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• all makes - Antifreeze- Blue vs Orange/Red 8 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  .   Or is it Education, how many people are aware that by topping up red antifreeze / coolant with blue they will reduce the lifespan of the red from 5 years to 1-2 years. It will also reduce the efficacy of the inhibitor package significantly. While we wouldn’t fill an engine specified for synthetic oil
• Had my first breakdown not nice - Clutch has gone 15 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Just when I thought it could not get any worse. Just dropped my sister off First off all just when i left my house the car was being lumpy in 3rd, I suspected it had ran out fuel (was also on the way to the fuel station) but it when I changed to 4th it was ran fine. Thought nothing
• Bangernomics...I think I've nailed it! 18 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  a reasonably handsome beast from certain angles! So far I've bought 2 new front tyres (£50 a corner as they say in the business!) an air filter and set of plugs, an oil and filter change from National and the price of an MOT (passed needing exactly nothing doing to it last month). The only problem
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - Oh no, not another bangernomics post! 17 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  on holiday. And it's been totally abused: Apart from one oil and filter change when I first got it, it's had ZERO servicing. Been washed 3 times. But it's never let me down or refused to start. One day it did begin underperforming - running on 3 cylinders, but still got us home fine. Needed a new
• 1992 Vauxhall Astra 1.4I 8v SOHC 17 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  this far – I do not want to be going here again soon! Had a bit of fun (not) farting about getting the cambelt tension correct and got the whole lot together after also changing engine oil/filter and recharging coolant circuit with 50/50 antifreeze mix. Engine turned over fine by hand without
• Smallish 4wd cars 27 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  and a bit rough.  It s a lot of money for something with no great comfort or space.  I was also worried about the twins it's reliability.  I have no particular reason to suspect it, but I know they're vulnerable to the wrong oil and so possibly a risky second hand buy.  I'm not sure I
• Sick Alfa 156 2.0 TS Man 9 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  months old and the car started to suffer from engine breaking problems: i.e. when changing gear it was very difficult to get a smooth change, often if left in neutral and the car was going down a hill or on the flat it would decellerate to a stanstill. Went to dealer and they cleaned throttle pot
• Honda, Ford Vauxhall, VW, Skoda etc - New job (Yay!) maybe need a new car.... 20 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  not be practical.The petrol I am most familiar with is a 2 ltr Subaru Forester. Haven't driven a smaller engined NA petrol for so long can't really remember much about it. Running costs would need to be on the affordable side and I am thinking about geting some basic kit so I can do my own oil changing
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 02 1.4HDi 16v engine cutting out at random 7 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  !!! No fault code stored. Yesterday, I had the same brief cut in power which lasted a second or so but then the oil pressure warning light came on and the car drove as normal. A quick pull over to the side of the road to turn ignition on and off and all is well again. No ECU lights are lit on the dash
• BMW E39 535i - glitches 24 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi,   First up, apols if similar has been posted elsewhere. 1998 BMW E39 535i (silver). Was originally father-in-law's car and so 1 owner since new, 100K miles only. Had been stored for 2 years but 2 months ago I replaced the battery, got an oil change/engine
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 overheating problem? 1 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  this be the Cylinder Head Temp (CHT) sensor telling the ECU to take precautions ? Strangely - if you ease off, it'll often return to the 12 o'clock position really quickly too - takes less than 30 seconds sometimes !? Both the coolant and oil levels are fine and there are no obvious leaks around any of the visible
• Honda CRV mark I - Refurbish or Replace ? 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  what I estimate will be £700 - £1000, as this year it will need the cambelt and tensioners changing, water pump, transmission oil, 4 tyres, and possibly some suspension work. I suspect after this the car will keep going for another 4 years with routine maintenance ? or Sell
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2000 2.0 Hdi With no power/turbo? 26 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  is missing altogether? At a guess I'd say the Turbo is not working at all. Could this be an airflow sensor problem, opening the wastegate all the time? Performance wise, its like driving a naturally aspirated diesel really? The engine is really clean, no sign of oil anywhere I can see. No lights
• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - 01 2.0 Fuel economy has nose dived - ideas? 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a Primera p11-144, 2001 Y 2l petrol SE hatchback, 111000 miles. In the last few months the cars fuel consumption has increased fairly dramatically, with no change in driving style. In fact it is probably even worse than that-over my previous 53 mile each commute of including 30 miles
• Peugeot Expert Tepee (2007 - ) - 2001 2.0hdi - running problem 25 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  (had this done just incase) Oil and filter Anti freeze 4 new heater plugs Got it back and after a couple of miles down the road the engine management light came on and it went into safe mode. Took it back to the garage and they said it was coming up with low fuel pressure. Cleared the light and on i
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - Bought a new shed - £350 22 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  it booked in on Saturday for tappets, oil change and he is going to check the steering. Too early to say yet how long I will keep it for but for now its cheaper than a hire car and its cheap to insure.
• 2001 Ford Fiesta Ghia overheating 27 May 2007 (Forum)
  in traffic thats when it can really shoot up.. Then as soon as i get on a country lane it will go back down. Another example would be that it will never get hot going up hill because you have to give it some gas to maintain speed but going downhill is when it will normally shoot up. Ive changed
• Yaris engine design fault - any advise? 4 May 2007 (Forum)
  a sealant which unfortunately appears to be attacked by the oil and starts to fail after a few years. (This info from a technician at my local dealer) Apparently the 'fix' for this is to replace the cover with a newer design and use an alternative sealant. My Yaris (now 7 years old) had this problem
• M reg 1.4 Clio high fuel consumption 15 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  is serviced regularly with oil change at least every 5k miles. My question is what could cause such a large drop in fuel economy. i am losing nearly 100miles per tank? Any possibility for the wobble, i gave up on the garage, which came highly recommended. I would appreciate any advice, as this little
• Celica GT 2.0 - sell or keep? 8 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  not boy racers. From 70k I have changed the oil myself every 3000 miles on top of the regular services. MoTs going back 8 yrs. I believe this is the Mark 4 model being the rounded shape with pop up headlights. The tyres are Firestones and only about 30% worn. Colour Red, which after 14 years has faded