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My Fiesta 1.4 TDCi (05 plate) has started to make a whooshing noise when accelerating hard from about 1700rpm upwards. This has just started happening since all four injectors seals were replaced. I...
How do I check the fuel pump is working e.g pressure without a gauge?
I have removed my Pierburg 2e carb to clean but when I opened the carb I noticed that some kind of gasket was split and needs replacing, but having trouble finding this part. Would be grateful if you could...
Can you tell me how to change the anti-roll bar bushes and what is involved please?
I have experienced my second bout of corrosion on my four-year-old old VW Phaeton, this time on the wing mirror housing. VW have refused my claim on the grounds that the wing mirror is not part of the...
My 2006 Skoda Octavia 4x4TDI PD estate has signalled the dreaded ESP light error. I took the car to my local Skoda dealer who confirmed my worst fears and I have been quoted £1,429.94 to have a new module...
This is a question to you and your readers. I have noticed recently that it seems to be impossible to put the desired amount (by price) of diesel into my vehicle at more than one local filling station....
My wife's Volvo S40 2.0D (07 plate) is just coming up to for years old with 35K on the clock, when do you recomend that we change the timing belt, tensioners, pulleys and water pump?
Can you tell me if the new Hyundai Sante Fe 2.2 crdi premium with a manual gearbox is fitted with a Dual Mass Flywheel, as I have heard bad reports of these flywheels.
The tailgate on a 2002 Mondeo 2.0 TDDI estate has started to open without being commanded to do so. It can happen when my son unlocks his car or when he is on the motorway, and it 'springs' itself without...
 

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