God Damn New Cars
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God Damn New Cars
Well the engine oil level was half empty on the Fiesta so chucked in a couple of litres.
Looks like a couple of litres was a bit too much.
The cap popped off so now the engine bay is a little bit oily, well quite oily infact, and theres a couple of nice big puddles in car park at work.
If that had happened in the Xantia I would have been very annoyed and upset because it was my lovely car, however I dont feel much for this car so cant say I'm bothered.
Just one more point to add to
Xantia 1 - Fiesta 0
Looks like a couple of litres was a bit too much.
The cap popped off so now the engine bay is a little bit oily, well quite oily infact, and theres a couple of nice big puddles in car park at work.
If that had happened in the Xantia I would have been very annoyed and upset because it was my lovely car, however I dont feel much for this car so cant say I'm bothered.
Just one more point to add to
Xantia 1 - Fiesta 0
Volkswagen Golf 59' 1.6TD S
Just a note to the Admin guys, I would appreciate if this thread could be kept in place. Lets see it as a thread that I am allowed to moan on regarding the Fessa, and a place where other members can ignore me while I moan on
Although referring initially to Fords, I will of course always mention I much missed Xantia (So keeping in the French requirements).
I saw the Xantia last night, shes a beaut!
Although referring initially to Fords, I will of course always mention I much missed Xantia (So keeping in the French requirements).
I saw the Xantia last night, shes a beaut!
Volkswagen Golf 59' 1.6TD S
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You might be waiting some time...Just cant wait for the Fiesta to die, just have to bear it, till that day happens.
Uncle Henry's wares take some killing, I can tell you. I've had an Escort 1.6 Zetec for the past 7 years - it's a godawful car to drive, but so far has been absolutely reliable, despite my fudging the service intervals to make it die so I can have an excuse to have another Xantia. It's now 62000 miles and 10 years old (96/P) and I'm waiting for the original cambelt to snap...
I have to have it wreck itself you see - if I just sell it, I'll be condemned by the missus, fate worse than death. It's outlasted two Xantias - a 2.0i 8v SX which ate its headgasket and heater matrix in one swallow, and a 1.9TD LX which got trashed by a drunk driver.
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wont be long before your escort cambelt snaps mate, friends of mine did it a while back, that was 96 N plate and had small cracks all over it when we looked at the remains.
He bought a nice 405 TD to replace it though
He bought a nice 405 TD to replace it though
"Rust Never Sleeps" said Neil Young. Did he own old citroens?
1998 Xantia TD exclusive auto estate +3 x BX's +77' ami 8 break + 73' dyane 6 + '83 2CV6 + 94' XM 2.1 sx auto + 89' XM2.0i
+ '85' GSA + '97 XM 2.0 16v + '81 Visa super E
1998 Xantia TD exclusive auto estate +3 x BX's +77' ami 8 break + 73' dyane 6 + '83 2CV6 + 94' XM 2.1 sx auto + 89' XM2.0i
+ '85' GSA + '97 XM 2.0 16v + '81 Visa super E
The f**d fester that my Girlfriend was given as a courtesy car whilst her Polo was having some work done was fairly awful 1 litre Auto. It died at 1.50 AM leaving me to drive her home in the 405. Drove her to the garage the next day to get her car back and said to the mechanic "your car's in (village), go fetch. Oh you'll need a recovery van."
Basically it started and then switched off ad wouldn't come back to life.
Wasn't best pleased.
Basically it started and then switched off ad wouldn't come back to life.
Wasn't best pleased.
2001 406 Rapier 2.0 HDi 90 Estate - Sold Scrap after being viciously attacked by a falling tree
2001 Toyota MR2 1.8 VVTi - To be sold for spares/repair - dead gearbox
2014 Seat Ibiza Eastate 1.4 FR ACT (bought in an emergency, but a nice enough low mileage car)
2001 Toyota MR2 1.8 VVTi - To be sold for spares/repair - dead gearbox
2014 Seat Ibiza Eastate 1.4 FR ACT (bought in an emergency, but a nice enough low mileage car)
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Good.wont be long before your escort cambelt snaps mate, friends of mine did it a while back, that was 96 N plate and had small cracks all over it when we looked at the remains.
I'll be back in a real, green blooded car before too long then. Well, maybe orange blooded - I might go for a C5 instead of another Xantia.
Re: God Damn New Cars
on the up (or down) side to much oil in an engine can kill it as well.....mezuk04 wrote:Well the engine oil level was half empty on the Fiesta so chucked in a couple of litres.
Looks like a couple of litres was a bit too much.
The cap popped off so now the engine bay is a little bit oily, well quite oily infact, and theres a couple of nice big puddles in car park at work.
If that had happened in the Xantia I would have been very annoyed and upset because it was my lovely car, however I dont feel much for this car so cant say I'm bothered.
Just one more point to add to
Xantia 1 - Fiesta 0
so you have an o6 engine using litres of oil already.....doesnt bode well for the future of that little hdi engine
M reg xantia 1.9td 266000 miles expired
R reg xantia 1.9td 186000 miles veggy power expired
L reg renault clio 1.9D 91000 miles expired at 107000 miles
x reg clio 15d veggy power bottom of the car rotted through
06 c5 2.2 TD wowser so much power and comfort 160000 miles
R reg xantia 1.9td 186000 miles veggy power expired
L reg renault clio 1.9D 91000 miles expired at 107000 miles
x reg clio 15d veggy power bottom of the car rotted through
06 c5 2.2 TD wowser so much power and comfort 160000 miles
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Manufacturers always used to give scarily large figures for how much oil an engine would consume when new. It was to cover them in case you got one that did consume that much oil, they typically never did, aside for the odd one which did....
New engines aren't supposed to consume oil, its not good for the emissions!
New engines aren't supposed to consume oil, its not good for the emissions!