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The dealer my wife bought her 59-plate Fiat 500 1.2 lounge from is insisting that if the car is not serviced after 1 year her warranty is invalid. The information in her service schedule says it should...
I have an 2007 Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 diesel and the oil level has risen is this down to the DPF?
I have a Ford Focus T-reg and I am getting a distinctive oil smell coming through the vents of the heater after idling for about five mins. I've noticed a leak, maybe from the rocker cover gasket on the...
Can you please tell me what grade of oil is required for the above car?
We have a Honda Jazz 1.4 SE CVT purchased from a Honda main dealer in June 2008 with 1,300 on the clock used as a demonstrator car. At 18,000 miles we noticed a knocking sound. The first two visits to...
On 12 November 2010 I purchased a SEAT Ibiza ST 1.2TSI DSG. The oil warning light came on after six weeks' use at 1,700 miles. I had been advised by the salesperson that the warranty would not cover engine...
My daughter recently bought (mistakenly in my opinion, but she didn’t tell me until after she had bought it) a 6-year-old MG TF soft-top with 30,000 miles on the clock. On Christmas Eve she was driving...
This is a bit pedantic, but your comment about siphoning oil from boat engines via the dipstick tube is not strictly correct. Many boat engines, mine included, have a permanently fitted hand pump for removing...
You repeatedly recommend to change the engine oil more frequently, ie every six months. On your website under 'Running in a diesel' you say "Leave factory fill of oil for the first year or 10,000 miles."...
I pull a large caravan with my 2006 Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI 115ps, within towing regulations. In France on a long hill, not overly steep, there was a big drop in power - it felt like the turbo dropped out....
 

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