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• Cost of Engine oil 31 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  } and branded oil at around £12.00? I hear that garages will charge over £20.00 for engine oil {plus labour} when servicing. Why are people prepared to pay so much? I do my own oil changes with £3.00 oil. 300,000+ miles on my 1990 Montego and no problems yet. Regards Paul Whitehead.
• Vectra 2.0 'Oil Lack' Computer warning 13 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  time, say from cold to the cooling fans kicking in, then rev it up a bit then I get a big cloud of oil smoke. When the car idles or is revved otherwise then there is no smoke (or none that I can tell of) I change the oil and filter regularily and the cylinder head has just been reconditioned. Any
• cam belt in oil with engine flush 4 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  I just read of a case of a cam belt in oil disintegrating after an oil change with a flush. It doesn't surprise me but it makes me wonder how common it is for flushes to be used during servicing without any regard for the consequences.  Glad I service my own cars and would
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 1.6 2000yr auto - oil pump 2 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  Information please,How easy is it to change the oil pump? What is the proceedure? do you have to remove the sump cover? The problem I have is the tappet noise,I had had a new cam, rockers,and lifters fitted now they say it may be the oil pump. Thahk you...
• Vw Gold Diesel PD Engine - Mixing Synthetic Engine Oils 18 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I have an unused amount ( 2 litres) of Halford Fully Synthetic Engine oil ( vw 505.01) sitting on the shelf, my question is can I mix it with QAUNTUM Fully Synthetic (same grade  (vw 505.01) ?..........for my next oil change.... It seems a shame to throw it away
• nisan patrol y61,2004,3ltdi - engine oil for a diesel? synthetic? 8 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all,,I am going to change the oil and ffilters on my Patrol,,it has 84000 miles on it and as sweet as a nut,, I have heard that using fully synthetic 0w30 is the best,,and helps fuel economy. any thoughts on this one folks,,,or should i stick with the semi diesel engine oil
• New oil from service is black already? 12 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I have just had me Audi A4 2.0 diesel in for its first long life service at 18000 and when I checked the oil the next day it was black. I rang the dealership and they said it was normal and it was the carbon deposits. Surely these would have been removed when the old oil was changed. Is this normal
• Leon Cupra- oil viscosity classification 28 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Next week I shall have the oil changed in our Leon Cupra (02 plate with the AUQ engine) by our local Nissan dealership. They inform me they do not have any synthetic oil, so I will have to provide my own. Fair enough- but what is the optimum viscosity classification for this engine, 5w-30 or 5w-40
• 56 Toyota Rav4 XT4 diesel manual - gear change problems 18 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  THE GEAR LEVER IS VERY STIFF UNTIL THE CAR IS MOVING & THE OIL WARMS UP - WHEN YOU CHANGE GEAR PARTICULARLY WHEN CHANGING FROM 1st TO 2nd GEAR IT SOMETIMES GRAUNCHES - THE MAIN DEALER WHO SUPPLIED IT IN NOVEMBER IS TAKING IT IN OVERNIGHT NEXT WEEK BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT HE WILL 'FIND
• Engine oil - which brand? 22 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Evening all, i'm interested to hear, for those of us that do our own maintenance (or at least supply a mechanic with the oil we want to be used) what engine oil you are using. Anyone have preferences? For me, I tend to stick with Castrol, although I'm not averse to changing, it's more
• Audi & Castrol SLX OIl 26 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  I see in the latest Audi Magazine that they are now suggesting oil change intervals (even with P.D. Diesel engines) of 30,000 miles using Castrol`s fully synthetic oil - SLX, and after initial trials have found no measurable wear on mechanicals. From personable experience with an Audi A4 2.8 V6
• Rover 25 2003 - Engine oil tapping clicking noise 10 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  I changed the oil filter and engine oil a month ago. Engine was topped up to 3/4 of from max mark. It is still approx 3/4 still. I hear this clicking/tapping noise when I let go off the accelerator pedal each time. Any ideas on what this could be? Is it because oil is not up to max mark
• Nissan Micra - Oil Drained From Car 8 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Hi I drained the oil from my car a couple of weeks ago. Is it save to leave the engine sitting for a few weeks without any oil. I was thinking that maybe after a while the oil that remained in the engine block may start to dry and cause problems. I'm changing
• Volvo S80 (1998 - 2006) - 00 2.4 Oil Light comes on 16 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Just recently bought the Volvo which has a fault of the oil light coming on when warmed up and displaying message "low oil pressure stop safely asap". Replaced the oil sensor switch and changed the oil. But again the car runs fine but after about five miles the light goes on and off and remains
• diesel oil levels.no-one knows! 20 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Every time the oil gets changed on my c22o diesel the oil high light comes on for a couple of weeks even though I tell them to put in the exact aopunt of oil...6 litres according to the handbook. This is a great problem because the very experts disagree on how to check oil levels on the dipstick
• Renault first fill oil 21 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  fill oil should be left in for 18000 miles! I intend to go to the dealer after 9000 miles for an oil and filter change. Does anybody have a definitive answer as to the type and grade of the first fill oil ?
• Peugeot 308 1.6 HDI 90 hp. - 308 Regular maintenance question 20 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, I had Peugeot 307 petrol and I could change oil, oil filter, air filter, interior filter, spark plugs etc. by myself. I have never gone to a garage for maintenance so far. Now I bought 2010 model Peugeot 308 1.6 HDI 90 Hp. I have
• Renault Kangoo diesel 59 plate - Car vibrates following oil change!!!! 25 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Previously trouble free Kangoo now vibrates through steering wheel/seat and pedal following oil change at 42k.( the service countdown on the dash indicated a symbol that looks like a container with a droplet over it, which i was advised indicated that the engine detected that the oil needed
• VW Polo, no service history, what to do? 2 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  is that it has no proven service history since about 1997/8 - the last service I know about was at 10000 miles. Now I'm pretty sure its *has* been serviced, or at least had the oil changed etc., but I really don't know what else has been done. What should work should I have done on the car to bring
• Auto box won't work till hot. WHY? 15 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  Just got a Peugoet 405 auto estate 112,000 miles. Car is perfect except that the auto box won't change between 1st and 2nd till it's hot. Once hot it works fine. I assume that the hydraulic oil pump is knackered, but what I can't understand is why it's fine when hot, when I would expect the oil