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sounds like the alarm ecu isnt disarming so when you start up the car and drive it away it thinks its being pinched and triggers the alarm. most likely an ecu fault.
the drivers door would be a mechanical link but the others electrical. the impact of you hitting water would cause the airbag computer to tell the uch to unlock the doors well before everything filled up with water. the point of the doors locking is to stop you getting mugged whilst your in your...
yes no plugs. oil/filter and sometimes air filter on some models. plugs last to 72,000 service,good job as well as you have to remove the large upper half of inlet manifold
the airbag computer itself along with its additional sensors can detect an impact from any angle/direction and take the nes action to ensure passenger safety. even if your going backwards when you crash the airbag computer will still detect it and tell the uch to open the doors.
the uch is a...
any clio with xenons will have auto adjustment headlights. the system has to be set up and you can manually adjust the beam level via the adjuster screw on the headlight units themselves. the beam is normally good though so if you say it doesnt shine far then there is probably a problem...
if you turn left you load up the right bearing. if you turn right you load up the left bearing. as you load up the bearing the noise will get louder if its faulty. give it a run and try it.
it would probably knock and blow like f**k. new bolts are cheap enough from your dealer. if its just the nut youve lost then i think their a ten or thirteen but i cant remember.
the 172 temp gauges seem to get up to operating temp and stay there even when the engines hot enough for the cooling fan. a large fluctuation of the temp gauge normally indicates a problem. also as ben says the thermostat opens gradually so you wouldnt get a rush of cold water into the engine. a...