Astra van hesitant

I have an Astra van DTI 1.7. It drives spot on, plenty of power, no warning lights etc. but if I put my foot down sometimes it has a quick miss of power or a 'jerk' feeling, then it's fine again. After...

Tinkling noise from ix20 diesel

I am very pleased with my ix20 disel - 4 months old. However very occasionally (and never at the dealers), the engine under load sounds as though it is pinking. There is a tinkling sound from the engine...

Golf stalls when coming to a stop

My Golf (100,000 miles) goes through stages of just cutting out as I stop (at lights, roundabouts, parking, etc). It happily restarts. This happens about 40% of the time - when engine is warm and once...

Are there problems with the Accord VTEC?

I have test driven a Honda Accord Tourer VTEC 2.0 Exec at 91,000 miles. On for £4999 with full Honda Service History. Unlike the Accord CDTi which I have written to you about in the past, I cannot see...

Can my engine be fixed

I purchased an 04 reg Golf second hand in 2009. I have had it regularly serviced, although not by a VW dealer. Two weeks ago, having parked it overnight, and having no previous noted faults, in the morning...

Vauxhall Corsa - 'mayo' in the breather pipe.

We have an 09 reg Corsa 1.2 that has 62k on the clock. We have had it since new and it has a full Vauxhall service history. At the weekend the breather pipe from the cyl head looked mis-shapen so I removed...

Golf GTI needs a new engine - who should pay?

1st November my Golf GTI, which I have owned from new, cut out without any warning and would not restart. It was recovered to the local Volkswagen dealer who have said that the exhaust camshaft has snapped,...

Which Audi A4 diesel engine?

I'm looking to buy a an Audi A4 S-line (B7). Is it best to go for the 1.9 TDI or the 2.0 TDI? I've noticed you can get both engines on the B7. I've read comments on problems with the 2.0 TDI, but not...

Ford Focus 'hunting' for revs

My son runs this petrol Focus on a tight budget and can't afford to throw it at his main Ford dealer to sort! The engine "hunts" on tickover from cold, rather like too much choke in the old days. Once...

BMW 320d E46 engine 'flutter'

My 2005 E46 320d ES has a frustrating flutter/slight hesitation between approx 1700 and 2200 or 2300 RPM - noticeable at about 30mph in 3rd or at around 70mph in either 5th or 6th when cruising (the car...