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My car suffers from a judder at about 1200 RPM when going through the auto gears or at low speeds in the 1200 to 1800 RPM range. I've had the gearbox update, software upgrade and gearbox oil change. The...
I am not a high mileage driver. How do I prevent problems with the diesel particulate filter on this vehicle?
In the past 12 months all four of the injectors in my VW Passat's 2.0 170PS PD engine have failed and been replaced by a Volkswagen main dealer. Is it possible to find out if the new parts are any better...
I've got a Citroen Picasso 1.6 HDi. I lost engine power and an engine management light came on. It turned out that the impeller on the turbo had broken. I also had failure of an injector and carbon build...
I am looking to buy a used Citroen C4, ideally no more than five years old, a diesel, and within a budget of £6500. I have found a 1.6 diesel C4 Cachet, 2008 reg, with 22,000 on the clock. The asking...
I'm going to be driving 25,000 - 30,000 miles per year (mostly motortway), and will be looking to buy a reliable and economical medium family car. I currently drive an 04 plate Golf TDi with 78,000 on...
I need a Focus sized, fuel efficient (but with a bit of power) car for my 60 mile round trip commute on mixed roads. I currently use a 2002 Leon Cupra 180 (66k miles) which is great but too old and relatively...
I have now run a Chevrolet Cruze diesel auto for over one year. Since Shell introduced "Fuel saver" diesel, my consumption has increased to 27.86 mpg average over the past 1,138 miles i.e. five tankfuls,...
I think I have discovered a legal way to buy cheap diesel fuel. My work colleague buys diesel from a truck breakers yard in Surrey and gets it for about 80p. Apparently the diesel comes from old trucks...
I thought that you might find my experience to be a vaguely interesting contribution to the DPF discussion. I agree that, on the whole, they are probably an expensive invention of the Devil but sometimes...