Recent content by montempeaux

As a quickie - check the wheel nuts are all tight - just in case. I had this once! M

as well as getting the pressures right, you might want to check that they swapped the tyresa round correctly - are they still pointing the right way (most tyres have an arrow on them idicating direction of rotation).

Is the washer bottle full? IIRC it will stop on the passengers side first if it is low M

My efficiency dropped by 20% when the boost solenoid valve failed. Engine sounded a little rougher, but no obvious symptoms or codes. M

Could be the air con kicking in - I used to notice this on mine.

The Diesel takes a good 10 minutes to warm up and it only reaches it's optimum efficiency at this temp, so if you are low milage you'll never get the best from it. Go for the petrol M

I would check your tyre pressures - If they are too high it will reduce the contact area and stiffen the tyre reducing the resistance with the road. M

And they are usually reasonably proced from dealers! I seem to remember paying about £22 for a front set fully fitted. M

In a shade over 70k miles I have done the following - I have had the car from 6 months old so it had nothing done prior to my ownership. Rear Brakes - pads and disks. done twice at approx 35K and 70k miles Front Brakes - pads and disks. done once at ~50k miles Tyres - I tend to get about 10k...

I remember seeing a study on this a few years ago. The cheapest option is to buy the car at 6-12 months old and then keep it until it dies - following the manufacturers recommended service schedule. Yes, you lose more in depreciation in the first few years but you will replace almost nothing (or...

You may want to switch it off on snow or ice - depends on how the car is behaving.

When you press the VSA button, you are turning it off. The orange triangle is warning you of this. If it disappears when you press it again, the system appears to be functioning properly. If the VSA is faulty, the orange light stays on no matter how may times you press the button.

I was chatting to the guy in the Honda garage the other day as they found that my manifold was cracked - my car is covered as it is under 7y.o., but he was saying they have been given no flexibility by honda on this one - however, you may get a goodwill gesture from the dealership themselves -...

Yes,leave it in gear! M

I had this problem on my Fabia many moons ago - alternator had an intermittent fault. It was the only thing ever went wrong in the car! M