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Last week, I was driving home in my 1994 Renault Laguna when I noticed the temperature gauge was rather high. I pulled over and steam started coming out of the bonnet. When I checked the car, the water...
I have a 2007 1.8 petrol Saab 9-3 Sportwagon. I'm keeping it for the foreseeable future. I have just had it serviced by Kwik Fit (great value and service by the way), and they flagged that the timing belt...
I run a Citroen C4 SX HD1 110 diesel that is now eight years old, with 93,000 miles on the clock and still running fine. The car is serviced according to the handbook by the local Citroen dealer. Financial...
My daughter has a 2006 MINI Cooper S which needs a new water pump. Sytner MINI Sheffield has quoted £590. I read water pumps have been a problem. Do you think there is any chance of a goodwill contribution...
I have previously raised this issue with you. The waterpump of my son's Audi Quattro failed causing subsequent damage and the extended warranty company have refused the claim stating that the unit had...
My eldest son runs a Volvo V50 2.0D and has now covered 125,000 trouble free miles. He has never changed the cam belt and his specialist Volvo garage who has carried out all of the servicing assures him...
We have a 2-litre Alfa 147 Twin-Spark Lusso, bought new in March 2004. It's the most reliable car we've ever owned (we had 13 BMWs before). The mileage is only just over 48,000 and we'd like to keep it...
We are about to have the timing belt changed on our 2009 Scirocco TDi and have been advised by the dealer that as the engine needs to be removed to do this, it would be wise to change the water pump at...
I bought my car last year (2012) and the service book says that the cambelt was changed at 48k miles in 2011 but without the water pump (by Volkswagen). It seems the cambelt was changed before it was due...
Is it reasonable for a warranty company to refuse to fund the costs of replacing a water pump, and repairing subsequent damage, on a regularly serviced vehicle by stating that "The water pump would have...