My engine takes a maximum 3.7 litres of oil according to the handbook, and I saw the oil change mechanic tip in most of the 4 litre container and he then checked the level and then for some reason went ahead and tipped in all of it. The dipstick now reads above the maximum level. It's an early model T3 Corolla. If it runs stationary in the driveway it soon smells very smoky there, which...

Is £250 a reasonable cost for the cost of replacing a cambelt, idler, tensioner on a 04 1.8 ford focus petrol. Also includes fitting a supplied aux belt. That prices includes vat and genuine ford cambelt kit, sadly the idler does not come in the cambelt kit from ford you have to order it seperately. Just wondering what you think of the price ?

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Hi, 2000 Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 73k miles. My clutch has suddenly started slipping (has been doing it a bit for a while but now its gotten quite bad). Looks like it's a hydraulic clutch. Questions are firstly could it be anything (hopefully less complicated) than needing new linings and secondly should I try to do

Smells like putrid drains. I think I must have topped up with some rain water from a barrel, or something. The bottle looks to be a pain to remove (BMW Mini), and I was hoping for a simpler solution. Any ideas? Thanks, Rob

Now here's a really odd coincidence. A few weeks back, the fuel pump failed on my 11 year old Focus. It was discussed at length on here. Tonight, I got a phone call from my son, who was stuck in the middle of an awkward piece of road a couple of miles away, with his 08 plate Peugeot 207 having died on him. He'd driven the 50 miles back from work without a problem, then all of a sudden, the...

Just changed the oil on a 3.0 diesel merc and now the engine rattles under load until the oil/engine is hot. Used fully synthetic 5w40, previously tried 5w30 both recommended the 5w30 was worse. Both oils spec'ed to MB oil numbers. Previously car was fine from cold on the old oil, no idea what it was. Should I just not worry about it given the numbers are to spec ? Cheers Vin

Anyone got any recommendations for a good rear-view-mirror-on-glass adhesive ? I'm having a cartload of trouble with the mirror in the missus's Mundaneo. It fell off a couple of months back when I had to drive the car home up the motorway, as I was stupid enough to move it so that I could see in it ... :-\ I went to Halfords and bought the stuff that I've always used over the years for...

Doing my own servicing? To do - or not to do - that is the question! Looking through the service schedule for a new Toyota Yaris, there doesn't seem to be much servicing needed, and I wonder whether to have a go. I would not be able to diagnose and repair actual faults. But what about ordinary servicing?

Somebody was washing off what I thought was glass, so i advised them to dry it with kitchen paper towel to avoid the local hard water chalk stains. Then I discovered it was 'plastic' from a picture frame and the paper towel has left a smear mark on the plastic. We have tried the glass polish 'turtle wax clear view', but it's still not leaving a clear finish, rather a smear finish that looks...

I've got an XJS front disc conversion on my SD1. A pro kit. Instructions say any XJS ('76-'96) pads are fine for replacements - but there seem to be several part numbers. Also the supplied ones didn't have a pad wear indicator - I'd like to re-instate this when I change them as my SD1 did. All I've done so far is look on Ebay, and the pics seem to show several different types. -- *Seen it all,...

Second gear getting a bit difficult to select when cold. Nothing serious yet, just needs a bit more effort to get gear lever into 2nd slot and slight clunk as it slides in. No idea when gearbox oil last changed. Would that help? Thanks Pete 1999 Mondeo 1.8LX

I changed my warped front discs (and pads) around 2 years ago - it was very noticeable when braking, with a shaking, and pumping through the pedal. All new parts sorted this. Now, 2 years on, I am starting to get a bit of a judder again. Discs look virtually new, 20,000 mixed miles, pads still have loads of life. So, they are starting to warp again.

I think I may be scrapping my MGF soon. Scrap value will be typically £150. Has anyone any experience of recently scrapping a car? Do they mind/do they care if I take off some bits? Radio and CD changer will be coming off, but I wondered about the numerous other small parts that are easily sold - Ignition electrics etc.

I have had a leaking heater maxrix 'fixed' by a mechanic adding a product called Radfix, everything seems fine but does anyone have experience of this product - apparently used widely in the haulage industry