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• Ruined battery ? 12 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  I have an 'entertaining' '91 BX 16v which is currently burning a rather large hole in my pocket. Latest thing to go wrong is a reluctance to start - I've changed leads, dizzy cap and plugs and hoped that it would now burst into life at the merest hint of the key being turned in the ignition (as my
• "Check Engine" warning light 14 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  say that it was an exhaustive check, but its a good as I'll get out here. The engine runs fine. Absolutely no change at all, as far as I can tell. Perfomance the same, consumption, temperature, oil pressure, CD volume - all the same. In the course of investigation it became apparant
• Astravan 1.7 DTI 16V Y17DT 2001 - Error code P1125 Y17DT astravan G orange warning l 16 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  pressure solenoid valve. I changed the pierburg valve that has 2 vacuum pipe connections and a 2 pin electrical plug. the boost valve is underneath that solenoid, have i changed the wrong part? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ok had an eventful day today
• Mazda CX-5 - Engine failure 24 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  and they mentioned they can't help me with it. So my other option was getting it reconditioned, so i bringed the car to them and they opened it and said the DPF was acommulating gases and the oil pump wasn't doing it work, consequently it damaged the engine. Is this possible to happen
• Toyota RAV4 2.2 D4D 2006 112k - Rotatinal noise 22 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  , its coming from below the transmission tunnel towards the front. I nitially though it was a nearside wheel bearing which I repaced. inspected prop shaft and bearings all look ok. I changed gearbox and transfer oils, all looked clean. no metals. have replaced offside
• Engine braking, and how to prolong disc life. 21 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  New thread, 'cos the 'no oil change in 5yrs'  thread has drifted off topic...... I don't do engine braking (apart from on long hill descents), but I'm not hard on brakes either,  To 'engine brake' is absurd nowadays.  No one in their right
• Ford Fiesta MK6 - 2002, 1.4 petrol - Ford Fiesta - Tapping noise - tappets clearance? 22 May 2019 (Forum)
  Hi,  I'm having a bit of a problem with my car, it's making a lot of noise when I put my food down, it starts doing this tapping or knocking noise.  I've changed the oil for fully synthetic, but this wouldn't be it - the tappets are not hydraulic in this car
• Toyota RAV4 - Toyota RAV4 Purchase 20 May 2018 (Forum)
  RAVs (or if anybody has any thoughts on another estate/SUV I should take a look at I'd appreciate any guidance). We don't change our motors often (current BMW3 we've had for 18 years) and want reliability in a bigger estate/SUV type car above all else.  The wife is getting real 'ancy
• Honda Jazz - Jazz manual gearbox. 19 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  manual gearbox with some models (I think HJ mentions this too in his review of the Mk 2 Jazz). Apparently there was a requirement for a gearbox oil change within the first 12 months to get rid of accumulated swarf, and if this was not done internal components could suffer damage.  I
• small or medium hatchback 17 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  This is probably the impossible dream Time to change our car again.. Looking for a stylish hatchback or maybe saloon with good mpg and fastish( ie as opposed to slowish ...0-60 11sec or less ) ..and all for under £3000 We have sort of drawn up a short list
• Focus 1.8 TDCI 53 Plate - Noisy ticking sound and sluggish 27 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  The other day driving to work thought I could here a ticking noise for the engine. Turned down the rather high volume on my stereo and low and behold a rather noisy ticking sound. My first reaction was that the oil must be low so topped up a litre. This didn't solve the problem
• Any - Tough used petrol Estate options? 30 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  2.5 years ago I bought a 58 reg  Octavia Estate 1.9 tdi with the intention of running to maybe 130 to 140K. Overall it's great, does the job perfectly, it's got  FSH,  oil change every 6K a year with me  and I look after it. But I'm starting to have a few doubts at 70K
• seat Ibiza 2010 1.6 se 7spd dsg - Loud buzzing noise from dsg between 20-40mph 13 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  My daughters car has been making this noise for about a month,& it's so loud pedestrians look & stare. 2 weeks ago,it went in to Seat main dealer to have gearbox oil changed from synthetic to mineral. ( Global recall,it seems) She told them about the noise & they handed back
• Ford Fiesta - 6 year old Fiesta - to service or not to service 30 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  to keep the FSH or just change the oil myself and leave it at that? To note if its relevent, we only did about 6000 miles in it last year and same the year before. We'e likely to want to keep it for another 2 or 3 years and then probably upgrade it to something newer subject to finances. Oh
• BMW 320d touring - car trader problems (after sales) 28 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  of oil leak hidden by sump guard. took sump guard off to discover silicone all around bung and sump with hair line split all around casing. Also nearside lowwer BJ with excessive play (came with 12month  MOT) put on diagnostic and has faulty MAF (though drives ok) Contacted company through email
• Nissan X Trail Sport 2.2 2001 - Nissan X Trail front coil spring replacement 8 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 2001 Nissan X Trail 2.2 Sport and took it to my local garage for a oil change. Whilst there they said it needed a new near side front coil spring so they replaced it for me. I then got a tow bar fitted at another garage and when I collected the car they told me
• Ford Focus - Service 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  10 miles and are both due there first MOT at the end of December (great timing!). We are careful drivers but are not 'car people' so we haven't had either serviced in the nearly 2 years since we bought them. No oil change either - eek! I work for the local authority and had planned
• mitsubishi space wagon GDI 2.4 2001 - mechanical problems 13 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  im in need of some advise, i brought the car a couple months ago she  runs fine but occasionaly she missfires and looses power on pull away. i have had advise from a few garages includin mitsubishi themselves and was told to give it a full engine flush and oil change, new spark plugs, new
• Nissan X-trail DCI 2004 model - Used home made diesel... Need advice 11 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> Nissan Xtrail 2004 model 2.2 DCI Diesel. I used converted food oil to diesel to run the vehicle
• Ford Mondeo Mk3 2.0 Duratec - Cylinder 1 misfire 25 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  HI All! I bought a 2001 2.0 Duratec Mondeo mk3 3 months ago and have had problems already! It began by using oil, about a litre every 2 weeks but was not giving any blue smoke, I could only see some exhaust when I put my foot down on the motorway. Then 3 weeks ago the engine