Broken Car!

andyman2303

Inactive wrote: »

What actual " help " is there in guessing what is wrong with a car that none of us can actually inspect, I could say that the driveshaft has broken, or the OP has run out of fuel, it would not actually help the OP.

As you say, you are not a mechanic, so what help are you?

I'm not a paramedic either, but I'd still stop and help someone in the street if they were in need of medical assistance.

I'm not a professional cricketer, but I'd still play in the Ashes if they decide I'm a good replacement for KP.

Stop being moody and cheer up. Life's too short to be miserable

hewhoisnotintheknow

Inactive wrote: »

Really?


Strange, I have never changed one on any of the many Japanese cars that I have ever owned.

That may well be true for French junk, I don't know, because I would not touch one with a barge pole.

ive never replaced one in over 700k's worth of miles in french cars

What i find funny is the same engines are in nissans, minis, vauxhalls, suzukis, volvos etc, but sticking a different badge onto those means the engines wont go wrong

Inactive

andyman2303 wrote: »

I'm not a paramedic either, but I'd still stop and help someone in the street if they were in need of medical assistance.

I'm not a professional cricketer, but I'd still play in the Ashes if they decide I'm a good replacement for KP.

Stop being moody and cheer up. Life's too short to be miserable

I don't need to " cheer up "..I am quite happy, shame that you didn't " guess " the fault tho'..:rotfl:

Inactive

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

ive never replaced one in over 700k's worth of miles in french cars

Well lucky you, it's a shame that the frequent posts on here about French junk don't tally with your experience.

None of the Japanese cars that I have owned share engines with the French, shame really, it might improve their relability ratings.

cyclonebri1

Inactive wrote: »

Well lucky you, it's a shame that the frequent posts on here about French junk don't tally with your experience.

None of the Japanese cars that I have owned share engines with the French, shame really, it might improve their relability ratings.

Nowt wrong with English, Jap, German, Spanish, or French cars Inactive. They all go, and unfortunately they all break down.

Please note I didn't mention Italian cars, they rarely go,;)

Volcano

Inactive wrote: »

Strange, I have never changed one on any of the many Japanese cars that I have ever owned.

Recently changed one on my Honda, an auto-electrician told me that if the ignition has failed on a Honda they tend to be (in order of probability) modulator>sensor>coil. So just my luck to have the coil go. Googled to find a solution and it seems a lot of others have had the same problem.

It's been a solid car generally but very expensive for parts.

hewhoisnotintheknow

Inactive wrote: »

Well lucky you, it's a shame that the frequent posts on here about French junk don't tally with your experience.

None of the Japanese cars that I have owned share engines with the French, shame really, it might improve their relability ratings.

Frequent posts about all cars, well done for owning a japanese car

Inactive

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Nowt wrong with English, Jap, German, Spanish, or French cars Inactive. They all go, and unfortunately they all break down.

That is in part true, it is the probability factor that is of importance to me.

http://www.which.co.uk/news/2008/06/japanese-cars-top-which-reliability-poll-148907.jsp

dopester

ecohouse1 wrote: »

Coil packs are more or less disposable these days on may cars anyway & need replaced every few years.

Had one go on my car.. and the result is running very rough, misfiring. I'm told that if you continue to drive any real distance with a coil-pack gone, you risk damaging your catalytic converter.

I keep a spare coilpack in the boot. If one went and I was somewhere remote with no AA ect, the only problem on the road I would have is identifying which of the 4 has blown (although I've got diagnostics at home). If forced to I could just replace the new one with an old one... test.. and keep doing that until all is well and running smoothly again, with the broken one replaced.

I always buy my cars at the end of the model line when all the faults in design which manifest themselves through driving have been ironed out. Earlier models of my car only had one coil-pack, and pricey at that, £200 - £250.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Not just cats that can suffer if the coil shorts out.

The resultant shorting can spike the ECU output on some cars, then it gets expensive.