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• Ford Transit (2001) - Transist 2.0TDDi running fault 13 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  and a bit flat all the time, it will go along at 70-75mph ok when empty but seems to work hard to get it there and I used the van the other day to tow a classic mini on a 4 wheeled trailer and it couldnt maintain 50mph on the motorway. I have spoken to a diesel specialist and have been
• Ford Focus Saloon - X Reg - Fan belt snapped - What other damage? 3 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  to explain why, but I had actually gunned hard earlier, to get up out of an icy driveway at work. He had me drive it carefully  for another 2 miles as he followed, and I watched the temp gauge carefully.  When it went above 75% I stopped and he towed me the rest of the way
• PEUGEOT 406 Hdi 90 HP - FRONT SUSPENSION STRUTS & COIL SPRINGS 27 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  numbers that were fitted against the manufactureres website (KYB Europe) and the parts fitted  correspond with the age and model of the car. I happened to meet the local AA man who had towed the car to the garage, he was very surprised at the height of the car. I'm just wondering
• Mazda 6 Turbo Diesel - Mazda 6 Turbo 26 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  was the faulty turbo. The car actually broke down on my way back to the garage, it had a complete loss of power and was billowing out clouds of white smoke. Although the engine didn't actually cut out i pulled over and waited for a tow truck.   My concern now is that the garage will just "patch" up
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  At what annual mileage should drivers consider diesel vehicles? 10 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  In last Saturday's paper, you advised someone who does 10,000 miles a year that 'You don't do enough miles for a diesel.' I'd appreciate your opinion as...
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  Why does my Vauxhall Zafira started losing power? 2 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2002 Zafira 1.8 Elegance automatic has started losing power when being driven at a steady speed. It works well at lower speeds or in narrow country...
• Citroen Xantia Turbo Diesel 1.9l - Sealed-for-life battey 28 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  A new (6 months old) battery twice failed to provide enough power to start the car when it was very hot.       The first time was when I had filled up after 2 hours of towing a caravan, - on a hot day.   Eventually battery recovered enough to start after disconnecting caravan
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 2.0 HDI engine warning light ,not revving 18 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  with a hammer but that didnt work and he ended up towing it to a local peugeot specialist who looked and said it was just the connections to the camshaft sensor that he cleaned up and also the No1 injector wire aswell and charged me lots of money for doing so. the day after the battery completely died so I
• Peugeot 306 1.9DT - 306 DT - will NOT start 15 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  A little short on ideas so would appreciate any advice. On sunday the auxillary fanbelt slipped off, due to the smaller of the two tensioners becoming somehow wonky.  I realised this was no big deal but still had it towed to a local garage to have the pulley and belt replaced
• 2001 passat tdi 130 133k - passat tdi130 heaters going hot n cold overheating 8 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  had to tow my friends discovery  a few miles which broke down, when i got back in it to go home the temp needle was around 110oc  i have never seen it over 90oc while driving home i put the heaters on warm to get the temp down but it fluctuated between 90 and 110, when the temp
• Vauxhall Astra H - Compensation for breakdown within six months of pu 20 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  In February, I bought my son an 06 registered Astra 1.9CDTi 16v SRi from a local garage.  Earlier today, he went on holiday in it to France, and on the way broke down on the French motorway system.  He called out a local breakdown garage and was towed to their premises where a faulty
• 9 points all in one go ? 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  . That wasn't all, he was towing a 4 wheel trailer...the type you'd carry a small excavator on ! It didn't look happy, bouncing up and down! No police around, of course. Do these people know the law or do they just blunder dangerously along without a clue as to what they're doing ? Or just don't they care ? I
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 Engine goosed. 4 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  My son has an Astra... It's a 1600, 16V, Ecotech sports manual. W reg. It froze up...he didn't check the coolant. I think he must have tried to tow start it, thinking it was just the starter clicking or battery flat. It seems certain the belt has slipped, because the valves are broken and some
• Citroen C4 (2004 - ) - 09 1.6 Fitting a towbar - "Trailer Stability Progr 30 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  , this is expensive. A local towbar specialist will to the job for a third of the price, but he tells he will fit a relay to by-pass the car's CANBus and everything will be fine. Whom do I believe? I assume Citroën have actually gone to the trouble of recognising that a car behaves differently when towing a 5m
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - Bringing Portuguese Corsa to UK 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  to change over the lights, complete any other modifications necessary, and then go through the process for registering it in the UK. Is our only option a tow truck? That's very expensive. Does anyone know if its likely we'll be physically stopped from driving it at the port or what punishment we risk if we
• Cars parked blocking my drive 27 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  in the morning - noise would certainly annoy me if trying to sleep. Despite constantly asking the neighbour to show some consideration - he'll move the car when asked but early in the morning - I would be wasting my time to knock/ask. Question being - the van is fitted with a tow bar and no rear windows. I must
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.6 Crankshaft pulley bolt failure 25 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  pump pulley hanging loose. Took the car back to the garage ( a trusted independent) who apologised and tightened them all up for me. Then.... 5 days later, starting the car up on the drive, a big noise and a clunk.....I am not a happy chappy at at all. Towed back to the garage - and he didn't look
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - 02 1.5 Wrong fuel in my diesel car!!!! 20 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  IN MY CLIO DIESEL! I was annoyed ! Damn! how could I have ever been so stupid! Damn phone! I got so distracted that I have put wrong kind of fuel in my car! I had to call for my car to be towed away and they will have to pump out remaining petrol. So I have some questions... Can
• Volkswagen Golf V R32 (2005 - ) - 06 3.2 dual mass flywheel problem 10 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I own a R32 Volkswagen bought from new. Just two years old and done 29,000 miles. This weekend without any previous warning it wouldnt get in to any gear. The car was towed to VW for investigation and repair. VW now say the problem is not a warranty (60k miles/3 years) covered item as it is due
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - warranty claim in England for breakdown in France. 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  a tow to a Citroen garage. There they told us that the battery was dead and we needed a new one, we said that it's under warranty but they said no. Eventually we had to buy a new one for 156e. But, we took the old one with us to UK. Trouble is can't get refund from Citroen. Had to take battery to UK