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Rather than the oil I'd be looking at the engine and gearbox mounts. Too much movement in between gear changes and it'll be pulling on the selector mechanism and reducing the effectiveness of your gear lever actions. ive got a felling your right welly.i will reply on the post if i get it sorted.the...

hi thanks for reply,when i changed clutch yes i did put new oil in gearbox.i went to local euro car parts (i think) he put my reg number in and he gave me the oil i remember it was mineral oil it wasnt synthetic or part synthetic what is best to put in? as im going to put some more in this week,i ca...

hi folks,im having problems with my clutch or gearbox and i dont know what it could be, i have a 110 hdi estate exec its done 164,000 a few months ago i fitted a new dmf and clutch and everything was great for the last 6000 miles but now the gears are notchy and 2nd gear slighty crunches at from 1st...

hi guys,over the last couple of months my steering seems to go heavy like my pas is failing,then it works again and then goes stiff again.it seems to be worse when the temp outside is cold.can your pas fluid break down over the years?i did change the bottom pulley a few months back but everthing see...

hi there,i changed my clutch and flywheel about 6,000 miles ago but now 2nd gear is notchy and crunchy.if i change gear slowly it is fine,could my gearbox be on the way out?or could it be something else.the car has done 163,000 miles.i didnt change the gearbox rubber mount when i did the flywheel co...

car is totally original.ive had car for 4 years and i can tell its running about 8mph too fast.

HI FOLKS,MY SPEEDO IS READING TOO FASY ON MY HDI 110 ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE THANKS STEVE.

HI FOLKS,IVE FIXED THE PROBLEM.YES IT WAS THE PULLEY GOT 1 OFF EBAY FOR £44 IT WAS A FEBI MAKE ALSO REPLACED BELT AND TENSIONER DAYCO MAKE £47.THE JOB WAS REALLY EASY TO DO SO DONT BE AFFRAID TO DO IT YOURSELVES IF ANYBODY ELSE IS THINKING ABOUT IT.THE INFO ON HERE WAS REALLY HELPFUL.THANKS GUYS.

hi again,if anybody lives close to me and wants to pop over and and have a look i would be very grateful and a slab of beer would be in return.steve

hi folks thanks for reply,i checked the drive belt when i stopped it wasnt frayed it is worn as i can see slight airline cracks in it.steve

hi folks,since i posted this 1st post ive been doing brim to brim testing and the always gives me 40 ish mpg no matter how hard i drive it.the reason why i put the post on in the first place is my fuel gauge was going down pretty fast,but since ive been filling my car up every week the needle will g...

hi peeps,my memory seats and mirrors aint working,the seats work manually if i put the ignition on but the mirrors dont do anything.i took apart the electric door panel cluster and cleaned all the elements inside but still no luck.im sure these two problems are related.the seat used to work without ...

hi folks,im starting to get trouble with my central locking.it will not lock when i press the button all i get now is 2 clicks which tell me the doors aint locked,it has been playing up for a while now sometimes it would work then it wouldnt,now i have to use the key all the time.ive looked at the s...

Maybe your gauge is faulty, you can cover around 350 miles on the top-half of a tank if you are careful. On two occasions my gauge ( and trip computer ) has lost a quarter of a tank of fuel, saying I have much less than when I turned the engine off 20 mins earlier, only to give it back a few days l...

hi folks,since my posting i have done 3 brim to brim tests,1st test i drove for 40 miles on motorway then another 80 urban 120 in total results were 45 mpg.2nd test drove for 140 miles urban results 38.5 mpg.3rd test drove for 182 miles results 39 mp the mpg computer was more or less correct each ti...