help??

[rayray]

i have just bought a 1.4 1999 westcoast last week, and i keep getting a really strong smell of petrol when i start it up and when im driving and then it seems to go off a bit until i have to stop at lights or whatever and i can smell it again. does anyone know what this could be?!
also after approx 20mins it gets so hot inside.. i think the whole car gets hot actually cause the fans on alot?
(i probably sound really thick but im a 17 year old girl and this is my first car)
one other thing, the car had a years mot just put on when i bought it but i just did a test history check online and i found out it failed twice this year, which they didnt tell me about, and there was a whole list of things wrong! ive pasted some of it in if anyone can help? Am i driving a piece of sh*t?!

Date of test: 31/03/2007
Certificate issue refused (Fail)
Odometer reading: 69,215 Miles
Test number:
Test station name: WOODLINKIN CITROEN CENTRE
Test station number: 1AKW97
Test station telephone number: 01773712212
Test class: IV
Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate
Offside front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
Offside anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.3)
Nearside Front front position lamp(s) not in good working order (not working) (1.1.4a)
Offside stop lamp not working (1.3.2a)
Offside registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)
Nearside side repeater missing (1.5.A1a)
Nearside front suspension joint has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (3.7.A.9/10)
No Advisory Notice issued

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Change of details
Make/Model: CITROEN / SAXO WEST COAST recorded at time of test on 31/03/2007

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Date of test: 06/07/2007
Certificate issue refused (Fail)
Odometer reading: 69,363 Miles
Test number:
Test station name: NORTHFIELD SERVICE CENTRE
Test station number: 1ALG23
Test station telephone number: 01733562763
Test class: IV
Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate
Rear tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.D.1)
Advisory Notice issued
Front brake pad wearing thin (3.5.1f)
Front brake disc slightly worn (3.5.1h)

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Date of test: 06/07/2007
Certificate issued (Pass)
Odometer reading: 69,363 Miles
Test number:
Test station name: NORTHFIELD SERVICE CENTRE
Test station number: 1ALG23
Test station telephone number:
Test class: IV
Test expiry date: 05/07/2008
Advisory Notice issued
Front brake pad wearing thin (3.5.1f)
Front brake disc slightly worn (3.5.1h)

[Pete83]

you have a few things wrong there but none of them are big jobs really, the only bigish ones there are the ball joint and the CV joint gator and if they are both on the same side it makes it a bit easier! if you know someone that can do the jobs for you it should only cost around £100 if you can get the parts from a scrapy, oh i for got about the fuel thing take it your local citroen dealer or specialist and get a diagnostic test done as it could be a sensor causing the problem.

[rayray]

thankyou!!

[whazza22]

I would try flushing your car with redx, which cleans out all the injectors. My mate had this problem when he kept smelling petrol and it cleaned the system, not it smells fine. Cheers

[Ben_L]

i'd use slick50 rather than redex. its most effective when you let your petrol go right down then put the stuff in (first) when you fill your car up, this way it gets properly mixed in with the petrol ;)

[Ben_L]

Just looking at what your car has failed on, things like worn tyres and brake pads are just general wear and tear...but missing side repeater? lol how?


has the car been serviced recently?

[rayray]

haha, i dont know? really i dont even know what a side repeater is!
i'll try flushing it though.. what exactly do u have to do? how much do u put in?
:dweeb:
btw, my mum took my saxo to get ANOTHER mot a couple of days ago by a different garage and theres more stuff wrong with it. Apparantly the other garage shouldnt have passed it cause theres loads of stuff it should of failed on. im so pissed off cuz its now just sitting on my drive and im not allowed to drive it!!

[rayray]

i dont know about the service, i didnt get any service history when i bought it so probably not? ive only had it a couple of weeks!
im a bit annoyed cuz the garage i bought it from said it was fine and they had just put a years mot on it and there was nothing wrong with it, my mums on to trading standards lol..

[Noddy]

Have you got a current list of whats causing the MOT failures?

[Scattle]

Mine failed saturday on Passenger side CV gaitor, got the part for £15 and doing it myself tommorow, not that bad a job. Side repeater is the indicator by each door.

[rayray]

This is the latest.. :s

Date of test: 20/07/2007
Certificate issue refused (Fail)
Odometer reading: 69,451 Miles
Test number:
Test station name: THE PROTHEROE MOTOR GROUP LIMITED
Test station number:
Test station telephone number:
Test class: IV
Reason(s) for refusal to issue Certificate
Nearside front position lamp(s) not in good working order (not working) (1.1.4a)
1* registration plate lamp bulb not working (1.1.5c)
Offside stop lamp not working (1.3.2a)
Offside headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (1.6)
Nearside headlamp aim too far to the right (1.6)
Offside Front seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing (5.1.B.1b)
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (3.3.A.1b)
Offside Front Lower suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.3)
Filter fuel system component insecure (7.2.1b)
Nearside Rear tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.D.1)
Offside front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing (2.5.C.1a)
Front drivers seat insecure (6.2.2) **DANGEROUS**
Advisory Notice issued
Nearside Front brake disc slightly worn (3.5.1h)
Offside Front brake disc slightly worn (3.5.1h)
Offside Rear tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.D.1)