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I have a Y reg Peugeot 206 with a P0715 error. It has an auto box. A month ago it started to develop a problem where once you start the car and drive for a few seconds it would jerk and the winter and...
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...
Car starts, but no acceleration, pedal seems okay, but no response/revs when applying the accelerator pedal, stuck doing 1 mph.
I have a Ford Focus TD saloon on a T reg. The central locking works fine on the key and the remote and when you drive off the central locking locks all doors, which is ok because it always has. The problem...
My 2007 Volkswagen Caravelle TDI has covered 37000 miles and has developed a partially blocked DPF following and oil overfill at the last main dealer VW service. It has taken 6 months and 5 separate...
Why do cars these days have loose wheel bolts instead of fixed studs and loose nuts? It is much more difficult to change a wheel nowadays because it is not easy to align the holes in the hubs with those...
We run a dualogic 1.2 Panda for my mother. It was new in December 2006 and has done only 5300 miles. The dealer is saying the cam belt needs changing before five years of age. Is this correct?
I've got a Fiesta Zetec 1.4 and it seems to be using some water. It has not overheated as of yet but I have not been in any major traffic. The fan seems to only cut in after the car has been switched off,...
Can you explain to me what the warning message on the display "risk of ice" means?
I am thinking of upgrading my 159 to a 4x4 (possibly an Alfa Romeo 159 Q4 if I can find one) as it is useless in the winter weather! I wonder whether I would be better just buying some winter tyres (and...
 

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