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• passat tdi stop sign illuminating 16 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  not stay on long enough to show the fault (oil presure,coolant level,brake fluid etc). Put the car into VW to have it plugged into the vag com no faults recorded. Incidently the car has covered 58,000 miles from new full vw service and extra oil change between services. Anybody any thoughts on this problem
• Rover 600 SDI sump plug 13 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Went to change the oil this weekend on my 95 plate 620 only to find that the clown who did it last must have tightened it as hard as he could. Try as I might with my fairly hefty socket, I couldn't get it to budge, even with a spray of Plus Gas and little blast with a blow torch. Normally I would
• Extended service intervals, gone daft? 13 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Happened to be wandering around the M-B website today and noticed the service intervals for their range of vans. Now, in my cars I've always worked on the basis of 6months/6000 miles for an oil change but M-B are advocating intervals of up to 18,000 miles for the Vito and up to 30,000 miles
• VTEC engines, does pushing them hurt them? 10 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  ever see in a normal day's driving. I like to get a shift on, so it's been seeing quite a lot of 4000rpm+ action, is this going to have a serious effect on the engine's longevity or are they designed to be pushed a bit? I'll be getting it serviced, including an oil change with high quality synthetic
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  Does my car need a service every year? 10 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  We have had our Hyundai i10 main dealer serviced since new in 2010. This year it has only done 3500 miles so do I really need a service, or will the MoT...
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  Buying a used BMW - timing belt issues? 13 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have seen a BMW 118d 2011, 61 reg, 3200 miles on the clock for £10990. Were these models affected by the timing belt issues on N47 engines. Should I...
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  Jaguar XJ diesel - any common problems? 30 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of changing my 2008 BMW 520D for a 2006-ish jag XJ 2.7 litre diesel. Other than body corrosion issues do you know of any specific issues/problems...
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  Exhaust Emission Light on a Corsa? 21 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  First one is that there is a ticking noise on the engine when idle, (I have recently had the water pump changed). Second one is my Exhaust Emission...
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  Is this fuel economy acceptable for a Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI? 29 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I know you have reservations about the economy of the VW 1.6 TDI. I have now covered just over 30,000kms [19000 mls] and have averaged 62.3 mpg. Although...
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  Mercedes-Benz (Smart) servicing - what's your advice? 13 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife owns a 2008 Smart fourbytwo cabrio and is thinking of taking up the Mercedes servicing offer, which constitutes one A and one B service over a...
• 1999 VW Polo 1.9D (mk4) - cold spot/smoke 20 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  When I first bought my Polo it vibrated quite alot on tick over and got noisier,and so decide to give it an overhall.Firstly I changed the diesel filter/air filter and oil and oil filter replaced the timing belt and tensioner  aux belt and hydraulic valve lifters when doing this amongst
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  What's causing my 1997 Audi A4 TDI to lose power? 18 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 1997 Audi A4 TDI the other month. It was going great until I was going fast one morning, when the car's power just died on me. It now struggles...
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  Filter tip - auto transmission advice 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  For 5 years the local Toyota Main Dealer has serviced my 150,000 mile 2001 Lexus RX300. I took it in with a slipping automatic transmission. He told me...
• Vectra C Eco-Service Query 15 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  -Service Flex". Why does it say this? If I press the odometer reset button with the ignition off, it flashes up 21,000 miles to next oil change. As I have done 700 miles since it has been serviced, It looks like the car is set up for variable oil change servicing. I didn't find the retailer helpful, so I
• 306 HDi - Engine/Sump Guard Broken 2 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  section off to re-join it to the main section I have already removed. Judging from the difficulty of removing these bolts I presume these have never been removed so guess that changing the oil involves removing the quick snap locks and the 2 bolts at the rear and flexing the guard it down to get
• MX6 cambelt 9 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Friend (very non-mechanical, has blown 2 engines on Fords by not checking oil!!!) now has P reg MX6 with 80k on clock. I mentioned to him about cambelt changes as well as checking oil occasionally. He doesn't know if belt has been done. Checked on HJ car by car and there is conflicting advice Quote
• car service in the future 21 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Although a long way off I wonder what will happen to the garage service industry with presumably no oil changes and ever increasing reliability of component moving parts. I read they are testing Hydrogen trains so cars can't be far off?  Hydrogen, if practical, certainly seems a better
• Seat Altead 2.0 TDI DSG - Seat BKD enginge 8 years old 43k 30 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  How much would it cost to replace piping to the turbo as the car is 8 years old and has done 42k has had an oil change every 5k sometimes less than 5k is it worth doing?
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 06 1.2 Lack of maintenance 6 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I'm considering buying the above car first registered July 2006. However, it has no maintenance shown on the service records other than an oil & filter change last month. It has covered 10,000 miles. Price asked is £5300. Should I be wary?
• Opinions on Kia Magentis 10 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Being a bloke that loves saloon cars above all others, I'm thinking of buying a 2litre Kia Magentis automatic ( three years old ). People IMO don't seem to be able to comment on them, but i think its solid Mitsubishi technology at a knockdown price, for the savvy on a budget. I do my own oil