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• BMW X5 3.0i year 2000 - BMW X5 cylinder head/engine replace. Advice please 20 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  by tow truck. My local mechanic (old school VW/Renault man - knows his stuff and very helpful) said likely that head warped/cracked as a minimum (head gasket has gone and engine still turns over apparently but no power anymore) and that not advisable to resurface as tolerances with overhead cams too
• Can a driver refuse to give a statement insurers? 23 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  back in to the t-junction towards me. He didn't look, went too far in his haste and hit the front of my car, puncturing the plastic bumper with his tow bar (the corner of the bar which hangs below the bumper, not the ball bit, hence the puncture), and furthermore denting a metal cross member behind
• BMW 5-Series E34 (1987 - 1996) - 91 3.5 Won't start. 28 May 2009 (Forum)
  to turn on, so RELAY is OK -Checked CrankShaft Position Sensor-not sure how to test, but also less than 6 months old and appears fine. -Checked all connections and wires in both electronics boxes under hood, -Checked all connections and wires under rear seat and in trunk. After getting the car towed
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - My Fiesta - now more confused. 4 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  sympathy. It seems some of the problems with the clutch was down to my bad driving. I paid £350 for it, spent £200 on it including drive shaft gaitor, two new decent tyres, new brake fluid float switch, oil change and tow bar removal. Underneath is a little rusty but solid, I cannot see anything bad
• Had my first breakdown not nice - Clutch has gone 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  for £150, but I am drawing the line now, I am going to rob swap the ICV, MAF and other sensors which are working fine put them on my dads (which is not running right), then sell my car on ebay. I have already spent £200 repairing as they were safety things:- Tow bar removed general check over and oil
• 2 perplexing problems 1996 Range Rover 20 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  that has raised it?s ugly head ? heater core O rings ? when I moved the car (by towing) on the sloping driveway I noticed about a small cup of coolant pour out of the RHS footwell and sure enough there are tell-tale green drips from the bottom HEVAC vent (right on to the Nokia hands-free speaker!) Could
• HGF 150 miles from home. Fantastic! 21 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  timing. To make matters worse, it was a Saturday, at 4o?clock, and we all needed to be home in time to go to work/uni on the Monday morning. After being towed home, we (dad, me and my uncle) began a tour of every open garage, dealership and accessory shop that was still open, but the answer was all
• need Legal avivce citroen c8 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Seat elect rewire F Cig lighters Fx3 Auto mirrors LOST Auto windows LOST Nav disk poor condition Alarm Fx3 Door trims R Scratches to paint Fx3 Interior cleaned Fx2 Mats R Dip stick Fx1 R R = REPLACED F = FIXED x No NUMBER OF TIMES RAC have attended road side twice, towed car once. Cars
• Thoughts from America 30 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hello All, I have generally been anti SUV on the basis that unless you tow a horse box or run a farm there is little justification for driving such large inefficient and dynamically poor (on the road) vehicles that offer the every day motorist very few advantages and so many disadvantages over
• Can I reject this paint job? 15 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  really blended in the new paint to the existing paint, the bonnet blending was really bad that I could see where the new paint and old paint ended and the bumper is a different colour, also no attempt was made to even blend in the wings. Then I noticed the blank for the towing eye in the bumper
• Old F*rts Thread 25 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  to catch up. So I speeded up a bit more and by now was over the limit but not by much say about 55. At this point two things happened, firstly I noticed that the truck was a plain unmarked white Mack, towing a bulk tanker semi-trailer, and secondly that it was still catching me quite quickly by straight
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  Refund or repair? 13 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I recently purchased a 2008 BMW 520d from an independent dealer for the sum of £5425. The recorded mileage at the time of the sale was 129,420 miles. On...
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  Why were Skoda Assist so unhelpful when our Octavia broke down in France? 10 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Please could you inform your readers of an experience we had in May of this year when travelling in France with our 2-year-old Skoda Octavia 1.4TSI. About...
• Renault kadjar - Turbo failure on low mileage car Consumer rights? 16 Sep 2023 (Forum)
  My question is: I purchased my 2016 Renault Kadjar signature 1.6 TDI from a Renault dealer in July 2019 with 15535 miles on the clock for £13789. 3 weeks ago I broke down on the motorway. £144 to tow me to Renault garage. The Turbo had failed (dealer thinks its
• Ford Mondeo MK3 2.0 TDCI 2005 - What is wrong with my car? 6 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  afford the extortionate fees diesel specialists charge and every mechanic i have spoken to has told me to get it towed to a diesel specialist but this would very much exhaust all money i have to fix it before knowing what is even wrong. My question is what do you think the fault
• 2011 Peugeot 207 1.4 8v - Possible failed cambelt? 18 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  of the way and tried starting it a few times, saying he thinks the cambelt had gone. The AA then eventually turned up and tried starting it a few times and said the same thing - cambelt gone. They towed the car back to her house. The next day she had a family friend mechanic
• Vectra cdti - 150 Need help egr ecu troubles. Pulling hair out 22 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Hello all. New to this so not sure if im posting in correct place. Any help greatly appreciated.  Here we go. All started a cuple of weeks ago when the crank pulley broke sending the alternator belt behind pulley and bang. Car stops going. After getting towed home looked and seen
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  Should we keep or trade in our old Ford Galaxy? 24 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My son is wanting to change his Ford Galaxy 2.0 diesel. The car is a 2007 model and has great bodywork, with 96,000 miles from new and dealer maintained....
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  Timing chain failure on Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSI - what are my options? 15 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used (2011) Skoda Octavia 1.2 TSI from a dealer in 2012. Two weeks ago, parked normally on (flat) drive in evening. Following morning, engine...
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  Small problem made worse by garage - should they pay for repairs? 2 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  The steering belt on my eight year old Volvo XC90 went recently whilst I was driving. I pulled over and had the car towed to a local garage. I asked the...