Annoying niggles on your car
Discussion
DUMBO100 said:
P I Staker said:
DUMBO100 said:
Honda Civic Type R Fn2 - squeaky clutch pedal,sounds like I'm stamping on a mouse when I change gear
Have you tried greasing the pivot?I had one at work with two squeaks, the pivot for the pedal inside the car and the master cylinder. If I remember rightly the seal dries up on the master cylinder and it squeaks as the rod from the pedal moves.
Andehh said:
Bmw 5 series, it won't let me drive with the door open... Sounds sensible but when you lining up very close to the curb it can be useful to peek out as you creep back! I still surprise myself at how often this little "feature" irritates me.
Tip the mirror down. You'd have to do that anyway if you parked on the correct side of the road. 
shake n bake said:
What does this have to do with the thread? Man buys bland Honda and it doesn't use any oil, shocker.
The passenger seat in my Clio Cup rattles, but I seldom drive it so I don't seem to get around to doing anything about it, then I drive it again a few weeks later, and swear I'll fix it, then neglect to - rinse, repeat.
Nothing, I tend to see too stuff as soon as I notice it. I get all the parts in for services weeks before it due and even have a "car account" that £50 a week gets transferred into and that covers all bills and insurances so it never comes out my normal account.
Even earlier this week I plugged the laptop into the Audi and it had a code saying the temp sensor had an intermittent fault. No lights or anything on the dash but ordered one and stuck it in yesterday. All ok now
Even earlier this week I plugged the laptop into the Audi and it had a code saying the temp sensor had an intermittent fault. No lights or anything on the dash but ordered one and stuck it in yesterday. All ok now
Only the puddle of standing water in the rear left footwell that I think is caused by a leaking seal.
And the ripped carpet
and the accelerator pedal that doesn't return to "zero", probably a spring's pinged out at some point.
And the boot door doesn't open if commanded to from the key fob, only from the dash button.
And the juddering noise from the wipers caused by the cable tie bodge job I did due to a broken linkage.
And the wirring, clattering noise from the air con.
And probably a 1 degree cant to the left for the steering wheel.
And the tendency to not want to select reverse gear about 20% of the time.
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yeah that's about it.
It's perfect otherwise.
EDIT: oh no wait, the left rear door doesn't open from the inside, only the outside.
It's perfect otherwise.
And the ripped carpet
and the accelerator pedal that doesn't return to "zero", probably a spring's pinged out at some point.
And the boot door doesn't open if commanded to from the key fob, only from the dash button.
And the juddering noise from the wipers caused by the cable tie bodge job I did due to a broken linkage.
And the wirring, clattering noise from the air con.
And probably a 1 degree cant to the left for the steering wheel.
And the tendency to not want to select reverse gear about 20% of the time.
_
yeah that's about it.
It's perfect otherwise.
EDIT: oh no wait, the left rear door doesn't open from the inside, only the outside.
It's perfect otherwise.
t to replace.
On my Evo it has to be the rattling glove box & the intermittent speedo dies on me fault. For the dying speedo fault, I asked on MLR what it might be & apparently it's some sort of sensor but ominously he didn't reply when I asked if it was an "easy" (ie cheap) fix 
On my company car (current shape Astra) I'm tempted to say the whole car but it has to be the map light housing that rattles. It's easily solved by a therapeutic punch every so often
On my company car (current shape Astra) I'm tempted to say the whole car but it has to be the map light housing that rattles. It's easily solved by a therapeutic punch every so often
Edited by PinkRinse on Monday 22 December 07:14
noell35 said:
My radio goes crackly when I charge my phone and my headlights have just gone dim but get brighter when I turn the wheel.
Serves me right for buying a focus cmax instead of an mx5
Aaaaaargh! My transit does that! Im 99.9999% sure it's alternator / belt related, Warrantee is nearly up and they keep returning it "no fault found". Pretty sure they just leave it in the car park for 2 hours and hope it'll fix itself! Serves me right for buying a focus cmax instead of an mx5
Well my trip mysteriously started working again, I pressed the button and it reset!
Now to solve the water leak which enters through the pollen filter housing when it rains heavily (I know the heater matrix is here, but it isn't coolant.)
Information on underbonnet drain holes doesn't seem forthcoming. I just need to know what I need to disassemble to get to them. I.e. is it a 5 minute job, or many hour job with lots of swearing!
It's a 1995 BMW 520i (E34) if anyone knows...
Now to solve the water leak which enters through the pollen filter housing when it rains heavily (I know the heater matrix is here, but it isn't coolant.)
Information on underbonnet drain holes doesn't seem forthcoming. I just need to know what I need to disassemble to get to them. I.e. is it a 5 minute job, or many hour job with lots of swearing!
It's a 1995 BMW 520i (E34) if anyone knows...
shake n bake said:
Willy Nilly said:
2011 Jazz. Everything works perfectly. I checked the oil today and since I bought it on Feb the first it has used a single drop.
What does this have to do with the thread? Man buys bland Honda and it doesn't use any oil, shocker. I dont know what quantifies as a single drop but it is there,spewing out all over the road.
Roverload said:
noell35 said:
My radio goes crackly when I charge my phone and my headlights have just gone dim but get brighter when I turn the wheel.
Serves me right for buying a focus cmax instead of an mx5
Aaaaaargh! My transit does that! Im 99.9999% sure it's alternator / belt related, Warrantee is nearly up and they keep returning it "no fault found". Pretty sure they just leave it in the car park for 2 hours and hope it'll fix itself! Serves me right for buying a focus cmax instead of an mx5
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