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My Mondeo used to idle at just under 1,000rpm on the rev counter. Now, when I start it up, it goes up to 2,500 for a few seconds, then comes down to just under 2,000rpm. When driving, when I come to a...
We bought a second hand Audi A3 (2006/56 plate, diesel, 92k) from a garage at the price of £7,500 (the price had been dropped from £7,995 that weekend as they were having a "Sale"). We were given a 3...
After 37,000 miles, mostly motorway, ENGINE SYSTEM FAILURE warning was displayed accompanied with a loss of engine power. Recycling the ignition temporarily cleared the fault and restored the power....
We live in Hong Kong but spend 4-5 weeks each summer in the UK. My wife bought a 2005 Mini Cooper (not the 'S' model) Automatic 1,598cc with 47,000 km on the clock earlier this year (trouble free so far,...
I own a Mazda 323 sport 2002, the passenger side headlight is not very bright on dip beam and when I switch to full beam turns off, I have replaced the bulb and the problem still occurs, any ideas what...
I had reason to change one of my headlamps on a 2002 Clio. I was astonished at the difference bewteen the two as thge old one had browned. I believe the Clios have styrene covers and not acrylic. I have...
The idling revs on our newly acquired Qashqai are quite high and this is disconcerting when trying to creep out of our concealed entrance - is this normal or can it be adjusted?
My esp (skid) light has come on, the esp button does not appear to do anything but I hadn't noticed that before the light came on. Not sure what the button is supposed to do as the manual is terribly...
I have a 2002 Mondeo diesel with knocking at the rear on both sides. It started over 12 months ago. Had a new sub frame fitted 3 years ago, had new anti roll bar links fitted 6 months ago. Been back to...
This questions about the Touran TDI 2.0. I changed the oil in my car 3 months ago and regularly I checked the engine oil level. Just wondering why my engine oil warning light keeps on popping up even though...