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After 140,000 miles of reliable use, my wife's 2003 Vauxhall Zafira 2.0 DTi is misbehaving. At temperatures below 8c it starts instantly and fast idle is fine but as it warms up and the idle speed drops...
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I own a 2016 Toyota Auris 1.6-litre diesel that's done 18,200 miles. The car was purchased brand new in February and it had its first service in July. Since around September I have noticed a high pitched...
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