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  My Vauxhall Corsa has blown oil all over the engine - what's caused this? 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My oil light came on in my 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 2002 yesterday. When I pulled over to check the oil the whole of the underside of the bonnet and engine...
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 02 1.4 HDi driving us mad with random non starting 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  For nearly two months our 130k miles C3 diesel has been randomly not starting from cold. It spins over perfectly, just don't fire up. Been to the Citroen dealer twice - first time injector seals and various pipes were renewed. Ran fine for a while then refused again. Towed back to the dealer who
• Extortionate recovery charges 1 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  , and gave her the number of a local recovery company. The police told her that her comprehensive breakdown assistance would not cover her damaged car to be towed home. The following day a kindly neighbour took her to collect the vehicle and tow it away. She was informed that if she paid cash, the charge
• Honda CR-V III (2007 - ) - Plated MAM please? 18 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Looking for a larger family car and decided we can compromise on 5 rather than 7 seats. Therefore been looking for what offers us most space and towing ability for our 1325kg MTPLM caravan whilst keeping within 3500kg total MAM (car + van, total MAM of car NOT kerbweight) so both myself and my wife
• Toyota Landcruiser 80 Amazon (1990 to 1998) - Modern diesels - what's the point? 28 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I've been running my 3 litre CR auto D-Max for nearly 3K miles now, and I get about 29mpg running around, dropping to 25 when I tow 3 tons. My old '93 Landcruiser 4.2TD auto does around 25mpg, dropping to 22 towing 3 tons. So considering the LC is 15 years old, has a 6 cylinder engine
• Fiat Ducato clutch problem 1 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  currently my only option would to have the vehicle towed or relayed could not tow it with my car because the vehicle weighs two tonnes? I have Peter Russek pocket mechanic but it doesn't tell how to remove the clutch? Is there a manual or website which will help ru through the process.? Thanks. Mike.
• Car insurance problem 3 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  parents car to tow with it but there insurer will only cover me for a few times a year so adding this car to my own policy when I need to tow the Williams would be handy. Has anyone any recomendations of what I can do?
• Tachograph Needed for Trooper...? 8 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Hello once again... The latest "challenge" is the need to have a tacho. if I am towing for business. Or so it seems. It appears from a number of sources on the web that if I have a gross train weight of over 3500kgs or I am towing for hire and reward "long distance", then I need a tacho. arrgh
• Skoda Octavia Elegance 2005 , 1.9 TDi 130 bhp - Thinking of buying Skoda 12 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Am looking at a Skoda Elegance , it is ex police but was used like a company car , not for emergencies, with no changes from the original. Its 130bhp. Would this be a better buy for me then a 2002 with 110 bhp. I tow a caravan now and again. It has no spare wheel, is this usual?
• fiat scudo 1.9d non turbo - wont start just turns over 3 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 98 fiat scudo,when I try to start it it just turns over and over,I then towed it to bump start it,it started for a couple of seconds but would not rev up,I've changed the fuel filter but still won't start,any suggestions?
• Kia Sorento 28 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  We are considering a Kia Sorento diesel as a replacement for our now rather tired Discovery TDI 300. (Yes, we do need a 'real' 4x4 to tow a horsebox and no, we don't live in a city, so no anti-SUV comments, please.) HJ has consistently recommended the Sorento, so I would be very interested
• Chevrolet Blazer, anyone got one? 6 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Anyone here got a Chevrolet Blazer? I like the look of them and and thinking of buying one to tow our caravan. What I'm really interested in is 1, Fuel consumption 2, Spares costs. 3. Reliability and longetivity Theres a few over here in RHD form and being US made, I'm assuming they go
• 2.3 turbo Torque increase - Volvo 940 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  When I resolve my clutch problems I want to increase the torque on my 2.3 SE Turbo in order to improve it\'s towing ability. Do I have any options other than \'chipping\' it ? Which companies provide the best solutions ? Ta ! -- Bob Life\'s too important to take seriously !
• Which version MPV 3 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  Could anyone suggest which engine version of the Galaxy/Sharan/Seat is the best choice. I don't anticipate that we will do more than 10.000 miles per year. Most of our journeys are short. We occassionally tow a small caravan. We will either be looking at a used or a good deal on a new. We
• Which cheap used SUV? 30 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  So, I'm after a cheap (sub £9k) SUV and want something ideally 2-3 years old and relatively low mileage. The idea behind this is that I'm looking to tow a caravan, and I like the ideal of a higher seating position. Two that stand out are Dacia Duster and the SsangYong
• Vauxhall Meriva - sluggish Meriva 23 May 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all I have a 2006 1.7cdti Meriva, it's very sluggish when I pull away or am going up a hill. The turbo cuts in at 2.5 rpm. Sometimes foot is flat on the floor and it will slowly increase in speed. Could this be the clutch? I tow a 750kg trailer but haven't done since last year as I'm not sure
• Audi A3 Sportback Tdi - Power loss on Audi A3 6 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  On odd occasions, most often when towing and gently accelerating away from a low speed, I lose power. The immediate symptom is that the Cruise Control function ceases. Sometimes I get the Emission Control System warning light come on. The whole thing is then resolved by turning off the ignition
• 2012 Vauxhall Antara - Towbar Fitting 4 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi! I am soon taking delivery of a Vauxhall antara.I measured the hieght of the rear Parking sensors,which are 600mm form the ground and I am looking at fitting a fixed tow ball which is at the hieghest is 420mm from the ground and was wondering if the sensors would pick up on the towbar
• c220 diesel 1996 mercedes - non start 3 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  got this c220 diesel  towed in to-day owner stopped for 10 minutes to do a message when returning to car it would not start.  Immobilizer  lights keep flashing green & red owner does not have a spare key. Is anyone familiar with this immobilizer system any
• Peugeot 307 SW - sluggish engine 16 May 2010 (Forum)
  I am looking at a 307sw 2ltr 110bhp 03 reg. the body is in exceptional state but on test drive it didnt impress (compared with others driven same model) . could it just need a 'clean out' or something similar to return performance, or might it be something mare serious. it has a tow bar which