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  How can I find out the timing for my TVR? 25 Feb 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1960 TVR fitted with an MGA. I have fully rebuilt the engine re bored and replaced everything needed. It is fitted with a new 25D distributor...
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  Why does my Ford Ecoboost make a strange noise when I turn off the engine? 29 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost 2017 model. When I switch off a noise like a fan running on comes from the front top of engine. This is not the cooling...
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  Why won't my Hyundai Santa Fe let me upshift if it thinks we're going too slow? 10 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My Hyundai Santa Fe will not let me change up manually if it thinks we are going to slow. My other Tiptronic auto would let me go into any gear, even...
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  I'm getting a 'risk of filter clogging' warning - what do you advise I do? 18 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2011 Peugeot Partner which has just started displaying a 'risk of filter clogging' warning. I took it for a run on the dual carriageway, but it...
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  The coolant in my Ford Fiesta was bubbling - is this normal for a turbo engine? 30 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently purchased a new Ford Fiesta (not the very latest model) with a 1.0-litre Ecoboost engine. After returning from a drive around town today,...
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  Does the DPF warning light in my pickup truck mean it's regenerating? 26 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has bought a three year old Isuzu pickup truck with only 12,000 miles on the clock. The DPF light keeps coming on, the main dealer says that...
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  What used car could I get that's spacious, cheap to run and reliable? 1 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I need to upgrade my car for something bigger as my wife is heavily pregnant with our second child. I want a used car and can spend £8000 - £10,000. It...
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  Is there an inherent flaw with the Volvo V40? 10 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Our two year old Volvo V40 2.0 has been in the garage for nine weeks undergoing tests and repair for an emission problem. We have been told that there...
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  Why is my Renault Laguna intermittently losing power? 4 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a petrol 2005 Renault Laguna 2.0, the engine runs like a dream but sometimes when you are driving along there will huge loss of power for a few...
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  Ford Fiesta speeding up on its own 6 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I was on the motorway recently in my 2010 Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI and the car started speeding up on its own accord. I applied the brakes and lifted my foot...
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  Buying a used compact estate - petrol or diesel? 8 Jun 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a used compact estate car (Focus/Golf size). I cover 20,000 miles per year on mixed A roads and country lanes. I'm looking at 09/10 model...
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  Diesel or petrol used Honda Civic? 16 Mar 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Hi I'm looking to buy a used Honda Civic (56-59) and am unsure weather to get the 2.2 diesel model or the 1.8 petrol. They are both around the £5k mark....
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  Toyota Aygo sudden loss of power 29 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2006 Toyota Aygo diesel but recently a couple of times I have had a quick sudden loss of power as if something is slipping or cutting out. It...
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  Mini Cooper D looses all power at high revs 1 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have 2008 Mini Cooper D. I do not usually drive hard but on 2 occasions now after running at low speeds waiting to overtake and then using full throttle...
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  Has the the head gasket gone my Polo? 26 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Has my 2002 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 TDI blown a head gasket? There is water build up in the tray at the front driver's/coolant tank side of engine. The car...
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  Future problerms with diesel engines 27 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Against my better judgement, I bought a new diesel-engined car; a Peugeot Partner Tepee 1.6 HDI (115), as I needed the torque to tow a small caravan. As...
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  Need an electric car - which model is cheapest to run? 20 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2003 Volkswagen Golf which has been fantastic. It has done 183,000 miles with no problems until the latest MoT, when the track rod ends, ball joins...
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  Is it time to ditch the diesel? 4 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Our Ford C-Max 1.6 diesel is almost three years old and mostly used for lots of school/activity runs and averages about 35mpg. It’s worth about the same...
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  Diesel cars for short runs - are there still problems? 10 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Mazda a few years ago but it developed DPF problems as I only did about 7k miles annually and mainly short journeys. I want to buy diesel...
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  Downsizing from two cars - what should we buy? 10 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Our Yaris Verso auto is getting long in the tooth and we're thinking of downsizing to one vehicle. Our other car, a Kia Cee'd SW auto is perhaps a bit...