Dave-G

:blink: Well ...... :D let me scratch my head for a bit........ :huh: :o ;) B) :D :( Right here goes... My bruv in law is a nice bloke...even though he comes from IPSWICH! of all places, but he insists that his 53 plate 130 bhp manual galaxy has a kickdown function on his throttle.... :unsure: EH? I say hoping he'll simply accept that I know it dont....but I think my sis thinks he still thinks there is one so....is there? :ph34r:

:lol: Well? are they now good for 60,000? :lol:

:( Ah but Dally....yours is a nice shiny new model with the "new improved blue whitener in it" version....which perhaps didnt get supplied with a warning tringle to fit to a bracket in "the boot" :lol: :huh: The older model was somewhat harder...I removed mine PERIOD like... :lol:

B) "Ping" - :( :( Pong B) "(Should I mention this?) I have this problem when using the handbrake to check speed on long downhill inclines ......" B) Is this from a previous post ivor? B)

B) You could probably get some pipe grips from a pound shop...dunno what they'd cost tho' B) http://www.citroenpicasso.org.uk/picasso/uploads/post-34-1113253324.gif

:) In short, as the car moves off (over 15mph iirc) the wipers "take it to the next level" :angry:

"It may help if you tell us what area your in? unless of course your willing to travel ? " :angry: say it louder VR6...it worked for me :)

1, Dave 2, Leicester 3, 115 TDI auto 4, About 5 years - this is my third one 5, Probably 6, 4K 7, Re tyred rokit syentyst

B) BUY A TDI AS THEY ARE SO MUCH BETTER :lol:

B) BUY A TDI AS THEY ARE SO MUCH BETTER :lol:

:huh: Er...well he's lost me too :o B) It sounds like T120 thinks I imply that the zetec was exclusivley in the mondeo,when I was actually stating that the ZETEC engine was the most preferable in a mondeo, well it was "the one to have" in my state blue 94 M reg LX estate:blink: :P Johnb80 might even be able to remember the registration number, or a relevant part of it :lol: B) You're not the "friend" in question are you T120 B)

Hi Wonky :) There's a grommet in the bulkhead,under the carpet/behind the glovebox :angry:

:( The dealer and your "FRIEND" are talking out of their tailgates when mentioning Zetec :( :( The confusion is caused by the "zetec" buzzword (THE ENGINE to have in a mondeo) being exploited by ford. :huh: Depending on the strenth of your friendships with "FRIEND" and "DEALER" may I suggest you tell them they are sadly missinformed pratts? :o

:( methinks the ford warranty is 2 years,but you wont have the ford uk additional warranty for an extra year...if that makes sense :( :( The fact that you appear to be using a non ford tape adaptor may conflict with the warranty,try the fade function several times to see if it occurs without the DVD player/adaptor in place :huh: best of luck... :o not seen many posts from you lately :o

:lol: DO NOT use pliers,Beleive it or not,the "nut " is made of a very hard,high temp but brittle plastic...there will be no warning when this is about to break (I am told) :huh:

:huh: barry,disconnect the MAF and go for a ride where you know the problem shows up...Probably a hilly area :o B) If your car is driving significantly better - then the MAF IS the problem :lol:

:D That sounds like kwiksave :o

:o "whats the maf ?" :D Do a search for it :D on second thoughts...this forums search prob wont work on a four letter word search...look over the last few weeks technical stuff

:D :D :huh: :D Corskey...read Ivors reply again...If you're slightly dyslexic swap some of the words around :D :lol: :D :D :P

:huh: A reasonably straight 3M lenth of 50MMx50MM timber would be more reliable than kwikfits on uppingham road in leicester :lol:

:unsure: Well I could be wrong mate, but I think you'll find a 16" model has larger disc/brake components than 15" models :blink: The steel spare wheels of more recent ghia models are 16"

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:P no comment :lol: there must be several out there from when they became faulty before ford take them in "effective part ex" for a new one? surely someone put there's to one side? :unsure: rest assurred SOMEBODY is reconditioning MAF sensors for a number of fuel injected cars...this problem is not unique to diesels/shalaxies :blink:

" You can try but IMO you'll be v. lucky if it makes a difference..." :unsure: I'd imagine dealers only exchange items that CAN be recond'd as there's little commercial sense in recovering components to simply be disposed of, otherwise they'd offer exchange deals on almost anything... :rolleyes:

:P ANY OLD IRONS...ANY OLD IRONS... ANY OL.. :lol: :unsure: I'm interested in examining faulty MAF's,I wont go into why because there's always SOMEONE ready to shoot ya down, If anyone has one/some I'd be willing to send them a stamped addressed jiffy bag to let me have a poke around,just email me,or I can tell you my address so you can post it if you'd rather not give your AD,or even pay it by paypal :rolleyes: http://www.citroenpicasso.org.uk/picasso/uploads/post-34-1111602538.jpg I only need this part, which can be removed with anti-tamper torx bits... B) or by smashing the main duct with a hammer :D Thanks in advance