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  Double charged 31 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have a VW 1.4 Twincharger, 2 years old, which has developed a frequent slight hesitation at about 3,500 rpm when accelerating; this may be as it switches...
• Ford Mondeo TDCi - Oil Pressuere Light 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  to be a faulty pressure sensor sensor? If so, where is it located so I can replace it? I read somewhere it could also be a pump failure, or even wear on the bearings? its got 137k on the clock now and oil change was about 6k ago.  HELP?!?
• M Reg Fiesta 1.1 burning oil 21 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  The Fiesta is holding out OK for my newly qualified 17yo. The car has been "in the family" since it was a year old, it's basically sound and I've spent quite a bit on fixing stuff rather than letting it go... So I want to keep it not change it. It's got somewhere around 50k (genuine) miles
• Ford escort 1.4 CVH carb problems 20 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Just had my oil and filter changed at national tyres. The t*** who did it overfilled it by 1/2 cm on the dipstick! I then just thought it had spilled out somewhere over the engine. On closer inspection it seems oil has managed to get up into the air filter. I have cleaned all the s*** out
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 30K since last Service - no oil change please it's 16 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  it. When phoned to tell him the mis-firing had been fixed with plugs + coil the owner did not want the car serviced as apart from the mis-firing it was going well!! Not even an oil & filter change - £30 worth of materials & labour. The mis-firing was £100+ VAT - the coil must be the expensive bit
• Oil Specification & viscosity Info. 1 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  and options. Oils thicken at low temperatures and thin as the temperature increases. The actual rate of change is indicated by their viscosity index (this number normally listed on the oils technical data sheet indicates the degree of change in viscosity of an oil within a temperature range, currently 40-100
• Peugeot 207 1.4i (07) - Engine rattle after oil top up 4 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  to my garage, who said it needed a new engine!  I sought a second opinion who said their is a small injector or pump to fire the oil to the top of the engine and the wrong oil will seize it hence the rattle, tho can't be sure until he get the car and checks.  He would change the timing chain
• Nissan Almera (2000 - 2006) - 05 1.8 Recommended oil & timing chain noise. 29 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  for a service I think I'll change the oil anyway - just to be on the 'safe side' So. the question is - what is the best oil to use for max protection on cold starts? Using the opieoil site + my own experience I'm contemplating using Castrol Edge Turbo Diesel @ £40 a throw. Although this oil was designed
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  Strainers in the night 6 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I wonder if you can help me? I have an Audi A4 Cab 1.8T, it is three and a half years old, has done 70k miles and has always been serviced and maintained...
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  Can you recommend a warranty plan for our 3-year-old Skoda Yeti? 3 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We bought our Yeti 1.8TSI 4WD new in September 2010 and have been absolutely delighted with it. We bought a Monthly Service Plan at £15.57 per month to...
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  Why is my FIAT 500 1.3d making noise and emitting black smoke? 17 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2011 FIAT 500 1.3 MultiJet diesel purchased in March 2016. I've had a problem with sporadic engine noise, vibration and black smoke coming out...
• Car Service Due at 70k. help/tips/advice 23 May 2005 (Forum)
  and sold it to me at 69k. I had always been serviced upto 50k (with a stamp) I know he has maintained the car, but i dont know to what extent and how much work has been done, how many oil changes. He done stuff like a new exahust and new radiator and new battery. I purchased some new sparks, and have got
• Merc A160 - Mega Mayo! 19 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  a very long time indeed to drain past it into the block. What's the best way of removing said gunge during an oil change? My thoughts were just to put several doses of engine flush through, but will that do the trick?
• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - 03 1.2 How do you switch off the service reminder? 10 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  before the Skoda dealer said that it only meant a change of oil was needed. Can anybody urgently help please. Thank you
• Focus 02 1.6 oil filter sizes? 22 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, I changed the oil and filter on my mother-in-law's 02 Focus 1.6 auto recently, when I bought the filter I was told that there are two that fit, one slightly longer than the other, no recomendation for one over the other. I bought the shorter one (the diameter is the same) though when I came
• Golf mk5 Gt TDi oil 13 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  an oil change service now ?? Does anyone know as its supposed to be long life service regime ?? If your supposed to top up with vw506.01 why the hell do vw supply the shell stuff with the car ???
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  2006 BMW 320d, 66000 mileage. FSH. Turbo has gone. Is this much too early for it to have gone? 18 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My turbo has just blown. Mileage is only 66k. Is it very early for the turbo to go? The BMW garage checked the car and said that my oil was gloopy, and...
• Audi A3 Sportback,1.6 petrol, 2010 - Front shock absorbers, what type 28 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Hello, I'm about to change my front shock absorbers. I changed rear couple weeks ago. I called a couple of car part shops and everyone comes with gas filled shocks... I never fitted front ones and I'm not aware about front shock types (for my car) I thought
• Most common causes of scrapping a car these days? 1 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  I've been doing bangernomics for a while, and have presided over the demise of five cars now, and not one of them was scrapped due to 'piston ring wear' - which is what everyone tells me you need to get the oil changed to prevent, so I'm thinking why bother changing the oil? 2 of them
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  What service does my Nissan X-Trail need? 7 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My father has acquired a 2004 Nissan X-Trail. The service history only shows basic oil/filter changes for the past three years and there is no paperwork...