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It could be dirty fuel, dirty fuel filter, erratic fuel pump. CHeck air filter and air inlet. DOes the engine run cold or hot?

It appears to be a great idea- to improve basic driving schools. Unfortunately a whole industry will mobilise its support groups to support the status quo and stop any changes. The car industry will see this as another effort to reduce car usage. Young people appear to be less interested in...

Check you get a spark at the park plugs - cheap tool or just do it the old fashioned way and do it in the dark you wont miss it! Check the fuel supply? check fuel to the injector pump? then fuel to the injectors- may need t remove the injectors and swap them with the other side to see if they...

Great car good luck with it. Check out Mercedessource website and on FB, YouTBe has a lot of useful tips on running old mercs.

Buy a large microfibre towel and keep it just for drying the car. Stick it in the washing machine when it needs it. Best way to dry a car.

For high mileage motoring diesel is still the way to go. I no longer do high miles and still prefer to run a diesel and havent had any problems. Just ensure you get the car with the better emissions control kit ( some are a lot better than others) and get it hot regularly so it can control the soot.

Your owners manual should tell you how much oil to add when the light comes on. I think it is one litre or 1.5l to go from min to max. I think BMW screwed up with this. What was wrong with a dip stick? a lot less expensive that some electronics that will probably go wrong at some point...

Can you advise who can supply such a hybrid turbo?

Body structural strength is very complicated for modern cars. The compromise is and has always been what strength do you need and what does it weigh. We all know modern cars have been getting heavier, and a LOT safer due to the latest safety requirements. It looks great as a show car but you...

WIll look OK, it looks great, but no structural strength at all, will just collapse in a shunt.

My old diesel boat engine needs about 30 secs to pre heat and then always starts, even after the winter lay up. Modern glow plugs are very different and very efficient, and more expensive.

I have used Shell V-power super diesel for a long time. I cant say it made a any difference to the performance, maybe slightly better mpg, but I have never had any engine or dpf problems, ever.

Start with the easy stuff, are all 6 cylinders that are not working on one side? or are they on both sides. Is there separate ignition for the two banks maybe one side is faulty?

Just to say hello everybody Sandy52 from Norfolk. Just bought a BMW X3 30d. Hope I can get some useful advice on best tyres remap or power upgrade and so on. Cheers for now.