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  DSG gearbox problems 2 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I have a SEAT Altea and the DSG 7 gear box completely failed (went from 4th to 1st). SEAT will not accept any responsibility even though the fault is not...
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  Total engine failure on Vectra VXR 11 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My much-loved 2007 Vauxhall Vectra VXR estate has just suffered (according to Vauxhall franchise) 'total engine failure' at 55,000 miles. Timing chain...
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  Is it worth having my Honda Civic's engine flushed for £33? 21 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I booked my Honda Civic in for its first service since I bought it, mileage 13,000. I was asked if I wanted an engine flush for an extra £33. I asked what...
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  Automatic transition 4 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2004/54 Audi TT 3.2 litre DSG, now at 40,000 miles. For some weeks I have noticed the water in the header tank is more like light brown soup with...
• Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI Automatic - Skoda Octavia 1loss of power 7 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2002 Skoda Octavia Automatic transmission 1.9 TDI with 260K miles done. There is no power when accelerating and very slow to change gear upwsrds or sometimes refuses to change upwards at all. The maximum amount of revs is 3000-3500. I have changed the air flow meter on two occassions and the transmission oil and filter. The problem is slowly getting worse on the vehicle.
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 1999 2.0hdi hard suspension 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  my xantia has got very hard suspention. it has been getting harder over the last 3 months. the green spheres on the front shocks and rear shocks have been changed about 4years ago. the one in the engine bay looks older and probaly never changed. the ride is now nearly as hard as on high setting. can anyone help. i also need to know how to change the spheres. also is there a filter for suspention oil could this be the problem...thanks peter {typo in header amended to aid future forum searches}
• Dealer service or DIY? 16 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Wife's Clio is seven years old, we have had it serviced two yearly by a Renault dealer (inc a cambelt change) which meets Renault's service schedule, i.e. it has FRSH. Two year gaps is too long by my book so I have done intermediate oil changes plus changed the plugs myself and checked the brakes etc. Question: Should we invest 100 to 150 quid in another dealer service or should I do it all DIY now?
• Gearbox problem 1.6 8v Clio 14 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  It has been serviced etc by our local main dealer. I am having problems with 2nd gear - basically if I change gear very slowly, everything is fine. However, if I attempt a 'racing start'(!!), I end up crunching into second. Changing down doesn't seem to be so much of a problem. The last time this happened, I had the gear box oil changed and this seems to cure the problem temporarily.
• Ford Fiesta - Fuel Gauge Problem 28 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  I had the car's front wheels positioned on a pair of ramps to do the oil change, I'm wondering if this may have unsettled the sender unit at all?  Wonder if anybody has any ideas?
• nissan micra - nissan micra 52 plate wont start 20 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, i know there are a lot of threads out there on this but almost too many to make sence of them all lol, i have recently bought a nissan micra 52 plate off of a 'friend' that said it broke down then re started once now just wont start at all, it tries to but will not fire, i have replaced the battery and spark plugs and checked that they are sparking blue, also have changed the oil, oil filter air and fuel filter as a service was 4 years overdue :/ any help would be great thanks, stuart
• Ford Focus 1.6 2007 - Stuck spark plug 14 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi All Went to change my spark plugs this afternoon and the very first one I went to was stuck fast. I leaned on the plug spanner as hard as I dared, but no dice.  I'm not keen to risk breaking the plug by forcing it even harder, so my next thought is to spray some penetrating oil or WD40 into the hole and leave it overnight.
• Vauxhall Astra 1.6 8V - Astra 1.6 8V engine noise 29 May 2011 (Forum)
    I've changed the oil twice and it's still the same. Any ideas?              VX220
• Jaguar X-Type Estate (2004 - 2007) - Diesel engine problem 31 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 5 month old X Type Jag 3500 miles (I bought the car new) and i am told by my local dealer that diesel is finding it's way into my engine oil and making it poor quality. They have changed the oil free of charge but have done nothing to solve the problem. I have contacted Jaguar direct and could only speak to a none technical person. Is anyone else having a similar problem?
• BMW 3-Series E92 Coupe (2006 - ) - 07 335d First service with a 6 cyl diesel 4 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  The service indicator malarkey in the dash suggests that the first service is due in May 2009, when the car will be almost 24 months old. As it uses next to no oil (never been topped up), I was thinking that this is infeasibly long. Anyone have any advice, was thinking of getting my local independent to perform an oil change, without resetting the service indicator.
• Toyota Service Lights 16 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  The lights are the oil level & handbrake light. These are on full. Any ideas on how to reset these? The newer models you can reset by holding the trip counter, but this does not seem to work :( Oil level fine.. Handbrake fine (in fact the light goes slightly dimmer when handbrake off, so the switch is working) Help..... please
• Garage Honesty 20 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Now there's 2 words you don't always see go together. I am about to book my car in for an interim oil change & was just wondering - as I have no experience or evidence of this - but - If I book my car in for this work and ask for fully synthetic oil - how do I really know they have used synthetic and not just cheaper mineral and charged me for synthetic.
• How many miles will my VW do 20 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I've got a VW Passat, 110 Tdi, V reg, just before they switched to the PD engine. So far 144k miles. Oil changes every 5 - 7k miles, with decent synthetic oil, mainly motorway driving (50 miles to work every day). So far it's excellent. Any ideas what I need to look out for, especially engine wise over the next (hopefully) 100k miles.
• golf mk 4 gti - keeps cutting out 7 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi everyone My golf keeps cutting out when i slow or stop and is very lumpy when idling and sometimes also cuts out when idling i have replaced within the last month as follows spark plugs and leads, oil and filter, i cleaned the throttle butterfly, air mass meter, collant temp sender,and both lambda sensors (very expensive) this just started yesterday after i changed the leads again because i felt like there was a miss and i brought the last set of leads of ebay (never agan) and sometimes when i turn a corner the oil pressure warning light comes on plus i was getting a clicking from the engine somewhere i read this could be that the oil needed topping up so i did and the clicking went and also the warning light stop coming on but i keeps happening so i top up and stops again (bit worried about this as there is not an oil leak anywhere) please can anybody help me with any of these problems Thanks
• Toyota Carina E 1.6 auto 1995 - Auto transmission fluid level 10 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Did a fluid change on the auto box but it's so difficult getting the level right. The dipstick has a cold min and max mark and a hot min and max mark. I am checking the oil exactly according to the Haynes manual: making sure the oil is hot by driving for a few miles, then with the engine running going through the gears, then removing and wiping the dipstick, then reinserting and checking that the level is between the min and max on hot.
• Halfords Oil & Filter 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, Just thought I'd share my experiences today. Decided through reading the posts that a 20k service/oil interval on my 2.2 Vectra was too long given the risk to the cam chain failing so decided to go for an interim change today. Hopped to Halfords this am to source fully synthetic c£26 and filter £7 - Total £34.