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• Audi A3 8P 1.6 (BGU) - Asda 5w/30 OK For Frequent Oil Changes 21 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  I note that Asda has a synthetic 5w/30 oil for just £20. looking to do 6 monthly oil changes on my wife's 2004 73k A3 1.6, to try and keep it going for as long as possible. Would it be false ecconomy or would I be better off going for Castrol Edge yearly?
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 96 1.6 Oil change and door lock 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I have a megane that specifies (recommends) 10w40 oil but I have 5w30 oil. Would it be OK to use 5w30 for an oil change? Its only a car I intend to keep for a few months. I cannot open the rear doors on the car. Initially I couldn't open the doors from the inside but it would open from the outside so I thought it was the child saftey lock.
• Audi A3 Sportback 1.9tdi PD engine BKC - Which oil for diesel engine? 16 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Recently bought car which was on variable servicing using longlife oil.  I wish to change this to annual servicing and the handbook state that I should use an oil meeting specifications VW 505.01 or VW507.00.  My question is should I change to the 505.01 05/40w oil that is specific for PD engines or keep using the longlife 507.00 05/30w oil but change it annually?
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - Oil changes-- hot or cold, sir? 30 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  For the umpteenth time in the last fifty-odd years, I'm about to change the engine oil and have always followed the practice of doing so on a hot engine since the oil is supposed to drain more freely when hot. But hang on a moment -- since the whole point of modern multigrade oils is that viscosity *increases* with temperature, would it not be better to drain it when it's cold?
• Oil for Renault 1.9dCi engine 12 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Now that the engine has bedded in I intend to change the oil and filter at 6000 mile intervals. Is a B3 spec oil OK for this engine if changed at 6000 or should I go back to a B4 synthetic. Is this just a ploy by the dealer to stock just the one oil or are they really saving me money ?
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - Contamination risk to expensive oil. 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I have a VW Polo with a 1.4 tdi pd engine, since the warranty ran out I have changed the oil myself once a year . For the past four years I have bought a 5litre container of tdi pd (505.1) oil that is 4x5 = 20 litres. The oil change takes 4 litres so 4 yearly changes X 4 litres = 16 litres .
• VW Jetta 2.0 Auto - VW Jetta Auto gearbox oil change 2.0 26 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  24 hours after a routine service and MOT the VW dealer phones me to tell me that my auto gearbox oil should be changed, cost £180. Car is nearly six years old and milleage is 42000. Necessary or not?
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 03 1.4 changing CVT oil 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  I use my car intermittently- usually short journeys < 10 miles, occasionally much more. My car is 3 years old and done almost 15000 miles. Should I change the CVT oil ( Using Honda's CVTF)?
• Rover Metro (1990 - 1995) - 94 1.1 sticky throttle cable & autobox oil change 15 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  think throtle cable is sticking when put excellarater pedal down any ideas where it could be sticking also is it easy to change the oil on this car for the automatic gearbox {header given a less vague title}
• advice needed. Oil change on vw golf. 17 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  My 1998 golf is due an oil change. Do I take it to the VW dealership where it will cost me about £80 or do I take it to a chain like Kwit Fit or similar where it costs less. Which in your past experience is better? Why the difference in prices?
• BMW autobox oil change 4 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Can anybody advise me on how to change the automatic gearbox oil on my 1993 5 speed BMW 320i which does not have a dipstick. How do I know when the box is full? Haynes manual says leave it to a BMW garage, but that goes against my principles.
• Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 1.3 2009 - Gearbox oil change 19 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  My car suffers from the notchy gear change problem that seems common with Colts. Mitsubishi recommend 75/90 semi-synthetic oil for the box. However I note from an old post you recommend switching to something like Redline MTL or GM Synthetic to improve this.
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 1998 - Changing the gearbox oil 24 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  My 1998 micra has done 100K and is probably due for a change of gearbox oil. The Haynes manual tells you how to check and top-up the oil (through the speedometer cable hole!) but not how to drain and replace it. There seem to be two plugs on the front of the gearbox.
• Skoda Octavia - Oil Change Intervals Octavia 1.9 TDI 1 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  The car doesn't have a full service history but I figure so long as I check that it hasn't covered too many miles between oil changes, I should be pretty safe. So my question is, what sort of mileage between oil changes would the car need to have covered to make me think I should be looking elsewhere? Any other suggestions of things to look out for on a used Octavia?
• Engine Oil Brand 5 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Time to change the oil in my '99 Citroen Saxo 1.1i on 75,000 miles. I usually use Magnatec but its expensive, especially now they started doing it in 4l cans for the same price as the old 4.5l cans... So I was wondering if people could tell me: Am I better off getting a "good" (branded) oil or getting a cheaper oil that is a better spec (fully synthetic???)
• Petrol oil in diesel engine !!! 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, Quick question. I have stupidly put the wrong oil in my Renault Trafic 2.1 Diesel engine. It's a campervan so does some hard mileage. The oil I have put in is 15w40 Castrol High Mileage oil which is intended for petrol engines. a) will I have done any damage to the diesel engine, (done over 1000 miles with wrong oil). b) will it be okay to leave until next change or should I change it asap, (inc. filter ???).
• Mercedes Benz CL500 Automatic .(Manufactured 2009) - Oil change on automatic gearbox 7 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  My car has covered 35000 miles from new and I am informed by Mercedes that I am due an oil and filter change on my automatic gearbox.Is this necessary or is it just another way of Mercedes Dealers extracting money from their customers?
• Citroen C3 1.4 petrol - Do I need to change oil? 25 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  The car has not been started or driven in that period. Its now being put on the road. Does the engine oil need changing due to the lenght of time ?
• Hyundai i10 - Changing Gearbox Oil 4 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  My handbook states that the gearbox is "filled for life", but after reading several of HJ's comments re. gearbox failures, I would like to know if it is possible to change the gearbox oil, to get rid of any running in swarf etc.  Would it be a dealer only sort of job, or could a reasonably competent DIY-er do it?
• Oil Spec change question,confused 23 May 2007 (Forum)
  I can get an oil and filter change on my Diesel corolla 2003 for £25 from National..Much cheaper than Toyota. However they specify the oil to be used as Visco 7000 0w-40 I enquired at my Dealership last service, and they said they used Shell Helix 10w-40 The handbook says ''Oil grade ACEA,b1,API CF-4 or CF'' Visco is CF The hand book also says ''SAE 5W-30 is the best choice for fuel economy and good starting in cold weather,if you use SAE 10W-30 or higher at very low temperatures the engine may be difficult to start'' Basically, will I be ok with this oil from National as an interim,until my next main dealer service in November??