Hi dandy, yep the Fizza auto is a CVT and very unreliable due to the either the Idle control valve or the step motor! Gearbox works fine once the box is warm but stalls when cold...This is how i got caught out at the auctions as the cars was running a while before i engaged drive...

Anyone have a tape measure handy to take a measurment for the width of the tip up seats both in the tip up position and the seating position!.
having the rear stripped out of mine previously i cant remember the measurments!..Many thanks guys...

quote 'The fluid should be clean,and red. Check the level of the fluid in the box, (only the true level can be gauged whilst in drive,with engine running) Is this a miss print or is that correct about keeping the gear stick in DRIVE whilst checking the ATF fluid to get a true reading and not in Park...

Hi...searched on the forum and not a great deal of luck finding the info.. I know you have to fill /empty the auto gearbox fluid at the dipstick and i understand that there is a missprint of MIII in the manual.. It is D3..but what is D3? Is this dexron 3? I have been told by a regular machanic of mi...

Give Auto glym intensive tar remover..Its a green type liquid and better than most products ive tried.... Once you have cleaned the stains off, forget back to black sprays or similar, try autoglym trim /plastics spray...( it has a gold colour in the middle as all different types of autoglym have col...

Could be loose brakets on the arms......checks all bolts etc are tight..

I would suggest getting the cam belt KIT FROM the garage you are getting the work done.... I have had many friends in the past buy cam belts seperatly then get some garage to fit them only to have one snap!!!! Then the garage blame the parts and the parts supplier will blame the labour.....vicious c...

I know its not down south and maybe you pay a little more, but my cam belt done and tensioner and spring ADL blue print parts, all cost inc labour £120..
cheapest ive heard of so far...

Just had cam belt full KIT done...
garage supplied the kit and labour at a total cost of £120 all in...

Cam belt kit was ADL blueprint..

Hi, can anyone PM for the bongo 4x4 95 cam belt settings? just had my cambelt replaced by a garage but engine seems a little more noisy than before(maybe the settings are wrong) and there is a slight knock when starting and switching off the engine..... Something definatly loosed underneath.....that...

Not sure with van tyres but having previously used a range of tyres on my previous cars of some considarable speed yokos all be it very good gripping tyre( on softer compound) dont last well.... I know a fair number of people in the vehicl trade who rate AVON tyres although not personally used these...

Will have to become a full blown member..need to get ahold of this fact sheet ASAP... That is amazingly cheap for the labour time.....Although i was thinking somewhere closer to home friends.... Soverign still a good 35-40 min drive....quoted £175 inc vat.... If i can get labour as cheap as that i w...

chiefster1976 wrote:Anyone know a reputable company in leeds to do air con /cam belt etc, either with or without parts??? Thanks...

knowone had a a cam belt done in and around the yorkshire area??? Need mine done ASAP!!!

hey keith, mounted mine in front of the cab roof between two front seats....only problem with this is you cant see out of the rear view mirror when driving if the kids are watching it.....hey its asmall price to pay for a 10.4'' dvd player!!! you can always use a head rest dvd player i guess... I ha...

Just installed my new roof mounted DVD player which has two lights built in!!! the dvd player comes with one single wire which is apparently to turn on the dvd lights when you open the door of the vehicle...(although each light has a switch also on the player.) now i am wondering whether to connect ...