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• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.8 Noisy Engine 27 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Engine (1.8 petrol) rattly/tappety? On cold start which improves as heats up. Also noisy, similar noise over 2500 revs. Fuel economy and performance seem ok, recently had oil change with right oil but has not improved. Car has done 97,000 with little service history after 60,000. Also does
• shogun autobox fluid 7 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I think this one is for apprila! Want to change auto trans fluid but cant find a spec for the oil dealer wont sell it to me as they only buy it in bulk? I think it is synthetic? My local auto place John Makie (glasgow) tells me the the transmision is asian warner but others say it is mitsubishi's
• VW PASSAT TDI - Service Intervals 13 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  I have just bought a new VW Passat TDI 130, which I intend to keep for 4 or 5 years. Typically I do 30,000 miles per year. The manual recommends a 10,000 service interval, but I have read that I ought to change the oil & filter more often. When should I have the first done ? and what you
• Astra H 2009 1.6 petrol - Oil non return valve issues on Astra H Z16XER 19 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  drains right back down to the sump and the noise happens because of the time it takes for the oil to shoot back up to the VVT system. I was wondering if this theory is correct? If so how much of a job is it to change the non return valve? Has anyone experienced this before? It’s only started doing
• Vauxhall Corsa Breeze 1.2 Twinport 2005 - oil warning light on, loud engine & lack of power 10 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  that there was a fault in cylinder 3 and appeared to be some oil leakage onto a rod below the engine. I took the car to a mechanic who has changed the oil pressure switch but this made no difference. He then advised me that I would be best getting a whole new engine put in as it could be a number of things. Having taken
• Oil (again) 12 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Prowling round the car supermarket where I live and looking at motor oil yesterday, I note the following (I have made the sterling conversion at today's rate for the sake of clarity). On the shelves Mobil 1 sells for £4.52/liter. Pennzoil, Quaker State, Valvoline, Caltex Havoline, Shell
• ? change diesel injectors (Fiat) 4 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  oil so I doubt if the injector is smothered in oil. Is it time for the injectors to be changed? I do know in some VW diesels that bore wear can result due to poor spray pattern. Is this known in Fiat engines? All advice gratefully received. -- Roger I read frequently, but only post when I have
• anybody used a vacuum oil extractor? 2 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  These vacuum oil extractors are quite popular in the USA enabling quick and easy oil changes but I've never heard of anyone (DIYers I mean) using one. I'm thinking of buying one as my car has large sump shield that is very difficult to get off when the car is just raised on front ramps (attempted
• MINI Countryman - 15k over oil service - engine problems? 18 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  which we were more focussed on, but that’s a different cash horror story). It’s only just come to our attention that it’s now 13k miles over its oil change date, prompted by a need to top up the oil last week, an engine fault warning this week, and a need to check things ready for its MOT
• Audi TT - AUDI QUATTRO haldex oil/rear differential damage 20 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  of the damage is unclear.   I would like any thoughts to help understand what can cause such damage and how if the haldex oil change was maybe performed incorrectly this could in fact damage the differential to this extent. Anythng to help me have a knowledable
• Renault - Master - 96 2.5 too much oil- no engine start 23 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Dear All, recently I put too much oil in the engine of my Renault Master 1996, 2.5 diesel minibus (110,000 miles). At the MOT check when at high revs the van started chucking out black smoke, when the tester turned off the ignition, the engine still ran. Looks like oil got sucked up into the fuel
• 1991 Nissan Patrol 4.2 Turbo Diesel 27 May 2005 (Forum)
  be particularly careful to change the oil regularly in order to prevent turbo wear etc.? Thanks for any help. Matt
• MK 4 Golf: Fault codes & Auto-box oil 19 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  is a 1.6 auto 8 valve and has done 40,000 miles. Also, does the auto-box require an oil change? I can’t find a dipstick or filler plug. I did ask this question of my local VW main dealer but was told they weren’t sure! Perhaps it is a “sealed for life” gearbox? If so, does
• Mk1 Golf - not looking good 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  to move up and down without any significant change in the engine speed. It's a mechanical gauge: I reckon that under power the crankshaft is being forced downwards by the action of the conrods, away from the oil feed holes in the journals (hence the drop in pressure). And if there's enough slop
• Oil Filters - Start-up rattle 16 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Reading the chat about filters rang some bells - my Cavalier 16V (2l ecotec)had started to tap (not every time) for several 'long' seconds after cold start-up since the last oil change (same 15/50 oil which I always use). The filter was made by FRAM which I've always thought to be a well-known make
• Focus Filters 5 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I took the Focus TDCI for a MOT, which it passed, an oil change and filter and a new fuel filter to my local independent garage yesterday. The reason why I get the garage to do the oil change is because it is impossible to do without being on a ramp. It is very difficult to do even on a ramp
• Any offers at National Tyres? 18 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Need an oil change on the car and National Tyres had some offers on a while back, although I cant find any of them valid for 2010. Anybody know of any? thanks
• fuel filter - Audi A6. 19 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  anyone ever changed an oil filter on audi and no where they are located? car in question is an A6 tho apparently the working parts are meant to be very similar to that of A4 and Passat. advice would be appreciated
• vectra gearbox 28 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  My r reg 2l cdx 97k vectra gear box is a bit on the noisy side (I know , what do you expect/) what would be a good additive when I do an oil change ??
• Clio 1.6 K7M Oil Leak ? 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  enough oil to run down and form a drip over time, the oil level is not noticably dropping. I have taken the manifold heat shield off and the only place I believe the oil can be coming from is the head gasket (though I have not ruled out the cam cover) I changed the coolant about three months ago