Managed to get door open today - tried to open by attaching 12v to starter motor but no joy on central locking so then tried the door lock again but this time holding the doorlock in open position and opened ok - not sure what happened as before i applied the 12v the lock was freewheeling but after there was the resistance again when turning the key lock - so all ok and battery now on charge - so happy new year to you all and a big thankyou for all your help
Hi all Just been out to my car but battery was flat so wouldn't open with key fob - tried turning key in drivers door lock but was very stiff - applied more pressure to the key but then it just turned around in the lock without opening the door - have i broke it?? - also now how can i get in without breaking any glass?? Any ideas ?? pls help Kind Regards Ian
Had similar situation on my 2.2 a couple of years ago - spanner light would come on but no change noticed in performance ( although it didn't lead to EML coming on) - cured it by cleaning all the breathers and throttle body - only recently cleaned them again (30k since last clean) as it started happening again - no spanner light since cleaning them HTH
Thanks for all the advice guys - just managed to get it to turn now so i've taken all cowling off and will follow the how-to by matchless to clean / re-condition the barrel - i've just to make it turn again to do the procedure
Hi all - need some advice pls - just gone to start my car and the ignition lock is stuck - wont even get to position 1 - anyone got any ideas how i can release it - i found the how-to for cleaning the lock but i need to get to position 1 to dismantle it - plus the steering is locked so i can't get the cowling off Any advice greatly appreciated
Just done front (and rear pads) and fitted rubber shim on front pad to piston side and pedal did feel more 'spongey' - not driven car on road anywhere yet so i will change them over tomorrow morning and see if there's a difference
Hi all - just a quick question - i'm just changing my front brake pads using GM pads - but the 2 pads i just removed have shims fitted on both whereas only 2 of the 4 GM pads have shim fitted - so which side of the caliper should the shim side be ??
Hi all Need some help / ideas please - Started my car this afternoon, after using it most of the day , and the engine imediately ran very lumpy and eml came on - was'nt far from home so managed to get home but eml went off during the journey and car running smoother - but will only run smooth if revs increased slowly - a sharp dab on the accelerator pedal and it will run lumpy like a misfire - but will run quite smooth at 3, 4, 5k revs - I checked on my cheapo code reader but no fault stored - any ideas what i should check - a similar fault has happened before to me and that fault code was egr but this corrected itself without cleaning egr valve - maybe has fault re-occured?? egr need cleaning ??
Hi - had the same on my 2.2 - spanner light would come on but no affect on engine and performance - cured it by having the throttle body and breather pipes cleaned - garage said they were extremely dirty - had them done at 94k - now 111k and no problems