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• Blooming oil filter! 21 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Planned to do the oil change plus filter on my Carina E that I bought in February this morning. It started well enough with the Pela pump removing 3 litres of used oil. The car had always been serviced at a Toyota main dealer and I did wonder how tight they put the filter on - they put
• Suzuki Swift (1985 - 1993) - 91 1.0 - Too much oil...consequences of driving? 29 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  the exhaust and from the air filter. I turn it off immediately. I pushed it back home. I need to know how high are the chances I ruined my car for good. Tomorrow I'll drain all the oil and put back some new one. Do you reckon that's enough? I mean, after I change the oil, can I just drive it (if it starts
• 306 fluid change - worth the bother? 7 May 2004 (Forum)
  I need to change the oil, coolant and brake fluid in my 150k 306 diesel which I bought six months ago. After I've bought all the fluids and spent hours reading my haynes manual to find bleed valves and things, is it worth it? How big a job is it and how much time/labour would it take a garage
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  Are there issues with Land Rover Discovery balance shafts? 2 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My garage advises that they have to change the balance shafts on my Land Rover Discovery Sport (less than one year old with 9300 miles). They will not...
• 2003 corsa 1.4 automatic 5dr hatch - auto box problem 9 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  and the oil seems reasonably clean. Do not want to pay for a gearbox service/oil change etc  if this fault is obviousley something else unless a service is a first step to discovering fault Appreciate any ideas Thanks
• Golf mk4 GT TDI - Oil an smoke from exhaust 16 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  and there was oil coming out of the exchaust. Mechanic said he could change the turbo but it may be something else which may cause it to fail again. Any ideas. Would really appreciate any help.
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - oil sump 17 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I took my 2002 ford fiesta in to be serviced today at my local Ford garage, and while changing the oil the sump plug would not go back in. The garage said the threads had gone on the sump and I now need a new sump cost £105 - has anyone heard of this happening to the Ford Fiesta 1.4 d zetec before
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.4 not idiling right.....help please 20 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  pack,oil filter and an air flowmetre have being changed and still no joy
• Why is independent dearer than dealer? 13 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I got an oil and filter change from a small independent mechanic yesterday. 3.5 litres oil - 12.25 Filter £4.87 30 mins labour - £15.00 VAT - £5.62 Total - £37.74 In the shiny glass and chrome dealership a mile up the road it would cost about £20. I am quite happy, and have no complaints
• citroen saxo 1.1 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  into oil or pressurising the cooling system. Hard to tell if its putting oil into water as there is no real way to dip your finger into the water. HOw common is rocker cover gasket failure on these? also how much is a cam belt change? cheers
• 1995 Jaguar XJ 3.2 Oil: Fully synth OK? 18 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  will probably be serviced at the beginning of next year anyway, as the oil was last changed just over 6 months ago, but I just want to check that this will not cause any major problems until then.
• toyota rav 4 2007 - RAV 4 cockup!!!! 26 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  not change the small rubber join on the injector shaft which has lead to some problems... After a week or so of normal driving, the rav had sudden runaway acceleration, a bloom of white smoke and came to a stop.  I have since changed the small rubber joints and refitted the injectors, but the car
• Chevrolet Epica - I Trusted Them. I'm a fool! 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  were fixed and at my request an oil change was done and the wrong grade used, ok, refunded and done elsewhere, then following service specified grade, but thw wrong spec used, so oil change done again. Out of 3 services 1 not done, 2 done incorrectly. I will not ever have the vehicle in a franchised
• Nissan Primera III - P11 code P0011 & P0340 (2002 1.8 ) 28 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Had these codes march 2010, had oil an filter change, today 6 months after oil an filter change the codes are back. Car does not rattle, do not suspect chain problem. Scenario: start car, after about 10 secs start to drive off, 10 yards down road, light on,car lurches forward and down
• Oil Contamination Problem-Renault Scenic 16 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  and the head twice ( I have changed the head, to make sure there was no internal crack in the head). Although it is not as bad as it first was, I am still getting oil contamination into the header tank, but only at full running temperature and only after half an hour of running. I asked an old mate at Renault
• Punto crunching into gear 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  , with little improvement. No apparent leaks from the master cylinder. I haven?t yet checked the gearbox oil level, but thought I might change it anyway ? it?s meant to be done at 80,000. No oil leaks from the gearbox either. So the questions are, any ideas as to the cause and, if I change the oil, should I
• National Tyres Oil Change 9 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Some people worry about the filter - It's by QIX which some of the best cars in the world badge as their own ....see www.wixeurope.com/oecontracts/index.html All for £21 including a tax of £1 for disposal of oil - And no hard sell ever, although I do go back to them for other services cos
• Modeo TDCI 130 6 speed manual - Are these oils suitable for my Mondeo Please. 4 May 2016 (Forum)
  Syn correct. Is the oil correct.   It's never had the gearbox oil changed the manual says at 50.000kmh Second gear can be a little stiff when cold but warm is fine. Comma MVMTF 75W-90 Fully Syn API GL-4 the gear box  Do these two oils meet the correct spec
• Toyota Corolla Verso - Toyota Corolla verso vvti burning oil 21 May 2015 (Forum)
  to change it,he said even though the car was burning oil the smoke coming out of my exhaust when he revved the car wasn't oil smell. b.Second mechanic told me it was my stem seal valves that needed which cost a lot of money so I was better off selling car. c.Third mechanic told me it was my piston rings
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.8 oil use/loss 29 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  an obvious trace. When I changed the oil shortly after purchasing the car a few months ago,I noticed that the old filter was squashed down on one side,as if it had not seated properly.The new one appeared to fit well,but I have not checked it since,but have wondered if there is a pressure release which