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• peugeot 307 2.0 hdi - HELP lots of white grey smoke peugeot diesel 16 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  i have a 2003 peugeot 307 diesel that smokes the road out with whitish grey smoke. theres no coolant loss, it starts easy, theres no loss of power  and the turbo appears to be working when you start it up theres no smoke at all however this changes quickly to a fog even whilst on tickover its smoking. ive dropped some injector cleaner in and given it a well overdue oil change.and considered putting some new injectors in but at £500 a pop i dont want to unless i have to. please help folks  anyone have any ideas but not too technical please as my username gives away my level of mechanical knowledge
• Vauxhall Astra J - dpf filter 24 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  This did not improve matters and a further warning light came on to inform her to contact a dealer.  She duly did this and was told the car required a service and oil change due to her having not driven enough miles.  It has over 6000 miles on the clock and was not actually driven at all for a month due to the bad weather. This means that it has averaged around 1000 miles a month with regular journeys (around once a week) on the motorway of approx 30 miles, and then back again.
• Ford Fiesta - Shock absorbers 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, My 2003 fiesta with 160K on the clock had recently developed (after lots of town driving) a loud knock the rear on speed bumps/potholes and a bouncy ride eminating from the rear. Still on the original shocks, one is visibly leaking oil, so i have bought 2 new ones to replace the rear pair which will hopefully solve my problem and they are an easy DIY fix. Anyway, I'm sure i saw on TV a few years ago about a garage that had a special ramp like they can do laser wheel alignment on (mine were 3mm out last tyre change btw) but it did a computer test of shock absorber efficiency per wheel by an electronic bounce test and gave a % figure per wheel, anyone haerd of this or a garage that does it?
• Datsun Bluebird 910 (1983) - Recommission of car 11 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Obviously it will need a proper assessment as to what bits need sorting or replaced, but does anyone have any tips for the things that must be done so as to get it back into occasional but reliable use?  I presume change of all the oils & fluids, probably brake pipes, tyres, hoses etc.  Any tips?    
• charges for a service 25 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  spray it on the disks? sounds dodgy to me not really bothered, just wondered what its supposed to be having changed lots of pads and discs myself over the years, and with mates, i dont recall anyone ever using "brake cleaner" ah well do let me know charged me for a gasket seperate to the oil filter too, when i bet it came in the same box!
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 04 2.0 Petrol - Flat spot when accelerating 30 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Once warm not quite so bad and will accelerate cleanly on the open road and responsive Engine does also burn a little oil. Not in exahust or leaks though just burns it. Engine only done 50K and serviced recently Will take it to our friendly citroen independent specialist later in the week to see what they say. I noticed the petrol filter not changed in the c5 at service, so maybe ?
• Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - Inherent problems feedback please 29 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Due to having been caught out with a Toyota with an inherent design problem(oil burning/carboning of pistion rings-please see my other thread re this),I am now looking to unexpeted and anoyingly...buying another car. I am going to view(all going well) a 2002 Honda Civic Executive,Auto.100,000 miles,highish I know,but hoping this won't be a problem for a Honda.Cam belt has been changed.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.5 mk3 v6 lack of power 8 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have checked under the bonnet and nothing loose or obviously missing. Car was "serviced" before I bought it ( 3 months ago) but I think they only changed the oil. Added some REDEX to a tankful which has improved my fuel consumption, a little. Air cleaner is OK. thanks
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 1997 2.1td Crankshaft Pulley 3 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone help with saving my engine without a complete stripdown to fit a new crankshaft. This engine has completed 13400 miles and has always had oil changes every 7000 miles. However after shredding the auxiliary belt, I was informed that the crankshaft pulley was damaged and had caused the woodruf key to fracture. It was temporarily repaired using lots of loctite apparently to keep the car going until a decision was made as to its future!!
