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didnt know they made diesel 172's



BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
Haha, just got in my car to go to work, wouldnt start so i got the breakdown guy out, popped the bonnet, he sat in the car, tried turning it over a few times then got out and said' "yeah mate, we do have a lot of trouble with diesels this time of year" WTF?!?! Didnt exactly fill me with confidence! maybe the reason it wont start is that ive been putting petrol in it for the last year;)
Anyhow, fair to say, he didnt get it started, so its off to the garage tomorrow. gutted.:dapprove:
 
BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
haha, exactly what i thought, he asked me if i worked at gist (i had my work clothes on) told me he used to work there too, thought to myself that seems about right, the place is full of retards!
 
H

Hutchie

  alien green rs133
the AA guy i got down in derby was bloody ace, cost me 300 quid for a part i didnt need like but nice guy lol

(he diagnosed ecu was faulty, but my new coil bought that day was fecked!!!!)
 
BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
it was through my insurance, direct line, but they sent out a local service- roys autos. anyway he said it is probably an electrical fault.
 
Tigger

Tigger

  "Navy" N17 TWO
Sorry Mikeyk18...

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BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
Brett_1990 said:
Should have joined AA or RACthey know they're stuff tbh.
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got the cover included in my insurance so it was just easier, anyway i was with AA before, been paying my 14 quid a month for the last few years without even using them. then one day someone had let all my tyres down when i left the car outside a mates house overnight, called them up and they wouldnt come out to inflate my tyres, after all the cash they had had from me, really pis**d me off!!
 
BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
the garage have told me that im gonna need an auto-electrician to look at it. does this sound correct, i havnt a clue TBH, can someone just confirm for me that i do need an auto electrician? thanks.
 
A

alsh

  Clio 197
when i had my s2 escort rs turbo... i had broke down and the breakdown guy had a look at the engine and he couldnt get it to start.. then he got on the phone to his boss and said "ive got an rs turbo lookalike here and it wont start"... i couldnt beleive it!! they are propper numptys alot of breakdown drivers!
 
fUbAr

fUbAr

BRUCEY said:
the garage have told me that im gonna need an auto-electrician to look at it. does this sound correct, i havnt a clue TBH, can someone just confirm for me that i do need an auto electrician? thanks.
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If its electrical, an electrician is a good place to start.

Its a car... auto electricians specialise in car electrics... so yeah, you need an auto electrician ;)
 
BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
thanks;) theyre coming out to have a look in morning, 45quid for first hour, they tell me that 9 times out of 10 they get it sorted within that hour, i can see mine being in the other 1 time out of ten!!
 
Barron

Barron

ClioSport Club Member
  Turbo S,Exige,R5,182
ive joined RAC recently, anyone had any horror stories with them? lol
 
Terry172

Terry172

  PH1 172
Am I right in suggesting to check the TDC sensor. Do a little search on TDC sensor as I am sure someone has suggested it could be this with other people's starting problems :)
 
Jay Payne

Jay Payne

  172 Race Car
Take it out give it a clean. If you are handy with a spanner. Quite common fault on Renaults. RAC fix loads like that ;)
 
TooneySonic

TooneySonic

  182
RAC are fabulous, highly rec them, i have a membership through my barclays account.

when i wrote my car off they even offered free legal advice and everything if any trouble came from it in a followup courtesy call. cant fault them, used them about three times always get to you within the hour
 
BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
Terry172 said:
Am I right in suggesting to check the TDC sensor. Do a little search on TDC sensor as I am sure someone has suggested it could be this with other people's starting problems :)
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thanks, just done this search, looks like this could be the culprit, ill suggest it to the electrician when they come out tomorrow
 
BRUCEY

BRUCEY

  '51, 172
woohoo! thought id go out and have a go myself before the electrician came, couldnt find the sensor but had a poke around for 10 mins, anyway i must have magic fingers because the car started! im a bit confused but ive cancelled the electrician and saved myself a fair bit of cash, until next time:approve:
MOT next:S
 
The Boosh!

The Boosh!

ClioSport Admin
  Elise, Duster
Barron said:
ive joined RAC recently, anyone had any horror stories with them? lol
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TooneySonic said:
RAC are fabulous, highly rec them, i have a membership through my barclays account.
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Yep the RAC piss all over the AA and others. AA are the worst recovery group i have been with out of all i have beeen with. couldn't even diagnose a flat battery ffs.

RAC come out alot quicker and know what they are on about.
 
Alexander

Alexander

  Combo
The Boosh! said:
Yep the RAC piss all over the AA and others. AA are the worst recovery group i have been with out of all i have beeen with. couldn't even diagnose a flat battery ffs.

RAC come out alot quicker and know what they are on about.
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+1.

Used them before and they were great.
 
Tigger

Tigger

  "Navy" N17 TWO
BRUCEY said:
woohoo! thought id go out and have a go myself before the electrician came, couldnt find the sensor but had a poke around for 10 mins, anyway i must have magic fingers because the car started! im a bit confused but ive cancelled the electrician and saved myself a fair bit of cash, until next time:approve:
MOT next:S
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Sounds like the problem I had not long ago - still no idea what it was :S
 
Sean.

Sean.

  Focus RS Mk1
Used the AA more times than ive had hot dinners.

transported me all the way from Wales to Midlands last year! took 9 hours to get home! 3 transport trucks, 3 drivers! lol

all because my damn supercharger decided to seize after a hard day at Llandow circuit!!! perfect all day, 5mins from the track, dead!!! lol
 
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