Hi - my brother hasn't had his car serviced since he bought it 4years ago!
I said I'd do it for him but can anyone tell me what type of oil they use?
Synthetic/Semi or mineral oil? 1996 1.6 LX
Also,haven't looked under the bonnet yet,are they quite straightforward to

Hi Friends,
This note is mainly to offer you a chance to help build AGLOCO - it
is a Member-owned Internet community.
Here is why I would like you to help. First - it is free. Second - it

I posted recently about two bolts stuck in the cyl head of  bike engine. I
tried suggestions here to remove them but unfortunately no sucess, I'd say
someone must have cross threaded them. Anyway I put in two Helicoils but
when I tried to break the tab on one of them it didn't ...

I had my Audi A3 serviced last week at a main Audi dealer as the
warranty runs out in a few weeks time.  It was serviced and a couple
of minor issues were noted, both of which were because I pointed them
in the right direction.

car is a 2000/w 1.8 td mondeo
Had bonnet open and engine running today and the feed to the glow plugs
started smoking and is very hot.im not sure is this is a new problem or has
been happening for a while

When the emissions are checked for the MoT test, on vehicles with lpg
conversions is it checked when running on petrol or gas?  I thought it
was tested on what the vehicle was running on at the time it is
presented for the MoT but my B-in-Law was told it has to be tested on

I bought petrol at a Morrissons supermarket on the 2nd January and on
the 6th I lost power and had white smoke coming out the back of the
car.
Does anyone know when the faulty fuel problem first apeared ?  The 2nd

Tesco are trying to win back customers by offering 3p per litre of
petrol/diesel for any clubcard customer when you spend 'any' amount in a
Tesco Store, like the spend £50 & get 5p per litre off
I wonder how many will take them up on their offer or use Shell/BP?

i have a slight problem with the engine reving between 2000 and 3000 revs.
the engine stutters slightly,
its not a bad stutter but it is there even when the engine is warm or cold.
the car is a 2002 astra estate, 1.6 8valve petrol.

I have a Citroen Synergie 1999 1.9TD (60k miles) which isn't too relevant
because it has a Peugeot engine which is fitted in lots of cars!
Anyway, when I start it from cold the glow plug indicator lights up and goes
out after about six seconds, if I try to

My C5 has a habit of reverting to eco mode after being parked for a while.
The steering wheel controls stop working etc. Usual fix is a trip to the
dealers for a computer reboot or whatever they do.Is there any sort of self
fix I can perform??

Last week the CVT gearbox on my mother's K11e Micra stopped working. By
which I mean it just suddenly stopped transmitting drive to the wheels. No
bangs, squeaks, rattles, thumps or clatters - just ... nothing.
According to the Arnold Clark garage where she bought it four years ago,

We are considering one of these as our next family car.  Honda
reliability, roomy, space for the camping gear for those trips out,
faux 4wd for grassy campsite roads.
Looks ideal.  I've read many reviews online but not found a common

when engine is under any sort of load over 2500 revs. Such as
accelerating or maintaining speed over65mph.
When you ease backon the throttle it disappears. any ideas ?
Engine mounts or sonething like that?

My wifes polo keeps stalling as you declutch and are about to
stop, its ok otherwise.
I wonder what could be causing this and how to remedy it.
any help much appreciated