Car question

Sounds more like the flux capacitor is broken, are you struggling to get to 88 mph?

ur idle switch is faulty, simple as!

when starting up she will rev higher and will continue and will continue to do it until you move the car into gear!

easy thing to fix

BigStrongMan wrote:

FAO 9fingers...Sausy ...and other car freaks
We have 03 Opel Zafira...NCT is due soon..she is eating oil
Doesn't run great and cut out today (no oil in it)
Seems to eat the juice aswel....
Offered a 04 Ford C Max 1.6....from a car dealer mate
He wants e1000 plus my motor...says the Ford is in great shape etc etc
NCT up to 06/14..but there's 175,000 on the clock
Don't know wether that's miles or kms?
Sounds alot to me,there's 88,000 miles on my yoke
Whats your opinions?
Don't wanna horse a load of cash into my yoke
The fact it's eating oil(not leaking) isn't good sign
Got a new timing belt in it last year aswel

Being a 04 I'd imagine its miles, it is quite a lot but if it has serviced regularly and had the timing belt changed then it shouldn't be in too bad of condition. The Cmax would be a superior car in pretty much every way to the zafira. Timing belt interval on it is every 100k so it should be due again at200k miles. If its your mate selling it to you, ya'd like to think that he's doing you a decent deal. What's year is the Opel?

Just doin a quick scan on done deal there, 03 zafiras goin for 1500 approx and 04 Cmax goin for 2700 so taking the mileage into the equation it's not that great of a deal, but you would be getting a problem off your hands.
All I can say is, I'd rather a good condition Cmax with 180k on it than a not great condition zafira with 90k on it. Way more reliable car.

Edit yes ask about the belt, but it's not a hugely expensive job to do

Edited by 9fingers - 22 Jan 2013 at 7:55pm

sausy wrote:

BigStrongMan wrote:

03....he's not a close mate tho
So I should ask when belt was changed?

have a look yourself for the timing belt being changed. Plenty of mecanics will mark the engine with tipex noting when the belt was changed ie. TB70 - changed at 70k

It's 85k past it's replacement interval, knowing that engine I'd be amazed if it hasn't but worthwhile checking.

9fingers wrote:

sausy wrote:

BigStrongMan wrote:

03....he's not a close mate tho
So I should ask when belt was changed?

have a look yourself for the timing belt being changed. Plenty of mecanics will mark the engine with tipex noting when the belt was changed ie. TB70 - changed at 70k

It's 85k past it's replacement interval, knowing that engine I'd be amazed if it hasn't but worthwhile checking.

Speaking of which mycar will due a service and a belt change soon if you fancy a nixer

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BigStrongMan wrote:

Could battery in my yoke be goosed?
She died again last week and that tripped off my radio again
Everytime you start the car you need to give it loadsa welly
Cos she will cut out

No it's not the battery by the sounds of it. More serious than that by the sounds of it, especially if its burning a lot of oil

Engine light has been on for a year aswel

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How do you know if a timing belt has been changed or not?

(Mine is well due at this stage 80k.)

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