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• Astra Elite 1.6v - Automatic gearbox 6 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  My car has just had a full service through a vauxhall dealer/garage and they told me that there was a slight misting of oil coming from the pipe to the gearbox but ticked all the green boxes on the vehicle health check sheet and said it wasnt anything to worry about. A couple of days ago (2
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - Help, Please... 6 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  had for about 5 weeks, and ive put in 6 (yes 6) litres of oil, Im 99% confident its not leaking and i am 99% its burning, sometimes when pulling away or changing gear there is a little cloud left behind me, Now ive read that 1.8l Petrol picasso's can be abit juicy on the oil and use upto 1 litre per
• 1.9 TDI 115PS - Ford Galaxy Turbo Problem 20 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  in the manifold just prior to where the manifold joins the cylinder head and underneath the front vacuum unit which is part of it, there are signs where oil/oil vapour has been leaking which would explain the smell of burning oil in the cab. Can anyone tell me what this unit is please? - could
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - Jiggered Engine, but whose fault is it? 8 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  and turbo. Now, I paid the garage to FIX the car at the initial failure and wasn't told of any long-term damage, either existing or likely to occur. And also I know from the invoice, that the oil and filter weren't changed as many times as was supposed to be (twice for the turbo replacement and once
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 01 1.0 Timing chain noise? 28 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  should flush the engine (or add an oil flush to the oil before changing it. This I am told should help clear the jet and allow full lubrication of the chain and get rid of te tick. Is this good advice or not? certainly don't want to leave it till it fails. Had that on a Mark 1 Escort as a youngster
• Vauxhall Corsa - 2014 Corsa 13 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  Hi,   I have a 2014 Corsa with 76000miles on the clock. Over the last few months it has been making a loud, high pitched noise when I am driving above 40ishmph. The car feels like it's running fine, no loss of power etc. I had the oil changed today as well as the break pads
• transit crewcab [swb] - buying a used transit crewcab swb version 4 May 2016 (Forum)
  with FSH,  and change the oil to fully synthetic , what do you think ? THANKYOU.
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 2004 1.9dci - Sounds like tractor and poor MPG 24 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  My 2004 1.9 DCI has started to sound like tractor when first started in the morning also has started to have poor MPG. Have changed Oil&Filter and air filter at regular intervals. Once warmed up it runs fine for the day, but strugles to do 40mpg when it used to average 50ish. Help would be much
• Citroen C3 - heater faults 13 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  , and the oil and coolant temp is constantly at -40 degrees so i changed the coolant temp sensor and this has made no differace any help would be apperciated thanks mike  
• vw polo almost cuts out whilst driving 14 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  Every jouney car starts well but stops when revs are low it sort of stutters along.  Stoping engine and staring again using high revs car goes until revs are low then it comes to put put put almost halt  .  It has had a full oil change .   New valves  six months ago
• Ford mondeo - Rattling sound, black smoke, glo light... 11 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hi recent,y bought ford mondeo 2003 2.0 tdci 157000 miles, yrs m.o.t, drives well but funny rattling sound and lots of black smoke and if rev hard or fast glo light flashes and sometime it makes the car lose power completely.. Had oil, air and furl filter changed, but still does same
• Volkswagen Passat 1.9 2006 - Rebuild vw gearbox or replace it? 18 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I got vw 2006 1.9, 5 gears(bkc engine) its got some issue with gearbox before, some strange noise from it coming, check oil level and its been only 500 grams in it instead of 1.9l. Now I know its internal bearings making noise, as advised. So I wondering it's better to change gearbox
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 05 1.0 Timing chain 10 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  My daughter's car was in the main dealers for a recall. He said her timing chain was noisy. I took it to my local garage and he said an engine flush/oil/filter change might fix it. The last service was about 11 months ago. It has only done 19,000 miles and about 4000 miles in the last year. Cheers
• Renault Scenic - Renault Scenic 1.5 dci Brake problem 15 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I helped my dad change the front brake pads on his Scenic and after we had finished, we tested it and found the brake pedal had become spongey. We completely bled the system so it now has nothing but fresh oil in it and it is still spongey. The old fluid had no air bubbles in it. We've gone through
• Honda AccordJazz CVT - CVT gearbox 'hunts' 25 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  The gearbox on my wife's 2002 Jazz auto (CVT) with 32k miles has started 'hunting' .  Driving at a steady 30 or so, it slows down, then picks back up as though it is changing down a gear, then back up.  The gearbox oil has recently been topped up with the correct fluid (it was very low
• Toyota Aygo+D - Toyota Aygo Diesel 19 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  My wife has bought a used Toyota Aygo 1.4 Diesel. I need to change the oil and cannot find where the filter is located.  Haynes do not do a book for this car and without a manual, I am lost. This is the first car I have ever had to service which does not have a Haynes book. Could
• Chrysler 300C (2005 - ) - 08 3.0 1 year old car - not used - service immedia 11 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I've just bought a 08 plate Chrysler 300C diesel which has only done 20 miles and was owned by Chrysler themselves. I'm guessing it was sitting in a dealership or a field for that length of time. It seems to run nicely but should I have it serviced now - change the oil , flter etc
• Vauxhall - What's gone wrong with Vauxhall cars ? 4 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  wear and tear, lack of oil changes and a heavy left foot. is it down to penny pinching on the spec of these items or bad design certainly puts me off getting a vauxhall
• BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - 1997 1.7 Fully synth pointless on beemer ? 13 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Is it pointless using fully synt engine oil on a high mileage bmw 318 diesel? The car has 100k plus and runs well.....I changed it when I bought it with some duckhams semi(Just to be safe)......and car seems ok. Would castrol magnatec be ok? The bmw site is confusing giving all this long life
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.6 ticking noise - tappets? 16 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  SWMBO's astra has developed a ticking noise, plainly audible from inside the car at low speed under load, just audible at motorway speed. Her tame mechanic says its the tappets and all he'd do would be change the oil and filter, so i've done that anyway and there is no difference. Any other