats for all eternity like I was doing the same throwing an Xmas tree into the boot of an old golf gti 16 v lol :-)

Thats a job for the local car valeters

Cleveland Hot Pocket

colm_mcm wrote: »

That much of a change since July?

Augeo wrote: »

People seem very quick to pounce these days, what happened to the art of enquiring and two way chats

I think people take like big cats to another level and insted of two way chats it's just welded shut in one way.
Then the conversation just goes round and round in circles. Instead of just going straight through to the exits, but removing a section at the back to make it sound better

Big Nasty

Wut?

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Big Nasty wrote: »

Wut?

I may have had the occasional spritzer but I don't think it was described a stypos

Just trying to be a little diffrent I guess. In a roundabout way.

ba_barabus

Big Nasty wrote: »

Wut?

+1

Alanstrainor

I'm having some starting issues. Turn the key, all the dash lights come on, radio etc come on, and nothing happens. No noise, no click, nada. Then turn a couple more times and eventually it will fire right up. I'm wondering if it could be my battery in the key...might swap it for the spare for now...:(

joujoujou

Swap them keys and check battery terminals.

Interslice

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I'm having some starting issues. Turn the key, all the dash lights come on, radio etc and nothing happens. No noise, no click, nada. Then turn a couple more times and eventually it will fire right up. I'm wondering if it could be my battery in the key...might swap it for the spare for now...:(

Didn't you have the same problem before and it was the battery terminals?

Big Nasty

Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »

I may have had the occasional spritzer but I don't think it was described a stypos

Just trying to be a little diffrent I guess. In a roundabout way.

You trying to stir the wrong way round that roundabout?

Alanstrainor

Interslice wrote: »

Didn't you have the same problem before and it was the battery terminals?

It was similar, but in that case nothing on the dash lit up, it was just dead as a dodo, in this case, everything lights up and works. Just the ignition wont do anything. I'll check the terminals though! And make sure they're corrosion free and tight.

coolisin

Low Battery Voltage/Old battery in the car Alan?

TheShow

Evening all,
Has anyone got an educated guess at the cost of replacing front brake pads on an '09 ford focus mk2, 1.8tdci?
also, can you tell me if it has a timing belt or timing chain. If belt, what is the recommended interval to change it?
Thanks!

bear1

TheShow wrote: »

Evening all,
Has anyone got an educated guess at the cost of replacing front brake pads on an '09 ford focus mk2, 1.8tdci?
also, can you tell me if it has a timing belt or timing chain. If belt, what is the recommended interval to change it?
Thanks!

Wouldn't have a clue on the brake pads, call a garage and ask.
Your Focus would have both a chain and a belt. Timing chain goes from the crank to the injector and the belt from the pump to the camshaft.
What is the mileage on the car?

Alanstrainor

coolisin wrote: »

Low Battery Voltage/Old battery in the car Alan?

Nope! Battery is fine enough. When it starts, it's it starts quickly.

1. Attempt to start key, turn key fully: Dash lights, radio, fan etc turn on, however the car does not turn over, or click (I don't think I can even hear the fuel pump...but not certain at this stage.
2. Try a couple of more times, and suddenly the car just starts as normal.

The fact that there's no noise, or anything at all as far as I can tell, makes me think it's something ignition related. Although I am worried it could be starter...(absolute disaster of a job if it is...).

TheShow

bear1 wrote: »

Wouldn't have a clue on the brake pads, call a garage and ask.
Your Focus would have both a chain and a belt. Timing chain goes from the crank to the injector and the belt from the pump to the camshaft.
What is the mileage on the car?

thanks, at 94k now...

colm_mcm

Kinda sounds like a starter tbh.

bear1

I'd be agreeing with Colm, could also be that the earth wire has gone all wonky.

joujoujou

Alanstrainor wrote: »

[...] Although I am worried it could be starter...(absolute disaster of a job if it is...).

It could be alright. I'm sorry.

ba_barabus

I think my OH will be car shopping next weekend. I'm still not happy with the brakes on her Avensis and several other problems. It's MOT is on Friday too.

She spotted a Suzuki Alto unregistered for small money. I dismissed it as shyte but have to admit I know nothing about them. Are they rubbish?

colm_mcm

They were up to date in the early 90s. They haven't really been updated since.