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• Mazda 6 - Sluggish performance 24 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Hi there, I have an 02 plate mazda 6.  Over the last 5k miles or so the car has been feeling sluggish to me - not as 'peppy' as it used to.  The MPG is slightly down too but this is most likely due to the weather. It had it's last 'full' service 8k miles ago and an oil
• servicing - Some Good News 31 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Just had my epica diesel serviced at a network Q dealer, (not chevrolet) and service carried out to perfection for £92.50 + parts and oil, a very reasonable £186, and was advised rear left tyre was "stepping".... Hmmmm.. went to my nice tyre fitter who confirmed this was so, went
• Engine longevity 15 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  I've got a 99 MkIV Golf 1.8T 20V on 110k motorway miles - & along the lines of a rec from HJ in 1999, I have changed the oil/filter every 5K with Halfords fully synth (and coolant, waterpump and belt every 50K). How long should or could this engine last? It was also used on passat,A3,A4,A6,TT
• BMW 5 Series E60 - Main Dealer Servicing vs Independent Specialist 4 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  , they are rather expensive - £175 for an oil change. An Independent Specialist would be a lot cheaper, but are there any disadvantages? Will it make any difference to the price I'll get when I sell the car (I expect to keep it for at least 2 more years).
• Vauxhall Astra H Estate - vauxhall astra 17 cdti 2007 7 Oct 2010 (Forum)
    checked cam caps for wear nothing could it be a hydraulic tappets or do these engines have them roller tappets  timing belt just been changed last week and thicker oil put in as it was doing this before  any help  cheers guys thanks for any advice
• VW Golf Estate or Skoda Octavia Estate - High Mileage 2 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  have full service history and seemed to have been well looked after. How long will these cars last for? Is there problem with oil changes or things like that? My other question is does towing a caravan/horse put excessive strain on engines? The reason I ask is alot of these diesel estates have
• Ford Fiesta 1388cc Zetec - Poor low speed running 25 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  tick over but revved up very poorly.It`s done approx 120k with oil&filter changed regularly,and cam belt at 100k....but not a lot else done within the last 40k for service to the engine.Don`t want to fork out for injection cleaner if it`s something I can tinker with for free.Any ideas please?
• ford ka 1997 - car misifre 29 May 2010 (Forum)
  hello im hoping you people can help i recently bought a ford ka 1.3 found the car wasnt picking up speed like it should so i got the oil and spark plugs changed cars seems ok now just slows down a little when going up a hill now my engine has started rumberling while in 1st and 2nd gear sounds
• Main Dealer Stamps - How important? 9 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I am seriously considering taking my car to a local independent garage for my next service (2nd minor service) instead of taking it to a Ford garage. Ford charge £130 for an oil and filter change - rather steep if you ask me. goodness knows what they charge for a full major
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 98 1.8 Hesitation under acceleration 9 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi. I have hesitation when i accellerate, only if i put my foot down hard. It also hesitates around the 3000 rpm mark. I have modified my driving to use the accelorator gently and it all seems ok, but if i need to overtake, wether i change down or not, the hesitation is most apparent
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 01 1.8 Sluggish management lights! 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi Engine seems sluggish on start off and gear change. Its not till it reaches 60 -70mph that it seems ok. Also getting a bit noisier than usual. Managment lights on occassionally are the orange one (dont have manual so dont know what light it is!!) looks like a squarish box (some kinda pump
• BMW 5-Series E60 (2003 - 2009) - 04 3.0 loss of power & smoking a bit from exhaust 16 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, Advice please. I have a 53plate 530d, and i have recently been getting a loss of power at high revs and cloud of black smoke. Driving normally i get no smoke, just when i put my foot down. I recently changed my air filter, which was black and had remnants of oil or soot? Any ideas?? i've been
• Renault Clio II (2001 - 2007) - First service costs 2 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  My Clio is due its first service soon. Cost will be £180, for what basically amounts on an oil and filter change and a visual safety check of other components (yeah, right - just tick the boxes on the service sheet during the tea break). It seems most of the bigger manufacturers charge around
• Hyundai Accent (2000 - 2006) - 00 1.5 ABS occasionally operates on light braking 3 May 2009 (Forum)
  Stepson just got a tidy Accent GDX with 80,000 on the clock: took it to my trusted indie for an oil/filter/cambelt change, test driving it the ABS triggered with light braking. I had the same unexpected ABS operation a couple of days ago, no ABS warning light and the brakes work fine (plenty of pad
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - Flooded (d'oh!) 10 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  engine, but has anyone ever heard of an engine recovering from hydrauliccing after the water's been drained out? It's being dumped back here. Plan is to take out the glow plugs and try to turn the engine over and then change the oil. *Fingers crossed*
• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 95 1.1 Starting fault 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi My daughter has a problem starting her ford fiesta after doing about 20 to 30 miles, after she turns the engine off, the car will not start again for about 30 minutes. Did a service on the vehicle and also renewed the oil filter cap which was broken, cleaned all the hoses to the air filter etc
• Mitsubishi Shogun (1999 - 2007) - 96 3.0 V6 petrol misfire problem 2 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Shogun with misfire warmer it gets worse it gets. timing checked compression tested new plugs and leads fitted to no effect. only thing not changed is the cat and with the misfire that has broken up inside. uses no water or oil no pressurising of system just misses and pops in exhaust at times more
• Land Rover Range Rover P38 (1994 - 2002) - 1995 2.5 lumpy and slow when cold 7 May 2008 (Forum)
  cold,but fine when warm. was wondering if changing the gear oil to a fully sync may help, Thanks James
• Toyota Land Cruiser LC (2003 - 2009 ) - 2007 LC5 auto - Knocking /Clatter noise on startup 6 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  I have had a diesel clatter/knocking sound coming from my LC5 around 1000rpm to 1800rpm on start up and when the engine is under load. The noise is similar to the" old tractor " noise". The noise does get quieter once the enging is warmed up, and I have just changed the oil to 5w30 and had new
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - 00 yr 1.4 - Tapping noise at low engine speeds. 14 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I have an X reg 1.4 Megane. Recently a tapping noise can be heard from the engine. It is only noticeable during idling or travelling at low speeds. I recently got my oil changed on the back of some advice and now the tapping noise only starts one the engine gets up to temperature. It has been