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Cruising to getfuel economy
I could imagine that you could get better fuel economywhen the
cruise control is not engaged but itwould depend on the calibration
of the cruise, howaggressive it is, the specific vehicle and the
way it is driven normallywhen the cruise is not in use
Q: The water pump in myHolden Astra has failed andnow the engine sounds likeshaking a bag of spannerswhen it starts. I have notdriven the car since thishappened as I am unsure asto what harm this will do.Can it be driven to the near-est garage and roughly howmuch is it to change thewater pump?
Yvette Destefano, e-mail.A: Whatever you do, don’t
drive it. Don’t even start it. Itis likely you have done seri-ous internal damage alreadyand driving it, or even start-ing it, would only damage itfurther. Have it towed to amechanic and have the en-gine checked. I fear the dam-age extends well beyond thewater pump.
Q: Our 2008 NissanNavara STX Diesel makes aticking noise and my hubbyis worried that it could be atiming chain. Our Nissanmechanic says it is just thediesel sound and not toworry, but with stories be-ing told about such things,
we are a bit worried. Whatcould it be?
Lisa Romano, e-mail.A: I would be inclined to
take the advice of your mech-anic, but if you are still con-cerned, get the opinion of an-other mechanic.
It should be easy. Simply bylistening to it and determin-ing where the noise is comingfrom, the mechanic should beable to tell if it is a timingchain or not.
Q: I recently read where aperson claimed he got bet-ter fuel economy from his4WD when he did not usethe cruise control. Whilehis vehicle was different to
mine, which is a 2010Navara dual-cab D40 dieselmanual, I thought that Iwould check this out.
Have you heard anythingabout this?
Brian Thompson, e-mail.A: I could imagine that you
could get better fuel economywhen the cruise control is notengaged but it would dependon the calibration of thecruise, how aggressive it is,the specific vehicle and theway it is driven normallywhen the cruise is not in use. Idoubt you could draw a gen-eral conclusion that fuel econ-omy is always better whenyou don’t use cruise. Perhaps
you should try it for yourselfand see if it does work for you.
Q: In 2009 I purchased aBA Ford Falcon with only49,000km on the clock andat the 75,000km service itwas diagnosed as having amisfire at idle which mayhave been caused by aburnt valve on numbereight cylinder. The dealer’sservice adviser told me thatthere was a problem withthe Boss 260 motor with im-perfections in that cylinderhead and a modified headfixed the problem. I havenot heard of this problemand am concerned that Ishould have had
One reader had problems with the timing chain on their Audi A4 sedan
problems at such a lowmileage. Should Ford havedealt with this problem un-der warranty?
Ken Smith, e-mail.A: The BA is well out of
warranty, so the issue of be-ing fixed under warranty doesnot come up, and it’s doubtfulthat Ford would have auto-matically changed the headon the basis of a maybe. Thebest thing to do now is to re-pair the head.
Q: The timing chain ten-sioner in the engine in my2008 Audi A4 B8 sedan hasbroken, with the result thatthe engine needs newvalves, new camshaft andrepairs to the head etc. Therepair cost is around $6000and Audi is prepared toshare the cost, but are notgoing to cover the full cost.
The car has only done58,000km and is only fivemonths out of warranty,and I was hoping for somegoodwill due to the natureof what happened and thefact that car has low km. Isthat asking too much?
Crocky John, e-mail.A: No, I don’t think it is ask-
ing too much given its age andlow km. What Audi has doneby covering part of the cost ispretty much industry prac-tice, but I would press yourcase, even consider taking itto the consumer affairs peoplein your state.
Q: Our 2008 MitsubishiOutlander V6 has done55,000km and I have no-ticed by the service receiptsthat the brakes have neverbeen done. Is this odd?
Mark, e-mail.
A: Not really. The brakesshould have been inspectedduring the services, but thewear rate on Japanese cars ingeneral, and Mitsubishis inparticular, is lower than youwould expect on Europeancars, for instance. I would ex-pect you should get 80,000km
or so out of yours before theyneed replacing.
Q: Each month I check mywife’s 2005 Toyota Camryfour-cylinder and there isalways a build-up of corros-ive material on the nega-tive terminal of the battery.On advice I have removed
this build-up with boilingwater, a rinse, and then Idry everything off withcompressed air. I have alsobeen advised to apply pet-roleum jelly to the ter-minal. Why does this build-up develop on the terminaland how is it best managed?
Greg Hopwood,Currawang, NSW.A: Electrolyte evaporates as
the battery warms up whenbeing used and the vapour es-capes from the vents andfinds its way to the batteryterminals where it becomesthe crystalline deposit you
see. The best way to clean thedeposit off is to use boilingwater, as you are doing, andthen apply a smear of pet-roleum jelly over the outsideof the terminal and clamponce the clamp is tightened onthe terminal to provide a pro-tective shield.