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So is that why people call diesels 'oil-burners'? 😅

Thanks, Plasma. The garage said they'd have put 0w-30 in, which I gather (from another youtube video!) is less viscous at lower (cold engine) temperatures? So I got some of that, figuring it might be better not to mix it with 5w-30, though not sure if that matters? It's Valvoline, supposedly...

Thanks, Flanners! That's really helpful. I do less than 10,000 miles a year, so 4 months will be 3000, or 3500 tops. No signs of leakage, and the car is only just out of main dealer warranty, having been bought on 35,000 miles in June 2021. So I suspect local garage may have been a little...

I'm a bit unsure about this, too, top up warning having flashed up on dashboard. Dipstick in my HDI (14 plate) has plastic end with odd markings. Why can't they just put max and min?! Obviously it's low, but how high to fill it? Also: what grade of engine oil? Manual strangely silent on the...

Haha. A typical reaction from by election residents! It's all recycled paper, I think! ;) And the experience is that leaflets certainly show who is the main challenger, if anyone was in any doubt. Remember that they are ALL delivered by volunteers, apart from one for each party - they are all...

Seen any orange placards yet, Bas? Lots of Lib Dem friends telling me it's going well, but of course, they have a vested interest in persuading me to go and help... 😂

Wider shot, showing where the damage is for those who, like me, aren't engine experts.

Unfortunately, the car is parked outside at night. We have a wooden garage, full of other stuff, but some of that's been eaten by mice in the past, too! (Nothing of huge value, fortunately). With regard to Mike's cat suggestion, I noticed that next door's cat was hanging about the drive when we...

Welcome!

So Tuesday, I took the RCZ HDi out and the engine stuttered a bit 500m up the road, then again, and again, then engine warning light, "please repair" flashing at me. Turned around, went home. Booked into local garage for today for diagnostic. This morning, car won't start at all... I'm imagining...

Especially if you're 5 foot 7, like me! 😂 I've been thinking a small mirror by the back window...

No, but I gather lots of my friends are going to deliver political leaflets in that area, so could be a by election worker, maybe (of any party). Get ready for the deluge! Have you spotted m/any placards, yet? Friends of mine who used to run the Liberal club in Orpington Kent, now run the Bailey...

Do come back and share some pictures if you go ahead. I'd love to see them, and I'm sure others would, too.

Yes, Neil - many of us are old fogeys, and 8 seconds to 60mph is quite fast enough, thank you! Especially on Norfolk country lanes, with a car a foot wider than the family SEAT... 😅 But this thread spells out some of the issues: trying to reach 250 hp on a 2.0 HDi RCZ

Moroccan Red RCZ with black arches followed me (red with silver arches, as pictured) through Brantham, Suffolk, and Lawford, Essex on Wednesday, about 10am. First other red I've seen in 5 months ownership! Anyone here? It was a 64 plate.