Vmax1974
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| posted on 14/10/16 at 04:03 PM |
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To be honest its been like it for over a year but now swmbo has started moaning about it
Had a poke about and it seems like there is a induction leak noise so i will be checking the pipes over the weekend when i get chance also got drive
belt and tensioner and a drop like to fix
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Originaly posted by Mr Whippy
Vmax1974 according to wiki the engine in your Picasso is the same as my cmax so must be incredibly ill or even in limp mode.
I'd suggest you go an get it looked at right way before it just blows up. These engines are very expensive for parts if it does get damaged.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 14/10/16 at 09:09 PM |
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Well like I said if the missus is just using it for short journeys don't have a diesel engine change to a petrol car as they can cope better.
Either that or use the car for a long journey once a week or so to burn off all the deposits.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 14/10/16 at 09:12 PM |
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I leant to drive when diesels were horrible things, I can remember a BMC powered taxi marina of all things trundling around the town chuffing out
black smoke...and cars converted with Perkins 4203's. Shoved into landrovers... Gastly.
A decent modern diesel is a joy to drive, I will rue the day when they tax them out of existence.
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Vmax1974
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| posted on 14/10/16 at 09:14 PM |
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Well like I said if the missus is just using it for short journeys don't have a diesel engine change to a petrol car as they can cope better.
Either that or use the car for a long journey once a week or so to burn off all the deposits.
We do plenty of miles 227 day before yesterday 386 yesterday 189 today so distance is not an issue will get a few bits on sunday and see what happens
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Vmax1974
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| posted on 14/10/16 at 09:17 PM |
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Originally posted by mark chandler
I leant to drive when diesels were horrible things, I can remember a BMC powered taxi marina of all things trundling around the town chuffing out
black smoke...and cars converted with Perkins 4203's. Shoved into landrovers... Gastly.
A decent modern diesel is a joy to drive, I will rue the day when they tax them out of existence.
I remember those times when petrol cars had a choke
Most kids these days have never been in a car with a choke and don't know what its for
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mcerd1
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| posted on 19/10/16 at 07:22 PM |
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did any of these things above work for you ?
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Originally posted by Vmax1974
I remember those times when petrol cars had a choke
Most kids these days have never been in a car with a choke and don't know what its for
That was only 8 years ago for me 
I didn't have a car without a manual choke until 2008 (mind you I can't really count myself as young anymore  )
2008 is also the first time I had a car with I got 5th gear, fuel injection, airbags, electric windows, central locking and intermittent wipers (on
the road at least, the 1989 Granada donor had all the mod cons....)
but I had to wait till car no 4 in 2014 to get ABS for the first time....
[Edited on 19/10/2016 by mcerd1]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 20/10/16 at 07:08 AM |
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They made a Morris Oxford diesel with the diesel version of the B series used in Nuffield Tractors . The 1960's Oxford Farina was already no
ball of fire the claimed zero to 60 times was over 21 seconds but with diesel engine it was over 40 seconds and it couldn't get near the 70 mph
legal limit even going downhill.
Somebody was idiot enough to convert an MGB ..... just because you can do something .................
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Vmax1974
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| posted on 20/10/16 at 07:28 AM |
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Not had tome to check anything yet just hoping i dont break down it still managed 290 miles yesterday and 140 the day before that but i will get onto
it
I drive cars with chokes all the time my brother collects classics mainly rovers the list includes 2 rover P2's, 2 x rover 90's an SD1, 2
others rovers that i forget what they are then there is a relient scimitar se5a an austin a6 and 2 z austin Cambridge then his daily drivers a rover
75, rover 25, Toyota rav 4 and a mazda rx8 and probably some that i dont know about
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Vmax1974
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| posted on 25/10/16 at 08:15 AM |
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So i got a few mins spare the other day so i changed the MAF and wow what a difference so much so the drivers seat collapsed under acceleration lol so
fixing that in a few mins then hunting for a new seat
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Irony
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| posted on 25/10/16 at 12:03 PM |
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Originally posted by Vmax1974
So i got a few mins spare the other day so i changed the MAF and wow what a difference so much so the drivers seat collapsed under acceleration lol so
fixing that in a few mins then hunting for a new seat
Glad you got it fixed, mines on its way out again so I be buying another shortly.
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MikeR
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| posted on 7/11/16 at 11:17 AM |
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Originally posted by MikeR
As we're talking about the engine ....
I've got an smax with the 2.0 tdci (140bhp) and i've got two questions.
1) has anyone changed the belts? Garage (citroen / peugeot specialist) seems a bit surprised i'm asking about changing them but ford says 125k
or 10 years. I'm on 123.5k.
2) i get a weird pulse most but not all of the time on hard acceleration in 4, 5 or 6th. Its like 1 second full power, 1 second 70% power, 1 second
full power etc etc. Its had this for a couple of years. Seems ok the day after a service.
Any ideas? Garage suggestes replacing the EGR as a guess but isn't sure and I don't want to spend 300 quid on a part + fitting for a guess
on a car thats not worth that much.
Had the belts done at 125k almost exactly - 355 quid - included belt (88 quid) water pump + water (55 quid) and labour then VAT.
Interestingly on one journey it didn't seem to pulse - will hopefully remember to check back here and say if it still doesn't pulse.
Thinking back, it usually doesn't pulse the first journey after its serviced. I'm wondering if the belt has fixed the pulsing problem OR
the problem is the engine is trying to find its limit and pushing it a little too hard now so having to back off.
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MikeR
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| posted on 9/1/17 at 11:01 PM |
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still pulses - but only at 30% the level it used to so its a lot better. I hardly notice it and only think about it when i'm doing 60mph and
floor it up a hill on a motorway. Garage wonder if replacing the EGR valve would help, except its integrated in the manifold so 300 quid - its not
worth it.
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CosKev3
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| posted on 10/1/17 at 10:45 AM |
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Originally posted by Irony
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Originally posted by Vmax1974
So i got a few mins spare the other day so i changed the MAF and wow what a difference so much so the drivers seat collapsed under acceleration lol so
fixing that in a few mins then hunting for a new seat
Glad you got it fixed, mines on its way out again so I be buying another shortly.
Maybe worth looking into if the MAF can be mapped out?
My VAG PD lump has the MAF mapped out and just uses the MAP sensor instead 
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garyo
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| posted on 10/1/17 at 12:23 PM |
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Have another look at the EGR- If it's stuck open then disconnecting it won't do much. better to slide in a blanking plate made up of
some 1mm ally sheet and see what effect it has.
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