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• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - Getting rid of a lemon with a long MOT 10 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Now I have a new car I need to get rid of my old knackered Fiesta. As mention in another thread it has a long MOT but due to severe valve train wear it dosn't always start first time in the mornings (will change the oil to see if it cures it). It has 10 months on the MOT and its a 95 N would I
• Toyota Celica Crunchy Gearbox 17 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  the revs to the ratio takes a bit of getting used to. Do you think a gear oil change would make any difference here or is this an inherent fault with Celica's. By the way the car is great, I love it (except for the gearbox!).
• Audi A3 Auto Box 16 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  a fluid level check at 40,000 miles. Would life expectancy be increased by a fluid change soom perhaps to a specialist aftermarket oil. Thanks Charles Fox South Croydon
• Seat Ibiza - stiff clutch 3 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  50k and well overdue a service, (or at least an oil change). She's learnt to live with the clutch, which isn't any different. However, what's likely to be the cause, and cost of rectification (non dealer..!)
• galaxy auto gearbox 14 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  My 3 yr old galaxy TDI auto has v.quickly lost all drive ability. The problem started with the engine changing down gear as soon as any torque was required and the engine was revving without any transmission.Finally the car just stopped moving. There was no unusual sound from the gearbox
• 1st service question 24 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  My Jazz is going in for its first service on Tuesday. In the FAQs on running in a new car it recommends having the transmission oil changed after the first year. A few questions on this... Is this a fairly normal request at first services? Being a fairly cynical person where garages
• Honda Servicing options 20 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 4 year old Civic, so it is out of warranty. It is due its 36k service soon....which is £178 at the Honda dealer. For that I get Oil/Filter, brake fluid changed and 40 or 50 checks. I could do a service myself replacing all fluids/filters/plugs etc for less than half that. What I wont get
• Pug 306 fuel filter 11 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hello all, My car is a 306 1997 xtdt. i recently changed oil and filter, air and fuel filter. Everything ok except the rubber bulb primer that is used to pump fuel into the new filter is always soft.by that i mean it takes about three or four pumps to firm up even after the car has been run
• Scooter longetivity 29 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  I own a little 125cc 4 stroke scooter (yamaha) and have always wondered how long the engines last in terms of mileage. I have covered 20,000 miles in two years very reliably, and have changed the oil very regularly i.e. between every 1-2000 miles. Also, it usually gets long journeys that are always
• Stuck 24mm union nut(Audi autobox drain) 22 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Lovely morning, so I took myself out at some unearthly hour to change the gearbox oil. Unfortunately the union nut (whoever designed it like that - you drain it by undoing the union nut connecting the dipstick/filler pipe to the box) won't shift. Obviously I'd like to get a ring spanner round
• Any Lasting Damage? - Toyota Corolla 29 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  have done any lasting damage to my car, should I have the oil changed earlier than the initial 10 k service etc??? Thanks
• Corolla Service 28 May 2003 (Forum)
  Just want some advice please. Local dealer has quoted me £172 for the 20000 mile (2yrs) service on my older style corolla (Y reg). Car has only done 16000 miles in 2 years from new. As this is little more than oil/filter/brake fluid change I consider this a rip off. If I asked my local independent
• Cambelts again 10 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Truly, honestly, would you go to the bother of changing the cam belt on a seven year old, absolutely guaranteed 15,000 mile, Peugeot 306 with the 1.8 XU7 lump? Yes, I know what can happen if it fails, but can age alone affect the belt as much as oil weeps (there are none), Ultraviolet light
• Honda Accord UK (1998 - 2003) - 1999 2.0 very poor mpg 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  it used to do about 290-300 to the tank only a year or two ago. It recently failed emissions at MOT. So after that, i had the rear exhaust changed, the o2 lamba sensor changed (original honda one), i had a basic service (spark, oil, air filter), also engine flush, no smoke etc. I also had the timing belt
• New Leon TDi 110 alternator belt - when? 5 May 2005 (Forum)
  that mine wouldn't go another yard before the belt was changed. He asked if I'd kept up the service schedule, which I have - I even had the timing belt changed early and I change oil/filters more frequently than the schedule. He didn't want to commit himself, but wondered if the frayed edge might have
• Honda Civic - Garage advice 13 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  belt and that the belt would need replacing.They said nothing about the water pump at this stage at all nor was there any mention of it being changed in the invoice.The garage replaced those oil seals and the cambelt and all was fine for a while.Two months later the car starting leaking antifreeze
• Nissan Almera Tino - Smokey car problems 18 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  . Had a warning light come on which we got checked and it said the rear Oxygen sensor wasn't working, got this changed car seemed to run better but still some smoke. Car has always used oil
• Renault Scenic 1.5 Turbo Diesel - Renault Scenic Turbo Failure 15 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  the turbo were: 1. Make sure there is a good oil supply to the turbo. 2 Refill with new oil of the approved type. 3 Stop the turbo from spinning to check oil supply is OK before allowing it to spin. All these things were done correctly and the vehicle ran perfectly for over 3,500
• Anyone had a Ford Value service? 3 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  See here for details - http://tinyurl.com/7k5pe9 As the list below shows, they do a full range of checks, but looks like anything (maybe incl oil change) will cost extra. Anyone ever had one of these? Selective quotes from the above pages: Is your Ford over three years old? If so, it qualifies
• Random starting problems with MK3 Fiesta 10 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  changing the oil (twice in 3 weeks) the car has refused to start for no apparant reason. The battery, coil pack, HT leads are all healthy and it was getting a spark. I removed the air filter and turned the key for a constant 5 minutes (I am aware this is doing the starter and battery no good) and both