Everything posted by g7eor
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(Another) Goodbye to Yeti
I sold my Yeti bought a Karoq Did not like this and now have a Volvo XC40 Mild Hybrid Dark B4 . Not the same as the Yeti BUT so much better than the Karoq
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Headlight Cleaning System - Intermittent Fault
If I remember correctly the headlamp washer only washes about every 5 th pull of the washer stalk.
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The Yeti - a Cult
I sold my Yeti and wish I had not. Bought a Karoq 1.4 sportline I still miss not having a ignition key and grab at non existent hand brake .
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Total coolant loss
Although on a different engine my cambelt/water pump was changed recently. The garage told me to run the engine up to temp and then allow to cool down , then top up with water as it would be needed. the garage had put sufficient antifreeze to allow for a small amount of dilution
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Fusebox
By pushing in the side clips of the glove box it will tilt down further thus exposing the fuse board
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Heated Front Screen
On my Sportline the "wire netting " is not visible. It is a metal film
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Your Yeti pet hate?
The fact that I sold my Yeti and bought a Karoq
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The Top Gear Yeti
I have had the Karoq for over six months now and I still" Yeti spot" they stand out distinctively. I was at the National Memorial Arboretum a few weeks ago and saw seven Yetis in the car park
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The Top Gear Yeti
The Yeti stood out in a car park. The Karoq is just another car.
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Dashcam 2023
Do not let Halfrauds attempt to fit dashcam. Three days after fitting alarm went off at three in the morning, battery was so discharged could not even lock the doors. Next morning put on charger for a few hours and it started. Took into another branch ,they discovered that it had been wired to a permanent live Car had less than 300 miles on the clock and my wife would not let me touch the wiring. I had fitted dashcams to my Yeti and Campervan previously
- I need to get power straight from the battery into the cabin of my 2019 Karoq 4x4
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Under bumper lights 2011 Elegance
Are these the headlamp washer jets?
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"Sticky" clutch pedal
Price for changing the concentric slave cylinder was about £300 . This was just labor the cylinder was supplied FOC This was a few years ago and I cant find the old invoce
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"Sticky" clutch pedal
I had this problem. Took to the dealer who diagnosed old fluid, this was changed. It did not make any difference. Second attempt slave cylinder was changed .This fixed it
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Fitting an Amateur Radio rig to 2016 Yeti - feedback welcome!
My Yaesu sits on the floor in the passenger well. It is possible to thread a 6mm cable through the bulkhead if you remove the glove-box,I pulled the cable through and the fitted a plug so that I could remove the transceiver to fit in my camper van The twig goes out through the rear passenger door to a mag mount on the roof
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OBD2 PORT Light
I had a reader/transmitter left in the OBD port when I took my Yeti in for MOT. The owner of the MOT station was very grateful when I returned his Snap- On piece of kit a few days after the MOT.
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leisure battery
Any fridge on a leisure battery will not last very long. Better to have one that will work 3 way mains / battery / gas
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Shopping bag hooks in boot
When we go shopping we have 6 bags across the boot floor no room for them move and no need for hooks
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Adjusting aim of bi-Xenon headlamps
My Yeti was tested a few weeks ago the examiner did not remove the bumper cover for the towbar so did not test the 13 pin plug. I was stood at the back of the car so I could see what was going on. The car passed .
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Odd Clutch Pedal Behaviour
Clutch slave cylinder.Mine gave up, difficult to change gear but would work if I pulled up the clutch pedal. Gearbox out to change it.