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Hi I have a 2.0 ford mondeo and there is a noise coming from the steering. All you have to do is turn the wheel a bit and the noise starts. I think it my be the steering pump? Or a fuse?
When I lift the clutch pedal i get a squeeky noise. could this be a bearing or more serious the timing belt?
I have an Alfa 156 which was running sweet except a bit tappy on cold start up. The noise lasts about 10 secs then is fine. I have replaced the cambelt as the car had 55,000 on the clock and nobody could...
I have recently (4 weeks ago) purchased a 03 plate Mercedes C220 CDI coupe. On picking up the car (which I did test drive but didnt notice at the time) there are several things which I'm unhappy about....
The car was an elderly lady's car with 27,000 miles but has a tappet noise, it has had several oil changes and done about 1500 miles since with no reduction in the noise level. Does this model have a...
I bought a 58 plate Nissan 350Z from a used car dealer, and I noticed it had a bit of a whine in first gear. I google'd it and saw that it could be a characteristic of that gearbox but took it to Nissan...
My wife and I have a much-loved 2004 Rover 75 V6 auto. We have had the car from new and it has 135,000 miles on the clock. It still runs beautifully and has just completed a 3,600-mile European tour. For...
I'm thinking of purchasing a BMW 320i 2.2 2003 59k, immaculate in all respects apart from a rattle or ticking from the engine compartment that I noticed on tick over, possibly more noticeable when warm....
I am very pleased with my ix20 disel - 4 months old. However very occasionally (and never at the dealers), the engine under load sounds as though it is pinking. There is a tinkling sound from the engine...
My car is a 2000 W Peugeot 206 1.1 with 96000 on the clock. I was driving down the motorway yesterday evening and my car started screeching/whining when I went over 60, but intermittently and it seemed...
 

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