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I have a 2007 V70 that has developed a rumble on the left side of the car. It sounds like a suspension issue, quiet on smooth roads but rumbles on uneven surface. I've looked all round but can't see any...
Just to recap on my fault - you have made several suggestions which I have passed on to Hardings Renault in Hemel. I have an ongoing intermittant fault with my Laguna 2.2 turbo automatic CE04MTU which...
I drive a BMW diessel, year 1999, E46, with 178000km, which is best motor oil?
I own a 2003 Volkwagen Golf Mk4 1.9 TDi estate with a PD diesel engine. Although I have never done oil changes myself, I do know that it is on a longlife service schedule, and I am pretty sure it has...
My Peugeot 406 coupe is missing its fuel additive tank. What will it do to the car and its performance?
I own a VW Golf first registered Sept 2007. The VW dealership tells me the cam belt should be replaced after four years regardless of mileage, but the service handbook talks about checking the cam belt...
We have just bought a 2002 Discovery and the feeling through the steering wheel is very lacking. It feels very light almost to the point of having a mind if it's own. The ACE system lights up a red symbol...
Just wondering if you can tell me what can cause a really heavy wear of the front tyres in my Peugeot 407 2.0HDi SW. The wear is just on the inside of tyres - first 1-2 inches. I had tracking checked...
SS from Dover wrote to you about problems starting her VW Polo automatic. I have the same problem with my Octavia 2.0TDI DSG (I also have to shift the gear selector in and out of "P" a few times before...
I have a two-year-old, 2003/53 Mercedes E320 CDi Avantgarde that has now completed 87,000 miles. The car has been serviced by Mercedes from new and, apart from one or two electronic niggles, has been essentially...
 

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