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• Vauxhall Vectra C 2.0dti 52 - Can you identify this noise? Video included/vectra 7 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  This is a 2.0 dti from a 52 plate vectra y20dth 160k, recently purchased but does have service history stamps with oil changes
• Kia Sorento 2.5 diesel auto "06" plate - KIA Sorento intercooler 10 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  replaced with new and also done a fuel filter change for good measure. This seems to be the original one from new which was meant to get changed during a service 4 months ago! There is an oil leak beneath the front of the car which has turned out
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  What are the potential problems of my A4? 6 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I currently run an Audi A4 2.0 TDi 140 S-Line Avant 2007 with 45,000 miles which has been trouble free, other than a surprising thirst for oil. After...
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  Is the DSG gearbox unreliable? 8 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  With regards to all these reported issues of DSG failures/issues, could it be that people are not paying attention to the service routines on the DSG box? I...
• saab 9000 cse fpt 2.3 auto - oil for my saab 12 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  ok so,  i'am going to change the oil in my car,, as it badly needs it, my brother in law has given me some :- fully synthetic  sae 5w 30 acea a1  api SL/energy conserving, will this be ok to put in my car with 137.000 on the clock
• Which oil for my petrol Passat 26 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  After four main dealer services when the car has been filled with 10W/30, this time the dealer has used Castrol 5W/30 Longlife III on my 2.0ltr 8V Petrol Passat. Just wondered if this is wrong and why they would suddenly change. What do I top it up with? Can I use the 10W/30 Halfords Oil that I
• Ford Ka 30k service 29 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  The last time i had my Ka serviced, when the oil was changed a good quality shell 5w40 mineral oil was put in (less than 3000 miles ago). This year with my next service looming i want to start using a fully synthetic oil (0w40)in the car and was wondering if it could go straight in without doing
• Vectra oil check sensor 23 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  How sensitive is the oil level check sensor on a 98 Vectra CDX? The warning message flashed up on mine on the M50 yesterday but when I checked, the dipstick showed a deficiency of only a quarter of a litre. I topped up and the warning has not appeared since - about 80 miles. Is the sensor ultra
• 303,000 mile Rover Montego 30 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  My wife's Rover Montego 2.0 GSi {petrol} , 1990 on a G, has done 303,000 miles. Is this a record? Oil changed every 5000, only pay £3.00 for the oil, sometimes use second hand oil drained from my Volvo 940. Only needed £15 of bits of a scappper to pass the MoT. Third party insuance. Cheap
• Toyota Rav4 2.2 D-4D 150 bhp 2013 - Changing 6 Speed Manual Gearbox Oil 20 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  ?  The filler plus appears to be with a nut head abour 24 mm across flat and has the inscription 'do not disturb until service manual has been read'.  Yet it seems rather low on the gearbox for the volume of oil which will require replacing 3.4 + 0.5 litres.  Is this the correct filler plug
• chevrolet epica vcdi - servicing 20 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Just had an oil change done at Evans Halshaw in St Albans (while having some warranry work carried out), and realised when I got home that the "service technichian" had filled the engine with the wrong grade of oil, Happily I spotted it and Evans Halshaw have refunded the oil change
• Ford - KA (2002) - Smokey on cold startup 4 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Ford ka, 52 plate, 40k miles, fsh (oil changes every 10k but now due). Old 'Enduro' pushrod engine with injection. Car is producing a fair bit of grey (not blue) smoke on startup when cold, worse after standing overnight, worse again on cold days. Just a bit too bad to 'let it develop' although
• Vaux Astra G 98 Reg 1.6 16V LS 3 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  As my car was lacking power/hesitating acceleration & misfiring, I did an oil flush & spark plug change in my vauxhall, changing the oil from a mineral to a part synthetic 10W-40 Castrol Magnatec and the spark plugs from NGK to Bosch Super 4. However, the problem still persists - I checked
• AX head gasket tips 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hi everyone I'm in the middle of changing the head gasket on a Citroen AX10 (alloy block, wet liners). The old gasket failed due to a crack in the gasket across the oil feed to the head - oil everywhere, but no overheating problems. Before I put it all back together, does anyone have any useful
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  Crunchy on the inside 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has just purchased a FIAT 500. It was registered October 2010 but has only done 40 miles having been an unused, ex BSM car (no dual controls, etc....
• Audi A4 - Multi-tronics gear box issues 9 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  has any experienced problems with their gear box. I have a  2018 plate 1.4 TFSI black edition s tronic and have been advised by my dealer that because I did not change the gear oil at the correct time/miles has caused a fault meaning a new main control gear box unit ECU is required
• SEAT Leon - Any help appreciated 28 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I took my car in for an MOT & service this saturday and had a phone call from the garage to say that car had passed the MOT but when they had drained the oil, for the service, they found that the coil that goes into the sump had been cross threaded by whoever had changed the oil last
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  Does my SEAT Ibiza need a new cam chain and tensioner at 50,000 miles? 11 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I just got a SEAT Ibiza 1.2 05 reg with the AZQ engine. It has full service history with 50,000 miles on it. Do I need to fit the new cam chain and tensioner?...
• FIAT - 03 2.0 g/box oil refill brake query for Ducato 24 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  just completed a new clutch change and want to refill gearbox with new oil. i cant see a drainage plug to drain remaining oil out and also cant see the refilling point. the gearbox does have a breather cap and some kind of electronic plug on the top, can one of these be removed to refill
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  What has caused a major engine failure in my Fiat 500 Multijet diesel? 30 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  In 2008 I went to a Fiat dealership and, with the help of the car salesman, configured a 500 Multijet diesel to my 'needs' and to a very high spec. Having...