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When a friend of mine went to buy a used Ford Focus Diesel (he was very impressed with my 1.6 TDCI), he was told by the salesman at his local Ford dealership that he "did not do enough yearly mileage to...
I bought my 2006 Mazda 6 2.0 diesel SAKATA in November 2007. For the first 3 months the car was fine no problems. Thereafter, I’ve had the same problems described on the site by other Mazda owners, especially...
My wife has a 12 month old FIAT 500 diesel. Today while driving it "made a funny noise" then started to accelerate. She put in the clutch and pulled over as the engine revved out of control; turning off...
We have a 53 plate 307 2.0HDI and recently every journey was enhanced by the ‘anti-pollution fault’ appearing - and an accompanying rev cut to 2,200rpm. This was tolerable because we found that switching...
While driving in town quite normally, my 2005 Citroen C4 2L HDI 40k miles, suddenly over-revved, revved up and down a few times, revved incredibly highly and then promptly stopped and wouldn't restart....
I have an Alfa Romeo 159 Sportback 1.9 JTDm 16v. Recently a warning message appeared stating "Pollution Filter Clogged". The garage tells me this happens if the car has been driven at low revs in traffic...
My Audi A5 is off the road again this time with a faulty Diesel Particulate Filter sensor. In 18 months ownership the car has spent over 3 months back with Audi dealerships, including clutch / Dual Mass...
A lot of new diesel cars have particulate filters fitted in order to make them 'cleaner'. Am I correct in thinking that this would make them unsuitable for Mr and Mrs Average Driver, doing their 10,000...
Thank you for your recent answer about DPF problems with my 56 reg Zafira Design CDTi (150). I have decided to sell it. Your website comments regarding DPF are all about this engine and I wonder if the...
Is it me or have recent emissions laws resulted in the motorist being lined up for a nasty surprise? I refer to the EGR valve setup on many Euro IV engines. This allows spent gases to be recycled back...
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