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• Jaguar XF - Reliability & Smoothness of 4cyl petrol '18 Jag XF 26 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  I've owned my 2009 XF 2.7D Premium Luxury since nearly new and have enjoyed totally trouble free motoring. However, I'm aware the car is getting on now, so I'm considering it changing it, either for a 2014 / 2015 last of the old shape XF 3.0D 240bhp / 275bhp S or a 2018 new shape XF 2.0 Petrol
• Ford Focus mk1 - Speedo jumping and abs light on 9 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  to zero but it is very jumpy, usually ok at lower speeds but anything over 40 and it starts jumping. And also the abs light is still coming off and on when it pleases. So we decided to jack the car, wheels off checked abs sensor seemed fine. Decided to change gear box oil. Took the car a run and abs
• Corsa D - Lack of power/chugging/ 21 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  collated are: (Any comfirmations?) - Blocked up exhaust - Burnt out valves - Clean up the throttle butterfly - EGR valve (hesitation at light throttle) - Connections to ECU (damp, or oil residue from changed filter) - Loose bolts
• 2009 Ford Mondeo 1.8 Diesel, 125bhp model - Issue with Power Loss 28 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  with no faults whatsoever. No oil leaks, fuel leaks, coolant leaks and no split hoses whatsoever so I think whatever's causing the issue is mechanical and internal i.e EGR valve etc. Also recently had the turbo replaced so I suspect that could have caused an issue. I don't want to take it to Ford
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 2005 - Broken Suspension Coil and Misc Problems 10 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  this problem? I am a careful driver (old man of 55), owned the vehicle from new, seem to have regular problems, for example - July 05 - Car pulls to right - dealer reckons ok - I changed the wheels over, improved. Oct 06 - returned from 2week holiday - battery dead - AA man, Faulty battery-replaced. Jun 07
• Toyota Carina E - maintenance and accessories 14 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  will be appreciated with thanks. i have read that castrol sms is the best for gearbox oil change which i happily take on board. will consider worthwhil modifications if its worth it for the car. i havent driven for 5 years and the car is 18 yrs old. i would imagine there are things on the market i do not know about
• Jaguar S Type - Jaguar S type engine issue 28 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  one,deff not a piston as the car wasnt misfiring,or smoking" Also wanted to add there is a lot of oil leaking on the underside Now all this sounds alien to me. I have told the guy I want my money back, but I must admit I do like the car and have thought about changing the engine. What would you
• kia sorento 2011 - kia sorento 2011 dash display gone haywire 16 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  -wheel drive lock when not on, etc etc - these would change at random after a while and switch off, then others like battery and oil would come on for a while then go off. throughout this car operated and ran perfectly nornally , plus indicators lights and a/c central locking etc o'k
• Honda CR-V - Steering wheel noise 2 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  costs in the past) and told them about the strange grinding noise I could hear when turning on full lock. They said they would change the diff oil and added £60 to the service charge. Two days later and the noise is still there but not so noticeable. I have to go back to the garage as they tell me
• TOYOTA Celica 00-06 1.8 bhp - Read some scary subjects about TOYOTA Celica 00-06 1 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  bought car in February, it has the notorious oil burning issue which these celica's have, make sure you read up about it if your looking to buy one. After taking it back to the garage they replaced the engine to a 2003 facelift Celica
• Audi A3 + S3 - Dealership servicing - Sump threads stripped. 2 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  .  i'd expect the highly trained audi professionals to not screw up a simple oil change! the car is 7 years old and this is the fifth time the sump plug has been out (i have all the service receipts) and the last time it was out was at the same dealership so i assume it was their previous service
• Suzuki Ignis Sport - V-belt on 6th year service 21 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  possibilities. 1) they do the 6th year service as per Suzuki's job list, cost: £325 2) they do their own 40-point service for £160 (mainly checks and inspections, and road test). Same as the standard Suzuki service costing £325, except they do not change the "V-belt
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0 TDCi Overcooling 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  slow down. I assumed that it would be the main thermostat, but changing it made no difference. I subsequently checked the operation of the removed thermostat and found started to open at approximately 88 degrees C and was about fully open at 100 degrees C - so that was not the problem. I have checked
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 05 2.0 Black smoke/knocking noise 2 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I have owned my Mazda 6 Diesel TS2 (136) for approx 18 months now with 140,000m on the clock. First problem I encountered was the dreaded diesel pump change which I have just finished paying for (£1500 in total) but now I have a new fault and was just trying to find some advise or previous
• Ford Escort (1983 - 1990) - Bangers - buying an oldie 19 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Thing is my youngest daughter tried to learn to drive about 9 months ago but couldn't get the hang of gear changes/steering, etc all at the same time (whats that about females being able to multi task?!)... So she gave up... However she's decided to have another go, this time in an Automatic
• Astra/Focus/C4? £3.5K used... or brand new? 12 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  About a year ago I posted a few times about changing our second car... a 1998 Citroen TD. After three weeks of looking and not finding anything we re-MOT'd the Citroen at a cost of £350 and it has happily done another year with just the cost of oil and a filter. Now this year it definately has
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - good buy ? 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hello all Just got a golf for number one son. have I had a good buy>? its a July 2001 plate Y reg. 1.4 S, Silver, 3 door. its got a gti rear spoiler, gti alloys, r32 front grill and lexus style rear lights. I gave it £130 worth of service, wipers, spark plugs, oil filter, fully snyth, air filter
• Alfa 156 1.8 Cam belt & big end failure 1 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  and tensioners.3 weeks later it gets towed back in with the big ends knocking.He spoke to the local Alfa garage they said it was common with people who don't check oil levels enough and they run dry.This has we believe been compounded by the higher compression of a rebuilt 60k head with new valves and seats
• saab 93 (Y-2000) egr valve faults 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  I have owned this car since 11000 miles and at first it was fitted with four egr valves in its first four years. Some brought on the engine management light (EML) some the dealer said were faulty and just changed them. The car has now done over 113,000 miles and the EML comes on when the car had
• 51 Mondeo Misfire 19 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  and everything seems fine. I've replaced HT leads. Oil and plugs were changed by a main dealer 3-4 months ago. There are no warning lights and a local garage checked the ECU and found no faults. I'm not keen on taking it in to the local Ford garage without some idea of where the problem could lie. I'm also