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(1) You recently gave specific information on running in a new engine to reduce oil consumption, giving RPM relative to mileage. But how would you be able to control rpm in an automatic car? (2) Also...
What could be the possible cause of water ingress into the spare wheel well of a Jaguar X-Type estate?
I'm looking to fit winter tyres on my BMW 3 Series Touring. It's had 225/45R17s run flats from new. Kwik-Fit do a Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip GW3 runflat in that size. My local BMW garage, however, are suggesting...
My car is showing a P0172 error code - Fuel System Too Rich. I have taken it to a independent garage and dealership, but none seem to be able to fix and speculatively say we can do this for £x. No one...
I purchased a 2007 Corsa 1.2 Club in the UK, which I subsequently exported to South Africa two years later. Here the base model is a 1.4. As we (I won't say who in the family!) ran the engine with a dry...
I bought a Citroen DS3 Racing brand new in May 2011 on finance. Within a few weeks it developed an issue where the car misfired and lost power on acceleration. I notified the supplying dealer and they...
The engine management light came on about 6 months ago and says emissions workshop. I took it to the garage and they plugged into diagnostics machine, but said it just came up with random misfire. All...
My Vauxhall Omega Elite is due an MOT but on pre check they say cold cathode dip is not defined. What can I do?
Our four year old Honda Jazz, bought 12 months ago as approved used, passed its MOT and on the same day Honda carried out a short service and safety check. They gave a red alert on the corroded brake...
My car won't start on hills facing upwards.
 

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