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• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift to rover 45 - change of car? 2 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  2011, rover alloys with 4 brand new tyres.a/c, remote controll central locking 2 keys and 2 fobs, front electric windows, sony xplod cd player mg zs dials sliver facial with red arms and lights Full service less than 2k consisting of oil, air & fuel filters Spark plugs. New brake pads
• Ford Fiesta 1997 - Ford Fiesta 1997 (Mazda 121) Revs Dropping 15 May 2010 (Forum)
  ). I recently serviced the car, changed the HT leads, changed the oil as well as the Idle Air Control Valve because it was giving other problems (rev counter went to about 4000rpm when I stepped on the clutch and I had no power even though the revs climbed normally. All this is sorted now. Eventually
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 - Ford Ka really low MPG 22 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  this extremely poor MPG is coming from. however it has been used for lots of short journeys, but usually does see the motorway once a month. the last service was its 1st service at around 3800 miles in June 2009. Dirty injectors? oil change needed ...? Read somewhere that it could be because of the air filter
• Toyota Camry (1996 - 2002) - 97 3.0 V6 engine interference or non interference? 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Toyota service history (last service was a "B" and was carried out February 2007). It is due a minor service this year, which amounts to little more than an air, oil and filter change. According to the service book it is due a cambelt change at 90K miles. I have read that this engine (1MZ-FE) is a "non
• Rover 200 1999 1.4 - Unsolvable Problem 10 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  no problem accelerating, although initial acceleration in any gear can be a bit jumpy. I have changed the following: - Fuel Filter - HT Leads - Distributor Cap - Rotor Arm - Ignition Coil - Spark Plugs (correctly gapped) - Engine Flush - Oil and Filter change (Wynn?s Valve/Hydraulic Tappet Cleaner added
• '99 Vectra 2.0 DTI blown fuse, ECU? 3 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, Problem came about last night after having the car MOT'd. The two Front indicator bulbs had to be changed due to lost colour (relevance follows). After the MOT, pulled out onto busy road, changed up into 2nd and the car died, no warning lights other than oil light came on. Popped back
• Servicing BMW 318i 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  this is - hard to to tell shape on the Touring? Is it based on the E36 or E46? Need to know for ordering parts. (1998 was the changeoveer year) 2. It obviously needs at least an oil service, and I intend to do this myself. I've always used Castrol Magnatec on the old Merc, will this be ok or should I go
• Rover 25 1.4 - Cam Carrier oil leak 10 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  My wifes car has an oil leak somewhere around the top right of the engine. It's rather dirty (there's no where near me that does steam cleaning - grr!), but I thought it was coming from the cam cover so I had that off and reassembled with Hermitite Red. No joy, still got the leak. Looking
• smokey 1.9TD peugeot expert van 22 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  of junctions but again not all the time. i also get black smoke when i go up steep hills. say im going up the hill in 3rd and the revs start to go down. so i change down to 2nd but its high revs so up to 3rd but its not enough power to pull. when its in 3rd it smokes but when its in 2nd and high revs, no smoke
• Toyota corolla verso 2.2 D4D - Black smoke from exhaust 16 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  driving a couple of miles car started pouring black smoke  thought it was cat regenerating but wrong colour smoke..belching black.. Any thoughts please...car perky enough and engine noise in keeping with milage..heard worse...oil change light on. Thanks. Mike
• Nissan Micra K12 2005 - Sudden power loss - Any clues? 29 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  No problems in 11 years, one day half the power dissapears. Everything in the car works perfectly, gears, electrics engine etc. but little power. Tested the electrics, no odd noises or anything else. I change the oil anually, and plugs every 3 years. One mechanic said he
• Toyota Yaris 1.0 - Brake replacement costs 16 May 2014 (Forum)
  is the list:  - MOT (50 quid) - Oil + filter change - Spark plugs - Air filter - Coolant - Replace rear brake cylinder + replace brake fluid - Replace both front brake pads  Comes to £390 quid! And that doesn't include replacing
• Mitsubishi Colt - Clutch Judder 8 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  its bad,especially in damp conditions. The cars now done 48k and is 4 years old and I've still got the problem. The only thing that changed perhaps from supplied spec at the first service was the engine oil to 10w40. Any guesses with whats wrong with it? Thanks Carl
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 petrol 2006 - Help! will not start 8 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I changed the oil & filter (nightmare getting the filter off) and now it will not start. It turns over fine but will not fire. I had started the car from cold the night before to put it in the garage, so it only moved a few yards. Am I right in thinking that rich fuel in the exhaust
• Vauxhall Corsa 2002 1.0 12v - Piston Rings 14 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 corsa c 1.0 12V Z10Xe engine with 96000 on the clock.  Over the past six months the oil level has not dropped at all on the dipstick (touch wood), but i want to know if the piston rings are likely to start to fail soon due to the high mileage of the engine.  I usually rev
• Nissan Almera - Rattling exhaust 25 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Noticed that my exhaust seems to be rattling either on idle when cold or sometimes around 20 mph, but never at any other speed. The rattle seems to be coming from the front- there is nothing more major as the car has recently had an oil and filter change and no problems were detected
• 1997 1.4 volkswagen polo 8v - engine troubles 22 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  hi, i bought my polo yesterday but on the way home the engine started to rattle at idle. like a cylinder was out. so when i got home i did an oil change, new plugs leads, distro cap rotor arm and coil pack. the rattling has more or less gone but the engine is now making a tappety noise, so i
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 99 1.0 Timing chain rattle 19 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  We have a 1999 1.0 Micra and it has started rattling at first start of the day for about 3-5 seconds. I think that this is the timing chain and after it has gone quiet the car runs OK. It has had its oil changed twice a year (as per HJ recomendation) and it has done 44,000 miles. Question 1
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.25 difficulty engaging 5th gear 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  the car has only done 34000 miles but its difficult to get into 5th gear. 1 in 5 attemps. last owner (senior years)never used 5th. i have changed gear oil and put treatment in. no different. is the 5th gear which is bolted onto end of gearbox easy to work on and replace any worn parts or am i
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 emissions light on & oily spark plugs 8 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I had service and timing belt replaced 3 months ago, now my emissions light has come on permanently and running sluggishly. i have oil in the spark plugs. took to garage and have been advised that i need piston ring(s) replacing at a cost of £600 +. The car has only 49000 miles on the clock! am i