Hi,
I want to change the gearbox oil in a min one, Halfords and my local autoparts store have both refered me to the main dealer which is miles away! Is there any other subsitute that will work? Or can I buy mail order?
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Adam...
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So, I picked up a 2003 last week with 38k miles on it. I purchased it from a dealer, and ran the requisite checks on it and everything came up clean. However, I couldn't get much service info on it. So far, everything seems good, I had certain things chc...
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Anyone know the best website for Mini 2nd gen parts
I'm after brake pads & dics all round ...
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ok so just did the timesert thing for my buddy last weekend, and mine before that, dayum that'll never get old...and i was just wondering if the WOT tune-up is still a good idea for timeserted engines. he drives his around like a girl but i did clean al...
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Wassup everybody,
I'm new here, because I'm in the market for a cadillac, either a seville or new body deville, I perform minor regular maintenance on my current car, and I've been told by many people that the Northstar engine is one of the hardest en...
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My HJ60 has ~320,000 kilometers on it. After 4000 miles, I was 5 quarts low on oil. It was topped off before I made a 600 mile round trip. Upon return, the underside of the vehicle was an oily mess and only the tip of the dip stick was wet.
I...
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Hello, this will be my second post now. I have a 93 FJ80 with 200K on the original motor, Truck actually runs very well. I have only owned the vehicle for a couple months now and recently I did a tune up and notice a large amount of oil deposit and bu...
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we bought our truck over 1 year ago... last april....we were told emphatically by our salesperson that we do not need to change the oil until the warning tells us to..
well i was talking with the service manager yesterday and he said that the oil sho...
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Hi Everyone
I wonder if anyone can help me.
I have a 2004 Cooper convertible that I noticed was using a lot of oil. First thing was the difficulty changing gears, so I looked at my oil level and it was below minimum!
Rushed out (in another car!)...
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Spoke to a guy who makes a living of transporting strange objects.
He told me the following story
Uses 70-series LC's for this pupose. Trailers are in the 1600-4000 kg's (approx 3500 to 8500 lbs) range. Drives a total of several 100.000 k's a year (se...
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I am wondering what exactly an oil catch can does and whether or not my V would benifit from it.
I have a 2005 CTS-V with a K&N CAI and a Magnaflow cat-back. I put the Magnaflow on less then 500 miles ago and I am already starting to notice some ...
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Just installed a rebuilt '77 2F into my '68 FJ40 and fired it up. Engine runs like a champ, but the oil pressure needle is buried at the top of the guage. I took a look under the valve cover and verified I was getting oil through my rocker assembly,...
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If you change your own oil and want to reset the oil change countdown readout to 15,000 miles (or whatever number of miles you want), can you do it without going to a dealer? I have a 2004 MINI Cooper....
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Hello, I own a 1996 Cadillac STS with 70 000 on it. I decided to change the oil today and i found a bunch on plastic chunks in it with a bit of metal shards. Does anyone know what it is. Also when i first fire it up on a cold start it tings ALOT and it do...
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Hi i had my sunroof open yesterday but when i came to shut it it would get halfway shut then lide backwards a quarter - if that makes sense. I could 'help' it shut and it would get a bit further eventually it did fuly close. I think it must be the runne...
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Well They have been claiming 10HP gain if you change all your fluids to this stuff. I know all the rustang fans love it for the most part.
anyway has anyone tried this with their cts. I was thinking of doing it if i decide to go with dry or forced ai...
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Hi,
Thought I'd check my air filter over the weekend.
I have an 02 MCS that I bought last December. I'm not too sure on the recent service history, and because of this I have a question regarding the air filter element.
I took the filter out ...
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Hi guys, I was tooling around with my 02 MCS and I noticed that when I removed the intercooler, there was what seemed like engine oil all over the inside, I'm guessing that it's from the supercharger, and that the supercharger blew a seal, this would de...
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Hi Guys,
I have a 53 Mini Cooper with 25,000 miles on the clock. Didnt renew my warranty in the summer cause I couldnt afford to.
Filled my car up with petrol yesterday(Sat) and as I was driving out I put the car in 2nd gear then the whole car stalle...
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After reading all of the oil change tips, I went out to do the first oil change on my '06 STS4 3.6L V6. Not sure if they've changed the design with the AWD version, but none of the photos or tips seemed to help.
First of all, there's no way I can r...
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what have you guys used succussfully: brad/spec
Oil Filters
Air Filters
Oil- I use mobile one extended performance.
Diff fluid
Brake fluid
Transmission Fluid
Radiator Fluid
Trasfer case fluid
Timing Belt
Brake rotors, Both use the same rear but I put ...
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my check oil in the nav came on. i was low 1.5 qt. I have seen no leak on ground. is this common. do we just burn that amt of oil. i still have like 8 % of oil life left. how low should i be going on the % scale? it hasn't been 3000 miles since the last c...
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Here is a pic of my cleaned and blasted oil regulator. The piston or valve which ever you want to call it has some wear marks in it and was adjusted ALL the way in. I hear this part is no longer available? How about the internals? O ring? Valve? I cou...
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I've had my SLS with 93,000 miles on it for a couple months now, and I've been having these same reoccuring problems -
Whenever I push the engine hard (not often) for example like the suggested weekly "cleaning" or whatever you'd like to call...
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