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• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 105TDi - the first 30/90 (months/k miles) 21 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  just the litre of longlife liquid gold that had come with the car ? and it wasn?t on minimum/empty when it was changed, either! 10k miles later, I got a suction unit and changed the (majority of the) oil with more longlife. The result? The service due came up again at 18600 miles? Events meant that I
• 2008 Mazda 6 2.0 Diesel - Losing Power 1yr+, Engine & DPF Light & Rising oil 28 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  the car then flew forward. I thought it must have been my driving, and let it go to the back of my head. But then it kept happening, and in the space of minutes continue driving well again. I noticed it was once initially after changing gear it would have no power, so id put my foot to the floor
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  What is the failure rate for Ford EcoBoost wet belts? 15 Dec 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Fiesta 125 EcoBoost which I have had from new, and has just short of 30k miles on it now. It has been serviced exactly in line with Fords...
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  Why is my Audi A6 TDI's fuel economy so poor? 28 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The fuel economy of my 2007 Audi A6 2.0TDI Avant Multitronic has always been poor from new at 34mpg, rising to 40 in mid 2011 and now having dropped steadily...
• CITROEN BERLINGO MULTISPACE DESIRE - BIG PROBLEMS WITH TURBO AND INJECION ON BERLINGO 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  the accelerator.  First look bya garage diagnosed the EGR malfunctioning but when car was put into garage  diagnosis changed to turbo bearing!!! This went from a quick clear up job to replacement turbo at cost of around £960.  We were told wear and tear was the problem. On a 5 year old car
• Vauxhall Astra 2.0 Diesel - 2013 Vauxhall Astra - Worst Deal Ever??? 8 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  . To me this looks like a no-brainer, given that the car has basically broken down twice in two months (and one time had to have the oil changed due to 2 litres of diesel being in it). I’ve bought a £4k car that needs £5k worth of work, in less than 2 months of me owning it and driving
• Volvo V40 - Volvo New 2.0l diesel reliability 7 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  three days to repair my car when I went to collect it I was told by the service manager that my egr was fine and in actual fact it was my oil level to high, I slight comment about how I should be more careful topping up oil, before I cut him off and explained I did not top up my oil. He had
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  Audi misfiring and spluttering - what's the cause? 10 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  This morning I pulled up on the grass outside my house to take something heavy out the car, when pulling off I accidently drove over a concrete stump which...
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  Buying a used automatic - which is best for £9000? 1 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Till recently I had a company leased car - a Ford Focus 1.6 diesel , Titanium X trim, with plenty of optional features (driver assistance pack, blind spot...
• Peugeot 308 feline - Very hard to select gears from cold start 27 Nov 2023 (Forum)
  Having an issue at the min with my 2014 308 when starting from a cold start car is almost impossible select reverse ,also 1st gear very notchy ,almost as if you are having to force it into gear ,spoken to Peugeot regarding the gearbox oil which apparently is not scheduled to be changed at any
• Golf mk5 1.9 tdi, 2008, 150k miles - Weird sound from engine bay. 21 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  don't know too much about the car mechanics. I've bought a car 3 months ago from a dishonest dealer. The dealer claimed that he did replace a timing belt, water pump and oil. When I've checked the reviews about him- the people been complaining that he doesn't know what he is doing (can
• Vaxhaull Vivaro - Vivaro Power Loss 25 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  that sorted out no problem. I then had it serviced by a local garage. He changed the oil (though the filter doesn't look new) Also fuel filter, air filter. Picked it up drove it home on side roads no problem, felt great!!! Jumped on the motorway next morning, got to about 3000rpm
• VW Golf 1.9 tdi / 1.6 petrol approx 03 plate - Diesel or Petrol 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  7000-8000 miles (mainly local driving) and get a 6 month oil change between services taking the usual precautions of leting it run idle a few minutes after journey completed etc should i avoid any major problems? also on some runs the engine may not fully warm up. i appreciate that my driving
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.6 Erratic idle, air con & almost cutting out 28 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  in a diagnostic machine a no faults were registered. He thought that it might be the Idle control valve so he replaced that but it didnt change anything, so he put the old one back in. I have just serviced it myself - changing plugs, oil and filter and air filter. Also if i have the aircon on the car
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 94 1.8 misfire/judder when idle 12 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  hi new to forum recently bought a old cav as a winter hack while motorbike comes off the road for the winter.was running perfect when i bought it.parkesd it on the drive about a week later replaced rocker cover gasket as it was leaking,topped oil up with some 15w40 semi synthetic.started it up
• Renault Megane II (2002 - 2008) - 05 1.9dci starting and then cutting out 3 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  . When I bought the car about 3000 miles ago it had a stamp in the book from a non-Renault Dealer, I changed the oil anyway and have also changed all the glow plugs. It did this once before about 2 months ago but it was facing up a very steep hill and it rained like a monsoon that night so shrugged
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W210 (1995 - 2002) - 1997 2.0 gearbox trouble 25 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  they say that the box is slipping and that is blowing the mass sensor! They seem to be running some trial and error method here! I have changed the oil and filters with original parts three times to no avail. Latest fault codes read as follows: EGS Fault Memory 030, Altitude factor from motor
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - Diesel Engine Noise at 30k miles 27 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  the engine light problem. I wonder if the new ECU is doing something funny. Or is it the car needed an oil change, its due soon...(Done 7k miles since last service). I was wondering if anyone had any experience of this kind noise or similar noise with the engine. Or anyone had a bearing failure
• Shock absorber failure on Vectra C 1 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  a look underneath the car (its done 22k miles and is a Sept 2003 reg). The n/s rear shock is covered in oil , whereas its counterpart on the other side is dry. Ok so that explains the noise - looks like I need a new shock but could you chaps let me have your opinion on these points? 1. The car is now
• Audi A4 Coolant Loss 23 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  as a starting point but no change. These weekend I replaced the thermostat and things have changed a little. Instead of the temperature gauge sticking like glue to 90degrees it now goes up when I accelerate hard but then after a while returns to 90. The radiator is hot across the top and this morning after a 60