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  Should I change the fuel filter on my Volkswagen Lupo GTI? 1 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a 16 year old Volkswagen Lupo GTI with a full service history. There's no record of a change of fuel filter - not even in the Volkswagen...
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  Why is my automatic transmission sluggish in the winter months? 7 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a 1998 W208 series Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK that's had oil changes every 9000 miles and has been utterly reliable since new. The 3200cc M112 series...
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  Oil pressure warning light keeps flickering - what could be causing this problem? 5 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a London taxi driver. My cab is a 2006 TX 2 that's done about 234,000 miles on the original engine. Recently, the oil pressure warning light has started...
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  Black death 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I would be grateful for your thoughts on the following. I have a 2004 Corolla Verso. It had a main dealer service and oil change at 90,000 miles 7 weeks...
• Oil Life (hic) again 27 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  As we all know, honest john repeatedly advises that no engine oil can stay in grade beyod 7500 miles. Hence, many of us routinely change oils frequently and achieve high milages. However, car manufacturers say that the oil manufacturers now produce oils that meet their requirements for extended
• SAAB 9-3 - Performance Oil Filters - K&N vs Mann 26 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Having recently moved into Saab ownership (9-3 Aero, 2007, with Maptun st1 tune), I have taken HJs advice about the oil feed to the cam chain requiring frequent oil changes to heart and have performed 3 changes with flush in the 10k I've done in it so far. At the last change I decided
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  The Jaguar F-Pace service interval is 21 months - should I have any work done at 12 months anyway? 19 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The Jaguar F-Pace service interval is 21 months. Mine is now 12 months old and has done 7000 miles. Should I have anything done now, like an oil change,...
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  Will an oil change void my BMW warranty? 23 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had an oil change carried out on my 2008 diesel BMW 3 Series by a non-franchised garage. I have a BMW warranty that I pay for on a monthly basis,...
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  How often should I change the oil in my ex-rental Audi? 17 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2010 Audi A4 diesel with approx 26,000 miles on the clock, which I purchased one year ago with 9000 miles showing from an Audi dealer, who advised...
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  Fixed Price service plans - good value or not? 24 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have been quoted £649 by Hyundai for a five year service plan. Is this good value?
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  Mercedes-Benz CL500 auto - do I really need to change the gearbox oil? 6 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2009 Mercedes-Benz CL500. It has covered 35,000 miles from new and my local dealer inform me that the automatic gearbox oil and filter should be...
• 03 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDi 100 AVB - Short Term Oil Change 5w30 or 5w40 VAG PD 22 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Coming up to oil change time again, but this time a little confused as to which oil to use. I have read that if doing a short term change (Every 7k/yearly in my case) its better to use 5w40, rather that the more expensive 5w30 longlife stuff. The car isn't driven hard and only does
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  Just bought a Corsa, is it belt cam or chain? 17 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have bought a 54 2004 Vauxahll Corsa 1.2 16v petrol at 54000 miles - full main delaer stamps up to 50,000 miles in March 2011 - is it a chain cam or...
• BMW 5 Series E60 - BMW e60 520d auto gearbox problem 7 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi everyone - I have a problem with my e60 80k miles (since around 70k miles) . Changing from 2nd->3rd kicks very badly, especially in stop start traffic.. you can reproduce it in manual mode.. The BMW dealers reckon they want to do two gearbox oil changes to see
• 5W30 or 0W40? 12 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Re: Ford Fiesta 1.3 EFI (Endura) I am going to get an oil change in a couple of hours, but the people at Kwik Fit have thrown me. My problem is as follows: When I had my "Major" service at Ford last June, they did an oil change an used 5W30. Ever since then I have changed my own oil every 10k
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 2.8 Oil change at National - 5W30 or 10w40? 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Just checked my oil and its looking a bit black, so I looked at National Tyres website for a oil & filter change. £30 for up to 7l of oil. They recommend 5W40 Castol Edge Fully Synthetic, but I usually use 10W40 semi-synth. Which would you recommend? I've not heard of the 'Edge' stuff before
• Soot in the oil - via the EGR valve your views? 19 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  to Meadowhall and back and changed the oil and filter - using Shell Rimula R4. I`ve normally done 3,000 oil changes (filthy old IDI engine) which are half service interval and the cams and cambox were clean (black oil accepted) no sludge or cam surface wear, at 56,000 miles It`s occurred to me
• VW Golf 1.4 ryder (synthetic oil ) 4 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I have A VW Golf 1.4 ryder that has done 130,000 miles. I`ve just had an oil and filter change at national tyres and discoverd that they have used synthetic oil (duckhams visco 7000 fully synthetic) I have never used synthetic oil before. Is it possible that this could cause damage i.e
• Mondeo oil filter location 25 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  2003 2.0 Duratorq diesel 130PS 6-speed. Anyone tell me where the oil filter is located ? Want to change filter & oil. Is this an easy DIY job ? Thanks in advance. Bob.
• Info gathering - Engine oil history 27 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  history ;-) MANUFACTURERS SPEC CHANGE INTERVAL OIL RELATED ISSUES The idea was to cut and paste the above into a new post and then write answers. It was a struggle - people drifted off from the format. But a tentative picture started to emerge. (for the PD) 1) That use of a 5w30 (or 0W30) oil