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• Mother is trying to make her car go bang 5 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Mother has had her Rover 111 (ok Metro) for about 6000 miles and refuses to service it or even change the oil because it is 'running fine.' Well it isn't. She doesn't know when it was last serviced, could have been 10000 miles before she bought it and its definately been a short run car because its
• 406TD Cambelt 27 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My timing belt is due to be replaced in 10,000 miles and about to travel from the midlands to norfolk Theres no oil contamination on the belt Ive got no time to change the belt Is it worth the risk
• MTF change - 99 Ford Focus 2 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  OK, I have check the Haynes manual which says to use "transmission fluid to Ford spec. ESD-M2C 186-A" for the 2 litre, and 75/90 for the 1.4,1.6,1.8... and the valvoline lubricant advisor reckons SAE 75/90 gear oil for the 2 litre. What is the difference and which should I replace the current lot with?
• Focus First Service 18 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  The Focus is going for it's first service tomorrow. Following the advice on HJ's FAQ I asked them to change the gearbox oil. They said there isn't a drain plug, and that modern cars these days don't need that e.t.c Am I being lead astray here, or are they right? Anything else I should ask them
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 05 2.0 Poor gear-change 17 May 2009 (Forum)
  temps, it's only 1-3 that are bad, and only on up-shifts, never down-shifts. What I've got used to doing is double de-clutching for the first 10 mins of driving to allow the gear oil to warm-up; this is hardly ideal on a car of this age, mileage and marque! The gear synchros were changed by VW 6 weeks
• Audi A6 Saloon - Oil Light 19 May 2011 (Forum)
  warning light so this may or may not be connected to the oil light fault. V6 Engine runs smoothly, sounds as good as a diesel ever does, no oil leaks at all, oil level is always at max on the dip stick, oil changed using correct grade regularly and oil is acceptably clean on a spot test, steady oil temp
• 2009 honda crv 2.2 ctdi - engine oil in air filter box 7 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  that.(the noise i mean), i only discovered the oil when going to change the air filter today. Could there be a problem with turbo oil seals, or engine breathers being at fault.Any advice would be welcome as i predict i will have a fight in my hands to get honda to admit to a fault.I would like to get it sorted
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 96 2.5 Recommended oil 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  the service. I can't get an answer on the phone number I have for the company that did the service, so what oil should I top it up with? It's 11 months since the service so maybe a full change may be in order, but I read somewhere that 15,000 was more than likely. I thought 10-40 was semi-synthetic, I
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Oil cap left off 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Collected my 02 Focus 1.6 from a local garage tonight, after it had been in for a service Drove home about 3 miles and decided to have a look under the bonnet, just to see that they had done the filter changes etc etc I found the engine oil cap completely removed, lying on the battery
• Is my car burning oil? 26 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  of the engine, in particular the valve guides and stems, and the valve stem oil seals. At a recent MOT the car recorded a HC count of 65 ppm- is this figure useful in determining how much oil is being burnt? Additionaly, despite changing the tappets and cam chain, a couple of the tappets at the cam-belt end
• Indestructable Peugeot 309 22 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  garage are always amazed at the low smoke readings. What amazes me about these PSA engines is that the car has never had an oil change at the recommened 6,000 mile interval. In fact most years, it has gone 10,000 and even 15,000 miles before oil changes. However I regularly change the coolant and use
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 2006 2.0 Loss of power,dpf light on, tcs light on 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Mazda Diesel...34,500miles....taken to dealer who said the oil & filter needed changing, service due in about another 1100 miles.....their diagnostic machine told them nothing, cannot believe its oil & filter.........any ideas?? they have charged me £70 already, not inclined to trust them.....help
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 98 1.9 TDI Turbo maintenance 16 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, I've been reading a lot of information on turbo failures on cars like BMW 320D models. Just wondering is there any maintenance that needs to be carried out on turbos besides the normal oil, oil filter & fuel & air filter change. My passat has 170,000 miles on the clock and I'd like
• Audi A6 + RS6 (1997 - 2004) - Is 5W-30 ok for an Audi A6 2.8 (yr 2000)? 14 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  My 2000 A6 2.8 is going for a 'tween services oil change on Wednesday at a local independent. They say they use fully synthetic 5W-30. I know this has been done to death on the site but I struggle to understand oil specifications. Is 5W-30 ok for this car ? {Header made less vague - DD}
• Corsa 1.4 engine flooded 25 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  not appear to be contaminated with water. Is it a matter of removing the spark plugs turning the engine over to eject any water then after it is running OK change the oil. Thanks for your help folks, Dave
• Smokey Cavalier 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  My K-reg Cavalier has served me well for the past 7 years but when it has been on tick-over for a few minutes, or on startup sometimes, it smokes blue. It doesn't burn oil when running normally, only after standing with the engine running. Valve stem oil seals? If so, how hard is it to change
• Renault Minute 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  Renault are advertising their "minute" service, similar to Ford rapid fit etc. Phoned them today for a price of oil and filter change - was quoted £45! When I asked how they could justify such a price, they said that the oil alone (semi synthetic) was £30 ! Even more worrying, when I first phoned
• Servicing 27 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  car (new synthetic oil and transmission oil change etc) Is a 6 month service a 'must' or are Honda jumping the gun a little? -- If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished
• Rover 820 Head Gasket 22 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Hello All, I've Just purchased a 1993 Rover 820SLi. Oil and Coolant is leaking out of the side of the engine where the block and head meet (head gasket) Is my only option to change the head gasket (and is that all it will require...or is there more to them) to cure this problem
• Skoda Yeti 1.2 TSI - Service schedule at 40k 15 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  No service schedule is provided with the car; so what is recommended at 40k+ apart from simple oil/filter change?