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• Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI - Warning light 12 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Started the car today and the "yellow oil can over water" symbol flashed. In the handbook it says "Diesel in engine oil" but the multi information display says "Change Engine Oil. Service Due"  The car was registered on 28th Nov 2011 and its booked in for its first service on 27th Dec 2012 (well within the one month window for the warranty) The dealer said that there is nothign to worry about as the display says that the service is due and after a year, the light is timed to flash until it has had its service.
• Honda Civic UK (1995 - 2000) - 00 1.8Vti - using oil 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  (Is has done 80k miles and the only thing that has happened that coincides with this is that Honda changed the Cam Belt) Many thanks P
• MG MG TF (2002 - 2005) - 03 1.6 Oil in the coolant 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  At the moment we get no overheating issues and I see no signs of water in the oil through inspecting the fill line or dipstick Is this a head gasket fault?
• Audi 80 2.0E 1995 model,type B4 20 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  The instuctions that came with the new boge inserts states "fill in oil between cartridge and outer tube to the specified level if so required by the car manufacturer." What type of oil,if any, and how much? Many thanks.
• Mother is trying to make her car go bang 5 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Point is, its now sounding tappety. Oil level is fine even though the oil is an interesting black goo. What has she broken and therefore should I say something to her again?
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  The clutch in our Octavia failed after only 10,000 miles - should Skoda cover the cost? 29 Sep 2017 (Ask HJ)
  The clutch in our our 2015 Skoda Octavia VRS has failed after just over 10,000 miles, which the dealer has told us is not covered under warranty. I'm well...
• 406TD Cambelt 27 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  My timing belt is due to be replaced in 10,000 miles and about to travel from the midlands to norfolk Theres no oil contamination on the belt Ive got no time to change the belt Is it worth the risk
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  Does a creamy substance on the oil cap indicate head gasket problems? 21 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Does a creamy substance on the oil cap indicate head gasket problems?
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  Does my BMW 118 diesel have a timing chain? 7 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have bought a 2008 BMW 118 diesel. Can you tell me if it has a timing chain and if so when would be a good time to change it?
• MTF change - 99 Ford Focus 2 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  OK, I have check the Haynes manual which says to use "transmission fluid to Ford spec. ESD-M2C 186-A" for the 2 litre, and 75/90 for the 1.4,1.6,1.8......
• Focus First Service 18 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  The Focus is going for it's first service tomorrow. Following the advice on HJ's FAQ I asked them to change the gearbox oil. They said there isn't a drain plug, and that modern cars these days don't need that e.t.c Am I being lead astray here, or are they right? Anything else I should ask them to do/change that isn't standard?
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 05 2.0 Poor gear-change 17 May 2009 (Forum)
  Problem is I, or anyone else for that matter, don't seem to know what is causing this, or how to fix it, and just put it down to a characteristic of the car! Problem is greatly reduced when ambient temp and, thus, oil temp is higher; however, the up-shifts to 2nd and 3rd are still very clunky when I change gear whilst turning a corner! What is that about? Centrifugal force on the oil making it move away from the meshing surfaces of the gears?
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  Turbo failure - have I any recourse? 17 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new C4 Grand Picasso diesel car in 2009 and have now done 59000 miles. Every year I had got it serviced by authorised dealers but exceeded the...
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  Should I pre-empt my BMW 320d's turbo failure and replace the unit now? 14 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My 2002 E46 BMW 320d Sport which I have owned since new has now done 168,000 miles. It is always serviced at the correct intervals. The car is still on...
• Audi A6 Saloon - Oil Light 19 May 2011 (Forum)
  A new issue is that the water temp gauge drops to minimum in one step and then returns to its usual 90 ° C also in one step intermittently but not necessarily at the same time as the oil warning light so this may or may not be connected to the oil light fault. V6 Engine runs smoothly, sounds as good as a diesel ever does, no oil leaks at all, oil level is always at max on the dip stick, oil changed using correct grade regularly and oil is acceptably clean on a spot test, steady oil temp on gauge when running, fuel economy is as good as ever, all fluid levels are OK and no sign or smell of anything abnormally hot, turbocharger can be heard spinning down sweetly when engine is turned off.
• 2009 honda crv 2.2 ctdi - engine oil in air filter box 7 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  (the noise i mean), i only discovered the oil when going to change the air filter today. Could there be a problem with turbo oil seals, or engine breathers being at fault.Any advice would be welcome as i predict i will have a fight in my hands to get honda to admit to a fault.I would like to get it sorted as there are only 4 months left on the warranty.And would struggle to find the money to replace something like a turbo which would no dought cost a fortune.
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 96 2.5 Recommended oil 16 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I've just bought a 1996 E39 323i with a genuine 62,000 on the clock. It has a main dealer history except for the last service, where it says 6.5 litres synthetic oil 10-40. Yesterday the oil light came on and I see it's just below the minimum mark on the dipstick, it's done 7,000 since the service. I can't get an answer on the phone number I have for the company that did the service, so what oil should I top it up with?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Oil cap left off 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Collected my 02 Focus 1.6 from a local garage tonight, after it had been in for a service Drove home about 3 miles and decided to have a look under the bonnet, just to see that they had done the filter changes etc etc I found the engine oil cap completely removed, lying on the battery and slightly messy engine bay. Not oil everywhere, just on the surrounding area Now it was obviously dark so I couldn?
• Is my car burning oil? 26 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  At a recent MOT the car recorded a HC count of 65 ppm- is this figure useful in determining how much oil is being burnt? Additionaly, despite changing the tappets and cam chain, a couple of the tappets at the cam-belt end have become a bit noisy, yet the car recently produced 124bhp at the wheels, with the only modifications being a high-lift inlet cam, and a vernier pulley.
• Indestructable Peugeot 309 22 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  The MOT testing garage are always amazed at the low smoke readings. What amazes me about these PSA engines is that the car has never had an oil change at the recommened 6,000 mile interval. In fact most years, it has gone 10,000 and even 15,000 miles before oil changes. However I regularly change the coolant and use top branded antifreeze.