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I curently own a Citroen C15 van, with the brilliant XUD engine. The engine on my van just keeps going and going, the problem is the van is 17 years old and body work won't get through many more M.O.T's. What...
I am thinking of buying a 2002/52 Mercedes Benz SLK 200 Kompressor from a local garage. The garage specialises in Jaguar, Mercedes, BMW, etc. up to 10 years old. It has full service history and has covered...
During its first 90,000 miles my Civic pinked under acceleration below 2,500rpm unless I used my right foot with great sensitivity. This week the car had a 90,000 mile service and all the pinking has...
When I start my Ford Marvierick in the morning I hear a noise coming from the front of the engine. When I put my foot down on the gas the noise will stop, and it will only continue when the car slows...
This car has been using a litre of oil every three weeks from new. Audi Liverpool (the suppliers) say that could be normal as Audi engines always use a fair amount of oil when new. They now admit that...
My brand new Mazda3 petrol has only done 5000 miles but has been clattering when cold since 800 miles. A Mazda technician finally diagnosed piston slap and said he would make a report recommending a 'short...
I bought a new E Class Mercedes in September and a month ago the engine cut out for no reason. Mercedes have taken it back in but found no problem. Four days ago the same thing happened and the car is...
I have removed my Pierburg 2e carb to clean but when I opened the carb I noticed that some kind of gasket was split and needs replacing, but having trouble finding this part. Would be grateful if you could...
I am collecting a Mercedes C250CDI from Stuttgart and driving it back to the UK. Given that this will mainly be motorway miles how long (time or distance) should I stay in the rev band ranges as advised...
We want to buy a (probably new) Roomster as long as we can cope with the four-month wait. I don't know which engine to go for. Does this Skoda have the same VAG 1.4 diesel that appears to be disappointing...
 

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