Broken Peugeot

I have a 99 t reg peugoet 806 1.9td, its burning oil and poor on diesel when you put your foot down clouds of black smoke pours out. The turbo feels like its working fine, but at other times the car has...

Car won't start after running out of fuel

I ran out of diesel but when I refueled the car won't start. It turns over but won't catch. Do I need to prime the pump, and if so how? It's a Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203.

Water leak in a Ford Galaxy

I have a 55 plate Ford Galaxy which has developed a water leak near the tailgate nearside. I have been unable to trace where the water is coming in. The carpet is damp from nearside to about the centre...

On the 8th October I parked in Falmouth on the National Maritime Museum pay and display car park. I obtained and displayed a valid ticket for 2 hours parking. I returned to my car some 20 minutes over...

Winter Tyres - do I need a spare?

I'm ready to fit my winter tyres, got a spare set of second hand alloys. I'm doing this all on a very tight budget, so do I need five winter tyres rather than four, (I have a good spare tyre)?

Is the V50 chain or belt cam?

I'm desperately looking for a new car and am going to see av Volvo V50 1.8 SE 5dr Petrol 2005 05 with 71,000 miles and 3 past owners. It has has service history from main dealer and part service history...

Water leak in recent Ford Kuga

I bought a Ford Direct (10 reg) Ford Kuga from a Ford Dealer last December. The front passenger footwell gets wet when it rains heavily, usually whilst the car is parked. My local Ford dealer had it...

Rear brake discs needed after 15,000 miles

Our Honda Jazz with 15,000 miles is 4 years old needs new rear brake discs. There is a very distinctive lip around the circumference of the discs, but only a small lip on the front discs. Surely this...

DPF replacement - what needs to be done?

I'm having the DPF replaced on my 2005 Ford Focus 1.6TDCI as I have a fault saying that the DPF has reached its maximum regenerations. I'm having it done by a local garage at a small fraction of what...

Fuel tank collapsed due to a vacuum pressure

A vacuum pressure built up in the fuel tank to the point where it collapsed. The vacuum was evident when the fuel tank filler cap was removed at the roadside, given that it was very difficult to remove...