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• Vauxhall Astra 1.6club 8valve petrol - Oil dip level 24 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Astra (2002 & 91,000miles). From monitoring in earlier years I know engine now uses oil at approx 1ml per mile Oil level dips fine when it has just been changed but after a month or two it is almost impossible to get a true dip. Level continues to show 'full' when it must have used
• Citroen C25 - What engine oil do I use in a diesel engine? 8 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Sorry for the numpty question but I've just bought my first diesel motor, I haven'tgot myself a workshop manual yet,  and I want to change the oil and filter before using it. My question is do diesels use a specific type of engine oil or will any regular motor engine oil do the job? It's
• FIAT Punto (1994 - 1999) - 96 1.6 Excessive oil in rockerbox 13 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I have just changed a rockerbox gasket on my wifes punto 90 1.6 cabroliet which was leaking, when i took the rockerbox off there was a pool of oil which seemed excessive. most cars i have worked with from this era had a drip feed to the rocker arms and had minimal oil residue. Is the amount of oil
• Citroen - C15 00 109 Diesel Gearbox oil 27 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Done a silly thing, was going to change engine oil on the C15d but inadvertently drained the gearbox oil, wrong sump plug. My question being after I have bought 2 litres og transmission oil, how do I get it back in the gearbox, cant find a 'cap' or anything obvious to pour it into. Boy do I feel
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - 2001 2.0 HDI which oil? 19 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi,I have just bought a Citroen 2.0 HDI.I would like to change the oil and filter,I have got a lot of Texaco Havoline 15w40 diesel oil which I have used without any problems in my previous 2 Rover Diesels,would this oil be ok for the Picasso? It says on the container suitable for any turbo and non
• Removing oil filters 13 May 2008 (Forum)
  For several years I have often struggled (but succeeded) in doing oil changes with a chain wrench to remove filter. This weekend the Fiesta's filter (not rusted) was really tight and I ended up just breaking links on spanner. So popped out and bought some Oil filter pliers, one turn and hey presto
• Almera oil leak 22 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  has gone, but hope not. It's not a bad leak, just a few drops over night. The dipstick tells me that the sumps half full, last oil change was in December 2005. Has anybody on here had experience of such an oil leak in these cars. All answers appreciated. Thanks
• mondeo oil light 11 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  been driving the wifes mondeo tonight its a 99T 1.8 turbo diesel noticed that the oil light flickers for a few seconds when you go round corners and roundabouts. its never done this before, i checked the oil level and its fine also it had a oil change about 3000 miles ago. the car has done 70000
• Should I change my auto box oil? 19 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  As far as I know, the auto box fluid in my Omega GLS 2.0 16V hasn't been changed. The car is only 3 yrs old and has covered nearly 90,000 miles - probably mainly motorways. I noted in the Haynes manual they suggest replacing the auto box oil in high mileage vehicles after 3 yrs, but when I called
• Ford Focus 2005 TDCI 1.6L - Lack of Turbo boost 17 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All, On Friday when I jumped into my Focus I noticed that the Turbo was non existant, everything else was fine it was just running like a non Turbo car. Its covered 76k miles. I must add that in the last few weeks I've had a slight oil leak. Also I changed the oil 2 weeks ago
• Mk2 astra 1.3 oil burning quandary 12 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  change, a week later I have the same scenario, but now its worse. Removed top of air filter while engine is running to check fumage, seems fine even when I rev it. I suspect it could either be: The new oil is thinner so its working its way past the seals although I have changed the oil evey year
• Peugeot 307 - Peugeot 307 oil light flickering, oil is fine 23 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hello   We recently became the owners of a peugeot 307 2004. It has just in the past week been MOT'd, serviced and had a cambelt change. Since the day we got it, the oil light and stop light has been flashing randomly for about a second, then going off. We notice it more when
• Ford Focus 1.8 tddi - focus 1.8 tddi low oil pressure 15 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  Hi im having problems with my focus tddi, when on the way up to running temperature the oil light flickers and then on fully at running temperature, oil and oil filter change was about 2000-3000 miles ago, took it to the local garage and they said the switch is fine and had an oil pressure test
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 95 1.9d non-turbo gritty g/change & temp gauge. 9 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Have recently bought a 1995 1.9D Avantage ZX non-Turbo have had a few Citroens but never one of these. The car did not come with the owners handbook. I was going to do an oil & filter change and was wondering if the engine & gearbox oil were combined ? If their not is it easy enough to drain
• Low mileage bmw compact - advice 15 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I recently bought a 19,000 mile 5 year old 318ti automatic from a little old lady. It's now done 23k and is loosening up nicely! it was serviced by BMW before I bought it and due to it's age they changed the brake fluid, coolant, and plugs along with the oil. It has only had 2 oil services
• Any make or model: - Lubricheck Oil Condition Monitoring Gizmo 2 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Thought this was quite interesting, but then I've become a bit geeky about my oil condition.   Assuming it sort-of-works, I'd guess the marketing problem they still have is that an oil change really isn't
• 56 Mazda6 2.0D sakata - Mazda6 DPF light flashing plz help 30 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi I bought a 56 Mazda6 2.0D sakata last week from a garage who also changed the oil and filter and now the dpf light is flashing. The previous owner had it as a company car and did over 25k a year and i also drive mainly motorway miles and over 2000rpm and since ive had it the oil level has
• Morris - Minor 1955 998 water in the oil 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  of a blown cylinder head gasket. I got a gasket kit and changed all the top end gaskets and for a week or so everything seemed to be fine but, I checked the oil yesterday and it seemed a bit high, considering the various oil leaks she has, then I checked the radiator and there was no water visible. I took
• the Castrol advert that has appeared on this site. 21 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Claims extra 370 further miles per year with their 5W30 A1 magnatec. (extra to what? reduced petrol?, than needing to change the oil? engine wear?) Also claims the molecules know exactly where to go as soon as you turn the key; Are they suggesting their oil molecules are all some micro-engineered
• Oil filters 10 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My old Polo started making some intermittent tapping noises from the rocker cover after I did an oil change and used (for the first time ever) a non-VW oil filter. It was a Sunday and my VW garage was shut so I popped down to the local branch of a well known car assessory shop and got one