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• oil changes 13 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 6 month old Honda S2000 which cost me a fortune to buy and I will keep for a lifetime. The car has only covered 1800 miles since new and at most will not exceed 5000 miles a year. The car , when used, is driven high into the rev limit. Would it be sensible to have regular 6 monthly oil
• DIY vacuum oil change (extractor) 16 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  I am looking for a liquivac(DIY oil change without crawling under the car).This is a purpose built piece of kit-reservoir,vacuum handpump & tubing that slips down the dipstick into the sump. I havent seen this accessory for sale in this country. Does anyone know where they can be obtained please
• DIY vacuum oil change (extractor) 22 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  I am looking for a liquivac(DIY oil change without crawling under the car).This is a purpose built piece of kit-reservoir,vacuum handpump & tubing that slips down the dipstick into the sump. I havent seen this accessory for sale in this country. Does anyone know where they can be obtained please
• Any - HJ's Saturday Telegraph annual oil change advice 10 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Oh dear,  I've just read the 'car' section to find yet again the dogma of annual oil changes every year irrespective of mileage.  Reminds me of the mindset of ignorant American mechanics whose advice for 3,000m changes persisted into this century. My 1980 TR7 which now does only
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - (02-05) 1.4 oil changes. 15 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  my wifes 1.4 polo engine type BBY last had it,s oil changed a year ago by a vw main agent. (she,s owned the car for 6 months) they used fully synthetic oil, the car has since done 3000 miles. would i be wasting money changig the oil now or should i wait for the longlife service interval(3 years
• Mitsubishi Carisma 4g92 - Oil 10 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all A technical question with regard to spec of oil for the above car. On my last oil change I used ACEA A3/B4 AFI SL CF -  is this  okay ? The car has covered 107 000 miles about runs well - on tick over it sounds as sweet as a nut !! If I lift the oil filler
• Tesco Fully Synthetic Oil. 26 May 2009 (Forum)
  Sorry if this has already been raised and I missed it. I see that Tesco is selling 'Fully Synthetic', 5W - 40, oil in 2 litre quantities for £12. 'Suited to cars using infrequent oil changes' and it states the specifications it meets. Presently I pay £30 for four and half litres (+P&P) so
• Semi synthetic and synthetic oil 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  My VW Passet 1.8T has had synthetic oil for nearly 100,000 miles. The dealer replaced it with semi synthetic at the last service. I queried this change and was told that semi synthetic is the correct oil. I have heard that changing from semi synthetic to synthetic can take away carbon deposits
• Oil change, x miles/1yr, whichever comes sooner 26 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  I was disappointed to se HJ peddling this dogma in the Telegraph.  For the Aunt Minnies of this world it is an expense they can well do without. I changed the oil and filter in my TR7 in 1989 [51,000m], 1993 [56,000]  1997 [58,000] and 2002 [60,800].   It still runs
• Volkswagen Sharan (1995 - 2009) - Sticking turbo 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I have a Sharan TD. Twice last year and once last weekend the turbo stopped working.It had an oil change between the incidents btw. This weekend I towed a caravan for the first time ever when it did it. Can I assume that burnt carbon deposits are lodging in the bearings? Would an oil change
• BMW E36 320i - Gear Box Oil Change? 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  The "Oil Service" indicator light has just made an appearance - so I'm off to the garage anyway to have the black stuff changed. However, my other half has decided to enlighten me to the fact that our beemer is juddering upon foot braking to junctions etc -she tells me it is similar to a manual
• Change the oil? That'll be £23,000. 1 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  From "The Daily Telegraph": http://tinyurl.com/6y7lpu {made clickable as no roblem with it}
• Nissan Terrano oil filter change 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Anyone know how to get access to the oil filter on a Terrano II 2.7TDI. I can't see a way to get to it without removing major parts such a exhaust. Thanks for any help.
• Honda CBF600 Oil Change 14 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Which particular oil would people recommend for this motorcycle? I was thinking about the Castrol Magnatec 10w40. The manual just says 10w40 or 15w40. This engine is based on the hornet engine (but detuned.) Thanks
• Oil Change 18 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  i own a 1998 audi A6 1.T. the handbook recommends castrol SLX which is about £38 in halfords. would people reccommend using castrol magnetec but change it every 5000 miles (inc filter). surley its better to change the oil more often - though th guy uin halfords said i can only use castrol SLX - i
• Peugeot 207 sport diesel 2008 - oil change 11 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  i had my car serviced 5 days ago and as part of that service the oil and filter was changed.After 2 days i checked my oil level and found the oil to be black this made me think that the oil had not been changed.I took the car back to the garage and asked them if this was normal they said
• 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe - 1 QT LOW ON OIL CHANGE 28 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  My Santa Fe has 20000 miles and the last two oil changes at Walmart indicates one qt low on pre check. I don't drive it very much due to disability, but when I do I drive long enough on hwy to get it to proper temp. I don't have a leak so where is the oil going? At this mileage it sure shouldn't
• Audi A3 8P 1.6 (BGU) - Asda 5w/30 OK For Frequent Oil Changes 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I note that Asda has a synthetic 5w/30 oil for just £20. looking to do 6 monthly oil changes on my wife's 2004 73k A3 1.6, to try and keep it going for as long as possible. Would it be false ecconomy or would I be better off going for Castrol Edge yearly? On average the car
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 96 1.6 Oil change and door lock 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I have a megane that specifies (recommends) 10w40 oil but I have 5w30 oil. Would it be OK to use 5w30 for an oil change? Its only a car I intend to keep for a few months. I cannot open the rear doors on the car. Initially I couldn't open the doors from the inside but it would open from the outside
• Audi A3 Sportback 1.9tdi PD engine BKC - Which oil for diesel engine? 16 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Recently bought car which was on variable servicing using longlife oil.  I wish to change this to annual servicing and the handbook state that I should use an oil meeting specifications VW 505.01 or VW507.00.  My question is should I change to the 505.01 05/40w oil that is specific