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Fuel consumption urban figure 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Does anyone know how the car was driven to give this value i.e. would it include high revving through the low gears and periods of idling, and would it include driving up hills. The thing is since I had an oil change I have been getting 2-4mpg less on urban driving. Do you think revving the engine whilst it is idling uses more petrol than holding onto low gears while driving and is the 27mpg only a guide ?
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8CD engine management fault 19 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I had a full service 8,000 miles ago and do approx. 20,000 miles per year. The garage is suggesting changing the oil? Any ideas?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2000 2.0 HDi - Coolant loss 13 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  (Mind you, the car stands on gravel.) All the hoses I can see and/or touch seem dry, with no trace of residue. No trace of oil contamination. The car runs fine. Is this something I can pursue myself, or does it need some kind of pressure-testing, or other specialist equipment? As the cambelt (to our knowledge) has never been changed, are we looking at a possible coolant pump failure?
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - Servicing and service! 3 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  How does one know whether all tests & checks have been carried out? - sometimes it seems a damn expensive oil change as one can never be sure all work carried out. Is this why a lot of people do their own servicing - or more likely find a garage to be trusted?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1996 1.3 Please Help!!! Running on problem 4 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a 1996 (N) Ford Fiesta 1.3EFi. The car was producing blue smoke and as a result someone I know replaced the Valve stem oil seals for me. Since this has been done the Fiesta has 2 new problems that I cannot solve - And he has since moved out of the area :-( . 1. It "runs on" when changing gear 2. It now produces white smoke when cold I have tried giving the car a long 20mile ish run to make sure the ECU is no longer in learing mode and I have adjusted the throttle cable to no avail.
• Volvo S40/V40 (1996 - 2004) - 1.9D Cambelt 6 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  What's worrying me is that the car only has 61K miles on the clock, has always been maintained by Volvo dealer, has belt changed at 50K service, per Volvo recommendation. They've said that if it was a part failure, then we are covered by parts warranty, but have now said that an oil pump seized ! Convenient! Many cars don't drop valves, etc, when a belt goes & I'm trying to find out if this is the case with the V40?
• MPV's French/Italian or German? 28 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I'd be going diesel prob 2003/2004 model. The sharan has the PD engine which I like, although there is the issue of correct oil and low timing belt change interval. The French cars I know less about but seem to have the issue over emissions stuff and the Filter and fluid. The C8 etc have sliding doors which would be good.
• nissan serena sgx 2.0 petrol gearbox 17 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  right, i've got a 1993 nissan serena sgx 2.0 petrol with a 5 speed manual gearbox. my problem may be 2 fold but i'm not sure. firstly i'm having trouble getting it into gear when the engine is first started. after about 10 minutes the gearbox is still very notchy but it does go in not sure if its a clutch or gearbox problem. the clutch does not slip at all but the clutch pedal is very low. we've replaced the slave cylinder and while it is/was slightly better the problem is still there, we've also checked the oil in the gearbox which is ok. the second problem is we've devloped a strange clunking sound, at first we thought shockers so we changed them. ball joints seem ok to. any ideas please. thanks
• Astra clutch trouble 17 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  No crunching noise, just a pain in the backside. Any ideas? would a new clutch sort this, and as a temp fix would chaning the gearbox oil make any difference? cheers!!
• Some Citroens can be ultra reliable! 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Nothing too amazing about that as there are quite a few around that have done those sort of mega-mileages.......But.........its only ever been serviced four times! Thats an oil change every 60,000 miles, on a diesel. Brake pads and tyres are all its ever had. Its just passed its MOT with no problems. Superb!
• Rattely Fiesta - Should I be concerned 30 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  I notice it most at the front passenger side of the car, over the engine block it doesn't sound that bad, just the usual pushrod fiesta tappety sound. I've booked the car in for a service and the mechanic reckons its just the oil that needs changing badly (but he hasn't heared the car). The engine drives fine and there is no knocking or thumping noises. Could this be the camshaft and if so is it a major job?