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  Volvo S40 - timing belt or chain? 20 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Have bought a 2007 Volvo S40 1.8 SE petrol with 125,000 on the clock, it has FSH but no evidence of timing belt change. I have conflicting info from the...
• Volkswagen Beetle (1998 - ) - 03 1.9 What oil do I need? 27 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Now I know that you have to be very specific about the oil that goes into these PD diesel engines and the handbook only gives the VW part number for the oil. So, should my wife a. Go to Halfords (its closeby) and ask them for a litre of the correct oil for the PD engine and they would know what one to use?
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - Service Queries 4 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All Ive just been thinking about this and was looking for some advice In about 6 months time my Astra G 1.6 8v '52 Plate will be due a service. to me a service amounts to nothing more than a oil&filter/spark plugs/change, for aprox £150 (Dealer wanted £200) when I took it to them last year) This year however as the car has done 45,000 miles its overdue a cambelt change and will be looking to get this done - however AFAIK the waterpump will have to be changed and while they have got the belt of im looking to get the thermostat replaced as well I was wondering if its cheaper to get a service and the belt/pump/thermostat changed - or Just ask them to Change the oil&filter/plugs/airfilter/belt/waterpump/stat and not get the book stamped Ive also been thinking about taking it to my indipentant garage instad of a Vauxhall dealer - obvously I will ring them and enquire when the time is nearer - i was just wondering how other BR's do it and thoughts Thanks in advance
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  My Volkswagen Golf has done 57,000 miles, do I need to change my cam chain even if it has no problems yet? 2 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Volkswagen Golf Mk6 TSI and I was wondering what the guidelines for a cam belt/chain replacement are? I have done 57,000 miles with no change,...
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  Why does our MINI One use so much oil? 30 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Our MINI One 2011 is using an excessive amount of oil. The problem has appeared quite suddenly. In the past 4000 miles the car has used two litres of oil....
• Toyota RAV4 - Automatic troubles, slipping, bumping and no creep 27 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  The oil was OK but changed as a precaution but changing it had no effect.
• Mondeo 2.0 litre petrol auto 2002 Reg - noisy camchain tensioner! 17 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  This has been identified as possibly the chain cam tensioner not performing properly. The previous owner did not have the car serviced for a couple of years, so the oil was pretty thick. An oil change has not solved the problem. any suggestions would be welcome
• 10W40 in VW PD TDI - bad news? 1 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I have recently had the misfortune of a small garage putting the wrong oil in my VW Passat 130 TDI. It's 10W40 and I thought that would be ok, but later learnt that there's PD specific oil at 5W40 designed for the PD engines. Is this 10W40 going to damage the engine instantly, or can I change it in the next couple of weeks / months?
• Suzuki Swift 13 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Can anyone help with a wee problem I have with my 1996 Suzuki Swift 1300 gls.I recently changed the oil and filter and after that a "check engine" light came in the dash.I checked the usual oil,water,fan belt etc no problem.Car runs fine and i am told it might be a blown fuse,can anyone confirm this and any idea which fuse it is.Any help much appreciated.
• Opinion of GTX Magnatec 20 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  I've been using GTX Magnatec for some time now, in both a Yaris and Primera P12. I'm happy with the oil, just what do you all think ? I am servicing both vehicles myself now, and tend to change oil every six months. Have used Mobil 1 before, but some time ago in a different car ! I assume Magnatec is a semi synthetic.
• Synthetic Oil 13 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  I'm taking the plunge and changing to full synthetic for my Omega. Couple of points: 1. Do I have to flush the system out, or is this just an old...
• Blooming oil filter! 21 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Planned to do the oil change plus filter on my Carina E that I bought in February this morning. It started well enough with the Pela pump removing 3 litres of used oil. The car had always been serviced at a Toyota main dealer and I did wonder how tight they put the filter on - they put it on VERY tight in fact!!
• Suzuki Swift (1985 - 1993) - 91 1.0 - Too much oil...consequences of driving? 29 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I pushed it back home. I need to know how high are the chances I ruined my car for good. Tomorrow I'll drain all the oil and put back some new one. Do you reckon that's enough? I mean, after I change the oil, can I just drive it (if it starts)? Thank you very much guys, I'm pretty freaked out, for I have no money to repair it or buy another one !
• 306 fluid change - worth the bother? 7 May 2004 (Forum)
  I need to change the oil, coolant and brake fluid in my 150k 306 diesel which I bought six months ago. After I've bought all the fluids and spent hours reading my haynes manual to find bleed valves and things, is it worth it?
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  Are there issues with Land Rover Discovery balance shafts? 2 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My garage advises that they have to change the balance shafts on my Land Rover Discovery Sport (less than one year old with 9300 miles). They will not...
• 2003 corsa 1.4 automatic 5dr hatch - auto box problem 9 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  When I go to pull away the box seems to drop itself into neutral but as soon as I touch the accelerator with a little jerk the gearbox engages and it drives away. I've checked the oil level which seems fine and the oil seems reasonably clean. Do not want to pay for a gearbox service/oil change etc  if this fault is obviousley something else unless a service is a first step to discovering fault Appreciate any ideas Thanks
• Golf mk4 GT TDI - Oil an smoke from exhaust 16 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  Left car at work until I could get it booked in a few days later. On that trip there was an ton of smoke and there was oil coming out of the exchaust. Mechanic said he could change the turbo but it may be something else which may cause it to fail again. Any ideas. Would really appreciate any help.
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - oil sump 17 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I took my 2002 ford fiesta in to be serviced today at my local Ford garage, and while changing the oil the sump plug would not go back in. The garage said the threads had gone on the sump and I now need a new sump cost £105 - has anyone heard of this happening to the Ford Fiesta 1.4 d zetec before?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.4 not idiling right.....help please 20 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  my 01 focus 1.4 ZETEC isnt idiling right.when idle it will rev up and down between 800 and 1400 RPM just constantly sometimes reving so low that it cuts out,i also have a small bit of oil in my air filter box and i am also using 1 litre of oil to every 600-700 miles.any ideas??? so far the coil pack,oil filter and an air flowmetre have being changed and still no joy
• Why is independent dearer than dealer? 13 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I got an oil and filter change from a small independent mechanic yesterday. 3.5 litres oil - 12.25 Filter £4.87 30 mins labour - £15.00 VAT - £5.62 Total - £37.74 In the shiny glass and chrome dealership a mile up the road it would cost about £20.