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***** Motors Chat - Round 5*****
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Fan belt loose, lost drive on the alternator and power steering pump.
When you shut the car off it could start from 0rpm again and not slip?
Just an idea as my passat used to do it and it's the only problem that could affect the two of the together.
I have no idea, it was the strangest experience, it was grand after
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toastedpickles wrote: »I have no idea, it was the strangest experience, it was grand after
Belt could have got a splash of water etc, check its tension with the old 90° trick. If you can twist it 90° its ok, anymore and it's too loose.
It really is the only thing I can think of!0 -
toastedpickles wrote: »I have no idea, it was the strangest experience, it was grand after
Was "Mr Turbo Issue" in the car at all?0 -
toastedpickles wrote: »I can alfa now! :pac:
Ugggh i need to go to bed, going home last night along the M3 and before the toll the car just lost all power, steering stopped working and ended up in the gravel off the hard shoulder, checked everything and no idea what it could've been, started the car again and it took off as if nothing ever happened
Any ideas?
Engine was still running?
Not seem like belt issue, I would not drive car on road until problem found and fixed, if you ended in gravel, off road this very dangerous potential.0 -
Belt could have got a splash of water etc, check its tension with the old 90° trick. If you can twist it 90° its ok, anymore and it's too loose.
It really is the only thing I can think of!
I'm gona bring it to my mechanic today and see
Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »Was "Mr Turbo Issue" in the car at all?
I dont think he was! literally was going along at 120 kph coming up to the toll went to slow down, foot still on the gas and the car just started slowing down, very gradual at that, steering seized up and i hit the gas more, nothing, so i just rolled into the gravel with my foot on the brakes turned the car off, done a few checks, got back in and it started fine!0 -
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Going back to driving an octavia from tomorrow. It's the 05 one which I haven't ever driven. But my parents are doing up a house so the focus spent the last 2 days towing a trailer and will probably spend the next two weeks doing the same. Where the house is we can't just hire a skip unfortunately. Most of the loads are fairly light 1/2 a ton or so but one load was 1.2 ton of rubble and I was surprised how able it was to tow the weight. You'd know you were towing it but it wasn't struggling in anyway felt like it was well able for more. Diesels have there uses 0
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Cleveland Hot Pocket wrote: »Aye that I did.
If I get the insurance sorted (classic insurance - add it to my existing fleet) I'll bring her to the meet
You should really go all out and get a garage policy and plate.
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