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oil level Hi.. I have an 03 astra hatchback 1.6 . It seems fine apart from using a lot of oil . I seem to be topping it up a lot more often than any other car I have had.. needs topping up every 3 weeks or so . Is there something I should look out for ? By the way I have never seen any evidence of leaks ... 18 Jun 2010 06:59
Petrol Starvation Our car has just developed the exciting feature of not restarting if you have driven for a bit and then stopped for five minutes or so. If you waited a few hours it would start again, but now it's not even doing that. Yesterday It broke down and the recovery mechanic squirted (eye witness reported it said 'br... 15 Jun 2010 17:41
Prius question Not of any importance, just curious... I had a lift in a colleague's Prius yesterday and didn't like to comment, but every time he braked there was a slight scraping sound like brake pads getting down to the rivets. Is that just the noise of the charging system cutting in and they all do it, or is it buggered?... 15 Jun 2010 08:44
Location of Citroen C4 Oil Filter please? Hi Folks. Recently made the decision to do an oil change on my C4 2.0l diesel VTR+ myself. What a daft idea that was. Talk about BP and the Gulf of Mexico Oil spill ;o) Oil all over my driveway, even though I did use a proper oil collection tray. When will I ever learn to let a garage do a messy job like this ;o)... 16 Jun 2010 04:33
Over filling the air in tyres To my amazement sitting in que waiting to use the airline at the local petrol station. The chap infront of me in a vauxhall zafira 1.something :) .... shot 50 psi in all tyres!! ... 30 Jun 2010 10:56
Another alarm post My mk 4 golf had had a f ew false alarms this week. No break in attempt it was just sat on the drive, in sight of my eyeline. Very off as it never goes off randomly. The weather was fine, new-ish battery. Has me stumped. ... 14 Jun 2010 19:40
legionairres disease in your washer bottle! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1286423/Windscreen-water-cause-cases-potentially-fatal-Legionnaires-disease.html Motorists who do not use screenwash for their windscreen wipers risk getting potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease, a study revealed today. The warning comes after health experts discove... 14 Jun 2010 18:32
Modern cars are bad Because you can't see out of them. The MPV type window arrangement feels claustrophobic; you can see straight ahead and through the side windows, but the view at an angle is obscured by heavy pillars. Why this backward step in car design? Have car buyers just got used to it because: "that is how it is...". Good ou... 13 Jun 2010 19:27
mk5 passat help Hi Chaps, I tring to find out where the "vehicle speed sensor" lives on a mk5 passat ? by anycahnce is this on the gearbox ... ? is it easily accessible from the top end ? the local garage have quoted �190 + vat and they need the car for a day and a half! so I thought I'd fix this one myself. ... 11 Jun 2010 15:57
Jaguar X-type 2005 2LTR Diesel Does anyone know where I can get a maintenance manual for this car? Haynes doesn't do one for this year! .. Is there a major difference between the 2004 - 2005 models? I can get a cd for the 2004 no problem! Thanks, Jamber. -- --------------------------------- --- -- - Posted with NewsLeecher v3.9 F... 11 Jun 2010 11:30 |