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• Any vehicle-engine flush or not? 25 May 2004 (Forum)
  I havnt flushed my engine out during oil change since I read somewhere that flushing engines out with high mileage can remove hardened bits of crud,which otherwise wouldnt move,which can in turn cause blockages and problems in your engine,but Ive noticed that not doing it during oil change makes the oil turn black a lot quicker after oil change.I have 102k on my VWGolf,is there any risk in flushing an engine with this kind of mileage?
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  I'm worried that my 2008 BMW 520d may have a DPF fault - should I have the oil changed? 3 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Six weeks ago I purchased an August 2008 BMW 520d Touring from a BMW main agent. It was supplied having being maintained from new by the same BMW dealer....
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  What is the ticking noise coming from my engine? 18 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Fiat Panda 1.1 Active. I recently had an oil change about 3 weeks ago and since last week I have noticed a ticking noise coming from the engine....
• 306 HDi Oil Capacity 4 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I'm doing an oil and filter change on my Pug 306 HDi today and cannot find the oil capacity in the manual. Does anyone know please? Simon
• Honda Jazz 1.4 Ivtec 63 model - Oil Change Spec 1 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  My sisters car - Honda Jazz 1.4 ivtec 63 plate requires an oil change.  The car manual supplied by Honda states that we can use 0w20, 0w30 and 5w30.  Quite a wide range.  What should we use?  I think Honda dealers use 0w20 but that's probably because all new models use it and its save them time, money and hassle to store different grades.
• Citroen - Oil change deals 8 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Does anyone know who is doing deals on oil changes at the moment? Now before anyone jumps in and says do it yourself,yes,I am capable of doing so,and have done many times in the past,but I want to get my book stamped on my Berlingo van,hence the question.
• old castrol oil 17 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  have about 2 litres of castrol oil in the garage. anyone know of any uses for it apart from putting it in the engine!? ive found a local garage to change the oil now at a price i cant even do myself for less cash so have no use for this oil.
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  Should I change the fuel filter on my Volkswagen Lupo GTI? 1 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a 16 year old Volkswagen Lupo GTI with a full service history. There's no record of a change of fuel filter - not even in the Volkswagen...
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  Why is my automatic transmission sluggish in the winter months? 7 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I drive a 1998 W208 series Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK that's had oil changes every 9000 miles and has been utterly reliable since new. The 3200cc M112 series...
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  Oil pressure warning light keeps flickering - what could be causing this problem? 5 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a London taxi driver. My cab is a 2006 TX 2 that's done about 234,000 miles on the original engine. Recently, the oil pressure warning light has started...
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  Black death 12 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I would be grateful for your thoughts on the following. I have a 2004 Corolla Verso. It had a main dealer service and oil change at 90,000 miles 7 weeks...
• Oil Life (hic) again 27 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  As we all know, honest john repeatedly advises that no engine oil can stay in grade beyod 7500 miles. Hence, many of us routinely change oils frequently and achieve high milages. However, car manufacturers say that the oil manufacturers now produce oils that meet their requirements for extended intervals such as 18,000 and 30,000 miles etc.
• SAAB 9-3 - Performance Oil Filters - K&N vs Mann 26 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Having recently moved into Saab ownership (9-3 Aero, 2007, with Maptun st1 tune), I have taken HJs advice about the oil feed to the cam chain requiring frequent oil changes to heart and have performed 3 changes with flush in the 10k I've done in it so far. At the last change I decided to go for a K&N oil filter (previously using Motaquip).
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  The Jaguar F-Pace service interval is 21 months - should I have any work done at 12 months anyway? 19 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The Jaguar F-Pace service interval is 21 months. Mine is now 12 months old and has done 7000 miles. Should I have anything done now, like an oil change,...
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  Will an oil change void my BMW warranty? 23 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I recently had an oil change carried out on my 2008 diesel BMW 3 Series by a non-franchised garage. I have a BMW warranty that I pay for on a monthly basis,...
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  How often should I change the oil in my ex-rental Audi? 17 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2010 Audi A4 diesel with approx 26,000 miles on the clock, which I purchased one year ago with 9000 miles showing from an Audi dealer, who advised...
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  Fixed Price service plans - good value or not? 24 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have been quoted £649 by Hyundai for a five year service plan. Is this good value?
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  Mercedes-Benz CL500 auto - do I really need to change the gearbox oil? 6 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2009 Mercedes-Benz CL500. It has covered 35,000 miles from new and my local dealer inform me that the automatic gearbox oil and filter should be...
• 03 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDi 100 AVB - Short Term Oil Change 5w30 or 5w40 VAG PD 22 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  Coming up to oil change time again, but this time a little confused as to which oil to use. I have read that if doing a short term change (Every 7k/yearly in my case) its better to use 5w40, rather that the more expensive 5w30 longlife stuff.
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  Just bought a Corsa, is it belt cam or chain? 17 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have bought a 54 2004 Vauxahll Corsa 1.2 16v petrol at 54000 miles - full main delaer stamps up to 50,000 miles in March 2011 - is it a chain cam or...