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    instrument cluster 318ci

    ment to get back to ye's before now, sorry. brake pedal switch solved the problem.
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    interior fan problems!!!

    Ive an 05 mondeo, tdci. the interior fan seems to stay on flat out even if the ignition is turned completely off. didnt notice it untill i walked past the car and heard the noise of the fan. i reached in and turned it off. turned off ok so i walked away. came back a few hours later to find it on...
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    instrument cluster 318ci

    cheers, been looking around and they say it could be something to do with the stop switch on the brake pedal. gona try that this week and see how that goes. as for the trip meter ive still no idea....
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    instrument cluster 318ci

    bought a 01 318ci se the other day and found a few faults when i got hr home. nothing major. the trip meter wont reset and theres two 'light' symbols apprearing in the same section that shows a door is open etc. what are these 'light' symbols mean? theyre at the back of the little car if that...
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    reading codes 850t5

    engine management light is up on the t5 since i got ther 2yrs ago. she's the one that diagnoses herself, plug in a pen type thing up the front driver side. iv lost my haynes manual so cant remember the codes/flashes to id the problems. long story short does anybody know how to read ALL the...
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    850 t5 leaking oil

    I have attached some pictures of the plates i was on about before, i have circled them in red on one of the attachments. Have a look and see what you think, i have marked the turbo return pipe for a reference point :bigsmile: i have a picture of the sump aswell showing the blue sealant used. See...
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    850 t5 leaking oil

    vac tree is what im on about;). through on a new lambda sensor today. don't see much difference on the mpg but that'll probably come with more miles. got some pics of the plates i was on about before but can't seem to upload them... yet. don't think the leak is the o-ring, its dry but the rest...
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    850 t5 leaking oil

    2nd hand altenator on, £30 worse off but going 100% - or so i thought!!! now iv an idle problem. iv it narrowed it down to vacuum lines on the throttle control valve. iv got 1 port open with no pipe to go into it. just had the altenater done so im thinking that mechanic must have pulled a pipe...
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    406 coupe 2.2 smoking

    probably still oil left in the exhaust system. impossible to get out unless you burn it out. probably ruin the exhaust doing that so maybe give it a miss. thats if its blu-ish smoke! if its black smoke it could be a number of things, clogged inter-cooler, dirty egr, dirty particle filter giving...
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    407 Hdi project...

    just go with a good re-map, there lies your hp. wasting your time with the exhaust and K and N. your talking about a diesel here that has a torque range of 2k revs not a screamer petrol. change the clutch and weld up the fly-wheel (im not telling you its a good thing to weld up a dual-mass...
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    850 t5 leaking oil

    just after frying my altenator!!! thought all the smoke coming from under the bonnet was from the return line but no, it was the altenator. brand knew battery drained dead aswell. this car not going so well for me. she'll not beat me all the same.
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    How have mechanics let you down

    also my 406 hdi stopped along the road side. towed her to the mechanic who told me my high pressure pump was gone. went and bought a re-con pump at £400 and through it into her. still no start. turns out it was the crank shaft sensor at £15. pump man wouldnt give me back my old pump!!! grrrrh.
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    How have mechanics let you down

    took my 850 t5 to a local garage man to get the timing belt changed and thermostat, changed the stat, never bothered with the belt and took here for a stage around his place and took 2nd gear outa her. he wanted £50 for changing the stat????? nooo way!!!
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    850 t5 leaking oil

    she is 94. see, the top portion of the block on my car has 4 plates with 3 studs in each. a wreckon that its the o-ring on the return. gona change it and see how it geos. all lets yous know how a get on, cheers claymore. must try get a picture of these plates aswell.
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    850 t5 leaking oil

    Sump was changed before i got the car and it was sealed with blue sealant - is this blue sealant alright or do i need special sealant? I see 3 plates on the block just below the turbo with 4 studs in each plate. The plate closest to the turbo is weeping oil from the bottom 2 studs when ticking...

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