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• Good price? 3 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Just put the megane (1996 1.6RN) in for a few repairs.. Timing belt change Front brake pads and discs Oil change Rear wheel bearing All supplied and fitted came in at £180, so am a happy man! Just thought I would share that
• Mini Cooper S 2007 - Mini Cooper - Huge Oil Consumption 31 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  then and the car has now used approximately 8 litres of oil, inlcuding an oil change at it's last service with Mini since last summer. The last service was in February and the problem was again reported. The garage suspected a fault with the chain tensioner and this was replaced and put the warning light problem
• Mondeo 1.8TD oil pressure problem 8 May 2004 (Forum)
  some sort of viscosity improver to the oil (???) and all was fine afterwards. They have just got the car back from this years service (same garage) and it is doing the same thing (but more regularly). The garage have changed the oil pressure switch (no difference) and are having the car back
• VW Polo 1.4 16v , 1999 T reg - OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM!!! VW Polo 16v 1.4. 2 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  cleaned, oil separater and pipe replaced, but still no change in the oil consumption. This has lead me to believe it is the valve stem seals, Does anyone have an idea of how much these would cost to replace? (including labour).  I would welcome any advice or recommendations on where would be a good
• Scooter 125cc: Oil seeping from breather 5 May 2004 (Forum)
  over flowed. He suggested that the engine is worn. This cannot be the case because there is no smoke from the engine under heavy acceleration. Also, the engine oil has been changed very frequently. This has only occurred after using the bike at high speed i.e. almost full throttle along
• Named - no shame. 16 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Booked the 5 in for a 5k oil change whilst on hols in N Wales to Premier BMW Conwy (being an obssesive type). Excellent service, told when booking in to fill washer bottle (!), courtesy transport available (not taken up). Just found 3/4 of a litre of oil (yes yes in its container) in the boot. Oh
• Mk1 GTi Golf Cabrio Coolant Pressure! 23 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hi Having probs with a MK1 GTi 1.8 Cabrio. Coolant pressurises Have had head gasket and skim, still the same. Checked Thermostat and changed. Flushed radiator. Is there anything else left it can be or am I to assume cracked head? No oil in coolant or water (mayo) in oil. HELP! Cheers Ed
• 205 Cutting Out 6 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Hi I have a Peugeot 205 1.1 XL and it has developed a problem of cutting out, while decelerating and the clutch to the floor all the lights on the dash light up, and the engine cuts out, I have replaced all spark plugs, fuel and oil filters and I have changed the oil, any help would be great Many
• MINI Cooper JCW - What oil 31 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Hi there guys wondering if you could help me my cars engine oil needs changing I know that I have to use a fully synthetic 5W - 30, I've just ordered 5 Ltr shell helix Ultra Professional AF is this sutable I have no idea what the AF means! It was only £19 a great deal on euro parts! Please let me
• Mercedes Benz C200 W202 1990 - Petrol in oil, smell from dipstick strong. 1 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  Good Morning, I have a strong smell of petrol coming from the dipstick. Just had oil change and filter 4 weeks a go. Any ideas on the cause and if anyone has had a similar problem with the same model? Car is running fine and no out of the ordinary problems whilst driving
• Nissan Almera- small sump why? 19 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I have just had an oil and filter change on a Nissan Almera and the sump only holds 2.7 litres( this being the QG engine found on petrol models).  Most cars tend to hold 4-5 litres, so I wonder why Nissan have gone for such a small sump as it does appear the car is using more oil
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 00 2.0 spark plugs swimming in oil 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I own a Vauxhall Vectra. When servicing the car on Saturday I was shocked to find that when I went to change the spark plugs each of them was sitting in a pool of oil. As many of you will know the plugs on this car a sunk down into the head vertically above the engine. Has anyone else experienced
• Most critical? Time or mileage, oil frequency 24 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  `Which have you found the most critical criterion, time or mileage regarding engine oil change frequency?` (Cars from the past decades up to the present) I was talking with a mate about this recently and we reached some conclusions, which I will leave out until later. Appreciate there are many
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1.25 si 1998. whining noise 6 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  just had an oil change last month. thanks,,, s
• very way to get you to the dealers. 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I took my W merc 220 diesel for an oil change at a local fast fit place in Town to be told there is no way they can get the oil filter off. Apparently you need a special tool that adjusts to some sort of torque...sure that is a torgue wrench! Anyway I had to go clutching credit cards etc
• Peugeot 207 SW - AT fluid change 4 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Peugeot state that the AT fluid is not a service item and never needs to be changed.  Ok,  Peugeot know more about cars than me but to my mind this is a risk given the price of a replacement gearbox.  I know you afvocate changing the engine oil more frequently than manufacturers
• Late running-in Diesel 6 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  In December I purchased a 2000 156 2.4JTD with 7500 miles on the clock. It had undergone the appropriate annual services and was fully serviced prior to purchase. By my reckoning, that's 3 oil changes in a car with 7,500 on the clock. Needless to say, it has tended to smoke like a goodun when
• SAAB 9-5 (1997 - 2009) - 97 2.0 engine oil leak 4 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  My son has a 2.0L SAAB turbo and is having problems with oil leaks on the engine. To try to rectify this he has changed the oil to 15/40, reseated the copper sump washer and put in some additive to seal any internal leaks. Engine was idled for 15 minutes no problems. When the car was driven oil
• Veg oil 26 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  , the engine seems smoother and more willing. Also the most amazing thing is there is no noticeable diesel smell any more. Could this change be real, given that the fuel is only 2% veg oil? Is such a weak blend likely to cause any damage to injectors, turbo, catalyst etc. I'm prepared to do an experiment
• Pug 1.9 gti oil leak 21 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  as before, it still leaks. What else could it be? I've changed the sump gasket and put sealant on both sides of the gasket before refitting, but it still leaks! The oil collects on some of the heads of the bolts holding the sump on (the ones nearest the gearbox), so I suspect it might still be leaking from