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3 posts in Car Diagnostics blog about "emergency" — OBD-II diagnostics, DTC codes, repair. ← All posts
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Brake pedal sinks to the floor: stop driving and read this
A pedal that keeps travelling under steady pressure means the hydraulic system is not holding. This is the one fault on the site that justifies a recovery truck.
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Steam from under the bonnet: stop or drive on?
The decision has to be made in about ten seconds, and getting it wrong turns a cheap hose into a cylinder head. Here is how to read the situation from the driver seat.
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Wrong fuel in the tank: what to do in the first minutes to avoid paying for the fuel system
The cost of the mistake hinges on one decision — whether to start the engine. Both scenarios, why petrol in a diesel and diesel in a petrol are different orders of severity, and what diagnostics shows.