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My turbo has just blown. Mileage is only 66k. Is it very early for the turbo to go? The BMW garage checked the car and said that my oil was gloopy, and both this and the air filter were well overdue for...
Against repeated advice in your column I decided to continue running my gorgeous Audi A6 diesel estate car beyond the three-year warranty period. 18 months later and just a couple of miles after the car...
We own an 18-month-old 150PS Land Rover Freelander 2, which was serviced at 12 months and 10,000 miles. We will shortly be six months on from the first service and 5000 more miles (90 per cent of which...
I wonder if you can give us some advice. Our Land Cruiser has done 90,000 miles with no problems whatsoever until the engine suddenly died while overtaking a lorry up a hill on the A46. It had to be put...
You quite rightly advocate running a turbocharged engine at idle for a minute or so after a vigorous run in order for the turbo to 'cool off', and my last car (Toyota Yaris Diesel - bought on your recommendation...
Will my turbo from my Citroen Picasso 2005 2.0 hdi fit on my 1.6 hdi Picasso?
I have driven Volvos with tremendous satisfaction since 1970, currently a V70 diesel estate, but now at 82 I am finding it difficult to get in and out of, mainly due to the low profile of modern cars these...
At 1800 - 2000 rpm in any gear the engine on my Ford Focus seems to have a 'flat spot' and stutters, feeling very lumpy. It's OK when you drive through this rpm range. No other problems. Starts OK. Garage...
We are the proud owners of a 20-year-old Audi 80 TDI (bought from new), now with 174,000 on the clock. Over the past year it's lost much of it's pulling power. It struggles with even the slightest inclines...
I am new to this site and do like the various valuable advice that it has. I have a question regarding a car that I am looking to buy. Its Ford focus 2006 1.6 TDCI zetec. with 74K on the clock. Cambelt...
 

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