RH33 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Think my car’s steering rack is fucked. RAC couldn’t get to me last night but was less than half mile from home. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 A diesel, have you had the particle filter checked? Lass at my work got one a couple of months ago and about a month down the line was struggling to start and then stopped completely. Turns out that whilst at garage it was taken for short test runs by potential buyers and the particle filter was clogged from all the short journeys (well, was the reason she said the mechanic gave. Not 100% sure if this can be a thing)It definitely is a thing, I spend half my working life bombing up and down the motorway in the Seat Ibiza diesels that the Glasgow Council home helps use. They only travel short distances between clients and the DPFs clog up all the time, they have to get very hot to burn off the accumulated soot. Usually a warning light would come on to let you know the DPF was sooting up though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I'm still driving with my car rattling over bumps on the road and when I turn right. Theres a shuddering noise and it's a rough ride! Anyone know if this is anything to be concerned about (pic below) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I'm still driving with my car rattling over bumps on the road and when I turn right. Theres a shuddering noise and it's a rough ride! Anyone know if this is anything to be concerned about (pic below) Is this bit attached to anything? It looks like it's floating in mid air in your pic? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, peasy23 said: Is this bit attached to anything? It looks like it's floating in mid air in your pic? I think the silver “cable” type but is attached to something. As you can tell I’m not good with car troubles Edited April 24, 2020 by Thereisalight.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 23 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: I'm still driving with my car rattling over bumps on the road and when I turn right. Theres a shuddering noise and it's a rough ride! Anyone know if this is anything to be concerned about (pic below) Nay you’re fine. Just take it on a long drive after nightfall, it will sort itself out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 25 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: I'm still driving with my car rattling over bumps on the road and when I turn right. Theres a shuddering noise and it's a rough ride! Anyone know if this is anything to be concerned about (pic below) You can get anywhere in the world by only driving straight on or turning left, just takes a bit longer. Be patient. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Nay you’re fine. Just take it on a long drive after nightfall, it will sort itself out. If only! It’s been like this for about 2 months now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Thereisalight.. said: If only! It’s been like this for about 2 months now What you describe sounds rather like a drop link is knackered. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 39 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: I'm still driving with my car rattling over bumps on the road and when I turn right. Theres a shuddering noise and it's a rough ride! Anyone know if this is anything to be concerned about (pic below) Thats your drop link, which is completely fucked. Its meant to be connected but has broken right off. Longer you drive it like that, the higher the risk you f**k the strut, and a 30 min £20 repair goes into the hundreds. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, beefybake said: What you describe sounds rather like a drop link is knackered. 57 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Thats your drop link, which is completely fucked. Its meant to be connected but has broken right off. Longer you drive it like that, the higher the risk you f**k the strut, and a 30 min £20 repair goes into the hundreds. Cheers guys. I thought because it was still connected at one part that it would be ok to drive for now. The kicker is, the local garages are shut right now. It was worrying me that it woulda be a big repair job and cost hundreds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 6 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: Cheers guys. I thought because it was still connected at one part that it would be ok to drive for now. The kicker is, the local garages are shut right now. It was worrying me that it woulda be a big repair job and cost hundreds It's doing nothing when its disconnected. It literally takes about half an hour to change, at worst, as it's just two nuts to take off, new one on, tighten two nuts. I'd be surprised if the whole job cost more than £60. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just now, RandomGuy. said: It's doing nothing when its disconnected. It literally takes about half an hour to change, at worst, as it's just two nuts to take off, new one on, tighten two nuts. I'd be surprised if the whole job cost more than £60. Thanks. Would that cause a noise when I get out the car though? I’m not that fat (12 stone), but every time I get out the car it creeks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just now, Thereisalight.. said: Thanks. Would that cause a noise when I get out the car though? I’m not that fat (12 stone), but every time I get out the car it creeks It's related to the suspension so it's possibly linked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Just now, RandomGuy. said: It's related to the suspension so it's possibly linked. Would there be any tell tale signs to look for if my suspension was gone too? I had a look under the car and everything seems to look ok there’s (nothing hanging down or anything) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: Would there be any tell tale signs to look for if my suspension was gone too? I had a look under the car and everything seems to look ok there’s (nothing hanging down or anything) If your strut was knackered it would be soaking wet, from your photo it's fine. The rest could be hard to tell without getting it off the ground tbh. Best thing you could do would get it seen too, you run the risk of causing more damage the longer you leave it. Just now it could just be the one drop link causing all the issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: If your strut was knackered it would be soaking wet, from your photo it's fine. The rest could be hard to tell without getting it off the ground tbh. Best thing you could do would get it seen too, you run the risk of causing more damage the longer you leave it. Just now it could just be the one drop link causing all the issues. Cheers for that. I just messaged some random mechanic and I’ve sent him the same pic I posted here. Hopefully I’ll get it seen to soon and it won’t cost hundreds! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thereisalight.. Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 The mechanic got back to me and said that the end bit has broken off it, so that’s likely to be the cause of the problems. Cheers for the help guys. It’s getting fixed on Thur...no mention of potential costs though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefybake Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Thereisalight.. said: The mechanic got back to me and said that the end bit has broken off it, so that’s likely to be the cause of the problems. Cheers for the help guys. It’s getting fixed on Thur...no mention of potential costs though! As RandomGuy mentioned, this should typically be half an hour's labour ..., plus cost of the part. Part usually in the region of £10 - £15. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Thereisalight.. said: no mention of potential costs though! If it looks like it's going to be a fortune, I know someone that'll torch it for a monkey, no questions asked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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