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After the scare stories on BBC's WATCHDOG on owners problems with high mileage BMW engines with the timing gear at the rear of the engine thought I should post this. BBC One - Watchdog, Series 31, Episode 7, BMW deny engine failures are due to manufacturing fault The ubiquitous Mercedes OM651...

Hi All I could be worrying about nothing but a strange thing happened te other day when towing a caravan WA to YO (140 mile). My 02 c220 cdi estate felt like it jumped out of drive without the gear stick moving. I had to stop , put it in to park and then back in to drive to get the car moving...

My Dell 9300 is my day to day business machine. Apart from the problems I have already posted in the past, the thing actually still works ok. Until this afternoon that is. I was working my way through my emails (in Outlook) when I heard a very faint screeching noise, like a bearing picking up...

I had just done a little trip out 5-7 miles, and on way back popped into sainsburys and noticed my water level light had come on, so drove round to petrol station to get some water, by the time I get there steam is coming out of front of car. Pop the bonnet and notice the top water hose to...

Well, heading up the road to get some tyres, I decided to overtake a slower moving Vauxhall, so, I depressed pedal and the car kicked down two gears (auto) well, I suddenly gathered much speed and thought, okay enough is enough, however someone decided they'd fit about 5 car mats to it and the...

Not sure where to post but feels that engine category is best as it can't work wthout fuel. Was on the way back home with wifey and son and upon reaching Glasgow, the traffic was crawling . Was about two junction away from from our exit the car suddenly stalls. Tried to start but it won't...