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  What preparations should I make to my Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK before a long drive to Portugal? 30 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The current tyres on my 10-year-old Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK are Avons which need replacing at the front after 10,500 miles. Any suggestions? The car is an...
• Pernicious mendacity in the Sunday Times 17 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Chap asks whether he should change his oil more often than every 9k. Says that his American friends change every 2k. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2105-577548,00.html "...with some manufacturers warranting engines up to 100,000 miles, you can bet that their servicing schedules have the best interests of the engine at heart."
• expensive service cost! 1 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Had ny civic 3 door 1.6 sport in for the 2 year service ,only on 20,000 miles not the 25,000. The cost a whopping £271 to check it,sparkplugs ,oil change etc Talk about rip off!
• Suzuki gearbox problems 6 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Could anyone advise me if synthetic gearbox oil is fitted to Suzukis as standard?,and if not what would you recommend.I have an 03 plate Jimny which is still giving me problems on the gear change.
• saxo gearbox 27 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  anyone who has driven one ever found the gearbox a bit 'clunky' mine has been for a while and im wondering if just to get the box oil changed or if this is a worse problem, or if its even just the characteristic of the car
• Citroen C4 Picasso - Warranty Difficulties 7 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  This is where the problems start - my last service was carried out by a local independant garage and the car needed an oil change and oil filter. The receipt and invoice was in the log book. 3 weeks later i get a phone call back from the dealer saying that warranty will not authorise the repair as the oil used in the service was not the correct grade as noted in the maintenance book.
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  Servicing an old Fabia Is it worth it? 14 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2004 Skoda Fabia 1.2 petrol. It has just passed the MOT with the help of new suspension parts, but no advisories. The car has passed 134,000 miles...
• Peugeot 106 1.2 - Car will not start 23 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hello there i need help big time i am at a total lose i got a 106 p reg  a few months ago as a run around . I changed the oil fillter fuel filter air fillter and plugs and a full cooolant  change about 2 months ago and all running well untill 2 days ago IT WILL NOT START HELP !!. it just will not kick over at all i took a look at the oil its looks ok no frothy cap so i dont think its the head gasket , on looking the dash its the eng mang) lights on but it will not fire up , i have took out the plugs thay were wet and had oil on them ????
• Honda Civic - 100,000 miles 29 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Prompted by the thread "How much oil does your high miler use". My trusty '96 1.5 lsi auto is about to hit the 100k miles mark. I have driven 83k of them during my ownership since 2002, all on the motorway. During this time I have looked after it with oil changes at least every 6k, usually 5k.
• Seized sump nut. 6 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  I thought I had found something close to it today.........But, A major high street tyre specialist are offering oil and filter change for £10 with Duckhams oil or £15 with semi synthetic. Any car up to 2:3L. My 10 year old Volvo 360 (two litre B200K non injection) fitted the bill. The outlet in Warrington were very obliging, ordering in a filter as they didn't have one in stock and today I went along for the job.
• Mini Hatch One 2007 (57) - Overheating issue 20 Nov 2014 (Forum)
      The symptoms: Engine overheats after about 20-25 miles of careful (max 50mph) driving. The "oil pressure low" light comes on, and the engine smells really hot. There is no loss of oil, no change in the oil colour (the oil was recently changed, and is still a nice clear golden colour), and the engine coolant pink water is not going down.
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  Noisy engine 22 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 petrol 02 plate, I bought the car about two weeks ago and when I bought the car the owner did point out the noise. He said...
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  My automatic 1995 Ford Galaxy is suffering ongoing gearbox problems. 24 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1995 Ford Galaxy automatic. Recently I've had a problem with the brake lights and not able to select drive when running. I have managed to temporarily...
• Vauxhall corsa 2002 - Failed Emissions on MOT tried everything? 23 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  2002 corsa failed just over the limit on 2nd lambda reading, have changed both sensors, spark plugs, air filter, oil change, temp sensor, oil filter, repaired small hole in exhaust, cleaned throttle block, etc. Even had a camera put into the CAT and shows no breaks or anything.
• BMW E36 old age care! 10 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  'Box oil change likely to be worthwhile doing? Nearside front wing is a tad bubbly around the arch and will probably be replaced, previous owner already attended to the offisde. Bit of a looming headlining issue, with it drooping in various places.
• vw golf mk6 - Repaired EGR should i keep or change 3 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=117019 Hi all Thanks for comments from my previous post. Well, car is "fixed" total bill...
• Mazda 6 2006 - No power/turbo 15 May 2015 (Forum)
  Over the past couple of days I have noticed I have no power when I put my foot down. I have changed oil and filter as it was due and thought this could of affected it, fault still there. Done a DPF forced regen and reset. Still no power. After doing the oil change I was sure the turbo kicked in for a very short period and I have just taken the car out again and no turbo.
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  BMW 120d - does it have timing chain issues? 24 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking to buy a brand new BMW 120d. Can you tell me if the timing chain is still a problem on this engine, or have they solved the problem?
• opel astra 1.3cdti - Squeeling noise 20 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hi a noise came into the engine of my astra .I thought that the drivebelt wwas slipping but changed that .Then i checked all pullies worked by the drive belt.I took off the belt and ran the engine but the squeeling noise was still there .The noise was coming from the oil fliter/turbo area .I contacted the main opel dealer and they told me it sounded like the turbo was the fault.I got a local mechenic  who said it was the vaccum control valve connected to the turbo or the turbo its self .I got it run through a dionostics test and the guy said it was showing air pressure drops and it was the turbo.I replaced the turbo vaccum valve changed the oil and filters checked feed pipes etc made sure everything was spot on .But when i started the van the squeeling noise was still there just as bad .Anyone have any ideas ?
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  Tappet-like noise from the engine of a MINI? 6 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My partner's 7000 mile Mini makes a noise that would have been regarded as tappets once-upon-a-time. Have you heard any reports as to problems?