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• Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla 29 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  have done any lasting damage to my car, should I have the oil changed earlier than the initial 10 k service etc??? Thanks
• Corolla Service 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  Just want some advice please. Local dealer has quoted me £172 for the 20000 mile (2yrs) service on my older style corolla (Y reg). Car has only done 16000 miles in 2 years from new. As this is little more than oil/filter/brake fluid change I consider this a rip off. If I asked my local independent
• Cambelts again 10 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Truly, honestly, would you go to the bother of changing the cam belt on a seven year old, absolutely guaranteed 15,000 mile, Peugeot 306 with the 1.8 XU7 lump? Yes, I know what can happen if it fails, but can age alone affect the belt as much as oil weeps (there are none), Ultraviolet light
• Honda Accord UK (1998 - 2003) - 1999 2.0 very poor mpg 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  it used to do about 290-300 to the tank only a year or two ago. It recently failed emissions at MOT. So after that, i had the rear exhaust changed, the o2 lamba sensor changed (original honda one), i had a basic service (spark, oil, air filter), also engine flush, no smoke etc. I also had the timing belt
• New Leon TDi 110 alternator belt - when? 5 May 2005 (Forum)
  that mine wouldn't go another yard before the belt was changed. He asked if I'd kept up the service schedule, which I have - I even had the timing belt changed early and I change oil/filters more frequently than the schedule. He didn't want to commit himself, but wondered if the frayed edge might have
• Honda Civic - Garage advice 13 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  belt and that the belt would need replacing.They said nothing about the water pump at this stage at all nor was there any mention of it being changed in the invoice.The garage replaced those oil seals and the cambelt and all was fine for a while.Two months later the car starting leaking antifreeze
• Nissan Almera Tino - Smokey car problems 18 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  . Had a warning light come on which we got checked and it said the rear Oxygen sensor wasn't working, got this changed car seemed to run better but still some smoke. Car has always used oil
• Renault Scenic 1.5 Turbo Diesel - Renault Scenic Turbo Failure 15 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  the turbo were: 1. Make sure there is a good oil supply to the turbo. 2 Refill with new oil of the approved type. 3 Stop the turbo from spinning to check oil supply is OK before allowing it to spin. All these things were done correctly and the vehicle ran perfectly for over 3,500
• Anyone had a Ford Value service? 3 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  See here for details - http://tinyurl.com/7k5pe9 As the list below shows, they do a full range of checks, but looks like anything (maybe incl oil change) will cost extra. Anyone ever had one of these? Selective quotes from the above pages: Is your Ford over three years old? If so, it qualifies
• Random starting problems with MK3 Fiesta 10 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  changing the oil (twice in 3 weeks) the car has refused to start for no apparant reason. The battery, coil pack, HT leads are all healthy and it was getting a spark. I removed the air filter and turned the key for a constant 5 minutes (I am aware this is doing the starter and battery no good) and both
• Astra running rough (longish) 28 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone make sense of this jumble of (possibly un-related) symptoms? 1999 Astra 1.6 SOHC (Single point injection 8v, 75BHP zzzzz!) All was going well, despite the timing belt coming off 800 miles after being changed at 80k miles due to tensioner failure. (Repaired at no charge, apparently a non
• Diesel fuel filters, changed too often? 7 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  . The way I see it is that the filter medium would gradually become more efficient as the mileage increased and as for water, have found less than half a teaspoon in around 400,000 cumulative mileage in the family fleet. Regards NB I change the *oil* filters at half the normal interval and this is just
• Vauxhall Monterey transmission judder 26 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  checked. No change. Propshaft examined by garage (and me). No obvious signs of wear at all. UJ?s and splines greased, again probably for the first time! No change. Back axle oil drained and refilled. Whine greatly reduced. Vibration remains. Transfer box drained and refilled. No change.. With auto
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 01 2.2 dti - starting problems 16 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  it, but no change. there is deisel spraying out of all injectors once its started and it runs great then. ive also cleaned the EGR vave and another sensor in the manifold which were badly oiled up but still no change. I have read that it could be something as simple as the spill pipes which could need replacing
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - '03, 1.9 PD TDi - low mpg 19 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  to a max of about 47mpg (taking it really easy) but I've not noticed a change in performance. I have changed the fuel filter, air filter and pollen filter for non oem parts but all are Mann products (parts were previously oem). I was also using synthetic oil (left over from when it was on a long service
• DIY service 2001 A4 TDi 130 22 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  as I intend am not into variable servicing and long life oils at the best of times, but especially as the sump only takes 3.8 - 4l of oil. I intend to service the car every 5k or maybe 10k miles, I have not yet decided. This was the first time I had changed an element style oil filter as opposed
• Peugeot 106 - Peugeot 106 1.106 1.1 revving up and down when warm 9 Apr 2023 (Forum)
   The issue I have is the rev counter bounces up and down slightly however not to the point that it could stall or anything.    So far I have changed the oil, spark plugs? idle control valve, air filter. Also cleaned the butterfly flap on the throttle body  I noticed when I
• Honda Shuttle/Odyssey (1995 - 2000) - 1999 2.3 Holds 2nd gear in kick-down 25 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  think so though. Car is going to my local indy at the end of the week for a full service. Will ask hime to change all fluids incl. auto oil, brake fluid coolant etc. Don't mind spending quite a bit on this as I bought it cheap and love it.
• Ford Focus - Squeaking noise above 30mph Ford Focus 16 May 2020 (Forum)
  Hi all hope someone may be able to shed some light for me: Ford Focus, 2012, 1.6 petrol with just over 60k on clock. Recently serviced (oil change) in March 20, timing belt and pump changed Sept 19. Recently, when driving over 30mph I experience a squeaking noise, quite slight (can be hidden
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class - MB w203 2006 Injectors' noise!! 7 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  and second great levels, then it fades away as the car moves faster. I uploaded a video to Youtube and attached the link below for you guys to hear how it sounds. I have already changed one injector and the spray heads of the other three. Changed oil and all filters. Does anybody