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We have just had our Ford B-MAX - a 2018 car with only 13,500 miles - serviced and the advice is to have the drive belt replaced as although Ford service books says 10 years, the garage says the latest...
I live in a remote area and do not trust hybrid battery cars - can you recommend a car with a straight 6 petrol engine? I believe they are the most reliable due to their balance. No wet belts either thanks....
My wife and I own a 2020 Focus and 2022 Kuga both with the 1.5 Ecoblue diesel engine. Both are lovely cars with enough power, though the engine seems better suited to the Focus. We are looking at changing...
Is there a problem with the wet timing belt in the 1litre and 1.5litre engines used in the Ford Puma? I have heard that the belt sheds material which blocks the oilways.
I understand the 1.2 PureTech Citroen engine is well regarded but have read reports of problems with the cam belt running in oil being unreliable. I gather it has been updated over its life and now is...
I read somewhere that there has been a massive recall in USA of 2016-2018 Focus with the petrol 3 cylinder engine. Apparently they are failing after only 50,000 miles because the wet cambelts are deteriorating...
I have a Ford Fiesta 125 EcoBoost which I have had from new, and has just short of 30k miles on it now. It has been serviced exactly in line with Fords schedule by a franchised main dealer, so assume all...
I have read a lot of bad press on the PSA 1.2 petrol engine, how much of this is actual and does it cover the turbo and non turbo engines?
I am thinking of buying a 2019 C4 Cactus, I have read that there are some cambelt issues, can you please advise on when you should change cambelt on these cars and should I be wary of them? And also is...