http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/ New Fiat Multipla Owners Club in the UK Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:22:42 GMT Nick Walton http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22315 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22315 A long shot but try this. Take the internal black cover off behind the mirror on the inside of the door. Inside is a connection. Disconnect it. This will Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:00 GMT christopher8828 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22314 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22314 Hi My garage and I are baffled by an aircon fault. The car thinks the outside tim is minus 40 deg C and it is forever trying to stop us dying of frostbit e by Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:47:20 GMT Keith & Sue, UBB Team. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22313 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22313 With regards to towing a caravan some cars have a maximum towing limit that is LESS than their kerbweight the multi is such a car. The maximum tow weight for a Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:05:48 GMT Nick Walton http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22312 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22312 Hi Paul, Jack up one side and get the wheel off. Get someone to turn the wheel to make the noise and listen for the noise source. Use a screwdriver as a Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:50:18 GMT paulwhelan1969 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22311 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22311 Thanks for the info, Nick. Is it an expensive job to fix? & also is it something that needs fixing fast to prevent some sort of catastrophic failure? cheers, Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:28:42 GMT Nick Walton http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22310 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22310 When my Multi started making rattley noises from the timing belt tensioner we also noticed a rumbly knock which turned out to be the water pump bearing Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:42:16 GMT Colm Feighery http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22309 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22309 Waterpump is driven off the timing belt, the only problrm would be if the broken belt got a bit stuck behind the pulley could cause the timing belt to jump Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:28:14 GMT Giovanni Guarnieri http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22308 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22308 my belt snapped a few weeks ago and the AA man said I could have easily driven the car back home (about a mile)... HTH, Giovanni Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:13:30 GMT glen.nash@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22307 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22307 Word of caution, does this belt also drive the water pump? If it does then don't drive. Having never ventured into the belt area, does one of our number know Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:35:25 GMT Ian Helmschrott-Bowden http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22306 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22306 I very much like the idea of the movable wall between the front and rear rows of seats! ;-) Ian Posted by: "paulwhelan1969" paulwhelan1969@... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:56:49 GMT Nick Walton http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22305 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22305 Message from David Mann...it is self explanatory... Moriarty... "I am still unable to post replies on Yahoo and have emailed Yahoo help to ask why this is. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:12:25 GMT Bookseller_Rob http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22304 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22304 Thanks for the fast reply Gareth...I'll carefully drive it up to the local garage tomorrow first thing. Our other car is my beloved 1987 snot green Citroen Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:05:07 GMT missionary http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22303 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22303 We come across this problem quite often working in foreign countries sometimes without good and rapid linguist support. Its will be a tad tedious but this is Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:47:01 GMT Stephen Brookes http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22302 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22302 Hi, beware part of the belt is not behind the crank pulley.  the guard between the pulley and the CAM-BELT is not very good, and it will take the cam belt Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:17:36 GMT Deborah Price http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22301 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/multiplaowners/message/22301 Ouch! Sounds like your having fun?! The vehicle will be mechanically sound to run, however as you obviously no longer have the belt giving the current back to