Resources and insights

The CVT problems worth acting on are shudder when taking off, a whine that rises with road speed, revs flaring…

A slipping clutch shows itself as engine revs climbing without the car accelerating to match, most obviously in higher gears…

A sweet, syrupy smell inside the car while driving is almost always engine coolant escaping somewhere it should not be.…

A car that stalls at idle or at traffic lights usually has a problem with the air, fuel, or sensor…

The engine start prevented countdown means your diesel’s AdBlue system has detected a problem, either the fluid is running low…

braking should be smooth and controlled. If your vehicle starts to vibrate every time you hit the brakes, it usually…

The most common reasons for an automatic gearbox to slip or jerk are low or degraded gearbox fluid, worn clutch…

The score is something special. You leave a driveway, or take a roundabout under power, and one front corner of…

When a car pulls to one side when driving it’s usually due to uneven tyre pressures, bad wheel alignment, a…

If you smell something burning coming from the engine bay it is usually caused by oil leaking onto hot parts…

If your car won’t start but the battery is OK, the fault is usually one of three things: the starter…