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• Toyota Verso - service enquiry 5 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Is it normal to service my 2009 verso so often? It will costs  £350 and what I looked , beside standard oil and oil filter change  , sparks is just only full inspection of all parts. If something is needed to be replaced another extra costs , even with brake fluid .Anyway  according  service book its time (40k) for fluid changes espacially brake fluid .Mentioned by phone to service  department about clutch fluid  and differential oil found in book but they said its not needed, only level check.
• Rover 214 - excessive exhaust emissions 26 May 2010 (Forum)
    Spark plugs were dry and clean.  The gasket had slight evidence of a possible blow but no mixing of oil and water/coolant evident - the head was smooth and clean.  Everything else was good - replaced all with the new kit and new coolant. cam belt good. Air filter clean and good - changed the oil and the oil filter obviously. manifold gaskets changed too.
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 1998 1.8 Misfire 26 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I have changed the HT leads and changed the plugs, so not sure what my next step should be. I can confirm that all plugs are sparking though. Thanks Jon ps : Hi by the way :)
• Ford Fiesta - oil for 1.4 tdci 31 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  3) 5w30 is not available outside- i mean outside ford garages. What options i have: Mobil Delvac MX: 15w40: mineral oil, can be changed every 5k. Shell Helix HX7: 10W40. semi-synth. I don't see ambient temperature below 20 degree celcius(68F) and summers see it crossing 40C(104F). What i am wary about is i have read that this engine "must" use low SAE because thicker oil-crude buildup-turbo failure etc.
• Peugeot 106 - Gearbox oil seal 11 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  My cunning plan ;) is to smear gearbox oil round ALL surfaces of the seal. Would this be ok, or do certain parts have to be dry on installation. I don't have any grease... Do I really need some?, or will gearbox oil do?
• "Flushing oil" BMW 325 TD 22 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  as everthing works fine.. i want to bring this car back up to a loved and well maintained vehicle and want to do an oil/filter change before i drive it any distance and take it to a BMW service garage later in the year when i know everything is well and its worth spending money on. to ensure the oil (5w 30 fully synthetic) i'm going to use has a good start i'm considering a full flush 1st (drain completely fill with flushing oil only).
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  Do you recommend manufacturer service plans? 31 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Having just purchased a new Ford, I want to set up a service plan. I know Ford do various plans, but my garage have theirs too, which for more cost has...
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  Why won't my Vauxhall Zafira rev above 3000rpm? 28 Jun 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Vauxhall Zafira 2001 1.6 petrol which has not been driven in months. It drives but won't go over 3000 rpm. It will when parked but there's white...
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  Why has the DSG gearbox in my Volkswagen Golf failed? 19 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  The DSG gearbox in my Volkswagen Golf recently packed up. Is this a usual thing to happen in a 6 year old car?
• Forte ENGINE flush & Gas Treatment 14 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I have heard about these forte products, i am specifically referring to FORTÉ ADVANCED FORMULA MOTOR FLUSH (oil flush) and FORTE ADVANCED FORMULA GAS TREATMENT (petrol tank cleaner). I have heard they are the very best products to use for a car and can help it very much, I am wondering if this is true? I can obtain the stuff and can use for this oil change, but I have heard a roumer but not sure if true, apprantly if the motor flush is used incorrectly then this can cause severe engine failure, apprantly the sump has to be removed to ensure it is fully clean and any clumps of oil or simiar have to be removed, i have also heard that this cleaning stuff can remain in the engine with some bad bits and can do no favours?
• Mazda 5 2007 turbo diesel, 143bhp - Problem with excessive crank case pressure... 1 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  After changed all seem fine, smoke gone.. And no knocking at all... Now, after a year, i noticed smoke out again similar to what was before, and ive been top upping oil very often... Found some oil leaking somewhere in cramshaft(from top near cambelt dripping down side of engine..).
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  Servicing my Porsche Cayman S? 10 May 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 2010 Porsche Cayman S has covered 17600 miles since new and is due it's second service next month, however due to commitments it has only covered 1100...
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  Blue smoke at car startup every morning 21 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I realised my 306 TDI was not accelerating beyond 100km/h. On arrival, the car had some difficulty starting. My mechanic then recommended we replace...
• Mazda3 - MAZDA diesels DPF problems still 31 Jan 2012 (Forum)
     Now Mazda Australia will not warranty the unit as; the the ECU cycle was NOT reset at each oil change (10K).  I have a valid reason for this, its because I did the oil changes myself, Mazda serviced the car at 40K, 60K 80K and 120K, the DPF blew after the 120K service (that service cost me $1300.00AU)   at no point was I ever advised that this needed to be done or warranty would be denied, I even bought the oil and filters from the dealer where I bought the car.
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  Vauxhall coarser 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I just bought a Corsa 1.2SXI. I have been driving it now for 3 weeks and it has just started to make a tapping noise very much like a diesel. I have changed...
• Astra mystery coolant leak 26 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I can't clearly tell where it's coming from but it appears to be from somewhere around the water pump. The timing belt was changed less than a month ago - could that have anything to do with it? In my opinion it's only recently got worse. What is causing me to panic slightly is that the coolant quite clearly has oil in it - I'm kind of hoping this is just oil it's picked up running down the side of the engine because I changed the oil the other day and accidentally spilt some!
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  What is the servicing schedule for the Ford Fiesta? 18 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  What is the service schedule, from new, for a 2001 Ford Fiesta 1.25 petrol? In addition, what is the schedule for the cam belt to be replaced? Furthermore,...
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  Service schedule for motorway cars? 5 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  What in particular should be serviced more or less on cars which just do long distance motorway commutes? The brakes used a lot less than in town driving...
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  Oil leak products 19 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My car has 138,000 miles on the clock and I believe I have looked after it well enough for it to do the same again. A rear cam seal leak has been diagnosed...
• Ford Focus Xreg 1.6 Zetec - Thicker oil for old worn engines? 30 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Our almost worthless but excellent Focus  will soon need an oil change at 125,000m.  So far I have used a cheap semi-synthetic recommended 5-30  every 10-12,000m or so.  It only does about 8,000m a year.     However, it is now using around one litre every 5,000m which is reasonable.