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• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - '98 1.8d Interior water leak & Poor starting. 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  on how to reach the rubber seal to get the silicon to it? Also, my 98 fiesta is getting very low economy no. When I got it last spring I got 420-440 miles per tank, now it's 320. I have had 2 new air filters in 12 months, I have done an oil change (and flushed the system with a cleaner), fitted a new
• Mystery smoke - 1992 rover 827 v6 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  , there is no oil in the coolant, the coolant level has stayed stable, the oil looks like it could do with a good change but there is no mayonnaise or froth. The engine runs fine (smooth, linear power) and isn?t down on power. The engine doesn?t overheat (or come even close to it). If you really rev the car hard
• Vx Omega - how do u switch auto box on? 7 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, having taken my car to be inspected for it's faulty air con unit(bolt had snapped off) causing a new non air con fan belt to be fitted I was faced with another problem. On lifting the bonnet, the oil cap had come loose and the top of the engine block covered in oil. The chap managed to re-seal
• Budget quick summary 9 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  . The Government also intends to exempt hydrogen from fuel duty for a limited period in the future to encourage further development and early take-up. Budget 2003 freezes the duty on road fuel gases 7.31 Budget 2003 increases the duty on rebated gas oil - red diesel - and fuel oil by one penny per litre above
• Peugeot 2008 1.2 EAT6 130 - 3 yr progress report 31 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  on a recent underbody inspection when I swapped the wheels front to back for even tyre wear.  6mm and 7mm remain on its Goodyear Vector4seasons. It's 6,800 miles since I changed the oil and filter on this carefully run-in potent little engine, draining it thoroughly and putting in exactly 3.5
• W124 Mercedes 1500km review 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  , that's astonishing. Everything works - including the leak-free sunshine roof and the memory seats, the automatic gearbox oil looks like it was changed yesterday, and in 1,500km the engine hasn't consumed a single drop of oil - which is always a comforting indicator on something of that vintage
• Toyota Auris 2.0 D-4D - Persistent engine problems -garage cannot trace it 21 May 2015 (Forum)
  but significant power loss. Mileage is now 97000.  It hasn't been right since a short while after a service, which apparently included fuel, oil and air filter changes.  My regular garage changed the heater plugs.  Two were dead.  It gave a minimal improvement to starting and once
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 SE - Engine judder when at idle 5 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  recently had it fully serviced and MOT-ed a month ago with an oil change, new battery and 2 new tyres. In the last 2 weeks been a little judder-y when idling, feels like the engine nearly cutting out and worse if left for longer periods and worse over time, like the whole car shaking. I thought it might
• Free vauxhall health check - Impressed 13 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  ) Four x main seals leaking (what are these?) and sump seal. As the oil leak is very very slight (about 50ml a year) I don't know if this is anything to worry about or even an MOT failure? 4) Antifreeze too weak even though I had this changed just two months ago 5) Recomend rear Sca? what the hell
• Citroen C5 - Compensation for faulty car 13 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  right from the beginning.   On 21 st October I returned it to the showroom because the EML was registering a pollution filter fault and the trip computer was not working properly.   I also complained about the oil being particularly black and questioned
• Peugeot 308 CC - Faulty engine control system 17 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  I have a 2015 Peugeot 308 1.2 PureTech e-THP Allure Hatchback Semi Automatic.(25401 miles on clock). Car had oil leak last Aug 2019 and has been driving well since. On Tues was going to work and after driving only 5 mins the engine warning sign came up to together with Service sign. Manage
• Volkswagen Golf - '11 Golf MkVI DSG Petrol CAXA - timing chain/cam? 22 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  in a test drive. Dealer doing a DSG oil change now before handover to me as there's no record of one around 40K. I'm getting a bit worried as I've been reading reviews* that talk about reports of timing chain & cam belt failures leading to massive engine damage. How likely
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 Engine System Failure on 115PS 12 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  and filter change since I bought the car and then re-appeared coinciding with having it's second oil and filter change. Is this just fluke or could there be some logic to this?. Thanks in advance for any help and advise. Phil.
• A generation of cars - 33yrs and 696,900 miles family motoring costs 30 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  ).   Maintenance varied from under £150 (? no oil changes that year!) to over £1200 in one unfortunate year.  The total cost of the seven cars (my TR7, Audis 2.0E, A6 2.8, A8 W12;  MrsF’s estate Passats GL5, 2.0GL, Focus 1.6) was £53950, and we still have three of them
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - 02 2.2 Dci engine rattle under load 20 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  . It sounds almost like something loose somewhere? I bought the car with 70,000 miles on it and a FSH. I change the oil and filters evey 7500 miles and use a good quality semi-synthetic oil. I have had the drivebelt changed, and the belt tensioner assembly. Six months ago the bottom pulley broke (metalised
• Volvo S40 5th Gear Problems 20 May 2007 (Forum)
  and 2 smaller ones along with 2 o rings. i suspect these possibly go on the smaller bar that goes into the gearbox that is joined to the long linkage at the gearbox end. can anyone confirm this? also i have changed the gearbox oil and refilled with 3.5 litres of comma ep75-80w which is the correct spec
• The Beetle mystery 7 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  scenario followed. Kays were very good they had it in for a couple of days, lent me a car and away they went. Every couple of days I had the car back, regular oil changes in the garage where I worked and each time the level kept rising with petrol. To cut a long story short they cured it and again
• Fiat 500 - City car recommendations 14 Oct 2024 (Forum)
  Help needed please ! My wife has a 2011 Toyota Aygo , 3 door with 70k on that has served us well for 7 years. It's been using oil excessively now for a number of months despite circa £500 worth of work done 12 months ago. We have decided it is time for a change.  We have a budget
• Jaguar X-Type 2.0d 2004 182k - The Old Girl Rolls On 27 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Took her into my (very) trusted indy today for front tyres.  Rears are still very good (last time had four cheapos) so had new on front - planning that now all four will meed changing next time.  Have spare set of 16" wheels if I really want to get into this but they need blasting
• Audi TT Roadster 2008.tsfi - Mysterious Stutter at 2000rpm 6 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  . There are no check lights and the car is fine otherwise?   Ive had this since purchase earlier this year.The local Audi specialist couldn’t find anything and apparently checked the coils/Maf and replaced the oil breathercan.I have since changed the air filter/plugs and had