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How do you change the seal on the pollen filter on my Passat?
The rear nearside spring on my 58-plate Mazda 3 Automatic broke during the warranty period. I understand from your column that this is not a common occurance these days due to the quality of the springs....
The front tyres on my E-Class Coupe are Dunlop SP Sport 235/40 OR 18 91Y and have done 16,687 miles. They still have quite a lot of mileage left in them, but I am currently on the second set of rear...
I have bought a Ford Focus 1.8 TDCI from a garage, but within a month of having the car I noticed a lack of power followed by the engine management light coming on. I have taken this back to the garage...
I had a vehicle stolen in April which has subsequently been settled as non-recovered by my insurance company (esure). By a bizarre twist of fate I received a PCN for illegal parking today (offence dated...
Can an adblue tank fitted to a diesel powered car at all?
I have a 1 year old Kia 1.4 Ecodynamics Venga 2. It has been subject to throttle or turbo lag almost since new. The dealer has done what he can to find the fault to no avail. I have spoken to Kia who refer...
My Lexus IS220d (57-plate, 36,000 miles) has a warning light: VSC check engine, EML indicator and ABS warning. It goes into limp mode to protect the engine. I have taken it to a Lexus dealer who has...
I had a reduced supercharger pulley fitted to my MINI two weeks ago. Three days ago while being 200 miles from home, it frayed the drive belt. Luckily (I thought) I was near the company that fitted the...
I recently had a grinding noise coming from my rear driver side brake. I took it to a garage and they told me I will need a new caliper at some point. They stripped the brake, cleaned and reassembled...