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• Oil colour 19 May 2003 (Forum)
  When the colour of engine oil changes from clear to brown does that mean it\'s absorbed as much muck as possible? The reason I ask is that I change my oil & filter regularly - every 5k to be specific. I rarely use the car for short-distance My oil changes to brown within a matter of weeks of the change!
• Renault Scenic - Renault Scenic III 1.9 130 hp oil change 14 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Hello, When I change the oil and the oil filter on my scenic I have always a lot of troubles to "extract" the oil filter, because from the bottom there is no space and from the top there are a lot of tubes. Please help me with your experiences when changing the oil filter (maybe I have to unscrew the big tube that goes to the turbo???).
• Oil changes - when is best? Hot or cold engine? 2 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I have always, as per book, changed my engine oil hot. Is there any benefit in changing hot rather than cold, apart from when hot the oil flows quicker?
• Mitsubishi FTO (1996 - 2000) - Automatic Gearbox Oil change 1 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  What/where is the best way to change the oil in an auto box?? ive read various ways of doing it..but wondered if a national garage or similiar can/would/should change the oil?? .
• 2001 Reg Audi A3 1.6 SE Manual - Change Oil and Oil Filter 16 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Can anyone please send me details of how I change the Oil and OIl Filter in my 2001 Reg. Audi A3 !.6 SE Manual car. Many thanks Gio
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  Is my economy good? And when should I change my oil? 18 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I drive daily to work six miles and six return, as well as to shops at the weekend. My Polo 1.4 TDI consistently returns 42/44 mpg. Is this good, bad...
• Micra oil change 18 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Looking to change the oil in my micra, can anyone recommend a good quality oil for a car that only does short trips and doesnt get used alot. 98 1.0 Micra
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  Should my dealer change my oil and filter? 24 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2011 Audi 1.4 TFSI which has covered 6000 miles. It was filled initially with Longlife oil (VW 50400). The dealer says it should not be changed...
• vectra oil change 14 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  have just changed the oil and filter all looked fine but when i changed the oil seperator it was full of gunp or mayo as ihave heard it called car is running fine no evidence on filler cap or when i changed rocker gasket i know it can be caused by codensation what else and how do i get rid of it
• Oil Change. Primera. 24 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Going to do the first oil change on a 2002 New Shape 1.8 Primera since i bought it 6 months ago and im not sure what type of oil is the best so could anyone with some knowledge on these cars recommend a good oil to use. Thanx for the help
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  When should I change the oil in my Astra? 18 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  After much deliberation I've finally changed my less than impressive Toyota Auris diesel for a new Vauxhall Astra. I decided to get the new 1.6 CDTI whisper...
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  How do I know whether my garage did an oil change or not on my Volkswagen Touran? 28 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I had my Volkswagen diesel Touran serviced yesterday. When I got home, I checked the service book and found that they had ticked the 'Oil change: No' box....
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  Using mineral oil instead of synthetic - problematic? 28 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  What penalty or problems will there be if a car for which it is recommended that synthetic or semi-synthetic oil is used is given 'normal' oil on an oil...
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  Is it a nightmare task to change my 2004 Toyota Avensis automatic's transmission oil? 20 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You have mentioned that changing oil in an auto box is like a type of dialysis. My 2004 Toyota Avensis T3 is an auto with conventional torque convertor....
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  Tiguan automatic - should I change the gearbox oil? 23 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan diesel automatic, but I am getting different conflicting information on the gearbox. Is it a DSG? Should the oil and filter...
• VW Golf Gearbox Oil Change, Oil Brand? 30 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi All I have a VW Golf 1300 81,000 miles Mk2. I am going to change the gearbox oil. I have bought the correct spec oil (Comma 80W/90). If I bought a more expensive oil i.e. Castrol 80W/90 will this improve the gearbox performance and life? Or is there no difference?
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  Why does my Vauxhall Viva use so much oil? 20 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Vauxhall Viva (2015 model) which I have owned from new. Within seven months of ownership, the oil light came on after 8900 miles. I was told the...
• Golf Oil Change 20 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I want to change the oil in my Golf MkV GT 2.0TDI early as I don't think it should stay in for 20k miles/ 2 years. Dealer charge is £60 for long life oil. National Tyres offer Visco 7000 (Duckhams I think) fully synthetic oil and filter change for £25 is this ok for my car?
• oil change 22 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Our 106 diesel has a 6k service interval that we reach every 9 months. It was last serviced 6 months ago and I've noticed the strong trend in advocating interim oil changes between the annual service which leaves me to decide if I should neglect changing the oil for three months or set the changing regim out of sync with the services????
• Volvo S40/V40 (1996 - 2004) - Oil change in winters 5 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I've been filling up my Volvo S40 diesel with 15W-40 since I've got it but I need to change oil and I'm wondering if I should stick with the same viscosity or should I go for 10W-30? Even though its done almost 134k miles, I never have to top up the oil in between oil changes. Do you guys recommend putting a can of "no smoking" stuff while changing oil?