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What is the recommended interval to change the Cam belt on this Signum? Car is 5 years old and has done 80,000 miles. Just had service and MOT done and there was no mention of this work needing doing?
I too once had a BMW Isetta. Mine had four wheels but the back two were close together which made it very difficult to avoid the potholes in unsurfaced roads. I now own an 02 reg Honda CRV. Can you...
Service book recommends inspection at 4yrs/60,000 miles then yearly inspections. No time limit for changing. Car does mainly short journeys, max 3000 miles per year. Concerned that no time limit for...
We have a Corolla and a Jimny both bought new and now 8 years old. They do 6000 miles each p.a. I change the oil twice a year on both with Total 5w/30 fully synthetic oil. Am I wasting money doing these...
I've done just over 30k miles in my SEAT Exeo, but I am getting what I consider to be unusual brake pad wear. The front brake pads are 20 per cent worn, if that, yet the rears are more than 80 per cent...
Current XF's require you use Castrol Oil. This oil is only available from a Jaguar dealer. To change engine oil and filter costs £169.00. For the last 15 to 20 years have always used Mobil one. That includes...
My 2 1/2 year old Fabia is due for its 40,000 mile service and the local Skoda independent garage tells me that the cam belt also needs changing. Checking with the Skoda dealer from whom I bought the car,...
We bought a 2004 1.0 Life Vauxhall Corsa a couple of years ago and it now has 54,000 miles now on the clock. It has a timing chain instead of a belt. It recently passed its MOT, but there was a comment...
I just bought a secondhand BMW and the timing chain needs replacing. I wondered if you have ever looked into this at all?
I recently took my car for its first annual service to Arnold Clark who I believe are Scotland's largest multi-franchise dealer. All was in order, the cost being £240. On leaving I was offered the choice...
 

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