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What would be a recommended 2008 saloon car to purchase that will fulfil these requirements: diesel engine 1.9l to 2.2l, low C02 emission (<140 g/km, maximum of 155g/km), 130-150bhp, six-speed gearbox...
My daughter has a 2008 Ford S-Max Titanium X with a 2.2 TDCi engine. The car has been back to the Ford main agent eight times now for oil leaks. The fault is obvious from spasmodic blue fumes from under...
Do you think diesel additive is worth buying and using? Or would it be better to buy the premium fuel on the forecourts?
I appear to have seemingly a common fault regarding EGR failure on my 2004 Ford C-Max diesel, where the air pipes were filled with engine oil which the RAC man said was dripping onto the alternator. On...
I have a Ford Mondeo 2-litre TDCi. I put some V-Power fuel in it last week and it started belching out black smoke and misfiring more than usual. On further investigation i noticed the large pipe near...
I have £15,000 and am potentially happy to do 0 per cent interest type deals. I want an economical diesel (gets 50mpg combined ideally) which is fun, drives well and you can get a mountain bike in the...
The engine auto light is on in my Peugeot 307. The display shows 'Anti-Pollution Fault'. Can you help?
I'm having a problem with my Nissan Primera 2-litre diesel estate. The engine management light came on, the car cut out and now won't start.
I would like to get a used Jaguar X-Type estate. I have £8000 and wondered which would be the best for my money. It would be used as a family car and would do less than 10,000 miles a year, mostly urban....
After travelling about 300 miles, I parked my Renault Master 2.2 DCi for two days, went to start it and it won't start. I checked the fuel and it's coming through, but I have seen on the control panel...
 

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