2003 Yaris D4D engine struggling to tick over until warm.

I have owned a 53 plate Toyota Yaris D4D for six years which hasn't caused me an ounce of bother. It has 92000 miles on the clock. Recently I've had an annoying issue with the engine idling. When you first...

Noisy Corsa cuts out

My son has a Y plate 1 litre 3cyl Corsa which has been noisy since we purchased it a year ago. We were told this was usual for this model. Weve just got it through an mot (£125 damper, brakes and cost...

Is the Touran engine good?

I am in the process of buying a VW Touran and was wondering if they are any good and if they are reliable (electrics as well)? It has a lot of extras that could go wrong. The engine is a 1.9 TDI diesel....

Turbo issue?

Yesterday my wife was driving down a dual carriageway in our 2005 Renault Megane 1.5 DCI. When she changed to fifth there was a whistling noise and suddenly the engine lost power. We tried to move slowly...

Engine rattle

My car engine rattles when you first start it up, only for a few seconds and then it runs fine. Can you advise as to why this may be?

Juddering Fiesta 1.3

My 1997 Ford Fiesta 1.3 stalls when I slow down and go into second gear or when I come to a stop. It also judders when I accelerate and seems to be resisting speeding up. Black smoke comes out the exhaust...

Corsa C 1.0 Misfire

I have 2004 Corsa 1.0 Life Twinport (3 cyclinders) and the engine light comes on and sometimes goes off. The car idles very rough and does not have much power and the engine shudders. When I ran a disgnostics...

1.4 TSI engine problems

I own a Scirocco, from the dealer. After three months and 3,500 km they told me that the car needed a replacement motor. After six months the problems began - misfire, turbo problems, oxygen sensor fault,...

Hesitant C180

It is difficult to move my car from rest smoothly in first gear. The car begins to move, hesitates, then picks up speed normally. Main dealer acknowledges 'slight hesitation when emerging from side roads'...

Loose rocker cover

Why would the rockers come loose on my Jeep Cherokee engine? The garage is saying it has been over revved but as it is a an automatic I am finding it hard to believe them!