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• Done 2000 miles in my car now 24 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I use it. I have set myself a target not to go near a garage with it until MOT time in Feb but I am not sure if that plan will work! Also contary to changing car thread about 6 weeks ago I have decided now not to plan for a new car and just run this car into the ground. I won't let it look like
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.2 cuts out and sudden loss of power 28 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  This has happened enough times to make me realise its not me. The car drives perfectly and got the pinking issue sorted by changing gear a bit later (this was down to me not used to 16vs). However a couple of times I have stalled it at junctions when the lights have changed to green, other times
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.4 Zetec - gearchange problem 13 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  dad to have a look, he was suspecting engine mounts but it wasnt that after checking with jacks etc took it the local garage where he said it was either low on gearbox oil or selector box under gearstick was chuffed. he filled the gearbox up with 2 litres!!! obviously to the fill mark. now it is way
• Diesel reliability HDI technology 29 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  the infamous 2.0tdci to very high milage without any problems at all. I have never had a turbo or head or injector or EGR valev & have nothing but praise for the reliability. However I double my oil changes from new with carefull running in for 3000 miles with a very gradual increase in revs, when starting
• Toyota build quality - am I unlucky? 25 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Has anyone else had any major problems with their Yaris? Mine seems to have been in the garage every few months since I got it and I'm starting to get a bit fed up, especially when I changed from a 9-year old Tipo to get away from the niggles and get something that wouldn't need attention
• Diesel wiz kids, help..... 14 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  is an achievement, and I have taken a liking of it and would like to keep it as long as its reasonable. So the question is this, how long would this car last under reasonable use and abuse, and whether its worth spending the money to keep it going? For example it need a new cam belt (first one changed at 70K
• ASTRA head gasket 17 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  the noise the head gasket may need replacing. It took a couple of visits for them to determine this. There is mayonnaise under the oil filler cap but this has always been the case since I can remember years ago (is this due to not giving it a higher speed drive regularly?). The popping is unchanged (they've
• Helicoils and Torx Bolts 4 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  the cyl head and review what next, mentally absorbing the financial pain whilst on the job so to speak. The late 1989 hatch' has done close to 200K but most of this has been motorway driving, oil being changed regularly at 5-6K. Other fluids have also been regularly changed against a maintenance log
• Ruined battery ? 12 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  I have an 'entertaining' '91 BX 16v which is currently burning a rather large hole in my pocket. Latest thing to go wrong is a reluctance to start - I've changed leads, dizzy cap and plugs and hoped that it would now burst into life at the merest hint of the key being turned in the ignition (as my
• "Check Engine" warning light 14 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  say that it was an exhaustive check, but its a good as I'll get out here. The engine runs fine. Absolutely no change at all, as far as I can tell. Perfomance the same, consumption, temperature, oil pressure, CD volume - all the same. In the course of investigation it became apparant
• Astravan 1.7 DTI 16V Y17DT 2001 - Error code P1125 Y17DT astravan G orange warning l 16 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  pressure solenoid valve. I changed the pierburg valve that has 2 vacuum pipe connections and a 2 pin electrical plug. the boost valve is underneath that solenoid, have i changed the wrong part? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ok had an eventful day today
• Mazda CX-5 - Engine failure 24 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  and they mentioned they can't help me with it. So my other option was getting it reconditioned, so i bringed the car to them and they opened it and said the DPF was acommulating gases and the oil pump wasn't doing it work, consequently it damaged the engine. Is this possible to happen
• Toyota RAV4 2.2 D4D 2006 112k - Rotatinal noise 22 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  , its coming from below the transmission tunnel towards the front. I nitially though it was a nearside wheel bearing which I repaced. inspected prop shaft and bearings all look ok. I changed gearbox and transfer oils, all looked clean. no metals. have replaced offside
• Engine braking, and how to prolong disc life. 21 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  New thread, 'cos the 'no oil change in 5yrs'  thread has drifted off topic...... I don't do engine braking (apart from on long hill descents), but I'm not hard on brakes either,  To 'engine brake' is absurd nowadays.  No one in their right
• Ford Fiesta MK6 - 2002, 1.4 petrol - Ford Fiesta - Tapping noise - tappets clearance? 22 May 2019 (Forum)
  Hi,  I'm having a bit of a problem with my car, it's making a lot of noise when I put my food down, it starts doing this tapping or knocking noise.  I've changed the oil for fully synthetic, but this wouldn't be it - the tappets are not hydraulic in this car
• Toyota RAV4 - Toyota RAV4 Purchase 20 May 2018 (Forum)
  RAVs (or if anybody has any thoughts on another estate/SUV I should take a look at I'd appreciate any guidance). We don't change our motors often (current BMW3 we've had for 18 years) and want reliability in a bigger estate/SUV type car above all else.  The wife is getting real 'ancy
• Honda Jazz - Jazz manual gearbox. 19 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  manual gearbox with some models (I think HJ mentions this too in his review of the Mk 2 Jazz). Apparently there was a requirement for a gearbox oil change within the first 12 months to get rid of accumulated swarf, and if this was not done internal components could suffer damage.  I
• small or medium hatchback 17 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  This is probably the impossible dream Time to change our car again.. Looking for a stylish hatchback or maybe saloon with good mpg and fastish( ie as opposed to slowish ...0-60 11sec or less ) ..and all for under £3000 We have sort of drawn up a short list
• Focus 1.8 TDCI 53 Plate - Noisy ticking sound and sluggish 27 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  The other day driving to work thought I could here a ticking noise for the engine. Turned down the rather high volume on my stereo and low and behold a rather noisy ticking sound. My first reaction was that the oil must be low so topped up a litre. This didn't solve the problem
• Any - Tough used petrol Estate options? 30 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  2.5 years ago I bought a 58 reg  Octavia Estate 1.9 tdi with the intention of running to maybe 130 to 140K. Overall it's great, does the job perfectly, it's got  FSH,  oil change every 6K a year with me  and I look after it. But I'm starting to have a few doubts at 70K