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• Volkswagen Golf GTI - Head gasket or not? 12 May 2015 (Forum)
  any thing I can check while at home to see if its a gasket. if it is and U need to change it, anyone know of a guide I can print off, I have changed a head gasket on a bmw 320 many years ago so not a complete beginner. many thanks in advance for help.
• Any - Main Dealer Horror Stories 13 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I have been chatting to the guy at a local independant garage, who told me that the absolute worst car to buy is an ex lease car. He has seen plenty of Audis and VWs where they are on long life servicing, so only 4 oil changes in 75 K miles over 3 years, and quite often they still have the ORIGINAL oil and air filters, the oilways are full of black gunge and to him it is very obvious that they supposed Full main Dealer history counts for nothing, as these main dealers regularly fail to perform many of the items that they should.
• MK1 FORD FIESTA - MK1 FIESTA RUNNING PROBLEM 16 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, i have a Mk1 fiesta 1981 1.1L, the problem is:  when i start my car and drive away from cold it will pull away lovely with just a touch on the accelerator, the pedal feels nice and light and responsive and the car revs freely and pulls along lovely, then as the car warms up it seems to bog down and needs to be revved harder just to get it to pull, and feels like i only want to use a light acceleration and change up as soon as i can because it seems to be killing it if i try and drag each gear out. I have changed the points,rotor arm,leads,dizzy cap,plugs,condensor,air filter,oil and oil filter, set the dwell angle with a dwell meter,set the timing but it still wont play ball, i am convinced it's once the car is warmed up that is causing the problem.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Problems 22 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Ihave done the following New speed sensor New timing belt New Idle Control Valve New Clutch (full kit inlcuding bearing) New Front discs and pads New Drums and rear Brakes New Rear Wheel Bearings New Starter Motor Comlete wash out and fresh anti freeze solution Oil change with genuine ford oil and the problem still persists. have i missed something, should i be looking at getting at ecu reprogrammed, should i look at the battery as it is a lead battery and it should be calcium?
• FIAT Panda (2003 - ) - 2006 1243cc OBD code readers 23 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  As such it only has 2 years manufacturer warranty, the 3rd is dealer which is not included in my case. Had the first year warranty done, which was a visual check and an oil change, was a bit expensive for really no work. I'm reasonably handy DIY and can change oil, plugs, filters, brakes etc, as such I intend doing my own service every 6 months. I will need something to reset the service indicator light, EBAY has lots of tools like this U581 code reader which claims to work on FIAT digital CAN systems and can reset faults and read fault codes.
• Rover 200 and 400 (1989 - 1996) - 92/93 416si - starting problem 22 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  over 416 Honda engine oil & filter change plus spark plugs oil 10/40 spark plugs Bosch super 4 mileage 100k and regular serviced jul 07 feb 08 flat battery started with battery of another car, left to idle with bonnet open .
• '93 Polo 1.0 - Hesitation under throttle 28 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hello, I wonder if someone can help me with a problem I am having with my VW Polo (L-Reg, 1993, 1.05cc, Petrol Engine): When driving from cold my car hesitates when accelerating, it almost stalls, however it's fine after driving for 5-10 minutes or so when it's warmed up. This is what I have tried: New Cat, Lambda Sensor, New Oil Filter (and Oil Change), Air Filter, Petrol Filter, New Spark Plugs and Leads, New Distributor Cap, and I have put Wynns Injector Cleaner in my Petrol. I've also had other things replaced recently (which shouldn't affect this problem) such as Brake Pads, Discs, New handbrake cable and a whole new exhaust pipe.
• missed service 3 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I phoned the garage where the car was originally registered and they have no trace of a service on their computor or on the manufacturers computer. I took the car back to the (non main dealer)cardealer and they say they will change the oil and filter. Problem is of course its next service is due in a couple of months and it is still missing a service stamp. What is the point of changing the oil when the service is due anyway?
• Leaking Sump plug!! BMW 325i (E30) 4 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Feeling a right idiot as have knackered the sump on the BMW doing regular oil change,having clocked up 6,000 miles in just over two months (2200 on the continent without fault great car!!) I didn't get the car hot enough wasn't really thinking. The plug was quite stiff to undo and when I put it back in will not go tight and there is now a constant drip!!
• VW Golf 105bhp TDi - VW Golf automatic gearbox problem 17 Nov 2015 (Forum)
    The car is a VW Golf SE TDi 105 bhp 1895cc diesel automatic year 2006   Changing the gearbox oil had had no effect on the problem.
• '97 Ford Fiesta Fun 1300 - Faulty Clutch 17 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  When I start car when cold,I can't get 1st gear,have to switch car off and then seems fine when car is warmed up. Sometimes can't get 3rd and gears don't change smoothly and make silent cluck sound at times when I change gears. We checked clutch fluid and gearbox oil and both fine. Any advice please
• 307hdi questions 9 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  The car has a complete Peugeot Service History. What are major itmes to look out for with these cars? What is correct oil change interval? When is timing belt due to be changed?
• BMW cylinder bore wear 10 Apr 2001 (Forum)
  The Data plate gives a manufacturing date of Nov 98.It has covered 52000 miles and drives like a dream.(previous owner known to us). The Auto Box would seem to be sealed for life with no provision for oil changes. Would it be prudent to get a dealer or specialist to change it.
• Suzuki Ignis - Servicing 19 Oct 2023 (Forum)
  Are any self-service manuals available so that I can at least undertake the simpler tasks such as changing oil, filters and replace service parts such as brake pads and shoes.   
• saab 95 se - my saab 95 8 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  when i am in 3 gear at 3000 rpm blue smoke comes out the back and struggles to pick up been told it may be the throttle body needs cleaning not had a servce in 2 years changed oil still smoking
• Focus MK-1, no direct air .... 14 May 2007 (Forum)
  If I press the re-cycle button on my Focus, I get lots of air coming out of the dash, but if not I get almost nothing - car was just in for an oil change, could something have been hit that would stop the air-flow ?
• Peugeot 205 air filter 12 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  hi,this may seem a silly question to you,does a peugeot 205 1.8 diesel 1989 have an air filter.i have been given this car and changed oil etc but when i looked in air filter box there was only two round foam filters!. terry.
• Fiesta Accelerator sticking 31 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  My Grandmother has a 1993 L reg 1.1 litre fiesta, no injection (carb) (POS), every so often, the accelerator stcks, i have changed the accelerator cable and oiled the springs that control the throttle. However, this did not solve the problem, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks!!!
• Diesel and Redex 6 May 2003 (Forum)
  I'm keen to do anything that will look after and prolong my engine life. It's a 2.0Hdi Pug by the way. After advice from all you BR-ers, I'm going to change the oil every 6k to 'grease the wheels' of engine longevity...
• sump overfill? 1 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Hi I have just changed my car's oil .The handbook gave the capacity as 8 litres with filter. Done. The dip stick now shows about 1/2 litre too much . Shoud l I drain this off or is there a margin of safety in the handbook stated capacity thanks alan