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Post by valhalla on May 16, 2017 21:25:24 GMT 1
Incidentally my wife's diesel Nissan with stop start technology tells you how much CO2 you've saved when it cuts out, and in about 2500 miles so far, it's a measly 1kg! I've read to build a Range Rover it can produce 35 tonnes! That's the irony of all these so-called "green" initiatives; the motor trade just love to spout about how much you save the planet by throwing your old car in the bin every 7years, and buying a newer, better, cleaner.............Diesel!!! Both Mrs. Valhalla and myself are scientifically qualified, which is why we have eschewed the "bad science" of the motor trade for the last 30years or so. Her transport was (before I let it go to graze in my compound.....ahem) a nice Range Rover Classic, low-comp V8 from 1979. It rarely required much in the way of spares, and most things could be fixed as they went wrong (frequently), but although it was a monster by modern emission standards, the sort of pottering-around that she did would barely register on the scale of the environmental cost of building a new car (even a small car). Some car manufacturers are better than others for killing the world with their activities; I read an article on German manufacturing and design in the mid-2000's that showed how much investment went in to recycling some "high-energy" materials for useful parts (dashboard armatures, door interior cards, etc. etc.). The use of a purpose-built and modern factory also went some way to mitigate the environmental impact of the build-process. I still think that the Ford Dagenham plant was way ahead of its time with the concept of minimum transport of materials, and a total up-cycle of those materials on one site into motor cars. If the same investment went into modern UK plants as went into the original Dagenham plant..... Then again, it wouldn't be the UK any more, it would be Germany....
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Post by french crap fanatic on May 16, 2017 21:35:50 GMT 1
stop start is much better suited to the usa where lights stay red for ages!!!
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Post by Noberator on May 16, 2017 22:01:48 GMT 1
diesel Nissan with stop start technology tells you how much CO2 you've saved when it cuts out, and in about 2500 miles so far, it's a measly 1kg! I've read to build a Range Rover it can produce 35 tonnes! Her names not Cindy by any chance is it? Sorry I'll get me coat............. again.
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Post by Karl on May 16, 2017 22:26:51 GMT 1
Just got this month's CM magazine and in 'Tales from the workshop' there's a 2012 Fiesta which developed a slight misfire but didn't overheat, then ground to a halt with a seized engine. The bores were full of water and presumably damaged con-rods etc so another engine was fitted. Yes similar experience From what customer have told me Think they run low on coolant without the driver aware and engine gives no prior warning of interment failure
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Post by valhalla on May 17, 2017 0:49:25 GMT 1
Yes similar experience From what customer have told me Think they run low on coolant without the driver aware and engine gives no prior warning of interment failure
I think that is just the way it is with these modern & small petrol engine cars. They warm-up blisteringly-quick for good emissions performance on the rollers, but the flip-side is they overheat just as fast when the miserly coolant capacity goes away. The little Citroen that I fixed the other week is still going well for my neighbour; she caught that just in time when the heater started to fail during its previous journey. Again, no proper warning to the ECU or driver, as some idiot French designer put the only coolant temp sensor at a high-point on the thermostat elbow, the first place to go high&dry when there's a leak....
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Post by Karl on May 18, 2017 7:22:17 GMT 1
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Post by barney on Jan 7, 2021 17:18:45 GMT 1
Hi anyone done timing belt on the 1.0 ecoboost
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