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Can you please advise the recommended interval for a cam belt (and associated tensioners etc)change on a 2008 Vauxhall Vectra 1.9cdti 150? The advice and suggested periods seem to change constantly.

I purchased a Golf GT 1.4TSI 170 new in July 2006. Last July an engine warning light appeared. It was diagnosed as a faulty timing chain, which was replaced. My mileage was 58,736. The local dealer carried...

I have owned a 2004 Toyota Yaris T-Spirit D-4D 5-door hatchback with 1.3-litre diesel engine since I bought it new. It's done 77,000 miles and gives about 65mpg. I think it has a chain cam (am I right?)...

I want to try and save on my car engine oil, oil/air filters and plugs change. I wanted to find out how I could change the oil, both the filters and plugs, and also the tools would I need. If I could do...

I have an X-reg Peugeot 306 Diesel estate, which has just over 159,000 miles on the clock. It has just passed its MOT, has had work done on brake pads and handbrake cable in the last 6 months, has a good...

I would like to know how much a garage will charge me for changing my anti freeze in my citroen Xanitia 1.8 8v 1993.
Its not a main dealer garage but a local garage.
Please tell me the avarage cost for...

We decided to have the pollen filter replaced on our 10-year-old Renault Scenic, after reading several times they would be the reason for the constant misting and condensation inside the windscreen. Like...

I recently privately purchased a 2006 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 SE 80bhp. How can I independently check the CO2 rating? The V5 states 156 grams per kilometre, whereas the original supplying dealer to the first...

I wonder whether the 18-month-old Polo that needed new front discs and pads after 8500 miles really needed them? In my experience the worst people for try to sell me unnecessary things during a service...