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I have bought a window regulator part from a scrap yard to replace the broken one that was in my wife's Rover 400. The mechanic at my local garage tried to fit it, but said there are only four wires coming...
I purchased a 2004 Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTi five weeks ago from used car dealer. From the moment I got the car, it has had intermittent starting problems. I have returned to the garage five times now and...
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What is the legal requirement in regards to the MoT, road tax and insurance, if you remove the diesel particulate filter and remap the engine of a Nissan X-Trail?
I have a 2002 Renault Trafic van and the stop light and battery lights keep flashing on/off before eventually staying switched on, any idea what could be wrong?
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Took my car to a Tesco hand car wash. Something was used on aluminium step boards and it has marked them. It looks like milk running down them. Noticed this before leaving car park and took it back. They...
I am having problems with the brakes on my 2010 Mercedes-Benz A-Class A160 CDi. For the first 18 months the brakes worked OK, but then (when stationary and holding the car on the footbrake) the pedal sinks...
The heater blows permanently hot on the drivers side of the car, passenger side is ok?
 

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