Odd one

[SPARTYKUS]

You've reminded me of your jet ski repair Marvo, is it still holding up :1:

 

[Marvo]

Lol, probably the skin-tight polyester drainpipe pants and baggy mohair jumpers rubbing on the crushed velour upholstery

Jet ski is great, I was out on it about a week ago and didn't need to swim ashore with it

What type of car do you drive and what year is it? Have you run a search to see if RFI is a known issue with your particular car?

 

[Geordie Spark]

Lol, probably the skin-tight polyester drainpipe pants and baggy mohair jumpers rubbing on the crushed velour upholstery

Jet ski is great, I was out on it about a week ago and didn't need to swim ashore with it

What type of car do you drive and what year is it? Have you run a search to see if RFI is a known issue with your particular car?

There you go ..... a proper repair made by a proper craftsman with a soldering iron.


........... and a roll of Gaffer Tape.

 

[David M]

It's a plausible theory but you also said the problem only started recently and you've driven the same route in the past without incident so this would suggest it's unlikely unless they've upped the transmitter output or you've fiddled with the wiring somewhere and removed a screened sheath or a ground connection or similar. I don't know how you'd prove or disprove,you can take a look at the ECU fault log which might indicate a fault or an 'event' but it won't log RFI or EMI as a fault, only the symptoms it caused will be logged.

I'm glad you remember those strips and I didn't realise they were supposed to be for static. Surely the car tyres themselves are a good conductor of static. If you get a shock from your car it's most likely you that's at a state of charge, not the car.

Yeah the idea was that the car body is put at the same potential as the ground as the tyres and your shoes act as insulators. The car therefore would not hold a static charge, but you stil might, so a tip is to hold on to a conductive part of the car for a few seconds before stepping out. Most times the static build up is caused by clothing rubbing against the interior of the vehicle. Depending on what material is made of will influence the size of the static charge.

It blxxdy hurts thats for sure! !

 

[ayjay]

those earth things were due to static buildup as tyres were of a different compound they didnt earth the car- no carbon in the rubber
planes have them baloons too
anyone remember "cyril lord nylon carpets"

 

[Deleted member 26818]

In my days it was a length of bath plug chain.

 

[GB.Kayak]

those earth things were due to static buildup as tyres were of a different compound they didnt earth the car- no carbon in the rubber
planes have them baloons too
anyone remember "cyril lord nylon carpets"

... them balloons ... ?

In the aviation world most masts are identified as High Intensity Radio Transmission Areas (HIRTA) and aircraft must keep a given separation from these areas due to the potential adverse affects on avionics. This could be a valid explanation, with either changes in the transmitted signal frequencies or intensity or due to deterioration in shielding to your car's electronics.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

... them balloons ... ?

In the aviation world most masts are identified as High Intensity Radio Transmission Areas (HIRTA) and aircraft must keep a given separation from these areas due to the potential adverse affects on avionics. This could be a valid explanation, with either changes in the transmitted signal frequencies or intensity or due to deterioration in shielding to your car's electronics.

Despite the initial scepticism I'm becoming more convinced that you may be right. I drove past again yesterday without any problems,but am beginning to think that perhaps at the times of the misfiring there was something different about the signal which caused the problem.If there was a problem with the car I am fairly certain it would be increasingly apparent....I've never had a car that 'recovered' from a fault without a trip to the garage.

 

[driverman]

I know that when I'm driving home from work and past a particular Mast in a factory, I loose radio signal whilst listening to Talk Sport! At that point I push button for Radio 2 for about 1/4 mile, then back to Talk Sport. It happens every day both directions.

 

[PEG]

...No,it is definately viable,dependent on strength of signal...i have known several owners of Rangerovers,have to call out dealership assistance,when parked near repeater masts,in multi-storey carparks. Fitter just unlocked manually,and pushed vehicle a short distance.
Also,when i was a regular visitor to Anglesey Aluminium,a variety of vehicles took to performing strangely,when furnace was operating...some lads watches too!
But the real damage from TV signals,is the utter junk-food for brains,that the willing accept as entertainment,then message their 600 "friends" to vent fau anger at some inconsequential judges comment on a poorly educated pub-singers embarrassment,whilst failing to ensure a balanced diet for their own children......oh no....i've become my nan...:icon12:

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Just to update......no further trouble since,including a 200 mile round trip. Cars dont get better on their own,I blame the mast!

 

[mayfair]

I don't have any constructive advice or insight for your problem but you just reminded me of something really bizarre. In the early 1980's I was living in the UK and still a student and I bought a second hand mark II Escort which had a trailing black plastic strip with an image of a silver lightning bolt either sprayed or stuck onto it. It was attached to the back bumper and literally dragged down the road when you were driving. They were available from Halfords in those days and they were supposed to be a grounding kit to protect you from lightning and Gawd knows what else. They've obviously gone out of fashion now because I can't even find a reference to them on Google.

Still sell them m8

 

[thekingiam]

I thought those things stopped car sickness?

 

[HandySparks]

I thought those things stopped car sickness?

Put one on each side and it improves the ride and handling no end.

 

[Barry White]

I don't have any constructive advice or insight for your problem but you just reminded me of something really bizarre. In the early 1980's I was living in the UK and still a student and I bought a second hand mark II Escort which had a trailing black plastic strip with an image of a silver lightning bolt either sprayed or stuck onto it. It was attached to the back bumper and literally dragged down the road when you were driving. They were available from Halfords in those days and they were supposed to be a grounding kit to protect you from lightning and Gawd knows what else. They've obviously gone out of fashion now because I can't even find a reference to them on Google.

I remember the strips even fitted one on my capri to try and stop static electric shocks when leaving the car didnt work tho the seats were vinyl and when that rubbed on your wooly jumper it charged you up.
The for runner to this was a small chain hanging down from the axle (bath chain type) look for it on old films lol.

To the OP
would imagine all sensitive cables are now screened pugeot certainly are as had to repair a section on wifes 206cc a few years ago cabling looked similar to sy cable