Maintaining a car for the long term

I have owned my four-year-old Berlingo Multispace 1.6hdi (old shape) from new and always had it serviced on time by Citroen. It has covered 50K miles, mainly long distance journeys, without any faults...

How has my DMF lasted so long?

You write often about how DMFs don't last, and are expensive to replace. My Alhambra has now done 127,000 miles with (so far) no clutch or DMF problems. Is it because A) I'm lucky B) I am a super smooth...

When should I change my oil?

What is best mileage for a diesel Yaris to change its oil? I normally do it after 5000 miles? What you think?

Emission possible

I bought my BMW X3 new on 29 April 2006. It has done 63,000 miles and been serviced in accordance with BMWs recommendations by a BMW garage. I have a BMW fully comprehensive extended warranty that cost...

When do I change my MINI Cooper D timing belt?

My Mini Cooper Diesel, 2008 model, is fitted with the Citroen/Peugeot 1.6 HDI 110HP DV6 Engine. Citroen recommends changing the timing belt at 150,000 miles or ten years. Would you say this is correct?

When to change the cam belt on a Ford Galaxy?

I have just purchased a S/H Galaxy. The only info I can find re changing the cambelt is at 125,000 miles/ 10 years. Surely that is too long to leave it?

Is my cam belt due a change?

My 2004 Volvo S80 2.0T Manual is nearly 7 years old and has done 61,000 trouble free miles. It is a lovely car to drive, especailly on long journeys. It is well out of its warranty period and I have it...

Does my car really need a service?

I’m thinking of buying a used Honda Jazz 1.4 iVTEC ES (Manual), up to two years old, to be used mostly on daily 30 mile round trips to work. At the following website drivers reported that the Jazz’s...

Oil loss following dealer service

I recently had my Jaguar XF serviced at my local main dealer only to discover a few days later it was leaking oil - a lot of oil. Clearly I was very angry given that the service was over £400, but what...

DPF replacement - what needs to be done?

I'm having the DPF replaced on my 2005 Ford Focus 1.6TDCI as I have a fault saying that the DPF has reached its maximum regenerations. I'm having it done by a local garage at a small fraction of what...