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  Road tax mix up on a BMW? 15 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Can you tell me the technical reasons why a 2007 118d 3d is 123 g/km but after September it's 119 g/km when they seem identical cars? BMW could not...
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  Is my DMF on its way out? 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 59 reg old shape Subaru Legacy Boxer diesel, the 5 speed model. It's done 80,000 miles but has started, when cold, shuddering when moving...
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  Why is my Volkswagen Golf losing power? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2000 Volkswagen Golf 1.6 and have problems with it holding back, and it has no power when changing up gears. It also judders. It's ok for a while,...
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  Fault Code P0715 on a Peugeot 206 20 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Y reg Peugeot 206 with a P0715 error. It has an auto box. A month ago it started to develop a problem where once you start the car and drive...
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 93 2.5 cam belt changes 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Well aware of the standard gospel on the recommended service interval for cam belt and pulley changes on the CX25XE engine but having recently been presented with a quote for £380 by the main dealer am wondering whether a change now is strictly justified. The last change, together with the water pump, was carried out some six years ago but the car has done only 24k miles since then all of which has been long distance work.
• Vauxhall Meriva - Shocking MPG 29 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  Apart from a slight squeaking noise while idling - which the mechanic said is just the new tensioner belt he fitted needing tightening a bit, a code comes up when starting the engine asking for an oil change which was done last year as part of the full winter service. The mechanic said it comes up automatically at 50000 miles and I checked the oil level which is fine and the oil is still straw coloured.
• 2011 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 2.0 VCDI AUTOMATIC - Engine won't start after breakdown with DPF fault 24 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  After a few minutes the engine started self-revving and making a horrible clacking sound. I pulled over and stopped, called AA. He said the oil level was way up and showed me oil in the inlet manifold hose, probably also in intercooler and everywhere else it shouldn't be. Advised not to try restarting due to risk of overrun.Garage drained and changed the oil, tried to start it.
• Peugeot 207 - Fire damage 14 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I had a 2008 Pug 207 GTi with 12000 miles on the clock. Approximately 4 weeks ago I noticed an oil leak on the drive way not specs but alot of oil in fact the oil puddle was as wide as the car. This happened on a Saturday it went into Pug on the Monday and they had it for 10-12 days. I picked the car up and they told me they had changed seals and had the engine bay apart.
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 v8 wj 1999 - automatic gearbox banging into gear 25 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  got a problem on my grand cherokee when selecting 1st or reverse it bangs into gear then as you drive it again it bangs into 2/3/4th gear with a bit of a thump, got an error code displayed of P 0700, and the check engine light is on,took it too Mtb chester jeep dealer for diagnosis,  who informed me oil was low although i tended to disagree as i do check the oils frequently so they topped up the oil 2 litres ? they said and cleared the fault code drove it down the road i mean only 1/2 a mile it was still thumping into gear and the same error code re appeared took it straight back, mechanic cleared fault code and reprogrammed gearbox with factory settings, and said it would take the gearbox a while to "learn" / reprogram itself drove it 1/2 mile engine light came on again and the same error code P 0700 mechanic said try changing the speed sensors on the gearbox first before doing anything else, ........ anyone any  ideas please
• Omega 2.5 V6 breather/oil leak 20 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Many thanks to Stuart and Crombster for their help, Decided to bite the bullit and change the cam cover seals - they are expensive for a bit of rubber. Glad I did though because there was quite a lot of oil in the spark plug trench between the cams particularly on the drivers side bank.
• Volkswagen Golf Mk 4 - Engine Under Shield Plastic Guard 29 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Hello People, on my last Oil Change I noticed that a few of  fitting screws that hold the plastic undershield in place were looking very worn and were twistingwithout gripping. Does anyone know if these can be sourced easily at somewhere like ScrewFix ?
• Volvo V50 2.0l diesel - volvo v50 brake caliper tool. 20 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi. The rear brake caliper piston requires winding back into the cylinder to change the pads. Questions are precisely what tool is required, who sells it, and does the handbrake automatically self adjust? Finally is it safe to put a spot of engine oil to seep down the handbrake pivot in the calliper or are there plastic bushes in there?
• Ford Focus - Rounded sump nut 21 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Ford main dealers were the last ones to change the oil on my Focus 1.6 Ghia '55 reg and in doing so they overtightened the sump nut/bolt and left it rounded. I used Bolt Grip (made by Irwin) to release it and Halfords has a replacement 'Sump Nut and Washer Kit' HSP608 at £2.99.
• 1999 V Polo 1.4 - Failed emissions 28 May 2011 (Forum)
  My car just failed its MOT on emissions & lamba. Would i sort the problem out with an oil change and a new air filter or are the readings too high they seem alot higher than my reading a few years back? fast idle test - co <=0.300% (0.675%) lambda 0.970-1.030 (1.035) natural idle test - co <=0.500% (0.531%)
• What exactly do you expect for your service fee? 27 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  If you take a car to a non-franchised garage, and ask for a 12,000 mile service for a specified vehicle, for which you are quoted £x, what do you expect? 1. Oil/filters etc. to be included in the price? 2. The service to be according to the manufacturer's book requirements, or to be a random selection of fluid/part changes according to the whim of the garage?
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 1998 2.0 poor mpg 12 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  1998 vectra 2.0L auto over the last few weeks i have noticed my mpg is getting worse... ive just have a service and cam belt change. what could be the problem ? it runs fine but i have noticed what could be wet petrol or oil on the exhaust around the outside of the exit pipe.
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - xud 1.9.....best diesel ever? 10 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I would welcome thoughts on this engine. My wifes car is a 1993 Citroen ZX n/a 1.9 on 234k......it still returns 55/65 mpg with regular oil changes......when is this going to break down? Thoughts please! It will probably break down as soon as I fix some poor "spelling", Rob
• Re-setting service indicators, DIY 20 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  With relevance to DIY in the future,( after warranty) is there any way around this and are all modern cars the same? It seems a deterent to doing what amounts to little more than oil and filter changes only to have to pay to have an indicator reset. Modern times? Any thoughts?
• intermittant hic on tickover - Espace td 20 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  i have a renault espace 2.1 td 1994 and ever since i got it it has had an odd miss or hic on tickover.ive tried the usual stuff-fuel and air filter changed the oil, flushed with redex. could it be the glow plugs? as it seems worse when cold.at other revs it is fine and runs smoothly even at the 99 thousand miles it has on the clock...
• Mazda 626 engines 1990 2.0 26 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Hello Has anyone got got an older 626 2.0 16v with verh high miles, just wondering if buyong in really good shape buy miles at 135,000 is a complete waste. FSH one owner with reg oil changes. seems fine but tappets slightly noisy. I guess the question is were they built well? I think same engine as probe?