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• nissan primera estate - insurance valuation for total loss 2 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Full service history, unmarked seats and interior,original Nissan mats and mudflaps, no rust, Michelin tyres all round, regular coolant and brake fluid changes, Comma Eurolite semi synthetic oil and Nissan oil filters every 6000-9000 miles. Basically, in very good condition and everything works-electric windows, original stereo,air con etc Hit in the tailgate, still driveable but  written off by the insurers.
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 91 1.6 Warning Lamps? 11 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  When i came off the motorway up a slip road and stopped at the traffic lights at the end Three warning lights came on together? TEMP STOP OIL Now my pug is automatic so when i took my foot of the break when the lights changed the warning lights went off again... ? No further problems when driving... Unless i became stationary at t.lights.
• Renault Laguna III (2007 - ) - My Supermarket experience gone wrong! 21 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  On the trip back it was obvious the tracking was out on the car but then more alarmingly the car computer registered that an oil top up was needed. My concern is that despite my service booklet being stamped by the car supermarket has the service been a token gesture? Surely an oil filter change and top up is 1st base on an annual service.
• Vehicle inspections. 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  (No doubt 50% of vehicles on the road will show slight seepage at one of their joints and another 50% will show oil seepage.) Oil leaks were not considered a problem by the inspection company . So be warned, an MOT will only cost you £45 and at least they will test the brakes Company name removed in accordance with the name and shame policy
• Land Rover Defender (1946 - ) - Anybody ever washed a paper air filter? 30 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Rinse in washing solution for 5 minutes, rinse in clean water till no further dirt emerges, shake out water and dry at max 60 degC. This can be done a maximum of three times thus extending the change interval to 40,000 miles or 2 years (which ever comes first). "NOTE: Air filter elements without perforated metal covering are not to be cleaned, these must always be replaced." This is not refering to K&N-type filters or oil bath filters but so-called paper ones.
• Mazda MX5 (1989 - 1998) - 96 1.8 smoking engine 2 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  With the bonnet open, it was clearly coming from under the righthand-side block, from what I understand to be the cylinderhead. The guy who serviced it said that it had been empty of oil. Recently the powersteering fluid was also completely empty. I replaced it and decided to watch it in case there was a leak, which I mentioned this to the service guys. But on the way home I heard the same groaning noise, so checked the fluid and it appears to be empty again even though the service checklist says it was replaced (the engine was still warm when I checked- perhaps this changes the level?)
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - '98 1.8d Interior water leak & Poor starting. 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  When I got it last spring I got 420-440 miles per tank, now it's 320. I have had 2 new air filters in 12 months, I have done an oil change (and flushed the system with a cleaner), fitted a new seal to the oil sump (as it was leaking) and used red paste to help with the seal. I keep the tyres inflated to 32psi. For a while it was ok on motorway trips and bad around town, but now it just seems to be bad everywhere!
• Mystery smoke - 1992 rover 827 v6 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  s the head gasket or a crack in the head and it?s time to rip the engine to pieces. However, there is no oil in the coolant, the coolant level has stayed stable, the oil looks like it could do with a good change but there is no mayonnaise or froth. The engine runs fine (smooth, linear power) and isn?t down on power.
• Vx Omega - how do u switch auto box on? 7 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, having taken my car to be inspected for it's faulty air con unit(bolt had snapped off) causing a new non air con fan belt to be fitted I was faced with another problem. On lifting the bonnet, the oil cap had come loose and the top of the engine block covered in oil. The chap managed to re-seal the cap and it is now fine but he told me as he stated at the time that it was because the engine was fighting aganst the auto box (which he previously said was knackered).
• Budget quick summary 9 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Budget 2003 freezes the duty on road fuel gases 7.31 Budget 2003 increases the duty on rebated gas oil - red diesel - and fuel oil by one penny per litre above revalorisation from Budget day. the Government will introduce a duty differential for sulphur-free fuels of half a penny per litre relative to the rates for ultra-low sulphur fuels from 1 September 2004, to bring forward the availability of this fuel.
• Peugeot 2008 1.2 EAT6 130 - 3 yr progress report 31 Oct 2022 (Forum)
   No sign of any superficial rust anywhere on a recent underbody inspection when I swapped the wheels front to back for even tyre wear.  6mm and 7mm remain on its Goodyear Vector4seasons. It's 6,800 miles since I changed the oil and filter on this carefully run-in potent little engine, draining it thoroughly and putting in exactly 3.5 litres of Castrol Magnatec stopstart 0-30 which exactly hit the max mark. Level is now 10mm below the mark.
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  Should I replace my 2014 diesel Fiat 500 in a couple of years to avoid major expenses? 17 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2014 diesel Fiat 500 1.3 .I purchased it with 35,000 miles on the clock and have now covered 48,000 miles. At what mileage would it be advisable...
• W124 Mercedes 1500km review 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Everything works - including the leak-free sunshine roof and the memory seats, the automatic gearbox oil looks like it was changed yesterday, and in 1,500km the engine hasn't consumed a single drop of oil - which is always a comforting indicator on something of that vintage. Likes?  I love the 'eighties squareness' of the front end, and my son loves the aircraft style 'fasten your seatbelts' warning.
• Toyota Auris 2.0 D-4D - Persistent engine problems -garage cannot trace it 21 May 2015 (Forum)
    It hasn't been right since a short while after a service, which apparently included fuel, oil and air filter changes.  My regular garage changed the heater plugs.  Two were dead.  It gave a minimal improvement to starting and once running it was just the same as before.  It went for another service and I said it was still a problem.
• 2008 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 SE - Engine judder when at idle 5 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Drove like a dream before it was SORN. It has FSH and I recently had it fully serviced and MOT-ed a month ago with an oil change, new battery and 2 new tyres. In the last 2 weeks been a little judder-y when idling, feels like the engine nearly cutting out and worse if left for longer periods and worse over time, like the whole car shaking.
• Free vauxhall health check - Impressed 13 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  This dosn't surprised me as the ride can be very bouncy made a thread on this before. 3) Four x main seals leaking (what are these?) and sump seal. As the oil leak is very very slight (about 50ml a year) I don't know if this is anything to worry about or even an MOT failure? 4) Antifreeze too weak even though I had this changed just two months ago 5) Recomend rear Sca?
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  Running in 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2Diesel R - In just 600 miles per Handbook? 4 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  With my previous car - a 2006 Kia Sorento CRDi XS purchased new, in the absence of advice form the Handbook I ran the engine in over 10k miles following...
• Citroen C5 - Compensation for faulty car 13 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    On 21 st October I returned it to the showroom because the EML was registering a pollution filter fault and the trip computer was not working properly.   I also complained about the oil being particularly black and questioned if it had been changed before I bought the car.   The light continued to come on periodically but after studying the instruction manual of the car, which stated that the pollution filter cleans itself at regular intervals above a certain speed, my concerns were alleviated that the pollution filter would clean itself.
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  What's the best car for a 19-year-old? 30 Jan 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking for a second hand car up to £4k for my 19 yr old son. It's between a Fiesta and MINI One. I have seen several 2010 MINI Ones with reasonable...
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  Should I buy a car without a full service history? 9 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering buying a Kia Sportage from a main dealer with 30,539 miles on the clock. It was first registered in February 2017 with a 66 plate and...