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• Citroen Berlingo Multispace 2ltre hdi - engine oil 29 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  what engine oil will best suit my 04 belingo. Iv'e had it from new. It's now done 85thou miles and has been well looked after. I have just started doing my own oil and filter changes.  
• Volvo 850 TDI Gearbox oil 6 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone know wht the best way is to change the gearbox oil in the above car. I had alook when i serviced it for the level plug and couldn't find it, anyone know where it is? Also is ther a drain plug? and if not how do you get the oil out?
• Saxo oil pressure sender,not switch. 20 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  A friend of mine wants to change from using an oil pressure switch,which controls a warning light,to using an oil pressure sender,which will control an electrical gauge,on his Saxo VTR autograss car. Has anyone on here done it,and if so,where is it possible to buy said sender?
• VW Passat 2008 Estate 1.9 - DIY Oil Change + Used Car Warranty 22 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  However as the car has a turbo and I want to look after it, I would like to do my own oil change which I have done on other cars in the past. Would this technically (or otherwise) invalidate said warranty? I am using all genuine VAG Parts - oil filter is genuine, as is the Longlife Quantum III 507.00 spec oil.
• Fumoto oil drain valve with poor pics.. 15 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Well it looked a nice day today, and not blowing a gale as it usually is when i decide to perform an interim oil change. So oil change done, and at the same time i fitted the Fumoto quick drain valve which i bought last year. Hopefully this will make future oil changes much easier, as the normal sump bung manages to drip half the oil onto the cross member resulting in oil drips all over the place and an even bigger mess on the concrete (which has really suffered this winter) than i usually make.
• Oil Additives / Fuel Quality 30 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Do "in between change" oil additives have any real benefits? Is there any evidence whether different brands of fuels are of varying quality? I would particularly like to find some objective independent test results.
• Filter change tip 9 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Just thought I'd share a tip with those of you who regularly do their own oil & filter changes. (It may have been posted before, but I haven't checked). If your car has an oil filter that points downwards, e.g. the open end is lower than the covered end, it is difficult to get the filter out without spilling the oil it contains around the engine bay.
• dipstick Pump for oil changing ?? 16 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Please note I know that the best way is to undo the sump plug but I am unable to get under the car ('97 Tdi Golf ) and merely want to renew the oil & filter in between the VW dealers annual service. Follow HJ's advice very closely and it seems a filter & oil change every 6 months will not do any actual harm and hopefully allow the engine to do a few more miles.
• Another poorly Fiesta 1.1L 10 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  I\'m sure I did everything else correct (I regulary do a oil and filter change on my 220SDi) Thanks for any help.
• Lidl Oil Suction Pump 16 May 2016 (Forum)
  Up until today I've resisted the temptation to try the suction method come oil change time, in the belief that it can't be as good as removing the drain plug and letting gravity do it's thing. But today the Mrs dragged me into Lidl and I saw this: http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?
• Mazda 2 - New car to run in 20 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  I have a new Mazda 2 1.3 petrol coming next week.  I have looked at the running in for a petrol engine and keeping the standard oil until the first oil change. But was wondering if I could put in a straight mineral oil for say 4000 miles and build the revs with higher revs at times without loading the engine and then change to a full synth 5W-30.
• rover 214 - porous sump?? 15 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Took the 214 in for its MoT today - passed again first time, as of yet never failed one now which is not bad considering its on 115,000 all it gets is an oil change and a wash once a year. Anyway there is an advisory for a new sump as current one has gone porus - I assumed it was the sump plug leaking from last oil change. It really needs doing asap as tester recons it wont last much longer before dropping all of the oil.
• Ford fiesta - Oil light stays on then service message next day 30 Apr 2023 (Forum)
   I’ve then just started the car and the ‘oil change due next service’ warning has come on and this makes sense as last service was 11k ago, but this is nearly 24 hours after the light first came on.  I’m due to work the weekend has a delivery driver which means heavy usage of the car and I’m basically unsure whether to drive it or not - whether it really is just an oil change needed soon or something else.
• audi A6 2.7TDI oil change 8 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Just bought a nearly new A6 2.7 TDI - surprised to see the service indicator say that there is 14500 miles to go before service required. It has 4000 on...
• Vauxhall Vectra C 1.8 VVT - Cam belt change - hot dry climate 27 Oct 2010 (Forum)
   I owned the car in England from new (Dec 2006) until November 2009, and has been in Cyprus ever since. Opel dealer also suggests oil changes (GM approved fully synthetic oil) every 5000 miles. My service book recommends oil changes every 20,000 miles / 1 year, and a cam belt change every 100,000 miles / 10 years. Will the warmer, dustier and drier climate really have an impact on the life of a cam belt?
• Changing Coolant 12 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Does the coolant in a car need to be changed on a periodic basis? If so how after how long?? Any other fluids (apart from oil) that need changing in a car??
• Oil changing - myths and urban legends 8 May 2005 (Forum)
  I always like to keep one eye on some other motoring forums, sometimes for nothing other than entertainment value. I recently read a post about changing oil on Imprezas where it was so important to protect the big end bearings that it was recommended that the filter be filled with oil before fitting, the spark plugs and crank sensor removed before filling engine with oil and turning the ignition several times.
• Oil Extractor Pumps - are they worth it? 25 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Hey all,    I need to change the oil on my car but can't really afford a service. I was thinking of using one of those extractor pumps instead of draining the oil the traditional way. Will this be a good enough substitute?   Some people say yes, but others seem to think the pumps Don't get all the old oil out.
• Peugeot 308 1.4l - Oil consumption 29 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Year 2008 Peugeot 308 1.4l petrol engine [ Prince/Bmw motor? ] requires frequent topping up of oil. It is using less than the manual states as normal but has to be watched. Is this a design/fault with the engine and can I or should I do anything to reduce the oil consumption. The oil has been changed  frequently and the car has 70,000 miles on it ....
• Citroen Berlingo - Low oil pressure 23 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  I have a warning message on my display that says "low oil pressure". I have just changed the oil filter and oil and now this warning is showing up. Everything was fine beforehand. I have a 2009 Citroen Berlingo 1.6 HDI Diesel / 78600 km.