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  Will a Skoda Yeti tow a 1000kg caravan? 24 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I am nearing retirement and will be giving up my diesel all-wheel drive Ford Kuga. I cover around 5000 miles per year and need a smallish petrol 4x4 to...
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  High Mileage Audi 2.0 TDI 30 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Hi there, I'm looking at buying a new car and have seen a 59 Plate Audi A4 2.0 TDI S Line. It's a beautiful car with immaculate body work and besides a...
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  Buying Used 2010 Ford Focus 1.6 - Petrol or Diesel? 3 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  After 20 years, I am finally downshifting from a company car, currently Honda Accord diesel. A used late 2010 or early 2011 1.6 Ford Focus would seem to...
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  Is the Jaguar X-Type a good replacement for my Ford Mondeo? 15 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I'm swapping my ten-year-old Ford Mondeo TDCI estate with 140,000 miles, which I've owned from new. It has been virtually faultless with no clutch or DMF...
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  Buying my company car back 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have the chance to buy my Ford Mondeo Titanium X 1.8 57 plate Estate car at a price of £2,600 at the end of the lease deal in June. It will have...
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  Which diesels have torque convertors? 28 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  You replied to DLR from Sevenoaks that the way to avoid DMFs on diesels is to get one with a torque converter. Can you suggest some? We'll replace our...
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  Flyaway Ford 10 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have just had to replace a dual mass flywheel on a 2-litre TDCI Ford Focus at 51,000 miles. I was amazed to learn from the dealer that 50,000 miles is...
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  I need a seven-seater 12 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'm in the market for a new car to replace my 52-reg Ford Galaxy Ghia 1.9 TDI. I'm looking for something similar and I can't decide whether to go with...
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  What's the minimum annual mileage I should cover in my Land Rover Freelander 2 to avoid DPF problems? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I notice that you have mentioned the need for new diesel vehicles to do a yearly minimum mileage when fitted with a particulate filter. The other week...
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  Why won't Ford contribute more than 20 per cent to a DMF repair on my S-Max? 14 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Ford S-Max 1.8 TDCi from Ford Direct. I have done 80,000 miles in the car and the dual mass flywheel has failed. It is just out of the Ford...
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  Duel over flywheel 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2002/53 Mondeo Diesel. On 23-03-09 Wynne Motors of Burbage, Leicester fitted a Replacement Clutch Kit, Concentric Slave Cylinder, Dual Mass Flywheel...
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  Soul rate? 16 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  At present my wife and I are sharing a 53 Honda Stream 2.0 auto (super gearbox) and a 04 FIAT panda Dualogic. We wish to reduce to one vehicle and are...
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  My year old Hyundai Tucson is suffering from clutch issues - do I have any recourse against Hyundai? 12 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought my Hyundai Tucson 1.7 CDRI new in September 2016. It's a 6-speed manual diesel and I'm having major problems with clutch judder after 1500 miles....
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  Insignia gearbox failure - should the dealer fit a new DMF too? 5 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My 2011 Vauxhall Insignia has developed the known problem of the whine in the gearbox, signifying it's inevitable demise. Vauxhall has agreed to replace,...
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  Is my Jaguar X-Type clutch going? 7 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had an issue with my Jaguar X-Type in that a pipe from the turbo had cracked and the car belched black smoke out of the exhaust. That was fixed...
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  Which Octavia - or do I buy the Hyundai i30? 4 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at a 2010 2.0 PD diesel Skoda Octavia L&K with 122,000 miles for £6750 or a 2008 1.8-litre L&K petrol Skoda Octavia with 22,000 miles for £5950. Normally...
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  Is DPF technology improving in modern diesel cars? 26 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  A few days ago the BBC R4 ‘You & Yours’ programme had a feature on DPF problems. It said that the Salvation Army, which apparently runs 700 company cars,...
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  Should we sell our 2010 Golf diesel before we suffer DMF problems? 29 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We purchased a 2010 Golf 1.6TDI in September 2011 with 10,000 miles. It has now done 15,000 miles without any problems. My wife only does a low mileage...
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  My Mondeo diesel has reached 200,000 miles - should I change the DMF and clutch? 4 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2006 Mondeo 2.0 diesel estate, and so far am very pleased with its performance. I have done in excess of 200,000 miles with a lot of motorway usage...
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  Which engine is best in the Ford C-MAX? 3 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have to update our Mondeo estate (2002 petrol) and am considering a C-Max, perhaps 1 or 2 yrs old. I am attracted to the 1.6 diesel because of low VED,...