Recent content by RossM

Excellent, cheers for the reassurance

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm a complete novice, changed the fuel filter, first time doing anything like this. Basically I've changed the fuel filter, and now it's doing something I've never noticed before, when it idles, the revs have one single little hiccup where it drops below...

I think he maybe meant glow plugs :P Wouldn't affect mpg though, just wouldn't start - then again I suppose 0mpg isn't good! 2.2 i-CDTi for me, I do 50/50 busy motorway/sat in traffic when going to and from work, and about the same without traffic the rest of the time, if I just drive without...

Ah, it's the sport version, so that explains that, I thought they all had sensors. There's a little bubble on top of the dash near the front window, right in the centre, I thought that was the sensor. So I tried leaving the window down, locker her up, reaching in and unlocking the bonnet...

Tried it, didn't set the alarm off, maybe my motion sensors aren't working :( Thanks :)

My first car was an old fiesta and when I parked up at the side of the road I rolled over broken glass, 2 burst tyres. I have to give it to the local chavs, when they want something they go for it, one of the little ****s tried to steal it, realised he wasn't going anywhere, so torched it instead.

Thanks, I'll try this when I finish work, I hadn't thought about the bonnet. What about movement inside, shouldn't that set the alarm off as well? I never got an owners manual with the car so I'm just kind of bumbling around forums looking for info, but not finding much on this :\

I bought a 7th Gen 2.2 CDTi recently and realised I've not heard the alarm yet, so figured I should probably know it in case it goes off at night, then I know it's my car. Anyway, I locked it up, deadlock and normal lock, both with the immobiliser, gave the car a shake around and a bump ...