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My Ford Mondeo 115PS TDCI with 60,000 miles just broke down - NSR brake caliper binding. Last year it was front spring. I asked RAC man whether I should keep on repairing or replace the car and he was...
My daughter purchased from a dealer a 20-year-old Nissan Figaro with a full three-month warranty. She returned the car as the power steering was leaking. A power steering leak cure solution was poured...
I have a Nissan Micra K11, what are the torque values for the rocker cover bolts, because of a leaking rocker cover gasket which I am going to replace.
Is £676 a ripoff price (dealer) to replace a clutch that has burned out on a Toyota Corolla?
Bought a second hand car 3-2-12. Was in for repair 4-2-12, needed new brake switch - garage paid full fee. Bulb needed replacing - paid for it ourselves. Now it needs something else, I think its new...
I am losing coolant fluid, but have kept it topped up and not overheated. Land Rover have had the vehicle for investigation and perfomed two compression tests but can't find the source of the leak. I have...
I have a Mercedes C220 CDI coupe (2.1-litre), which will be six years old next month and has done just under 50,000 miles. A couple of days ago, while driving along a motorway, I felt a loss of power and...
I recently I hired a Transit and damaged the nearside when I hit a post. The hire company said it would get two estimates for the damage or I could get the van repaired myself if I was able to get a more...
The cambelt of my daughter’s Citroen C8 broke at 99,000 miles and repairs were likely to cost us more than £2000. For normal use, the handbook recommends changing at 100,000 miles. Otherwise, for "severe"...
On my Peugeot 306 1.4 LX the drivers lock been removed from door! Also it seems to be seized. Have used spray lubricant to loosen but still sticking slightly and key not moving freely. Is this simply...