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  Seized turbo on a Subaru Legacy 1 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Legacy diesel (2009 26,000 miles) was experiencing a sudden loss of power under hard acceleration, such as overtaking or pulling out at a junction. Between...
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  Petrol or diesel seven seater? 7 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently retired and I have a 57 reg Ford C-max 1.6 TDCI 110 Zetec with just shy of 50k on the clock. This weekend mentioned a cost of £1600 for...
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  Dearly departicled 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I just bought a 2011, 2 litre diesel Toyota Verso to use for journeys of approximately 50 miles round trip and needing a low loading area for my parents...
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  Buying a family car 24 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Our Nissan X-Trail (02) may be on the way out. We have 2 children and a dog and live in the Brecon Beacons. We need a good reliable car that does more...
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  Focus 1.6 TDCI running problems 3 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 1.6 TDCI Ford Focus (Zetec) 110 Climate about 3 months ago it is a 2006 Plate and has 67k on the clock. I have notice that on starting when...
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  Used cars with low fuel consumption 6 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have owned a 1989 Volvo 740 estate from new and now want to buy a relatively new used car (or a very low priced new car) to replace it. The new car...
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  Can you recommend a simple, reliable car to carry two bicycles? 21 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  It seems to me from reading your readers’ letters that many problems with modern cars these days are caused by unnecessary fancy electronics. Is it possible...
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  Did you know that short journeys are bad for the environment as well as for your car? 10 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Regarding your comments about short runs by IC-engined vehicles, (and engines in general), you're absolutely right. Short (cold) runs are bad for the engine,...
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  New Skoda Roomster - which engine? 6 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We want to buy a (probably new) Roomster as long as we can cope with the four-month wait. I don't know which engine to go for. Does this Skoda...
• SAAB 9-3 Sportwagon - DPF too regular regeneration 23 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hi The car is a 2005 75k 1.9Tid150. Have had it 4months and done about 5k.  Tonight driving home (6miles city, 3miles @ 50mph in 6th @ 1500rpm)...
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  Why is my Peugeot 207 HDI cutting out? 17 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 207 1.6 HDI has done just 22,000 miles and has been owned from last December. It's 58 reg and I'm the second owner. Three times now the car...
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  Just diesing 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a FIAT 500 with the diesel engine. I recall that some time ago you said that there had been problems with the diesel engine but...
• Lexus IS220D - May I have your views please 29 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  Been offered a 220 D with100k on the clock for £1650 from a neighbour. Mot Til July 21 but no service history apart from a string of passes at MOT time. Does this engine have a cam chain ? And will it be free of the DPF? And important to me what’s the ride like
• Toyota Innova - Diesels in the Philippines 31 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  , are they likely to have DPF problems. I believe all new cars there now conform to Euro 4. I have posted this question on “The largest motoring forum in the Philippines” but gassing on forums doesn’t seem to be much of a thing over there. You can almost see the tumbleweed blowing through most forums, so I’m
• Ford Mondeo Estate 2015~2016 - Ford Turbo Petrol or Diesel 22 May 2019 (Forum)
  in the car so it is not full of passengers, but we do have long runs on holiday with luggage and the dog. DPF aside, are there any pros or cons for either engine? I am not familiar with Fords on the whole. The petrol engine looks a lot more torquey than the Vauxhall 1.8L  
• Any - Comfortable Car 26 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  This weeks Autocar reviews comfortable cars going back 40 years. They include the Citroen GS, Range Rover 2001, 2CV etc. But I am looking for a comfortable diesel car with no DPF .. After driving my partners Peugeot 207SW with 165 tyres i realised how uncomfortable my Audi
• Astra Twintop 1.9 - Astra 1.9 tdci engine fault 16 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Good morning, I noticed that there was a blow of white smoke coming from the exhaust yesterday and so; thinking it was the DPF I went into 3rd and rode the car for half a mile at 3500 rpm. I let the throttle go but the engine speed went up to maximum, I pulled over and turned the ignition key
• Audi A3 - 2008 Audi A3 1.9TDIE Engine 20 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  generation I assume this is because it's had a DPF fitted?  My question is, what is the differend between the 1.9TDIE and the original 1.9 TDI?  And i the newer 1.9 TDIE engine as reliable as the older model ? Or is it one to be avoided and best to stick with the tried and trusted
• Ford fiesta 1.4 TDCI - Egr valve block / delete 1 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Good morning folks, today i have a question to ask and seeking advice. I think my egr valve is sticking on my fiesta 1.4 tdci. So im looking to find out what is the consiquence of blocking off the egr or deleting it from the system. Ive heard of vw owners deleting it and the dpf when remapping
• passat 05/pd130 or mondeo mk4 58 tdci 140 ? 7 May 2017 (Forum)
  Hello All,    I'm on the lookout for used diesel car, and the 2 above are front runners, I actually prefer an 05/pd130 passat, 5speed, rather than a 6speed Mondeo/140/DPF. But advertised locally is a mondeo zetec 58reg/140/42kmiles, good cond, nice drive. A low mileage