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Four weeks ago I had my car serviced for the second time and was told by the garage that there was an oil seepage from the gearbox that might turn into a leak in the future. I had the work done only to...
I have just bought an ex-BMW 120M with 400 miles on the clock. I asked if Service Inclusive was still possible even though the car was pre-registered. On being told yes I paid my £300. The certificate...
I have just bought a Renault Kangoo 865D van. It has 102k on the clock, I have been unable to establish whether the cambelt on the vehicle has been changed. As my local garage advises changing after 72k,...
When do I change the timing belt on Citroen Xsara 1.6hdi?
Just had a shock quoted £229 for a FIRST service on my daughter's 61 plate Peugeot 107 urban 3 door. How on earth can Peugeot sanction that?
I bought a Fiesta 1.6 Titanium (manual 90 bhp version, registered Oct 2009) a year ago, having done 26000miles. I do ~12-13000 miles a year, mostly on a 55 mile round trip commute on dual carriageway. All...
Taken car to main dealer after power failure. Indications are that PCM is malfunctioning and replacement needed. Dealer explained that there may be other problems but only new PCM could determine this....
At the last service (33K) my front brake pads were replaced and the rears reported to be 70% worn. Given the previous rate of wear, the rear pads will need replacing at a little over 43K miles; it's now...
My Volvo S40 2.0 D has now covered 72,000 troublefree miles. The Volvo service sheet advises cam belt change at something like 140,000, or 10 years. My independent Volvo service agent reports no probs,...
I have a VRS 2011 coming upto 12 mnths old. I was told it's two years before first service - manual says 12mnths or 12000 miles -I've only done 2500. What's right?