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My Focus has a stuck spark plug which is causing a misfire.
I have a 2004 Renault Espace petrol. It always starts from cold but sometimes when you stop it wont restart. The engine turns over but won't fire. If you leave it for 10 minutes it then starts. It's a...
My local Ford dealer advised changing the oil in my 06 Ford Focus at 12,000 mile intervals and the plugs at 33,000 miles. These seem very long intervals to me. My annual mileage of 12,000 is mostly 65...
Why is there oil in my Vauxhall Omega's spark plug pot?
I have recently purchased a 2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK with the 2.6 V6 engine. It does not appear to have had the spark plugs changed since it was manufactured. It has done a genuine 46,000 miles with a full...
I'm on my second Mondeo 2.5V6. I've run them both on ordinary unleaded but at about 68k miles (now 72k miles) my car developed a misfire at low revs when the engine is under load. The car still starts...
When should I change the fuel filter, spark plugs and timing belt on a 2007 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.8i VTR?
My wife's Renault Scenic (nine years old and 69,000 miles) has just had a new cam belt fitted. When I picked it up it seemed to be misfiring badly. The garage fitted new plugs - no change. They suggested...
A friend took her car for an MoT and service earlier today. The car passed its MoT fine. When they were doing the service, apparently they were removing the spark plugs (which were apparently rusty and...
I am looking to buy a used car, up to seven years old, and I'm wondering which type of car in the 1.6-litre range is quite cheap to tax and insure.
 

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