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My 2010 Nissan Micra has done 15,000 miles and had three services with a main dealer. Two weeks ago I took the car to an independent garage for its fourth service, but when I got home the oil warning light...
Can you tell me when I should change the cam belt on my Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 diesel?
Can you please give me a guide to the cost of a garage replacing the timing belt and water pump on a Vauxhall Zafira diesel?
I have oil in my water coolant. I have a Renault Kangoo with a 1.5 diesel engine. The Kangoo is running perfectly, but oil is coming out the top of the water coolant fill bottle under the hood. The consistency...
I am looking to buy a post-2011 BMW 320d with a full service history - every 10,000 miles. Can you tell me when the 320d needs it timing chain changed? I've found a car with 80,000 miles and I intend...
I have a Ford Focus MK2 1.6 Petrol (2006) and it was advised by Ford to have the cam belt replaced at eight years or 100K. Well, my car being eight years old at the time of purchase meant I had the belt...
You say that oil should be changed once per year or at 10,000 miles. Is it better to be changed before the winter in, say, October/November or in the Spring prior to summer, in April/ May?
My daughter's Kia Cee'd has a strong smell (like gas) in her car. The dealership recently changed her pollen filter and say there is nothing wrong, just that more smells come through the new filter. Rubbish...
I was watching the bonnet bounce on my partners Ford Focus as she was driving along. I asked her to pull over and discovered that I could actually move the bonnet from below the windscreen. I thought at...
I have had a 2008 BMW 118 diesel SE for 14 months, However, I am worried because it has now been 20 months and more than 20 000 miles since the last service, yet the CBS indicator is still showing that...