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• Vauxhall Tigra - Help Cleaning Hydraulic Roof Pump Sludge 30 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  I have bought a pump from a junkyard which has black sludge in the fluid reservoir. It is metal clamped onto the pump unit itself, cannot be removed for cleaning. The hole for topping up oil is tiny and indented into the bottle making it difficult to empty properly. I was thinking
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  Fried turbo 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Apparently, BMW E46 2.0 litre turbo diesels are prone to turbo trouble. Could you kindly elaborate upon this by stating what these are, how they manifest...
• Make your own bio-fuel 19 May 2006 (Forum)
  In todays Daily Telegraph London Property Section was a short article that included how to turn cooking oil into bio-fuel for diesel engines. Sorry there is no link, so I have retyped it. Make your own bio-fuel All you need is a 45 gallon oil drum painted black and with a tap down
• "Flushing oil" BMW 325 TD 22 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Hi....... i'm new here and have searched for info and read a few of the oil related threads before launching in and posting a question. I have just purchased a very abused BMW 325 TD 94 (L) 134,000 mls. the oil is very black and has that gritty feel when rubbed between finger and thumb. i have
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 00 2.0 diesel Heater / Engine Issues 16 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  ? Now my temp gauge has started to fluctuate. Possibly because I opened the cooling system reservoir last night and some black oily stuff spilled out a little. Not sure if this is normal??? Could someone make some suggestions? Please note that upon checking my oil with dipstick it was very low so
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  Why is my Ford C-Max speckling my caravan with black spots? 23 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford C-Max 2.0 TDCI Ghia on a 55 plate with the Euro IV engine. When we first had the car, when it was 18 months old, the car went in under warranty...
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  Why does my car keep kicking out lots of white smoke? 16 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My Vauxhall Vectra has started kicking out LOTS of white smoke. Then nothing for days and then smoke again. The water level is dropping slowly but performance...
• Oil pressure light - Shogun 10 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  I appear to have an oil starvation problem with my 2002 Shogun 3.2 diesel. At first it only occurred if I went straight onto a motorway after a cold start. (I live 2 miles from the motorway, so it was not completely cold). After a couple of miles at 60 to 70 the oil light would come on, making me
• Renault Scenic (1999 - 2003) - 00 1.9 dci smoking 14 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  i have a renault scenic diesel 1.9 dci i have just noitice(at night) that when travelling along exessive smoke is being produced it looks white from the mirror. whrn i put my foot down this changes to grey/black can anyone tell me the reason or help with solving the problem. i was told once
• smokey 1.9TD peugeot expert van 22 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  hi i have a peugeot expert van 1.9 turbo diesel 98 S plate has done 165k. it actually goes well but i have a couple of questions that i need some mechanical advice on. first thing, when i start it for the first time of the day it doesnt seem to be firing on all cylinders, like its mis-timing
• Peugeot 306 d turbo engine problem 14 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  or so and there is a MASSIVE puff of black/blue smoke visible in the rear view mirror. it isnt using any oil or water and there isnt any water in the oil or vice versa, fuel consumption seems no diferent from usual other than that it starts and runs just fine no rattles or smoke (other than what i
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  Where's the best place to buy a used Ford Galaxy? 1 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Do you still recommend Addison Lee for buying a used Ford Galaxy? Just saw some negative comments on other websites. Is it worth getting a mechanic to...
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  Smokeless moan 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2002 Mercedes C220 CDI automatic, regularly maintained, still good to drive and still giving over 50mpg on motorways. Oil consumption is also very...
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  Do 'no smoke' treatments actually work? 1 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Can you advise me on Wynns Stop Smoke oil treatment or similar products. Do they actually work? I have a diesel and have been told it needs either a new...
• "Piston, Diaphragm, Vacuum Thingie" 31 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  to shoot up and down unevenly. No turbo boost, black smoke out the back, 25% performance. Urgh. In the absence of a workshop manual, can anyone point me in the direction of a fix on these? My local diesel specialist says that one of them may have carboned up or have a damaged piston. He suggests taking
• Corsa Diesel - Glow Plug Problem 10 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi. My wife has a 1.5 Diesel Corsa (Feb 1995). It has done 67,000 miles since we bought it from new. It does 400 miles a week on the motorway and is serviced regularly, oil changes at 6,000 miles and we use Shell Diesel fuel. The problem that we have is with starting. It "eats" glow plugs. We
• jumpy/smoky F. fiesta, injector leak? 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  , noticed that when it kangaroos up a hill puffs of darker smoke come out timed with the kanagarooing. opened up the bonnet, around the right injector there is a lot of dark soot (lost for the correct description, it's not oil, but black stuff on the metal) i've been reading, alot, what i've found so far
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 02 1.0 Oil and performance problems - HELP! 14 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  and the entire inside was a mess, there was a serious build-up of black clay gunge everywhere including in between the camshafts and it sounds as though the top end of the engine is being starved of oil. Today it passed its' MOT with flying colours, now instead of being able to hand it back to her to drive
• Previa Diesel Turbo or not! 24 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  that this is a Turbo fault and it needs to be changed out (at great cost as it is now out of warranty). This fault is intermittent, I am not using any oil and not pouring black smoke out of the exhaust, even when the fault is occurring. When the fault is not happening the engine pulls fine and revs cleanly
• Mazda 6 Diesel - advice please, buying a Mazda 6 with 2.2 Diesel 4 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  if what I`m about to buy will be okay? what were the issues exactly? and when were they fixed by Mazda? something to do with oil level rising and going into the diesel and DPF problems? the setup date of the car I`m going to buy is 25th Jun 2010