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Injector number one - is this gear box side or crank side in a Peugeot 307cc 2004?
I'm losing power with four people in the car - could you tell me what might be causing this? Could it be an MOT fail?
One cylinder on my 02 Mondeo is not firing. The garage replaced the coil pack, plugs leads, injectors and rail and they've done a compression test. The same cylinder that wasn't running before this still...
I bought a used Volkswagen Golf 170 GTD from a large car dealership for £16,000, borrowing £10,000 from dealership finance. Ten months later it broke down and was being repaired by an approved Volkswagen...
I am about to sell the above vehicle and am having it valeted inside and out by an outfit recommended by my garage. Should I have the engine compartment, which is actually not that dirty,pressure washed...
I have just purchased a Citroen C3 and have noticed that on the first start of the day the preheat light comes on and will not go out until I start the engine. I know that on other diesels the light goes...
Does the Stop Start system on my Alfa Romeo Giullieta 1.4 TB monitor turbo oil temperature and prevent engine shut down if the Turbo is hot? I ask because recently, after a long uphill drag with the turbo...
I have just brought 06 plate corsa for my son. Is it ok for me to clean engine or should I get a franchised dealer to do it.
My mother-in-law has big problems with her 1996 Astra. A couple of months back the woodruff key in the crankshaft timing pulley wore and sent all the timing up the wall. After fitting a new pulley and...
On start up in mornings my Corsa 1.7 diesel idles rough for short while, then it clears itself. Afterwards it's fine all day long.
 

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