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• Can't get £20 oil change - unlucky or sinister 12 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Last year when I wanted a cheapo £20 oil & filter change I called a local branch (1) of a well known chain offering this service. "Nah! mate, the pump we use for the oil's broken. Nah - dunno when it's gonna be fixed." I found a second branch (2) who reluctantly insisted I be booked-in for a Tue
• Notchy gearchange toyota celica 19 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  HI I have an almost new celica 6 speed. The gear change is very notchy and quite difficult to change fromm 2nd to third gear. This is the same when cold or hot. The car has about 1000 miles on the clock. Do you think this will settle down or is it worth changing the gearbox oil to a fully
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class W204 - Merc C180:'04 plate-Auto Transmission Oil interval 22 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  I don't see Auto Transmission Oil and Filter change in the Service schedule. I'm coming up to 38k miles and it's not there to be checked in the Services. - How often should these be changed? 39k mile? - Have these been added to the Service Schedule since the service book
• An Easter DIY oil change? 3 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  You know - to be sure it`s done right and so that you can lay in bed visualizing clear golden oil - nectar of the gods - floating the crankshaft and so on. A tub of Mobil 1 (bought at discount last Autumn) is handy and circa £10 for a filter spun by Italian craftsmen out
• Castrol magnatec 10 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I've always had my oil & filter changed at Halfords with Magnatec 10-40 in my old petrol vectra and its been fine, but i now have a vectra 2.0 Dti and i intend changing the oil every 5000 mls so not sticking with the flexi service, going onto eco-service ( its a Vectra C 03 by the way ) the thing
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - oil consumption 11 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Had oil and filter changed at a national outlet in september,couple of weeks later checked oil and was halfway on dipstick.Bought a litre bottle of magnet 5/30 which national had put in and topped back up, each time iv checked oil iv had to top up today i topped up again looked at bottle
• Just bought Mazda323 23 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Guys I bought a used Mazda 323 from a local dealer. Its V plate 1.5 and has got 38k on the clock with Mazda dealer history stamps untill 23k miles. I changed the radiator water the other day and I'm going to change the oil and oil filter. Is there anything else I should do to make sure it stays
• Nissan Note 1.4 petrol 2009 - oil change? 9 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  decided not to have it or the filter changed.  It now is a slightly murky brown but still transparent. Should I have the oil and filter changed this year due to its age or could it last another year?  Our mileage is likely to be greater this year but not by a great amount, possibly 5,000
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  Buying a used Ford Galaxy diesel – should I change the filters? 17 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We are buying a 2006 Ford Galaxy, which has already been serviced by a local Ford dealer. However, a mechanic has told us that, whatever diesel car we...
• Engine cleaners 11 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Was wondering whether these engine de-mucking products which you add just prior to an oil change are worth while. I need to change engine oil and would like to give show care towards the engine generally anyway. Halfords have a few on offer for diesels. Any thoughts? thanks
• Vauxhall Corsa - '08 Corsa CDTi - 52,000 miles, no oil change! 22 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  drove it yesterday it perhaps lacked a bit of 'shove'. Question is, I've nagged her into agreeing to at least get an oil change with the proper spec stuff at a dealer or at least a decent local garage, but should she have it 'flushed' on account of the black sludge that used to be fresh oil long
• Honda Jazz EV - Oil Capacity query 15 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  I have a two year old Jazz 1.4 VTEC. I did the annual service including oil and filter change the other day. Left it to drain for a while, changed filter etc and then refilled oil. Manual states 3.6l capacity, so I poured in 3 litres (based on markings on side of the bottle of Mobil 3000 oil
• Oil pressure, or lack of! 30 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  Hi, My car (1988 Audi 80, 1.8 carb) has developed a really annoying (and worrying) habit of showing me the low oil pressure light at higher engine revs (i.e. about 60mph+ in 5th). My first port of call was changing the sensor as it had begun to leak a bit of oil. No joy there. So I decided
• MB C200 estate - Cost of an oil change... 4 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  15500 mile service intervals and given that I do a bit of caravan towing I thought I'd have the oil and oil filter changed half way through the service interval at 7750 miles - Honest John recommends this too. First call to MB (Sytner) of MIlton Keynes. I get the car booked in before the helpful
• Zafira B 2014 - Gearbox oil 21 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I'm looking to change the gearbox oil in my Zafira B, 1.8 petrol, manual. Can anyone recommend a good quality one to use please? Thanks very much!
• vw polo - oil switch 13 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  hi i need to change the oil pressure swith vw polo 1.O L late 1998 but have been told they are coulour coded can anyone help thanks in advance
• mondeo oil ?? 23 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  can anyone tell me if a 2000 zetec shares the same oil for the gearbox and the engine or are they seperate . its a manual gearbox and changing into1st and 2nd always feel stiff until the car warms up . any ideas cheers
• chevrolet epica - epica oil filter 26 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Just had second oil change after dealer put wrong oil in and did not fit the offered pattern oil filter ~gfe650 or blueprint adgo2136. Have used original part #93743595 Blueprint filter in box with o rings available if anyone interested, make me an offer will post ist class
• Toyota Yaris II/Vitz (2006 - ) - 2006 1.0 gearbox oil leakage 3 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have just changed gearbox oil in my yaris 1.0 (yr 2006). It's running fine except that in the morning, while idling, gearbox oil drips out of a tube, apparently an air valve/tube. As far as i know the oil is not in exess.
• VW Oil gauge 5 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Has anyone else experienced a fault on a VW, when you are driving and it displays the Oil warning light and stop!!! consult you workshop. It scares the living daylights out of me this, I last got the car serviced about 5,000 miles ago and obviously the oil and filter were changed. Does anyone think