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• Escort 1.3 HCS "chugging" 6 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  I have a 1989 1.3 HCS which I serviced a couple of weeks ago. New plugs, oil filter, oil change (magnatec gtx). Did clean the hoses to the air filter which were clogged up which in hindsight (what a wonderful thing) probably caused the problem? Since then it has been chugging when it gets to temperature - loses power from accelerator and idles erratically.
• Service Intervals 21 Jun 2001 (Forum)
  I bought a '92 518, 65k in January, had just been serviced with five green lights on the service indicator. Now 5 months and 6k later I've got two lights left and no sign of an oil change indicator light on. Recognising the importance of frequent oil changes can anyone tell me whether I can rely on the indicator to tell me, or should I stick to my own intervals of 6months/6k?
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  Why is the oil level rising in my Honda Civic diesel? 17 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Honda Civic 2.2 i-DTEC, which I bought last month with 5800 miles on the clock, appears to be making oil. I have done 700 miles and the level has...
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  If I don't cover a lot of miles, does my car still need a full service? 26 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I do low mileage. Do I need a full service every year?
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  Can I have my Ford Kuga Powershift serviced by an independent garage? 2 Jul 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2010 Ford Kuga will be coming up for its sixth service this year. At the third service the main dealer replaced the Powershift transmission oil and...
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  Should I use premium diesel in my 10-year old BMW? 14 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought my sister's BMW 3 Series E46 (2003) Touring, which had 93,000 miles on the clock. She was using diesel from the nearest garage when necessary...
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  BMW timing chain failure 5 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  At 63,000 miles with a full BMW service history and bought from a BMW dealer, my 2007 model year car has a timing chain failure as diagnosed by my local...
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  Sprocket set 23 May 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have just recently bought a 2004 SEAT Ibiza 1.2. The oil warning light came on after driving for approx. 20 mins and intermittently thereafter. I have...
• Fiesta watery oil 1 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  She does about 4 miles a day in the car to go to work, 2 miles there and two miles back. I know there is significant risk in this, and longer journeys would cause any water in the oil to be evaporated. But can this really be the sole cause of the problem, or is there something else I should be looking at/changing? Would the problem be any different on a different car? Or, to put it another way, is this engine particularly susceptible to this problem?
• Volkswagen Golf SV - Reduced fuel efficiency after service 18 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  Since then I've noticed the MPG reading is not reaching as high as it was before. Is there anything that could have affected this? It was a full service with oil change and also two new tyres. Thinking tyres might need wearing in or a wrong type of oil was used?
• Peugeot 207 1.4 - Head gasket repair under manufacturer warranty 12 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  The head gasket on my 2010Peugeot 207 1.4 was repaired under manufacturer warranty. The failure caused oil to leak into the cooling system. Now there is oil in the coolant and the reservoir is black and stained. Should the cooling system have been flushed and the reservoir cleaned/changed.? Should the cambelt have been renewed?
• Corsa 1.4l auto 08 reg - fumes in cabin 26 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi guys , looking for some help there are terrible fumes in the cabin they are like crankcase fumes checked the exhaust it was ok no leaks, no oil leaks,air filter was clean would changing the oil and filter be of any benefit there are no loose or punctured breather pipes the car runs as sweet as a nut i would be obliged for any help    
• Ford Fiesta 95 M - Engine Tapping 12 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Just got myself a Fiesta Frascati 1.3 on a 95 M plate... Was tapping fairly loud when i got it, and ive now done an oil change and engine flush.  Tapping is still there, when i took the oil out.. there was only 1 litre in there... Is this a case of damage done??  Or is there something i can do to stop and fix this tapping??
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 99 1.8 power issue 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  about 3 months ago i a brought engine flush and had the oil changed, since then the car does not seem to have the umph it had before, i noticed that the oil level on the dipstick is half way between the minimum and maximum points, any ideas why?
• Gearbox oil top up,AX/Saxo. 15 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me where the top up plug is on a Saxo/AX 1.1 gearbox,as mine needs a drink after the halfshaft came adrift today,while changing a strut. I...
• Fiesta Oil Dipstick problem 30 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I have just finished changing a head gasket on a 1996 Ford Fiesta 1.3 Endura E engine. Everything went ok until I tried to put the dipstick back in it's...
• ATF and Mayonnaise 13 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  HJ refers to checking ATF level on his section on checking a used car out. ATF? Also he refers to mayonnaise under the oil filler cap. Now I'm pretty sure I could spot this but if I was a dodgy dealer, I'd probably change the oil when I was putting on the forecourt, so is there any other way of spotting gasket probs especially if the engine's been steam cleaned?
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 2nd 4th changing gear feels funny when car is movi 16 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  hi, Got a strange problem with changing gear, it feels fine with the engine running when the car is not moving (change is notchy and changes easily) but with the car moving 2nd and 4th gear (nearest to the back) feel strange, the notchyness is gone and just feels wierd, althougth there is no cruching of gears.
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  How often should I change the automatic transmission fluid in my car? 29 May 2024 (Ask HJ)
  My BMW 328i has done 66,000 miles and as it’s now 10 years old I wonder whether I should arrange for the automatic gearbox to have an oil/filter change?
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  BMW 1 Series struggles to change gear 24 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My BMW 116i F20 is struggling to get into any gear from neutral when the engine is cold. Once moving changing between gears is fine. The problem seems...