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• corsa sxi 1.2 c - corsa sxi 1.2 help please 27 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  very much like a diesel, I have changed the oil and filter ( oil crap and filter worse). But it has made no odds, oil magnatec and halfords filter, when I first start the car from cold its fine sounds good no tapping at all but after about a 10 min drive the tapping
• Zafira 1.8 auto gearbox oil (2002) 16 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  While pricing some bits for my cam belt change I thought I would get some automatic transmission oil for my Zafira 1.8 with a AF17 gearbox ? Haynes manual and a friends VX tis cd (2003) says it should be VX part No. 09 117 946 but having been down to the VX dealers they say it should be Dexron11
• Isuzu 1.7DTI Oil Pump Drive Bolt 13 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, Does anyone have any information on the problem of the oil pump drive retaining bolt working loose on this engine? Have heard of a few engine failures due to this problem. Does anybody know the cause of the problem? Is it due to an assembly process error, i.e. lack of thread lock on the bolt
• Citroen XM - K and N Air Filter 14 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Hello Folks, I inherited one of these filters fitted to my 2.5 TD '97 XM. I suspect that my Citroen indie did not change this on the last couple of services, as there are specific instructions on the filter housing, namely: "Clean every 50K miles by soaking in K and N filter cleaner. Do not soak
• Sierra auto box leak 13 May 2001 (Forum)
  In May 1999 at 77000 genuine miles my Sierra auto gearbox blew its front main oil seal causing £700 worth of internal damage. Having had the box re-conditioned I also changed the rad/oil cooler as the oil cooler part was completely blocked. One of the electric cooling fans had failed so
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  EGR valve failure seems common on my BMW engine - do BMW offer assistance with this issue? 6 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought new a BMW Tourer 520d in July 2016, it now has covered 11,000 miles. However, drivetrain fault indication recently appeared and the car fell into...
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  DSG Fault code 16 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I'd like to check when my DSG oil filter was last changed (if ever), is there a date-code on the filter casing? If so, how do I de-code it, mine shows...
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  My five year old Audi A5 needs £1300 of servicing - is this a fair price? 10 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My Audi A5 will be five years old in February. It's been fully serviced by Audi since new, and covered 38,000 miles. I'm told by the dealer that I now...
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  Why won't my mechanic change my car's transmission fluid? 20 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2003 Audi A6 4.2 V8, with almost 150,000 miles on the clock. It has always been regularly serviced by an independent Audi specialist, and runs...
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  Should I have the cam belt changed on my 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe? 7 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe has been main dealer maintained from new and has been exceptional in every respect. It is now coming up for its next service at...
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  Should I have the timing chain replaced on my 13-year-old Ford Mondeo? 6 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 13-year-old Mondeo that is running well but I am wondering about the timing chain. If this goes the car is scrap. Should I have it changed and...
• Audi Service 29 May 2001 (Forum)
  the same Audi dealership had offered him new oil filters, when I enquired how he was obtaining them, the reply was, when your on bonus you don't bother changing them every time, just give the existing one a wipe round, then throw the new one in your toolbox and dispose of it later. The previous year I had
• Volkswagen Golf - Automatic VW Golf won't change into 4th gear 29 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  My Volkswagen Golf, 2003 automatic model has problems changing from 3rd to 4th gear. For the first 5 minutes of the journey gear changing is fine,changing into 4th with no problems. But after around 5 minutes of driving the car will go from 3rd to 4th and straight back down
• Xsara gear change 28 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  . As far as I know the oil in the gearbox has never been changed - would this help. Also, I'm thinking that because it's difficult to pull out of gear, something might need to be adjusted clutch-wise. Interestingly, it's a lot better when the car is warm or it's been sitting in slow moving traffic
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  Should I buy a car that's not been serviced for 3 years? 20 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm about to buy a 2011 Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSI DSG estate with 19,000 miles on the clock. Its just had its first service at a dealer at three years...
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  Should I buy a high mileage diesel? 10 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have previously read your comments on modern diesels complexity (DPF/DMF/EGR/Turbo) possibly being problematic with high miles unlike older diesel engines....
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Booking a service, do I take the "extras"? 15 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  recommendations", specifically: * Air con treatment * Pollen filter replacement * Oil-top up * Brake fluid change Elsewhere on the page there are prices for the pollen filter (£39.99), the air con treatment (£29.99) and the brake fluid change (£55). There is no indication of a price for the oil top up. Because
• Ford Fusion 1.4 TDCi smoke problem 19 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  and Ford approve Millers XSS 5w30 (semi-synth), so I am going to change onto this in the next couple of weeks. Then if the problem reoccurs (as I suspect it will) I can then say I am using Ford approved oil in the engine. Has any one seen this problem, or can offer me any suggestions? I emailed Honest
• Nissan Almera 1.4 knocking 18 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  and the magnet on the drain plug had some swarf attached to it but it didn?t seem excessive (how much is excessive?). I refilled the gearbox with oil as described in the Haynes manual. No change. The clutch works OK and gear changes are as good as all the front wheel drive cars that I?ve had. Does anybody know
• Honda CR-V - Car Servicing 25 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  or 36,000 miles. They confirmed that they had changed the oil and oil filter and other servicing had been done. I informed them I thought their standards were very low and was disappointed in the servicing. I had never seen filters so dirty in normal usage. I wont be using the main dealer for servicing