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• Seat Leon TDi 110 Camshaft "Failed" 28 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Howdy! My first post here after being recommended this website by a colleague at work. A couple of months ago my car went in for its MoT. It was just under 4 years old and had done around 63,500 miles - the cambelt was changed at 60,000 miles over the summer. The garage reported some "noise
• What car should I buy 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  , £270 for an oil change and to have the rubbers on your windscreen wipers torn isn't my idea of good value for money, another reason why I'm not as keen on the Audi as I would be just frmo the driving experience. I know I don't want a mundano, or even a Focs, so please don't suggest either
• 96 Escort Zetec 1.8LX Air Leak? 10 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  of normal. Thought it might be the thermostat but the top radiator hose feels hot, so i assume its working ok? Could the head gasket be on the way out? Theres no white in the oil, which i changed today but the car does feel like its lacking in a bit of power too. I'm not sure if there is one common thing
• AUDI A3 1.8T Service overdue...69k 25 May 2005 (Forum)
  Mechanic to do the work. Ok well i cant really remember, but if anyone knows or works for audi or knows about a3's i need to know exactly i need to do for the service to be done. The List: Sparks - I dont know what brand...Denso? NGK or Bosch Air Filter - Genuine or OEM from third party? Oil Filter
• Tapping Rover 75 2L V6 4 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  , knocking and vibration at 600rpm) Dont get me wrong the vibration is not bone shaking but it wasnt there before. P.S. I have tried changing the oil and filter including trying this engine flush stuff with no resolution to my problem. Cheers, Lee.
• If Microsoft Built Cars 24 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  , the indicators would only work above 50mph. You would crash twice a week, and you would have no idea what happened. When you put luggage in the boot, at the end of your journey half of it would have disappeared. You would find it on the roof rack one month later. The oil, petrol and alternator warning lights
• Vauxhall Astra club - Help! My mechanic can't diagnose my Astra 15 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  rings appear to be ok, wet & dry readings result in no change - mechanic contacts engineering company to follow up on what occurred with head work. Mechanic orders 4 new hydraulic lifters. No signs of cracked head, head was pressure checked and passed New lifters fitted - no change. Mechanic explains
• 307 d turbo - 307 d turbo 2002 engine management. 25 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  to add i thought it was the map sensor thats located ontop of the coolent  radiator, after changing this still no change. Also i noticed the other week that the pipe that goes from the turbo to the coolent radiator was loose and would leak abit of oil, after tighting this back up still would
• Mitsubishi Space Wagon (1999 - 2005) - 2.4 GDi Engine, noisy tappets and perfomance issue 13 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  few weeks. All I've done so far is put a bottle of STP injector cleaner in with a 3rd of a tank & 2 days later filled with Super Unleaded, but it did it again this morning. At the moment I'm under the impression that a good service (accompanied with a good engine flush on the oil change) & perhaps
• Citroen Xantia auto gearbox problem 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  what he meant. When I last drove the car, it was fairly quick off the mark at anything more than tickover. Changes up and down the box were scarcely noticeable. The car behaved exactly as I would expect a modern 4-speed automatic to. Yesterday, having checked that the box wasn't in "snow" mode
• Vauxhall Corsa - Lack of Power/Gutless 12 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  no history of why this fault exists. I will list everything I have done to date so perhaps you can suggest some ideas! 1. Engine flushed and new oil air and fuel filters, removed the pick-up unit in the fuel tank and cleaned the plastic gauze (although not dirty
• Fabia Estate (2010) Mk 2, 1.2 TSI DSG - Random knocking noise when accelerating 26 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  .     May 21 st 2014 - DSG gearbox oil was changed, at 15940 miles, from synthetic to mineral oil free of charge under Skoda campaign reference 34F7
• How many tools and accessories do you keep in car 21 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  etc Jump leads WD40 Inspection light Full gown that came with Duckhams Hyper Grade oil about 20 years ago. This fits head-to-Toe and the idea is that you wear it over your smart suit if you need to change a wheel Ready mixed coolant (I have a weeping water pump) Oil Multimeter 5 metres of wire 12v
• VAG Long Life servicing Dead? 10 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  it was as they still classified the car as "used" therefore perhaps it was serviced as part of the VW approved used car scheme. When I looked closer at the book it has a couple of option boxs for the garage to tick - is this car on long life servicing? YES. Was long life oil used? NO. Assuming this is a simple
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDDi Duratorq 2001 Model 25 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  become brittle and breaks easily, even in BMW and S-500 Merz. Also, I try to service my car (changing Engine Oil and filter) for every 5,000km distance travelled. Book recommends 3,000 miles which is more or less 5,000km. And it recommends engine oil of grade 5W-30, but I cannot find such grades
• I am an idiot Legal advice... 5 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  fixed'. Imagining new leads, plugs, rotor etc. would do the trick I was inclined to agree. Being carless, and time poor I took it off his hands for £900 which was certainly generous, but I knew that, and that's OK. Of course, the problem is related to using a litre of oil every 75 miles (see thread
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - Grand Scenic - 1 yr / 16,000 mile report. 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  engine comes in for so much stick from people but, and touching a big bit of wood, so far I consider it one of the finest four cylinder diesel engines I've ever experienced. It has proven itself to be frugal, reliable, punchy and beautifully smooth and refined. It uses about half a litre of oil over
• Ford Fiesta 2000 1.3l petrol manual - Mk4 Fiesta 1.3l petrol overheating 24 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  at the bottom.  The upper rad pipe gets very hot and becomes highly pressurised, but the middle and lower ones are cool and no change in pressure. The coolant looks a bit dirty, even after having been changed recently, but there is no sign of any white gunk associated with a blown HG and the oil
• Advice on my next car 28 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Just thinking of changing my car. In a fit of madness, I bought a 3 door 2005 Polo Twist SDI in 2006 from a car supermarket with the idea that I was going to be frugal, saving a fortune in fuel and tax but ended up buying a barge that can be easily overtaken by a milk float. I'm not a petrol head
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.4 Emissions Test Failure Causes 19 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  going through the roof. I should point out that all of the spark plugs looked fine and were recently changed, along with filters and oil. They wernt torqued properly, through lack of a torque wrench, but they were about the same tightness as when they came off! If anyone has any suggestions i would