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• Yipee it's here 13 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  After 7 years with my trusty 528SE my new 535d Sport has arrived, I kept the 528 as I hardly drive it (43k) and I just could not justify changing it. I believe that when you load a car with extras it changes the economics of used car values. Three bits of advice / thoughts please 1. Do I de-badge
• 306 d-turbo smoke 30 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  a cloud of white smoke out. Not a huge amount of smoke but enough to get me worried. Also it doesn't feel quite as quick as it once was... doesn't always have the same kick when the turbo cuts in but sometimes does. I've changed the glow plugs, done all the usuall oil and filter changes and it's just
• Honda Prelude Type-S, opinions? 31 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  , was imported to the UK in 1999. As far as I can tell the car is clean, both in terms of its history and the condition it's in now. The current owner has had it for two years, he's changed the oil every six months, changed the plugs and other routine jobs - he's had nothing whatsoever go wrong with it. Thing
• 306 Dturbo starting 17 May 2003 (Forum)
  and run fine at the turn of the key. The smoke appears bluish in colour but I can never tell the difference in colour in exhaust smoke. It doesnt use any oil(between 6k changes) or water. If its been warm and not fully cooled it has to crank a lot longer than when its cold before firing up. Not starting
• When is the right time? 28 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  and servicing.I have had regular oil changes every six months. All the usuals have been replaced including cat & timing belt (but not tensioners) . The clutch,radiator, alternator etc are original. I realise this car is worth peanuts so do I wave goodbye and write off my losses or be proactive in parts
• Nail In Tyre & Other Issues 12 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Just returned from holiday to Andorra & week trolling round France. 2004 x type diesel, 2400 miles, 55 mpg, used no oil, now done 163,000 miles. Temp gauge mostly at 1/4, got up to 1/2 climbing the Pyrenees in 34 deg outside temp. Pretty pleased with a car that is worth effectively £1k
• Vauxhall Signum 2.2 DTi - Vauxhall Signum Gearbox Limp Mode 13 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  U2106-71 Invalid Data from TCM U2105-00 Can Bus - No Communication with ECM I have managed to get rid of P0773 (changed gearbox oil) and P1590 (changed turbo solenoid) however the existing codes are changing everytime I clear and restart. I am about to strip out the ERG and give
• Audi A3 Cabriolet - How to deal with possible fake jobs?? 1 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  gearbox oil change and Aircon service FOC. I also asked them to repair the right side brake light bulb. So they ring me today and say I need a front right tyre as the one fitted is barely legal. Changing this will bring them all up to 2mm. Now I bought the tyres in pairs so surely the other side would
• When to change a cambelt. 27 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  working under ideal conditions, ie correctly tensioned, no oil, no disintegrating idlers. Take a belt base life of 60,000 miles. Now apply the following factors as multipliers: Crank pulley teeth (half cam pulley number) 19t 0.7; 20t 0.9; 21t 1.0; 22t 1.05. Next, apply the following factors
• Omega running costs 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  , etc, over the past two and a half years, which you're about to hear about, like it or not. Bought at 26,614 miles, it's now done 79,112, so I've travelled a grand total of 52,498 miles. In that time I've spent £1,761 on servicing and repairs. Oil change every 5K, service every 10K, cambelt every
• Porsche Cayenne e-Hybrid - Porsche Hybrid 9 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  to pay £400.00 for a fault that developed during the warranty period, neither did I expect to have to change the oil and filters every 2500 miles or not to be able to drive a hybrid vehicle in its default electric mode.   This raises a few concerns.  Am I
• Smoky calibra 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  on the motorway for ages and nothing comes out (the exhaust is then very clean - no soot). Then at other times I start it up and it smokes. Usually it clears and then nothing for ages. The emissions are either off the scale (!) or just outside limits, again they keep changing. One other thing, the electrics did
• Do we molly-coddle cars ? 12 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Is it all going a bit far ? -new discs every time you get new pads. -cam belt changes on the off-chance it needs one. -this oil rather than that oil. -special petrol. -supermarket vs main garage petrol. -always warming the car up when you start it before you switch it off again. And it goes
• Kia Venga 2 2011 1.4 5speed - MOT time 11 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  Took the car in for the MOT and after 3 years of TLC from me and using Kia parts for oil changes and servicing, and the brake light switch which seems to have missed the Kia recall... Passed, zero faults, zero advisories and emissions all well within tolerances. Good for another
• Toyota RAV4 D-4D - Catalytic Converter 12 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  The cam belt schedule is up this month. 6 years, though mileage wise its certainly not done 60K since the last one. Bit of corrosion underneath, massively improved by the local mechanic putting in some elbow grease & spraying with his own oil concoction.  So what to do
• Ford Ranger 2.5wlt diesel 2005 - Engine revving to 2000rpm in traffic 5 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  changes at usual service interval running with synthetic oil. Returning about 25mpg Any ideas appreciated I also have a couple of copies of the UK workshop manual on CD as PDF files. Full specification inc tools needed for specific jobs thebeeches1@talktalk.net PayPal £9.00 Help identifying the fault
• Peugeot 206 - Temperature gauge issues 2 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  I will be driving steadily along at say 60mph all is well. Then, suddenly, the STOP light flashes and the temperature gauge rises to the red zone. I then stop, there is nothing actually wrong (i.e. not overheating, water fine, oil fine). Turn the ignition off, restart and the car is back
• The cheapest way to own and run a family car 24 May 2017 (Forum)
  MOT,  annual  oil change and anything essential). He then buys another three year year old car etc etc  . He averages 10K a year and doesn't mind buying something hi spec  with a high mileage, usually an SUV or equivilant He claims he saves stacks in depreciation and has
• Mazda 6 Estate - Mazda 6 DPF light Flashing 21 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  he changed oil, filter and fuel filter and plugged into computer not showing anything wrong. Drove to reading from leeds over 250 miles down the M1 no problems at all and drove back again no problems  It doesnt go into limp mode or anything so wondering whether its just a sensor
• Ford Ka - Jack Collapse 19 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  While changing the front left wheel on a Ford Ka, the screw jack supplied with the car suddenly