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  1. Hi all, Look what happened to me last night..... My car is a 2000 with 121000 miles on the clock. lower and upper ball joints on both sides were replaced in 2011 at 95700 miles All parts purchased on eBay, although I expect it was just bad luck that one failed. There wasn't much warning, my steering started getting stiff earlier in the week and the car wouldn't 'self centre' when turning corners. Other than that there were no creaks or groans coming from the suspension at all. I haven't had a ball joint fail before, I'm surprised that the ball popped out of the socket rather than something snapping. I was very lucky, just pulled out of the car park at work so I was only driving at about 5Mph. The damage to the wing was caused getting the car off the recovery truck. I am hoping that a new ball joint will get me back on the road. An ABS fault has also appeared so I expect the cable has been damaged during the incident. The lower suspension arm hit the ground so I'm hoping that's not bent. Don't worry, I will get both sides done. They are only £30 from Eurocar parts - oh dear cheap parts again...... Looking on the bright side, this it the first breakdown in nearly ten years.
  2. Hi snaps, It's part of the backing plate and it should be shaped like a top hat and spot welded on. I expect the backing plate has started to rust through from the back and the spot welds have come away. This happened to my car about 18 months ago. I started getting scraping noises when driving, when I removed the discs everything fell out! I can't remember it's purpose exactly but I think it is there to guide the handbrake cable/mechanism into the correct position for the shoes. I do remember trying to work out a way of repairing this but I gave up. I just cleaned everything up and put it together without. I haven't had any problems yet and I've gone through at least one MOT although both my rear calipers are knackered so I'm about to have a more detailed look in the next few weeks when I replace them. Hope this helps
  3. Is the movement at the front of the bonnet or the rear? There are rubber bumpers (small black and round) at each corner at the front of the car. if they have been wound down then there may be a little bit of flex at the front. Just wind them up a bit until the bonnet stops moving but not too much so that you have trouble closing it! Have a look at the whole locking mechanism it could be loose. If the movement is at the rear then you will have to get some spanners out. Hope this helps Thanks Sean
  4. Hi, It might not be the drain tube, it could be that water has got in through the rectangular vent in the same area. There is only a small rubber flap that protects that area of the floor. i think water would get past it if you pointed a jet washer at the wrong angle maybe you went through a large puddle. I had water collect on both sides. I dried the area out with paper towels and have had no problems since although i did rustproof the area just in case. this was because i think the water had been there a while and started to stain the paintwork. Hopefully the link below will work. Prev It will show you the location of the Drain tube (green hose) and the rectangular air vent. Thanks Sean
  5. Hi, Have a search in the archives. There is plenty of information about this. The fuel level display is calculated by the ECU on an IS. You can find (and i usually do) that when you fill the car from empty the fuel gauge stays in the red for a few miles before flicking straight back up to full. this is probably due to the ECU only reading the sender gauge signal every few miles or processing cycles rather than constantly. I tend to zero one of the trip gauges everytime i fill up. This way i know how many miles i travel per tankful. I'm sure one of the resident guru's on here will either confirm this or shoot me down in flames!! Thanks Sean
  6. Hi, Are you sure you have your description correct? The fuel filler is on the passenge side not drivers side (unless you are LHD i suppose) From memory, I think the alarm siren is located on the Offside (Drivers for RHD) it is tucked up in the C pillar. The Nearside (Passenger) C pillar contains the remote central locking sensor and fuel filler. I think a bulb failure sensor is there too. Do you have any extras such as Sat nav or carphone. Have you got any aftermarket equipment such as an auxilliary module for towing? they have a 'reminder' buzzer. I have no idea as to why the car beeps as you release the brake but identifying this siren should narrow things down a little. Have you looked through the online workshop manual? Hope this helps a little Sean
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