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Can I retro-fit a reversing camera to my Vauxhall Mokka?
I own 57 plate BMW 335i M sport Touring with 65k miles on the clock. We are the second owners of the car which we acquired from a main dealer 4 years ago. We do 5k miles a year hence the choice of a fun...
I have a 2012 SEAT Ibiza 1.2 ST and every time I turn the steering wheel it makes a whining noise. The garage says it is the electric motor for the power steering (cost £720 fitted). Is this a common fault?
My Mercedes-Benz ML270 CDI (2004) is a bit sluggish when starting up from cold in the morning - it's only just started happening. I have to press harder on the accelerator to get the car going which is...
I'm driving a 2005 Volkswagen Touran 2.0 DSG automatic diesel. It has done 138,000 miles. Is there anything I should get done? It drives well, however, the engine emission warning has lit up on the display....
Not so much a question, more a case of strange advice. I have been a vehicle technician for over forty years. Two months ago my daughter bought a brand new Toyota Yaris and from day one (the day I road...
I have strange problem with my Ford Focus MK1 1.8-litre. When the speed sensor is plugged in my car's revs will not drop to idle when in neutral and the car is moving. In fact, when it's moving at any...
I recently took my Volkswagen Touareg for its first ever service, I've owned it since new, and one of the issues was a fault on the lights sensor. This is part of the windscreen and they tell me that the...
I bought my Hyundai Tucson Premium in 2016. Three months into ownership the auto-stop system is cutting off once a week, making it uneconomical to drive. After two days the system comes back as it should....
I have a new Ford Fiesta Ecoboost turbo 140PS. After a 400 mile journey the coolant level had risen to above maximum. I removed some coolant so that it returned to the maximum level. After another journey...
 

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