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• Turbo Diesel Cars- precautions 18 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  I am about to take delivery of my first TDI car- Leon TDI 110. Apart from the care needed to avoid overheading a HOT turbo are there any other points I neeed to be wary of? I am told they may warm up more slowly than the equivalent sized petrol engine? Also I believe one should NOT change the oil
• used mercedes 31 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  with 240 auto as such. If I buy What should i do about oil changes approx 8000 per year but not journeys under 5 miles (use shanks 's to get paper in morning etc. What should I use to keep paintwork in toop nick. I use aircon all the time so should not have no use problems Thanks in anticipation.
• Short Journeys 16 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  Further to your recent comments about car use in the Daily Telegraph, that modern cars with ECUs should not be used on short trips: Short journeys are a fact of life in today's motoring. It is not up to the Motorist to change his lifestyle; rather it is for the car manufacturers to design
• Vauxhall Zafira A - error codes - BDO or BDO2. 52 plate Zafira 29 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  skidding in a triangle) and the Engine Electronics (car with a spanner on top) stay on. This has been happing for years. I brought the car when it was 6 months old but unfortunately I had an accident at work which has left me disabled hence the reason I don't use it much. Last time I had the oil changed
• Mazda 6 Diesel Sport 2L 2002 model - ENGINE STALLING THEN KNOCKING SOUND PLEASE HELP 17 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2002 Mazda 6 136bhp deisel sport.  Its done 75000 miles with full service history and a recent cam belt change.  The engine has recently failed on me and the car is now stuck on my driveway and i don't know what to do.  Here is what has happened. I
• 2003 1.8l Mondeo Estate, 144k miles - Ford Mondeo Mk3 Hesitates and Stutters during acce 23 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  change into say 4th at 30-35mph the car hesitates and stutters, and if I put my foot down as if I was to accelerate hard it can sometimes feel like a major shuddering is going on. Then when the speed settles, it drives fine. It can be variable depending on the weather, if that helps
• Bad Garage guide ! 13 May 2016 (Forum)
  ). I had to call recovery services and they mentioned that Turbo hose was not fitted firmly(after sensor change in garage), causing oil leak into the engine and surrounding area. However they fixed the hose and straight away power returned to the car. I took the car back to the car centre
• Ford 2011 Zetec Mondeo 140 tdci - Ford Mondeo 2011- Engine malfunction light!! 24 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  the same) until about 18,000 miles when the light eventually came on. I took it back to fords who told me that the light indicated a deterioration in my oil and oil filter. They changed the oil and filter, which I paid for because this wasn't covered under warranty. I also paid for a pcm update, as I
• Vx Omega Rocker Cover 3 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  housing was also clean, by squirting white spirit through it, and yes, I did mop it up from the inside of the air inlet manifold. I have fitted an oil separator / filter on the top of the crankcase breather pipe, a part which was not originally fitted to my Omega. Part number 9 193 502 ( highly
• Mondeo TDCI Injector String of Problems 4 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  and the car was back on the road, except I otice a 'pinking' sound was now coming from the engine. Calle the garaged who told me the new software would change the tone of the engine (utter rubbish) Got the car to work, still not happy, calle them back and they said to bring it back in. When they took
• Suggested maintenance 6 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  advice on what to prioritise and concentrate on first. The obviouse engine oil/filter change is planned for but what others? The diff doesn't exactly whine....more of a 'ssshhhhhh'....and i've been advised by a local small motor factors shop to replace the oil in there with the Lucas Oil additive
• Nissan Micra - K11 16v very poor low rev running 15 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  quite slowly, after about 50 miles at 70/80 I came back and its running even worse at low revs not even idling and cutting out all the time.    I changed the oil, & filter, plugs, air filter about 1500 miles ago and it was running fine.There is no warning light on the dash
• Vauxhall Zafira DTI - Simple replacement for my trusty Zafira 31 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  .  It is chain cam - I have changed the oil regularly - and does not have any of the additions that seem to plague the modern diesel such as a complex common rail system or a diesel particulate filter.   Unfortunately its reliability is not recognized by the Government who now want to tax it at 200 per
• Jaguar XJ 3.2 V8 sport 1998. - Torque converter. 23 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  would like advice as to what to do next because the car has only recently come out of the same garage having had the gearbox oil and filter changed and I wondered if this latest fault could somehow be connected or is it just a coincidence and bad luck? I'm unsure what to do next and would welcome
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.6 Several electrical related problems 11 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  of dashboard - dimmer for dash board illumination does not do anything - no rear fog lights - and engine feels likes its gonna stall when first starting - had oil and air filter change. Checked all relays under bonnet and inside by the steering wheel all ok - only cig lighter one had fused. Please help - i
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 2005 2.0 How do I prime the fuel filter 27 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I have just bought a 2005 307SW 2.0 90bhp. I changed the oil and filter this afternoon and attempted to drain the water from the fuel filter as per Haynes. (I have previously owned low pressure Peugeot diesels and have never drained the water, but changed the filters regularly.) I released
• Renault Clio II (1998 - 2001) - 98 1.6 cam belt change 16 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, We have had our Clio since nearly new, had the cambelt done by the Renault dealer (Renault Minute dept) 5 years ago (cost £200 inc oil + filter), the dealer has quoted £360 this time and a (reasonably) trusted indy has quoted approx £210 though I am thinking of doing it myself this time around
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 2001 - 1100cc - very rough running in wet weather 10 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, Sorry if this rambles on a bit. My girlfriends has a 106 1.1L Independence. She didn't have any service history with it and hasn't had any servicing done since getting it. I've recently done the oil and filter and the cam-belt / tensioner / water pump. Air filter still need still be changed
• Astra 1.7DTL surging problem 3 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  service items such as fuel and air filters. The engine is very clean and I change the oil & filter at least twice a year. I have also checked the valve timing, pump timing with a dial gauge. I don't really suspect cylinder compression because it starts so well from cold. But still I have this problem
• jumpy/smoky F. fiesta, injector leak? 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  , noticed that when it kangaroos up a hill puffs of darker smoke come out timed with the kanagarooing. opened up the bonnet, around the right injector there is a lot of dark soot (lost for the correct description, it's not oil, but black stuff on the metal) i've been reading, alot, what i've found so far