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• Need a home servicer for a feature 7 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi - HJ has given me permission to put the call out for any Backroomer who would like to take part in a feature on home servicing. It's for Auto Express, and I'm after anyone who shuns the garages to service their car themselves. It'd be more minor service items like oil changes, replacing brake
• Skoda Superb (2008 - ) - VW TDI PD 105 1.9 Engine ~ Good or Bad? 11 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  it a long time (possbly 10 years)........ Are they reliable? Are there any known weak points? What mpg can I expect? How many miles can I expect to get out of one if I change the oil regularly? Are they a decent drive or as rough as some of the magazines suggest? Would I be better off spending the extra
• Peugeot 405 Diesel (1988 - 1996) - 97 1.9 Smell/taste of exhaust or fumes in cabin 1 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  A month ago I bought a high mileage (210k) 405 LXTD estate. Recently I have noticed that I can taste what must be fumes in the cabin. This seems to be getting stronger. I have changed the oil vapour hose as this was worn and leaking slightly. At the same time I was able to check the other hoses
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 07 2.0d Over-revving 24 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  When pulling away from the Dartford tolls the other morning my TS2 (143) went haywire and enveloped the whole plaza in white smoke! As i'd just come off a night shift I thought I might have down changed in error, but the car ran rough for a few hundred yards but then picked up again before I had
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 02 2.0 hpi (petrol) noisy tappets. 12 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I have a citroen c5 2.0 hpi petrol that sounds like a diesel when cold gets worse when warm, the noise sounds like really noisy tappets. so far i have engine flushed, new oil and filter,removed cams inspected hydraulic tappets can find no faults.i have replaced crankshaft pulley,also replaced
• Volkswagen Bora (1999 - 2006) - 00 1.8 8v running On 3 Cylinders??. 20 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi. VW Bora 1.6 8V (2000 reg) After the car only running on 3 cylinders we tryed every HT lead and found in the end that one of the spark plugs had gone pn #2 cylinder . So we changed it yesterday and all was running fine for 1 day. Was running around in the car yesterday and when we set off
• Volkswagen Polo (1981 - 1991) - 1990 CL Coupe - Gear problems 19 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  and worse as I drove along. Eventually it became so difficult to change to these gears that I actually caused the clutch cable to come off (I thought I had broken the clutch cable at the time, which made for an interesting drive home!) I re-fitted this but can't get first or second (and third is sometimes
• Audi 80 Mk II (1991-1995) - Smoking VAG TDI engine 18 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  changing the air filter which involved disconnecting the pipe to the EGR valve I noticed clouds of smoke intially out of the exhaust on tick over. This eventually subsided and the fumes are no worse than nomal. Oil consumption is negligible. but the fumes have a really acrid smell which is particularly
• Should Fernando pay for Lewis' service? 17 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  , as otherwise Fernando would have to get an hour-long bus journey instead of the 20 minute car ride. Lewis rarely uses his car outside work, and come MOT time, there are a number of maintenance costs; new tyres, new brake pads and an oil change, totalling £300. As Fernando is in the car during most of its use
• VW Golf mk2 1.3 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  i'm having trouble with leaks comming from the cylinder head, the coolant and the oil have mixed a little bit has gone to the bore's and i was only getting 1bar compression, i thaught this could be the head gasket, so i changed it and just incase i checked the cylinder head with a piece of metal
• how to clean up a smokey 306 hdi diesel? 27 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  it would give the injectors etc a good clean out. The day after i noticed it was still quite smokey in the rear veiw mirror with headlights on the exhaust and without the car particularly being tested. I was wondering what other things can be done as i have my mot comming in 2 months. The oil and all
• Pug 405 XUTD Starting Issues 31 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  bulb stays firm even in the morning. Compresion seems to be okay - no lack of power when running. No sign of head gasket problems either. It's not using oil. No big puffs of black smoke when the turbo kicks in. It's driving me mad!!!! The car starts okay with Easy Start, albeit rather smokey
• Vectra 2.2TDi 16v Auto MPG ??? 26 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  occassion it is struggling to make 300 miles before the low fuel light appears. seems a bit heavy to me, have got it booked in for a FULL service as the previous service by Vauxhall at 33k only did the oil and filter and nothing else (before I bought it) and will have all filters changed etc. to see
• Lexus GS300 - drinking too much fuel 21 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  serviced regulary. Oil and filter last done 6 months ago. Platinum tipped plugs were replaced at 60k service. Changed air filter 2 months back, no mileage improvement. Have used fuel injector cleaner too. Was going to replace distributor cap and rotor arm, but was told these don't have them, being coil
• Audi Cabriolet V6 2.6e - Performance? 11 May 2005 (Forum)
  this be the cause of the performance issues? Finally the gearbox has begun to whine (just a little) in fifth gear - is it worth changing the gearbox oil now or it is curtains - the car's done 144k miles...? Any experience with these 'boxes? Any help much appreciated. Matt
• Ultra efficient batteries 1 May 2005 (Forum)
  furnaces on board and spending endless time and hassle with all the greasy mechanical bits wearing out / needing changing etc. will seem laughable in 30 years time. Once somebody invents ultra efficient batteries, all cars (except recreational 'classics' such as Aston Martins etc.) will be electric
• suzuki jimny 4 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Suzuki dealers,one of them changed the gearbox oil to a synthetic type to no avail,the other,where I purchased it,just doesnt want to know,and says its driving like every other Jimny.I had driven a "W" reg one of these before buying the one I have,and it was completely smooth.Does anyone know if newer
• Honda Accord diesel 6 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  couldn't believe it really was an oil burner. Despite my concern about the low profile tyres on 17" wheels, the ride was very smooth and the car handled impeccably. The gear change was slick and neat. There was almost an absence of sound inside the car, and it should make for a relaxing drive. I
• XR2i CVH low idle and cutting out 11 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  The vehicle is a J Reg Fiesta XR2i with the 1596cc EFi CVH engine. The car is running on good quality oil and no expense has been spared with the maintenance. When it pulls up at junctions for example the revs drop to below 500rpm the car vibrates and then the revs sometimes go up to the correct
• Main Dealer Servicing 4 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  dealers really just kick the tyres and change the oil (and charge you £3.00 for filling up the washer bottle even though it was already full)? I certainly think so!!!