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• Good Service from a fast fit garage 3 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Decide this morning that I want an oil and filter change for my TDi Passat. On the off chance I call into my local branch of the well known fast fit chain and enquire, expecting to laugh at their prices. Well, I didn't laugh. £23.99 for filter and all the Mobil semi-synth it needed. The job
• Rover 214 sluggish 14 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Drove her 214 for the first time in a while the other day and feels really sluggish compared to what it used to be like. I had the plugs, distributer cap and rotar arm done in March and an oil and filter change in July so it should be fairly well tuned up. Powerloss is not that significant
• 1998 Primera How do I keep it going 15 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  yearly and change the oil about every 5000 miles. Has anyone got any tips about what I should do to keep it running ?? All tips welcome..
• Engine Life 24 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I like to drive quite 'adventurously', and I'm just wondering how much this affects the life/condition of the engine. At the moment, I change the oil every 5000 miles, always let the engine warm up before really revving it, and drive normally for a bit afterwards to help it cool down
• Vauxhall WinterCare - worth it? 2 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  system - Inspection of the cylinder head and block for leaks - Tightening of the hoses and clips - Renewal of the anti-freeze Has anyone had this done? Would you recommend it? Or is it a complete waste of time and/or money? FYI, I have the car serviced at the Vx dealer every 10k miles and change
• Renew Warranty? Or not? 21 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Folks, Twelve months of uneventful life with a '97 Citroen XM have elapsed. What a wonderful machine! I resent having to pay £250.00++ for a renewed warranty, which means I would need to have my oil changed by the local indie. But I do fear something very expensive going bang or just ("silence
• Peugeot 206 Pollen Filter 4 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I recently took my wife\'s 2 year old 206 back to the main dealer for its first bi-annual service. The oil and filter were changed but the air and pollen filters were not.When I asked about these I was told that they did not require replacement. The service cost £125. I know from experience
• Rover 218TD - diesel injector pump 28 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  + was quoted. It has to be done, I know that, but what else should I also change, apart from cam belt, vacuum pump belt, oil and the filters? Very much a novice - this will be a garage job! Just want to prepare my bank account for the shock! :) Thanks, Chris
• Mini 8 May 2002 (Forum)
  BM went in this morning (before being nearly side-swiped) for oil and filter change. Whilst I waited (an hour and a b***** half) they loaned me a Mini. What a cracking little motor - best thing since ready mixed semolina. I'm sure they gave me this knowing I'd be back for more. I recall HJ
• Valves - solution and identification 27 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Further to my last post..... I have changed the spark plugs, to slightly hotter ones, still NGK though. This will hopefully stop the misfiring which I now suspect was causing the juddering. It also revealed that in 1 of the back 3 cylinders some oil was leaking into the plug and cylinder area
• VAG TDi engine reliability 1 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  I have had an A4 TDi 90 for two months, it had done 104,000 miles and I've put another 3000 enjoyable miles on it since. Has anyone got any tips about maintenance, that goes further than Audi and Haynes manuals? I'm already doing 5,000 mile oil changes like the last owner. I plan to keep
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  Has my Peugeot 308 got a timing chain problem? 23 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  A few days ago a message "Depollution system faulty" appeared on the dashboard screen of my Peugeot 308. The "engine block" warning symbol was also on....
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  EGR valve failure on Audi A3 3 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  We had loss of power on our Audi A3 recently. The coil and DPF warning lights came on at the same time. We called the RAC and they reported "Air mass flow...
• Citroen C5 - Citroen C5 2.0 Hdi engine failure 26 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  said that the dash came up "Oil Pressure Low" warning when he turned the key. I left the car to the mechanic as the engine would no longer turn over.  He stripped the engine and said that it was completely gone.  There was massive damage to it.  He thinks that the oil pump failed
• Peugeot 206 - turbo failure 15 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  .   They intimated that it was a lack of oil to the turbo that had caused the failure.   I asked the garage how this could have happened as the oil and the filter had been changed, as per
• Omega Maintainance Costs 30 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  ...ish from low to high 20's.......... very refreshing :D Things that have been done in that 3 Year Period in no particular order - 1-Timing Belt Kit @ 80K - £365.00 2-New ECC "Switch/Regulator" The Big 3 Dial Controller - £413.00 3-Multi Function Display Unit - £273.00 4-Coolant Leak & Oil Leak Repairs
• Rover Metro (1990 - 1995) - 1994? 1.1k series - rough running after HG change. 17 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  , and passed an MoT. However, it drives really badly and has done ever since the headgasket change. You can put the accelerator pedal to the floor and the car will actually slow down, it even thinks of stalling. If you accelerate gently, it is ok, but power still seems down. The car does not use oil or water
• Transit, Boxer, Relay, Movano, Master - Recommend Transit Alternative Economy/Reliability 22 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  understand Ford now recommend change at 40K. Need to be careful to use correct oil. Not sure if 2016 - 2019 are any better then older models re rust Boxer, Relay BlueHDi - seems to be most economical, I assume no major issues with timing belts if changed when required. Galvanised body means
• Suzuki Grand Vitara 2009 J20A engine - Valve lash/clearance - Garage recommendation 27 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  be relied upon to do this job properly (As opposed to a quick wipe of the cam cover and a change to thicker oil!) This setup seems like a huge step backwards compared to the hydraulic lifters in my old CR-V...this doesn't even have VVT.   Cheers all
• Honda CR-V 2.2 diesel 2005 - judder 6 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  disconnected to check that the problem only relates to the front of the vehicle, the oil in the transfer box has been changed, the wheels re-balanced all round and new tyres fitted on front, but the car still has awful judder particularly when accelerating. My mechanic has looked at the engine mountings