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 Topic: The poor little beast has gone pop. |
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Coolspot
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 Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:38 pm Subject: The poor little beast has gone pop. |
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Well after months and months of trying to fic the car and chaning all the small thing the car has decided to show me with smoke what is wrong with her.
On saturday afternoon i was due to drive to ... |
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Topic: Wider tyres fitted, big decrease of maximum speed. |
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Coolspot
Replies: 19
Views: 5330
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:51 pm Subject: Re: Wider tyres fitted, big decrease of maximum speed. |
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The alfetta is probably due to age wear as that means you could get done for speeding while displaying a lower speed an d no manufactur would send there cars from the production line displaying faster ... |
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Topic: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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Coolspot
Replies: 12
Views: 2090
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:26 pm Subject: Re: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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I had the computer attached to my car and it showed maps sensor which i had disconnected to swap with the wifes one from her picasso but the car still drives the same, and an injector fault.
We hav ... |
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Topic: Wider tyres fitted, big decrease of maximum speed. |
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Coolspot
Replies: 19
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:19 pm Subject: Re: Wider tyres fitted, big decrease of maximum speed. |
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The UK law is based on the EU standard, with some minor changes. A speedo must never show less than the actual speed, and must never show more than 110% of actual speed + 6.25mph. So if your true sp ... |
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Topic: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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Coolspot
Replies: 12
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:50 pm Subject: Re: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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Apparently a few years ago we where told an injecter was on its way out my wife just reminded me (it was her car at tue time) so yeah i hope its this or a simple plug. I have it book to go in on satur ... |
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Topic: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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Coolspot
Replies: 12
Views: 2090
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:11 pm Subject: Re: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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Oh cool cheers for the heads up. I shall ask my mechanic friend as he was too bisy to loom into this and the car was never in the right place due to using a company car regulary and leaving mine at wo ... |
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Topic: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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Coolspot
Replies: 12
Views: 2090
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:33 pm Subject: Re: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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The car is due a service and covered 84k miles. The cambelt is also due a change and will be done in due course but the car only travels 40 miles per week at present. I am thinking about getting new p ... |
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Topic: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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Coolspot
Replies: 12
Views: 2090
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:19 pm Subject: Car sounds like subaru when accelerating/underload. |
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My car spec: Pug 206, 1.4 manual, Xreg.
My car suffered this noise a few months ago when driving and the engine light came one and the car sounded like a subaru cruising load and not as smooth as a ... |
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Topic: cold air feed |
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Coolspot
Replies: 7
Views: 1366
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:15 am Subject: Re: cold air feed |
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Upper grill is good for avoiding puddles, like the Pug cold air ram air induction system. fee through the slot in the upper grill/bonnet. |
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Topic: Is this what MAP sensor shld look like? Stalling |
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Coolspot
Replies: 6
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:02 pm Subject: Re: Is this what MAP sensor shld look like? Stalling |
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Mine likes like the this one above, Its should have the probe.
Do you have a sticker on you sensor if not it may be a dodgy ebay one. |
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Topic: Car tilted |
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Coolspot
Replies: 7
Views: 2329
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:32 am Subject: Re: Car tilted |
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If you axles fine lowering it will wear it out faster. (depending how low u go)
But my axle was lowered and had nackerd bearing and i could see the wheel wobbling and feel it when going around corner ... |
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Topic: Pugs sick :( intermittent problem |
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Coolspot
Replies: 8
Views: 1279
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:30 pm Subject: Re: Pugs sick :( intermittent problem |
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I have had a random miss fire appear on my 206, it has only shown up once and that was 2 months ago. |
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Topic: Car tilted |
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Coolspot
Replies: 7
Views: 2329
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Forum: 206 Talk Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:24 pm Subject: Re: Car tilted |
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I had that on my old axle, the car was lower on one side and you might notice one wheel leaning more at to top if you look from behind at 20 yrds.
look around for a young axle to avoid the next bei ... |
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Topic: 206 wants sleep ? |
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Coolspot
Replies: 24
Views: 3769
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:53 am Subject: Re: 206 wants sleep ? |
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I would say map sensor as this has happened to or picasso and i swapped the map sensor to the 206 and it showed the same problem as the sensor is the same problem. £15 ebay |
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Topic: MOT Advisory [7.1.2], Should I act? |
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Coolspot
Replies: 20
Views: 7646
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Forum: 206 Problems Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:35 pm Subject: Re: MOT Advisory [7.1.2], Should I act? |
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[quote="Seabook"][quote="Coolspot"]Get the garage to show you where the lea is as quite a lot of people trust garages too easily leading to being over charged.
but as said above as it is a join it ... |
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