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• mondeo 2003 tdci 116 hp - mondeo diesel issue log 20 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  wear in the seat of the hp  injector lines where they mate to the injector body, you can see the tracking in the line base : amazing !!! fuel squirts all over the place  => replace all 4 lines  passenger  door lock u/s  => replace actuator
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  Must I go through an insurance claim after damaging another car, or can I pay for the damage myself? 16 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bumped a girl's Volkswagen Polo in an the work car park on the near-side wing. I have stated that I would pay for the damage I had caused rather than...
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  Why are no small city cars available with a decent automatic transmission? 3 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Don't you think it's about time that the manufacturers produced an autotrans that was suited to small/city cars? It seems crazy to me that Mercedes-Benz,...
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  Why are my Volkswagen Passat's doors locking automatically? 18 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2007 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI DSG in July 2009. It had done 26,000 miles and is a great car, except for one fault that the Volkswagen dealer...
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  My Chevrolet Lacetti is suffering from an engine problem - can I return it to the dealer? 14 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2006/ 06 plate Chevrolet Lacetti 1600 4 door saloon from a reputable dealer local to myself. It had a genuine mileage of 14,000. Seven days...
• Nissan Almera Tino auto late 2003 - Steering wheel vibration at 60-65mph plus,not w/b? 20 May 2010 (Forum)
  . There is no wheel bearing wear sound, no other symptoms. Just this judder at 65mph through the s/wheel, not in the rest of the car. Two garages have had a visual check on the ramp - nothing seen. Specialist place told me to come back for a free check and rebalance, but looking at the rims I see
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - DVLA Scrapped car by mistake 30 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  - not licensed to do so. But fault lays with scrap yard surely? How do I get V5? The scrap yard should match vehicles to V5 (reg doc) before scrapping which they did not do? Are they responsible for the error and it?s court action I need to take? I am really needing to sell car and need sound expert advice
• Audi A3 + S3 (2008 - ) - crash damage not repaired properly 15 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All, Unfortunately someone rear-ended my 7 month old A3 S-line in June of this year. They hit me at about 20mph I would say. I was able to drive the car to the Audi dealer, and the next thing I knew, it was at the "approved" Audi repairer for the region. Now this Audi repairer is allegedly
• Advice needed re accident claim 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  on, visability very clear and my son had his lights on etc. The next thing he knew was when somebody drove into the back of his at speed. My 18 year old son who had just passed his driving test 4 months prior (so you can imagine what premium we paid to have him insured fully comp £££££'s). My son got out of his
• FIAT Punto (1994 - 1999) - Garage stripped engine - do I have to pay 12 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  this morning asking if I can come for it now. They say, we didn't get time to put it back together yesterday, we've got your number and will call you when it?s ready, the guy working on it has had to go out for parts, and inform me that there are labour costs to pay, yes, I appreciate you had to diagnose
• Hideous Insurance Renewal problem 7 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  spoken to the insurer?s customer complaints department who tell me that they have voided the original policy and they are investigating. I have asked them to make it clear to me that they have taken this decision of their own volition. I need some advice please on how to argue with a ?computer says
• Honda Accord Tourer Diesel: 20k report 13 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  leather conditioner to try and get rid of this. I had to change the front tires at 18,000 miles; they weren't completely worn out, but as I was going on holiday, I couldn't leave it any further. Anyway, I don't really like them getting below 3 mm. I've replaced them with Pirelli P6000 Powergy?s
• 10k in an 'ugly duckling' ? 28 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  ) in mixed driving conditions from the trip computer and this rises into the 40's if I do significant motorway mileage. Others will probably do better than this as I consider myself pretty heavy footed. The engine is an absolute stonker and is starting pull strongly from even lower down now in 3,4 and 5
• Tokyo and Toyota 19 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  to see a Daihatsu Terios badged as a Toyota CAMI. The range topping and hugely conservative Century with 5 litre V12 is heavily reminiscent of something Boris Yeltsin would have trundled off to the Kremlin in rather than the flagship big brother of the S class-copy that is the CELSIOR (Lexus LS430?) I
• (my) Autotrader gems 25 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  completely flat on all classic shape 900's
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  Hyundai Tucson actuator failure, just out of warranty - will I have to pay in full? 10 Dec 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Just over two months ago my Hyundai Tucson diesel had its final service within its five year warranty, having done just under 26,000 miles and received...
• Sub £1,000 motoring 21 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  year £208 2002-52 VW Passat 1.9 TDi SE Bought for £400 to replace above and intended to be a temporary measure until I found something better but it went on to last for over 2yrs until rot got the better of it. Cost per year less than £200 99-V Toyota Corolla 1.3 S 5dr bought as another stopgap
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  How do black boxes work? 20 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Can you please tell me how black box insurance works? I understand it records your driving but I have the feeling it could come back to haunt you? I am...
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  A random car has been parked on my driveway and the owner refuses to move it - can I get it removed? 26 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  A random car has parked on my property and the owner refuses to move it. I don't know if it's roadworthy, but it looks in decent condition. What are my...
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - Diesel Problem Vol2 19 Sep 2018 (Forum)
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