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• From HJ - Maintenance in the Uk 12 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  oil change. 'Fully synthetic', plus filter, properly drained from the sump and the engine cleaned up with an air-line all for £42. A rear offside wheel bearing became
• Mitsubishi Shogun - Bought auto 4wd with warranty, blamed for failure 22 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Hi all any advise gratefully received: Bought a Shogun recently for just under £3,000 came with 1 month warranty.  From point I collected the car I found issues Airbag light on oil leak no 4wd loud squealing on acceleration if pedal pushed more than
• Peugeot 307 2.0 hdi 51 plate, 90BHP, E/no DYDM3013 - car sluggish in Peugeot 307 2.0HDI GLX 29 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  £175.00 and 4 hrs as the light is still on.   Anyway, thats not my the main problem. My car now has 97K on it. Its had a timing belt changed, air filter, diesel filter and oil filter. Over the last 7k the car has become incresingly sluggish. To the point now, fully loaded transit
• Peugeot 406 HDi - Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI anti polution fault 5 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Here we go again! (see similar threads from   Whatdowepayourroadtaxfor 8 Dec 2008) EVERY time any service garage changes the oil filter, the message " anti polution fault" appears when I drive away, the engine management light stays on, the car
• Ford Focus III (2008 - ) - Just spent 30 times normal budget on car 20 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  always but we have a baby now) . How did she manage that without me being aware ( the focus and not the baby ). All the manuals are in Italian, can someone confirm that a brand new ford Focus does not need a service until 20,000 KMs ( 12,000 miles ). nothing about a oil change at 600 miles
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.4 non starter 10 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Not as simple as it may sound! Had a serious head gasket failure. Replaced the gasket and checked and rechecked the timing! Changed oil and filter Engine started first turn of the key. Found considerable hesitancy when throttle floored. Did 50 miles like this and then started to think what trouble
• Volkswagen Beetle (1998 - ) - 2001 2.0 engine emissions warning lamp 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  change in the performance of the car, so I carried on home. Tried turning off and on again, but the light remains. I've checked the connection to any sort of sensor that I can see under the bonnet and all appear to be in order. Checked air filter and this is free of blockages. Have disconnected
• Citroen Saxo (1997 - 2003) - 1997 1.1 - Limp Home Mode? 23 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi There, I have a 97 1.1 Saxo (HDZ) - I bought it for my partner when it was a year old and it has been a great little car. Recent separation meant it coming back to me! Recently I noticed an oil leak coming from the rocker cover seal so with funds a little low (divorce is very expensive!) I
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 96 1.4 (8v) Failure to start after running fine - 5 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  - seemed pretty much like an immobiliser problem again. When the breakdown truck arrived 20 minutes later, it started first time! It didn't seem to pick up cleanly from idle, and the mechanic thought it sounded as though it was running rich. I have recently changed the oil and filter plus new spark
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1998 2.0d - conrod failure. 5 May 2008 (Forum)
  I purchased this car in 2000 with 10k miles on the clock. Since this day my "Polly Peugeot" has been serviced by the book and treated with TLC I went to Salsibury on Saturday in it (about 150 miles from home), checked oil, water etc before I left!). Just got into Salisbury and BANG - conrod
• Mondeo 1998 2.5 Auto 8 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  the motorway, stopped then pulled away that I noticed when the car changed from first to second it felt like I was breaking the G-force as it was a large and loud clonk with a jolt. I did ask the previous owners about this but they denied all knowledge of it (Surprise , Surprise), also since I was planning
• Help needed with my Fiat Punto P reg 20 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  my mum to work and I smelt some burning, then over heating light came on, I pulled straight over and my dad came to my need. There was no water in (But I had only checked my water 2 days before) So took car to a mechanic who found a leaky hose thingy and changed it (Its black and looks like a hose
• Ideal vehicle for 200k miles in a year? 24 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  in a year, so we know how little it will be worth at the end of it. Using good quality oils and parts we intend to service it every other Saturday, ie every 8,000 miles. Performance, too, isn't everything as long as it can keep up with the flow of motorway traffic. We would be looking at the van versions
• heard this on QVC - Surely not! 10 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  greased lightening you know the stuff, put this potion in your engine oil this one into your fuel your car will drive like new, you'll double your miles per gallon, you'll become more attractive to the opposite sex blah blah blah. They guy talked for over half an hour about this stuff!!!!! Anyhow
• Good garages 14 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  downpipe fitted( i supplied parts from local VW dealer ). All seemed fine till i drove it away and there was terrible noise coming from the front so i took the car back. i was told that the front engine mounting had failed causing the exhaust to rub the anti roll bar, so i got the job done there, no change
• Replacement Car 28 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  to be moved even further away. I will, however, qualify for excess milage which should give me around £1500 for a two year period. If I can get this as a lump sum, I will change the car. I am therefore now looking at replacing my mazda mx6 for another car. I have decided that I need an oil burner
• Classics for everday use 23 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  circumstances (4.8 liter). Burns no oil between changes on a motor that has done well over 170,000 miles (no doubt becaiuse of being religiously maintained). To those who might argue for conservation vs. gas consumption, I would say the car was made long ago, and its continued use is surely a better use
• Jaguar XKR-S (2008 - ) - Warranty problem after service confusion. 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  , and the car had been running perfectly until the service. The official version is this. Due to the non service an d the fact that the engine oil would have caused damage prior to the 24k service they will not be held liable. As I pointed out. The engine was maintained by myself, oil levels, tyre etc were
• Peugeot 307 - 2 litre Petrol (2002) - Engine runs roughly 20 secs after cold start 18 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  run engine flush through the engine and changed the oil, all after this was fault was occurring as I was told it could be potentially a sticky lifter, however this did not correct the issue either .  Does anyone reading this forum have any idea why the power is being cut from injector
• VW Golf 1.4 Estate - First impressions - goodbye Civic hello Golf 23 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  obsessiveness it won't be an issue. Its just been serviced so I wont need to shell out for another year but that will be much more than the Honda which had unbelievably cheap main dealer service with free MoT and breakdown. The VW menu service charge is the usual oil change and checks and the major