online searches for vw and audi by county
Picture 1 (top) England counties showing popularity of search for VWs
Popularity of online search for VW and Audi by county
Figures released by used car sales website fish4cars reveal some interesting insights relating to online searches on their website, both in terms of the most popular searched for cars by make and model as well as regional trends
The report is based on an analysis of 15 million searches for cars on the site between January and May 2007.
The fish4cars top ten by make and model Jan – May 07
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1. Ford Fiesta 628,000 searches
2. Vauxhall Corsa 582,000 searches
3. Volkswagen Golf 496,000 searches
4. Ford Focus 385,000 searches
5. Peugeot 206 367,000 searches
6. Renault Clio 345,000 searches
7. BMW 3 Series 331,000 searches
8. Audi A3 325,000 searches
9. Honda Civic 300,000 searches
10. Ford Ka 189,000 searches
The report also includes a comprehensive breakdown of which car models are the most popular regionally. The UK as a whole is a nation of Ford lovers, but there are a number of regions where other makes take pole position - London and Slough, for example, where the Volkswagen was the most frequently searched model
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Top 3 makes searched on fish4cars per region:
London Volkswagen, BMW, Ford
Slough Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz, Ford
Manchester Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen
Birmingham Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen
Bristol Ford, Volkswagen, Peugeot
Liverpool Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen
Newscastle Ford, Volkswagen, Vauxhall
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Audi A3 water pump with plastic impeller
Water pumps with plastic impellers may not be as reliable as those with metal impellers
The benefits - or otherwise - of using water pumps with plastic impellers
The water pump circulates coolant between the engine and the radiator and part of the water pump is an impeller which rotates, thereby circulating the coolant.
You can see the impeller on the above photo – it is on the end of a shaft in the top right hand corner.
Impellers are made either of plastic or metal.
The photo above shows a broken impeller which is made of plastic - it has clearly cracked. Clearly; this is not good.
In our experience, we have found that water pumps with plastic impellers appear to fail more quickly than those made of metal.
This would seem to imply that the benefits of saving weight by using a plastic instead of cast metal impeller could be over-rated……
Therefore, if you are having your timing belt changed and are having the water pump and associated belts changed at the same time, our strong recommendation would be to press your independent specialist to use a German water pump which has a metal impeller.
As Company policy, we ourselves use only German water pumps with metal impellers.
Audi S6 Brake Pads
Audi S6 brake pads showing extreme wear
Why brake pads need to be checked regularly
If ever proof was needed that brake pads ought to be checked regularly, this is it.
This picture shows Audi S6 brake pads. Note how the brake friction material has completely worn down to the metal backing of the brake pads.
Audi A3 1.8 lambda probe (oxygen sensor)
Picture 1 (top) and Picture 2 (above)
Lamba probes (oxygen sensors) and the contaminated fuel debacle
Much has been written over the past few days about the fuel contamination debacle, with the latest twist of events coming in the form of full-page newspaper apologies and offers of compensation to those affected. It is believed that the fuel was contaminated with extraordinarily high levels of silicon.
Whilst newspaper reports cited comments from an official at the AA to say that they “had found that Ford and Volkswagen models did not appear to be affected by the fuel problem” it is still worth looking, nevertheless, at the particular part which appears to have been the ‘victim’ in all this.
Picture 2: :a close-up of the lambda probe. Note the sampler vents at the end of the probe (indicated by arrow)
**Note - the lambda probe pictured above is NOT one of those affected.
What is a lambda probe? What function does it play?
The lambda probe (sensor 1) is an oxygen sensor that is screwed into the exhaust system between the engine and catalytic convertor. It is electrically connected to the car’s engine management computer - ECU (Electronic Control Unit).
The lambda probe generates a voltage when the exhaust gases pass over it. The voltage varies according to the oxygen content of the burnt exhaust gases. By this method, the ECU can detect whether a lean (:too little) or rich (:too much) fuel mixture is being introduced to the engine and can correct it to the ideal 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel at operating temperature.
What is Lambda?
The ideal of 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel is called ‘lambda’.
Why could a lambda probe have failed in this instance?
One of the main ways in which a lambda sensor can fail prematurely is if it comes into contact an excess of silicone or silicates - for example, silicone from internal coolant leaks or through using silicone sprays or gasket sealers on the engine or on the exhaust system close to the catalytic convertor.
Audi TT Haldex oil and filter change
This Audi TT is in with us to have its haldex oil and filter changed
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