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• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 96 1.1 Running Rich 6 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  as the engine is OK, it doesn't use oil and the oil stays relatively clean for 4000 between changes. It is however running rich as the sooty plugs will testify. Any ideas on dealing with this cheaply as I do not want to take it to a garage to have the ECU looked at or tested as it costs a mint and my car
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 1.8 Serious engine problems 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  clean, no signs of mayonnaise, heater and air con working correctly at all temperatures ? Spoke to previous owner (not seller), valve leak on cylinder 1 apparently diagnosed but no oil residue on plug; advised that plugs were apparently changed shortly before car was traded in.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2003 2.0 TDCi poor slow running 17 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have a mondeo 03 plate Since I have had it the injectors have been cleaned/changed, new glow plugs, new air, fuel and oil filter + new oil of correct consistency. Engine has now done 71000 miles. Also had air con and radiator fan on continuously. This was a faulty heater control panel
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - van 98 1.8td 75 - rough as old rope.... 2 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  been done recently.(i have receipts for parts changed...!) new injectors new timing belt and tensioner. new glow plugs new oil new oil filter new air filter i have been told that i should suspect two things 1. EGR valve 2. air flow meter. now what......? cheers Nick
• BMW 3-Series E90 (2005 - ) - Why no temperature guages? 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Why are there neither water nor oil temperature gauges on the 3 series E90? In my neck of the woods a zero or sub zero start is the norm for up to five months of the year. In that period I try to make very gentle demands of a cold engine. In my Audi I can monitor both the water and oil
• Peugeot - 306 d turbo starting problems 2 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  in to the air intake at the front of the grill and it fires up, but a puff of white and blue smoke does burn from exhaust when it does start. i don't know what the problem is i have just done a full service on the car today as well changed the glow plugs oil air filter oil filter fuel filter as well. it just
• Audi A4 How Much Is It Worth? 15 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  is cambelt will be due at around 125k, and it will have an oil change done before sale as it's coming up to six months cheers chris
• Pug 405 replacement 3 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  , but will be more expensive than the £10-12k car. At my age murder is out, as I couldn't do 14 years inside Comments anyone, particularly about engine choice. I will be maintaining it myself eventually, favour twice annual oil changes, and EGRs make me uncomfortable.
• Saab 2.2 TiD smoky exhaust? 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  is due a service in another 3k - I notice the manual states you should change the oil and filters in a diesel engine every 6k miles if you use your car in stop start traffic often (I drive on the motorway a lot, and with it being England, that means stop start for quite a bit!) I've only had the car
• What happened here then? 28 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  strainer - Service engine So what happened there? The only thing I can come up with is, when the head gasket was changed, some of the swarf from when the head/block was skimmed ended up in the sump, and blocked the oil pick up strainer. What do you think? Surely it would have sufficed just to clean
• Vauxhall Insignia 2011, 2000cc SRI - Loud knocking noise. 22 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  when driving the car. No warning lights have appeared at anytime on the dash. The car mileage is 104,200. I done an oil change at 103,000. I took the car to a local mechanic and he said the knocking noise was to do with the clutch so he replaced the Dual Mass Flywheel, new
• 2004 Honda Jazz CVT 1.4 - Glitch under load 7 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hello, please can you help? Wifes car. Owned from 6 months old. 100k miles. Has been stone reliable, except when a main dealership damaged the fuel pressure sensor on a major service. I do annual oil and filter changes etc. I renewed both banks of spark plugs two years ago (Back 4 looked like
• ford fiesta 2003 - 1.3 - Can any of you geniuses help? 29 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Hi there, we have recently changed the head gasket on my car. We had the head skimmed and pressure tested and got the thumbs up. We put it all back together but now there is pressure building up in the water tank /  we have checked all the pipes and the radiator. Changed the water
• 2011 BMW 1 series - Run flats to regular 13 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  .  Or should a get a small (donut) and jack(If best idea) Regular tires(good quality) should last, they feel better on the road and are by far cheaper.  I wnat to keep my car(after warranty) and I am trying to find a cheaper way of doing the tire thing,oil changes,repairs. Any help on these items
• Toyota Yaris - flood damage 19 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  dear john! i am having a big problem since after damage my car in flood, it is a toyota yaris triptronic 2005 , the car got flood water atleast 3hours so ,i just brought to the in my garage drain all the water got dry everything.dryed the ECU Engine Change the oil and filter  car
• BMW 320D SE - BMW As & When Servicing 2 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I bought this car new in March 2007 and the service interval was 20,000 miles or two years. Two faultless years followed, then a service, a year later new rear brake pads and an MOT. I then got a dashboard !! Sign saying service required at 36K. I took it in and it needed an oil
• Renault Laguna II 1.9 dCI - Whistle from engine 16 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  small! So on went the old belt but I put it on the opposite way to before. I did disconnect the fuel line to the fuel pump, and bled everyting before starting. Could this be causing it? Earlier on sunday I did an oil change, and no differently to the many times before, so I cannot see why this would
• Buying a C3 Pluriel 17 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  on 30,000 not 20k? If anyone has any advice on what to ask / look for on this specific car or in general then I would appreciate it. I know nothing about cars (can change oil and fit bolt on parts like exhausts but thats about it) then I would assume people would recommend an AA/RAC inspection? Cheers M
• vauxhall carlton starting problem 1 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  spat out and sometimes smokes up , but when she wont start i take out plugs and there wet there is a great spark at each plug. what i have done is changed the rotor arm new (made sure this went on right way) distributer cap new leads new oil and filter change erm im pulling my hair out
• Previa Diesel Turbo or not! 24 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  that this is a Turbo fault and it needs to be changed out (at great cost as it is now out of warranty). This fault is intermittent, I am not using any oil and not pouring black smoke out of the exhaust, even when the fault is occurring. When the fault is not happening the engine pulls fine and revs cleanly