There are plenty of helpful guides to assist in cleaning your car, but what are the don’ts. Read on to find out the serious offences against paintwork. You’ve probably read numerous articles packed with tips for cleaning your car, but…
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NOx Control in Diesel Engines
Air is composed of approximately 80 per cent nitrogen and 20 per cent oxygen, and at normal temperatures, no conditions exist to cause the two gases to combine. But in temperatures at which combustion of diesel fuel takes place, above…
Rich Mixture?
If I poke a couple of fingers up my (Euro-6) Mazdaís tailpipe and wiggle them around (donít worry, itís not habit-forming) they emerge unsullied; do the same trick with a similarly-modern petrol vehicle, and I get sooty fingers! Do you…
Added benefits?
Dear Doc, I own a Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI (138bhp) with the Euro-5 engine which, although it is now just over five years old, has only covered just over 34,000 miles. We very rarely use it for journeys of less…
Diesel from Poland
Hi Doc. I haven’t been in touch for a while due to my various travels, but due to family reasons, I recently bought a new car ñ in Poland. Like one of your other readers, there wasn’t a single diesel…
Lights Out
Hi Doc, I have now discovered for sure that my Focus has a 2.0-litre TDCi Mondeo Engine, 2007 to 2012. I think I told you that I had suspected it was not the original engine, and I suppose I should…
Bright Spark
Electric cars are grabbing lots of headlines and most of the big awards at the moment. Jaguar, in particular, must surely be investing in a few extra trophy cabinets after harvesting dozens of gongs for the I-Pace, including the most…
The Extra Mile
Let’s take something of a drive into the future, and consider the principle of economy driving when cars have become electric, and potentially fully autonomous. Maybe general attitudes will be that electric cars are very efficient and economical, and the…
Save a life, become a criminal?
As law abiding citizens, most of us probably don’t even think about breaking the law. Occasionally however, extraordinary circumstances take hold and alter our usual behaviour. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were in a life or…
Blackpool Tower
Hello good Doctor! It must be a few years since I last wrote to you ñ 2008ish, I think. Back then I had a Peugeot 4007 with which I was having some brake vibration and juddering problems. We pinned down…