tim_evans1

the thing that was confusing me is the epc light being on/off every now and again. probably on 1% of the time. will look into replacing the switch then. cheers. also have new fuses to change for the lights, central lockiing, windows. might be easier to buy a new car haha

Hi guys, I had my epc light come on about a mmonth ago after pedal box change and. after having the brake switch fiddled about with it dissapeared. its come back now though. basically first time roudn id pull up, park but the brake lights would stay on, one bulb from the top strip seemed to have gone. this time the back left brake light and a couple from the top seem to have blown and the lights stay on after i park (until i tap on the brake pedal a few times) is the lights staying on a warning light system to aware of the blown bulbs? or is this a problem in itself? i'll have a look at the bulb replacement faq now if there is one but if anyone has any pointers that would be great. thanks a lot

Hey ys. Just picked up my car from a full service. They've written me up a long list of things that need changing. The 2 I'm worried about are the cambelt which is 'red' status and the timing/fan belt I think. They've quoted 303 quid for the cambelt change and about 100 for the other. The cambelt I feel needs dong, I'm sure it's causing a whining sound when I drive to start with on journeys or could this be something else. But 300 quid seems like a lot. Shouldn't I be looking at more like 150? They said both had signs of wear and were starting to crack. The other things were minor like spark plugs, anti freeze and stuff which is fine.

Where is this spare spot? I could do with having both in if this Is a legit option as they both seem to be temperamental.

Ok I definitely did this the wrong way round. Took out the who,e thing before disconnecting. I mean its back in but I could have done it a lot easier. If anyone else is reading this wandering how to do it I found this which I wish I'd watched before.... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W0OxA11P_vk

Right. I've replaced the original. Lost some fluid but that's been topped up. I've replaced it but I'm not sure the new one has gone far enough in. It's not working anyway so I'm assuming that it needs to go further. Going to wait for the engine to cool then see if I can push it in further. Is there any way to check its in far enough/that its working? Would it work and send the temp straight away after replacement or does anything need to be reset? Thanks for all help

Tying to change over my temp sensor today Is this the temp sensor. The one to the left plugging in or is it one of the bunch to the right of that? photobucket.com/user/tim_evans/media/49e11e3d-7eaf-47d8-b397-b109096b87f0.jpg.html] And is this the right sensor to replace it? Do I need to disconnect the battery to change this? Thanks

just as a general info request. the peddle box goes because of the crap welding and general wear. but i dont understand why it seems to get worse by the end of my journey and why sometimes it feels worse than others. if its broken surely its broken?! but it doesnt seem to be always the same haha

ahhh quality. thats not too bad i spose. always gutting the face labour is 3 times the price of the bits! the bigger autocentres near me tend to get stuff sorted within the day. i normally tell them they have to! thanks a lot skezza. always helpful!

just my luck! i'll see if i can get it booked in for saturday, i hate how awkward it is trying to fit it around work! i'll try and get a few quotes sorted today, what's a good price for them to fix/replace? about 2-300?? there goes my food money for a few weeks!

when i had the clutch and cable done a while back. november ish they said it looked like someone had replaced the pedal box. arghhhhhh. never ending problems for me! - how bad is it driving it on the dodgy one? would it be worth getting a second hand pedal box and paying for fitting? im selling th car in 4 months so just need to keep costs down as much as poss. i swear my lupo hates me. everything that can go wrong has done! thanks again guys.

Hi guys, every few weeks i seem to have more probleems. people on here always offer great advice and thanks for that. But yet again i feel somethings not right with the little lupo! Overview. - In last 3 months had - new clutch, clutch cable, gearbox fixed - I drive about 20 miles to work. The morning everything seems fine, normal clutch feel, slightly stiff sometimes but then again the cars 12 years old - Towards the end of the journey, especially one the way back home (into city - lower gears) clutch gets stiffer and biting point moves right down to the floor almost - then 1st and reverse, sometimes second become clunky and harder to select. - Any ideas what could be causing this? i dont want the strain to snap the clutch cable again or something, had a right disaster with this car! again, thanks in advance

is there any way to test? from the looks of that id be ok to try any of these. so whichever easiest to get. thanks for your help skezza

Hi there, Changing my engine coolant sensor over that the weekend because its faulty. How much fluid can i expect to lose when i take the existing one out, is there any way to not lose any? and can i just top this up somehow or does it have to be fully drained and re-filled? I'm unsure on what to buy to fill up with, there seems to be millions of different options thanks guys

Ive been struggling with this too! wasnt sure which bit was gonna pop off! when you took it out did you lose much coolant? I need to change mine over but I dont have any coolant to top up with at the moment.