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My mate is changing a damaged fuel injector in my Skoda Fabia 1.9tdi (2001) he has asked me if it needs to be chipped as some of the models do - not sure if mine does?
Where is the position of the hole in the bell housing to lock the crankshaft.
I recently had a new tyre at a national fitter, a wheel alignment check was made the result was that one wheel was 1mm out the other 1.8mm. Should I get the alignment done or at what stage does it become...
I have a Ford Mondeo, 2005, 2.0-litre TDCi. It has a Sony six-stack radio/CD player. The problem is that since I put in the CDs, they won't eject, even thought they play and the radio is fine. Every time...
My brother's Y-Reg Peugeot 306 HDI is under power, the turbo doesnt cut in and their is no smoke coming out the back. It will drive along up to 80mph OK, just wont get their very quickly! Any info on...
When should the cambelt be changed on a 2003 1.4 Tdci Ford Fusion? Should anything else changed (eg: tensioner) at the same time?
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The automatic gearbox occassionally fails to change up a gear resulting in over reving engine. When using the kick down it drops a gear but then stays in that gear longer than normal.
My new Golf 1.6 TDI DSG BlueMotion had a complete electrical shutdown whilst on the motorway with less than 50 miles on the clock. The on-site recovery technician diagnosed a faulty alternator, which...
Which? Magazine [August 2012] said that "Toyota's IQ has performed badly for reliabilty this year, partly due to recalls for its steering system". I found this surprising, given 12 years experience with...
 

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