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  My Jazz CVT suffers from gearbox judder - do you think Honda will contribute to repairs? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Honda Jazz CVT has gearbox judder. My local (not Honda) garage made enquiries and was told to change the gearbox oil, which they did. The car was then...
• VW Polo, no service history, what to do? 2 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  is that it has no proven service history since about 1997/8 - the last service I know about was at 10000 miles. Now I'm pretty sure its *has* been serviced, or at least had the oil changed etc., but I really don't know what else has been done. What should work should I have done on the car to bring
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  I want to change the oil in my car - what oil would you suggest that won't leave oily residue on my hands? 16 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've applied myself to the quite practical task of oil draining and replenishment on my current luxury vehicle in order to acquire a more manly approach...
• Auto box won't work till hot. WHY? 15 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  Just got a Peugoet 405 auto estate 112,000 miles. Car is perfect except that the auto box won't change between 1st and 2nd till it's hot. Once hot it works fine. I assume that the hydraulic oil pump is knackered, but what I can't understand is why it's fine when hot, when I would expect the oil
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  Gearbox whine on Mercedes CLK 16 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have noticed a slight whine in the gearbox of my 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK. The car has only covered 30,000 miles since new and has a full service history....
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 02 1.0 Service & Oil Change 11 May 2008 (Forum)
  my sister has asked me to do a small service on her Micra. Its been ages since I did car mechanics; I will have to change my A/F spanners for Metric! As this is a favor, I don't want to shell out for a Haynes too. The oil filter I can see at the back at the engine (Not nice and easy like on my
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  Do we need to change the gearbox oil on our two-year-old Jazz? 21 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My wife's two-year-old Honda Jazz with 13,000 miles is due a service and the dealer recommends changing the gearbox oil at the cost of £75. Is this necessary?...
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  Should I change the cam belt on my Fabia? 16 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have just clocked up 153,000 miles in my 2004 Skoda Fabia VRS. The cam belt and water pump were last replaced three years ago at 113,000 miles, should...
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  maintenance 27 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Ive run my car for 4 years it has 2 oil changes and a service every year at a Nissan dealer are there any tips to keep it going another 5 years as we love...
• Zafira 1.8 Elegance 2001 - zafira misfire due to stuck valve? 16 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  in this cylinder, so thinking maybe a stuck inlet valve. Tried putting through Wynns Combustion cleaner to see if that would help incase of carbon buildup. No luck! It had an engine flush, oil change and filters changed 6 weeks ago just before mot. everything fine. 2 days after mot, engine light came
• Honda Jazz - Low Idle 23 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  done the following - Renewed the air filter (surprisingly dirty) Changed the plugs (around 1.8mm gap and cracks in central electrode) Reset the tappets clearance Cleaned the air inlet ducts (surprisingly dirty - appears to be old sump mineral oil) Cleaned throttle air
• Servicing rip off 2 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I just had a call from the garage servicing my gf's car before we sell it. The drop links need doing (no surprise, it's a consumable on this car), it's having an MOT and an oil change service. All in all, £302!!!! I questioned this, and was told that the service was £140. For an oil change. I
• Oil Suction Pumps - any good? 17 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  I need to change the oil on my car and am increasingly appalled by the prices charged by garages to carry out a pretty routine task.  I do not have the facility to drain the oil through the sump so have been looking at one of the vacuum/suction devices which uses a tube down the dipstick
• Peugeot Expert - Oil capacity & type 31 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, hoping someone can help as an archive search here and on Google have drawn a blank. I've got a 2003 (03 plate) Peugeot Expert 900 HDI van (the 1997cc turbo diesel) and I can't find any information on what the engine oil capacity is for a change with filter.   Anyone
• Ford Ka 1.3 Oil Type 20 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all, My Y reg 1.3 Ford Ka is due an oil change and I've lost the vehicle handbook. Can anyone tell me what type of oil is required ? I would have though 10w/40 would do, but Ford tell me it requires 5W/30, which i found unusal & expensive !! Any help appreciated Cheers
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  Engine lost oil after a service 3 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Hello, Last Monday I took my Hyundai Trajet 2.0 diesel 2002 to be serviced, have a brake hydraulic issue fixed and a cam belt change. I picked up the...
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.8d Gearbox oil 14 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone please tell me what oil goes in the gearbox of my car. It has a slight leak from the driveshaft but I am putting off changing the seal until the warmer weather.. Many thanks.
• Quick Engine oil Question. 8 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Is this http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=91019&ts=93300 ok to use? Bearing in mind it will get changed every 6 months and do no more then about 4k in that time - but lots of stop starting. Is it really worth paying more then double for same spec oil?
• Which HDi engine oil? 21 May 2007 (Forum)
  What oil would be recommended for my newly aquired HDi 110 (in a 406) assuming 6k changes? I have a few gallons of Total Q7000 left from servicing its XUD predecessor which meets the handbook spec but would a fully synthetic 5w40 be more appropriate? Ta!
• primera oil/additive 1 May 2003 (Forum)
  Just got a 99 primera 2.oi gx. It had a major service and mot january 2003 when do you think i should change the oil and do you recomend the synthetic stuff? Also does that redline stuff work you chuck in with your petrol and it cleans your engine?