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• 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
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  Tappety Astra 30 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The tappets are noisy on my 1.8 Vauxhall Astra. It was overfilled with oil by the old owner so I drained it and put in new then added hydrolic flush but...
• 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
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  Changing a cam belt - can you give me some advice? 29 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  When do I need to change the cam belt, and which is the best place to get it done in the Canterbury / Sittingbourne area please? The car is 8 years old...
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  Engaging reverse is difficult when the car is warm? 18 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I'm having trouble engaging reverse when my 2004 Audi A4 has warmed up. Reverse gear is perfectly fine when the car is cold but once it has reached 90...
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  Should I have the oil changed in my Honda Jazz? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a 2003 Honda Jazz since new. Like my 1992 Honda Civic before, it has proved to be a fantastic car and very reliable. I wanted to ask for your...
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  How do I bleed a semi automatic gearbox? 4 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently changed a semi automatic gearbox on a 2003 Vauxhall Corsa and I was wondering if it is self bleeding? I didnt know it had a clutch fluid reservoir....
• 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
• VW Golf Mk4 PD (130) Diesel Manual - Service/Oil Light 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Good Afternoon, due to illness I have not used my VW much during the last year. Up until now I have always had the oil/filter changed one month before the MOT date, the annual  mileage has always been 4 to 5 thousand. I noticed a few weeks ago the SERVICE/OIL warning
• Ford Ka - Did my Ka really get a 1st service? 2 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  question is this. Is there anyway I can reliably tell if the oil was changed? And how likely is it that the main dealer didn't do anything? The oil filter does have a large identification number on it. Can I work out if the original filter is on the car from this? The car is at 15k now
• Nissan Almera Tino (2000 - 2006) - 02 1.8 twin cam oil usage 25 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, had my Nissan Tino about 6 months now very reliable car the only thing is it uses a lot of oil, i had the oil changed about Xmas and im constantly topping it up every 3 - 4 weeks ,when i collected it from the service the fellow told me from empty to full it only holds 2.7 litres of oil so
• Vauxhall Vectra B - What is the best engine oil flush 6 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, there Well I plan to do a oil and fillter change in the next day or so but Im looking to flush out the engine at the same time...... Any help and advice on the best poduct to use and the propper way to use it would be of grate help
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2004 2.0 oil... any ideas? 1 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  please! magnatec 5w-30 A1.......petrol or tdci? ford supreme E......ok? ive a mondeo tdci 130 and a tourneo 55 plate tdci duratorq both need oil changes, so i need 12 ltrs.........not cheap!