Resources and insights

A flood damaged car gives itself away through musty smells, silt in hidden cavities, corrosion in places water should never…

Before a car that has been sitting for months takes its first real drive, five things need to be checked.…

It is rare for one emergency top up of the wrong engine oil to cause lasting damage. Now, doing thousands…

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…