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• smokey 1.9TD peugeot expert van 22 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  of junctions but again not all the time. i also get black smoke when i go up steep hills. say im going up the hill in 3rd and the revs start to go down. so i change down to 2nd but its high revs so up to 3rd but its not enough power to pull. when its in 3rd it smokes but when its in 2nd and high revs, no smoke
• Toyota corolla verso 2.2 D4D - Black smoke from exhaust 16 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  driving a couple of miles car started pouring black smoke  thought it was cat regenerating but wrong colour smoke..belching black.. Any thoughts please...car perky enough and engine noise in keeping with milage..heard worse...oil change light on. Thanks. Mike
• Nissan Micra K12 2005 - Sudden power loss - Any clues? 29 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  No problems in 11 years, one day half the power dissapears. Everything in the car works perfectly, gears, electrics engine etc. but little power. Tested the electrics, no odd noises or anything else. I change the oil anually, and plugs every 3 years. One mechanic said he
• Toyota Yaris 1.0 - Brake replacement costs 16 May 2014 (Forum)
  is the list:  - MOT (50 quid) - Oil + filter change - Spark plugs - Air filter - Coolant - Replace rear brake cylinder + replace brake fluid - Replace both front brake pads  Comes to £390 quid! And that doesn't include replacing
• Mitsubishi Colt - Clutch Judder 8 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  its bad,especially in damp conditions. The cars now done 48k and is 4 years old and I've still got the problem. The only thing that changed perhaps from supplied spec at the first service was the engine oil to 10w40. Any guesses with whats wrong with it? Thanks Carl
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 petrol 2006 - Help! will not start 8 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I changed the oil & filter (nightmare getting the filter off) and now it will not start. It turns over fine but will not fire. I had started the car from cold the night before to put it in the garage, so it only moved a few yards. Am I right in thinking that rich fuel in the exhaust
• Vauxhall Corsa 2002 1.0 12v - Piston Rings 14 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 corsa c 1.0 12V Z10Xe engine with 96000 on the clock.  Over the past six months the oil level has not dropped at all on the dipstick (touch wood), but i want to know if the piston rings are likely to start to fail soon due to the high mileage of the engine.  I usually rev
• Nissan Almera - Rattling exhaust 25 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Noticed that my exhaust seems to be rattling either on idle when cold or sometimes around 20 mph, but never at any other speed. The rattle seems to be coming from the front- there is nothing more major as the car has recently had an oil and filter change and no problems were detected
• 1997 1.4 volkswagen polo 8v - engine troubles 22 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  hi, i bought my polo yesterday but on the way home the engine started to rattle at idle. like a cylinder was out. so when i got home i did an oil change, new plugs leads, distro cap rotor arm and coil pack. the rattling has more or less gone but the engine is now making a tappety noise, so i
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 99 1.0 Timing chain rattle 19 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  We have a 1999 1.0 Micra and it has started rattling at first start of the day for about 3-5 seconds. I think that this is the timing chain and after it has gone quiet the car runs OK. It has had its oil changed twice a year (as per HJ recomendation) and it has done 44,000 miles. Question 1
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.25 difficulty engaging 5th gear 22 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  the car has only done 34000 miles but its difficult to get into 5th gear. 1 in 5 attemps. last owner (senior years)never used 5th. i have changed gear oil and put treatment in. no different. is the 5th gear which is bolted onto end of gearbox easy to work on and replace any worn parts or am i
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 emissions light on & oily spark plugs 8 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I had service and timing belt replaced 3 months ago, now my emissions light has come on permanently and running sluggishly. i have oil in the spark plugs. took to garage and have been advised that i need piston ring(s) replacing at a cost of £600 +. The car has only 49000 miles on the clock! am i
• Hyundai Getz (2002 - 2008) - 2007 1.4L - First Service costs? 20 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  thought £100 max for an oil change and safety inspection. Any suggestions to reduce the price and retain the warranty? We live in the Chesterfield area. (year & engine size added to subject line as per the ignored requests)
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 1998 1.9tdi odd turbo problem 4 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  i bought this passat in the summer with 134000miles on it a quick oil change and cambelt and away i go however its now on 140000 and the turbo has started to play up when i start driving all is ok, but when i accelerate from 4th -5th the turbo stoppes boosting and it goes along quit happly
• Toyota Carina E (1992 - 1997) - 92 2.0 Engine performance 9 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  and it consumes lot of petrol. I recently changes the Oil filter, Spark plugs, Air filter. can some body give me some advice please engine and year added again......
• Rover - 420 diesel - Head gasket and big bill 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Ive just been told the head gasket has gone on my Rover 420 diesel. What shocked me was the estimate from my usually good value local mechanic - £750ish plus VAT. Thats labour, parts, oil/filter change and have the head checked by specialist, possibly skimmed depending on the damage. Just seemed
• MG ZT+180 V6 Auto 4 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Well against the advice of friends and relatives I went out and bought one today, a lovely example in trophy blue on a 52 reg with FSH including cambelts changed, working air-con and no mayo in the oil cap! A nice half leather and suede interior and large spoiler to boot. Even after reading CBC
• 406 110bhp hdi 25 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  was wondering if the mpg will increase with more miles and if theres anything that can be done to get the most out of his fuel like changing to fully synthetic oil etc? He does around 35,000 miles a year so it makes a big difference to the fuel bill. cheers
• what do you expect to pay? 5 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  garage every year and the odd oil change. This is about £500 and anything else that goes wrong is extra, this seems to be another £500 to £800 a year. {tyres, pads, exhausts etc. } I am quite happy with this but wonder what other folks consider reasonable for their yearly motoring costs.
• Laying up car for 6 months 20 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  charger and leave the handbrake off so hopefully no battery and brake issues when it is to be used again. Should I change the oil (was done recently) and maybe run it once a week for 10 minutes to keep the engine going or is this doing more harm than good?