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  Excesive brake wear 12 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  In January we had to replace the pads and discs all around on our 06 diesel Civic. After four months our service and MOT was due, so I was very surprised...
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  Can I remove the diesel particulate filter on my car? 12 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I need a diesel car for towing a caravan, and have been considering a 2010 XC70 with the 205ps Geartronic D5 engine. I don't use the car for really short...
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  How can so many of your readers afford to change cars for relatively minor reasons? 10 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  One of your emailers was prepared to stump up £21,000 and part-ex his Mondeo because he wanted “something a little higher than his Mondeo”. Another is...
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  What's the best solution for providing live traffic news? 20 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I find the RDS traffic updates through my car radio frequently 'behind the times', leading to being stuck in jams when I would prefer not to be. I am aware...
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  What's causing my Volkswagen Golf to emit smoke and lose power? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was recently driving my Volkswagen Golf MkIV on the motorway and I lost all power, and white smoke was billowing out, but the car would still drive....
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  My 1998 Vauxhall Astra has good compression but still misfires - what's wrong with it? 16 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1998 Vauxhall Astra G that has a misfire on no.1 cylinder. I have replaced the coil pack, plugs and leads and still have a misfire. It has got...
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  Why's the fuel filter alarm light coming on in my KIA Cee'd? 23 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have had a KIA Cee'd 1.6 LS for 15 months now and have been very happy with the performance. It is used mainly for longer distance motorway driving when...
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  We troubleyou 17 Jan 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I would be grateful for your advice. We have a 2008 VW 1.4TDI Polo SE which is generally fine, but the headlight main beam is rather weak and adds little...
• Second hand market doing really well?? 22 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-56104281 For months I’ve heard people, including lying car dealers, that the second hand market is booming. Because of covid, less new cars have been sold, leading to a shortage of used vehicles, increasing prices. Not even a hint of admitting that finance companies are struggling to process defaults on payments. Well, that giant car park is not fake news and I’m sure it’s not the only one of its kind.
• Garmin Nuvi 40 sat nav query 18 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  My question is will the sat nav work if I used a USB port rather than the 12v socket? This would be preferable to having a longer power lead trailing along the console to the 12v power socket.
• Over supply of fuel 2 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  Also it says some fuel retailers will have to close as they're not getting enough customers to keep doors open.  Could this lead to further issues in the future when the world comes out of lock down?
• Automatic Only Licence 29 May 2019 (Forum)
  With increasing traffic volumes and no real interest on her part in driving a manual I think automatic only would be fine and probably lead to get getting on the road quicker. Any views?
• Range Rover, Discovery,Defender - Land Rover Mania 30 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Similarly with the Discovery Tv6 s reputation for blowing engines and other reliabilty nightmares the workshops in this part of the midlands are full of broken down LRs leading to long waits to get them fixed. Can someone explain this madness ? LRs are rarely seen in Australia or the Middle East where reliability can be a matter of life or death !
• Seat Leon ST - Seat Leon satnav 23 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Got a Seat Leon ST for work, 67 plate, and to my annoyance the built in satnav does not have up to date maps. It is missing the new sections of M8 leading into Glasgow and the A725 Raith Underpass which both opened in February 2017. Does anyone else here have a Seat and do your maps seem out of date also? I've searched ponline and I seem to have the latest maps available which is very disappointing.
• Toyota RAV4 2005 D4D - Which Oil? 15 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  There seems to be a debate on line as to semi or fully synthetic oil, for this engine; with some saying fully synthetic will lead to increased oil consumption. Any thoughts?  
• Electric Mobility Rascal 329LE ( Class 3 type ) - Mobility scooter information please. 18 Mar 2017 (Forum)
  Is there anyone out there who has ( or knows who might have ) the software, interface lead and technical knowledge to  re program the Dynamic 110AH controller on a Rascal 329LE Mobility Scooter please?
• Fiat 500 sport - Engine Misfire 30 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  The car as started with a mis-fire issue on number 2 cylinder. I've tried 2 different brands of coil packs, changed all the plug leads, new plugs, serviced the car new oil and sent the ecu away to be checked out which came back ok. But still i've got this mis firs problem which causes the ecu light to come on and the error is misfire cylinder 2.
• ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over 9 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Hi my mate has a 1.4  escort 1988 and has just done valve stem seals with the head took off and replaced all gaskets , we went to start it and it fire up with choke and will not tick over with out choke and has a misfire , so changed leads , dizzy cap rotor arm and still the same , done compression check and all OK , but still won't tick over and misfires , the car has been stood for nine years
• Renault Clio II - Clio vacuum pipes 22 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Clio that is rough idling I've change the coil pac plugs and leads I did a code read and its p0300 multiple misfire I need to do a compression test yet but I'm wanting to know where the vacuum pipes are I cannot see any so I can change them. Has anyone els had a rough idea problem and what else I can check 2005 1.2 8v clio2 Thanks in advance
• Audi A4 Avant 1.9 tdi - unable to start my Audi 8 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  i am having issues with my Audi, put key in to start vehicle, turn key and the car /key symbol on dash keeps flashing, and does not go out, engine starts for a few seconds and then cuts out, and the hazard flashers come on and the only way to stop them is to take a battery lead off to disconnect, does anyone have an idea whats causing this and how i can sort it    thank you for your time