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23476
After spending 20 minutes getting the ice of? the windows at 6.30am this morning i couldn't set off to work in my Multi as I couldn't release the handbrake. I...
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Dec 1, 2008
9:21 am
23477
mine handbrake has frozen on a couple of times in the last 8 years. Normally it has to be pretty cold before it happens. I think my husband ran the hairdryer...
Tracy Hickson
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Dec 1, 2008
9:37 am
23478
Yes. Brake cables have frozen due to water ingress. See the files for prevention. Pete ... From: fatskinwasthin@... <fatskinwasthin@...> ...
Peter Maskell
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Dec 1, 2008
9:39 am
23479
... After spending 20 minutes getting the ice of? the windows at 6.30am this morning i couldn't set off to work in my Multi as I couldn't release the...
Peter Maskell
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Dec 1, 2008
9:49 am
23480
Phil, I have seen this problem on the site before, apparently water can get into the sleeve of the break cable and gathers in the lower loop when frozen it ...
C Charlton
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Dec 1, 2008
9:54 am
23481
My!!! What a post! 24 replies and not one that threw any light on the subject. ET (ie Ernie Thomas)...
erniethomas
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Dec 1, 2008
9:56 am
23482
Answer: replace the cables if the gaiters (under drivers door) are perished. Make up a handbrake cable protector from old guttering as in the FAQ and it will...
Jon Wellingham
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Dec 1, 2008
10:05 am
23483
I have read through most of the posts on this subject but still cant find an answer. The inner barrel is intact. I can adjust the angle of washer jets with no...
michael909550
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Dec 1, 2008
10:29 am
23484
Hello, just been quoted £140 for front brake discs at the local fiat garage.  Can see that they are £66 on shop4parts, for replacements.  Does anyone have...
Nicola Gwynn
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Dec 1, 2008
11:05 am
23485
I bought replacement discs from a local motor factor, and they were an exact copy. They fitted easily and performed similarly to the Fiat originals, and I...
Jon Wellingham
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Dec 1, 2008
11:18 am
23486
Thanks Jonathan, was just a bit wary as a set I bought from a motor factor before were a pain to fit - think it was something to do with some pins being...
Nicola Gwynn
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Dec 1, 2008
11:21 am
23487
Hi Don't know about shop4parts, but just replaced my discs and paid £25 pound a disc at my local car shop. They went on easily with no problems. Mick ...
Mick
michael909550
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Dec 1, 2008
11:22 am
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Phil, This is a perennial problem with the Multi handbrake, and Jonathan's advice is spot-on. When it happened to my Multi (until I could get the cables...
birenthanti
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Dec 1, 2008
11:30 am
23489
Is it sediment partially blocking the nozzles...happened to me on a few of my cars. I put it down to being a tight g*t I used to use washing up liquid which...
Nick Walton
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Dec 1, 2008
11:55 am
23490
I poked mine with a sewing needle and a load of blue gunk came out and they have been fine ever since :-)...
busbybusbridge
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Dec 1, 2008
12:11 pm
23491
Hi, There are no map lights, there are only 2 bulbs in the fitting and they are switched on at 2 different levels of brightness. This gives the impression of...
Ian Helmschrott-Bowden
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Dec 1, 2008
12:54 pm
23492
Thanks to everyone who responded....got home and cable defrosted..but my ears are now frozen Thanks again phil ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Phil Jones
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Dec 1, 2008
7:20 pm
23493
Fair point Jon, but we bought a Multi despite it's looks, rather than because of them. The 3x3 seating sold it to The Boss & the drive sold it to me. I tried...
paulwhelan1969
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Dec 2, 2008
1:56 pm
23494
I'm with you on the reliability of a Mondeo. However, I don't hate mine, because I took the precaution of buying a GhiaX V6 (which still goes like stink after...
paulwhelan1969
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Dec 2, 2008
1:56 pm
23495
Ours is a 1.6 petrol. We use Bridgestone ER300 at the moment. The car had Firestone (can't remember type) on it when new. With those it suffered...
Gustav Stedje
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Dec 2, 2008
5:55 pm
23496
Thought I'd bump this thread - got the unit unlocked finally - the garage provided the code without cost. But the default volume is anoyingly low. The default...
Gustav Stedje
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Dec 2, 2008
6:24 pm
23497
I seem to be having loss of low down power symptoms with my multi, this seems to point to the EGR valve. Is it not possible to bypass the valve? thereby...
michael909550
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Dec 2, 2008
6:25 pm
23498
I believe you alter the default volume level through the menu. The DSC menu I believe. Mick Visit our website....
Michael Harrison
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Dec 2, 2008
6:43 pm
23499
Hi To adjust volume try this: Press menu press the up or down arrows on the right hand side button repeatedly until ON VOL' appears in the display then press...
Michael Harrison
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Dec 2, 2008
6:54 pm
23500
We determined on this forum a while back that they way to avoid the wear on the inside of the tyre is to set the front tracking to parallel. You lose a little...
Ian Helmschrott-Bowden
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Dec 2, 2008
9:31 pm
23501
I know on the landrover forums and others they blank them off by making a plate that blocks it off completely. However, I suspect that even Fiat had a reason...
Nick Walton
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Dec 2, 2008
10:47 pm
23502
Hi Is the egr valve mechanical or electrical? Mick ________________________________ From: Nick Walton <nick@...> To: multiplaowners@... ...
Mick
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Dec 3, 2008
7:11 am
23503
Yes! It depends which model you have. The early ones on the 105 were at the front of the engine and a mechanical valve operated by a vacuum pipe. The later...
Jon Wellingham
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Dec 3, 2008
8:12 am
23504
Hi It looks like mine is the later type. The reason I ask is My other vehicle is a Toyota Surf and any trouble with the egr is solved by just disconnecting it,...
Mick
michael909550
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Dec 3, 2008
9:28 am
23505
Sounds like you could do something similar with the Multi then. It is important to block the pipes in case the valve is stuck open. Jon ... From:...
Jon Wellingham
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Dec 3, 2008
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