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the back left side handbrake cable on my van has snapped, how do I go about fixing this any where would I get the cable from? is it an easy job? could I do it myself? cheers!!

hey, well last night was a night of events...changed my oil and left it idle for about 20 mins...this seemed to ease the sound of the tappets so I thought Id take it for a drive...it was going pretty well for about 10 miles when suddenly as I was climbing a hill I got a massive plume of white smoke ...

well Iv tried changing the oil again, I used 20w50 as recommended...however, some guy in an audi garage did say try the synthetic oil so i dunno...ermm also when I was changing my oil there was this gungy and kinda hard substance coming out with it...not a lot but it was weird stuff...could this be ...

hey, so Iv taken my van to a few vw specialists who said the sound is probably either piston slap which is bad news apparently, no oil pressure (as the oil light comes on when its started but then goes off after about a minute of driving, but this may explain the tapping noise) orrrr just completely...

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well the vans just been in the garage now and they said it would cost 'mega bucks' to have a look at it and they said they're not even gonna strip it cause it would cost far too much...any suggestions on what to do now?

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cheers mr. donkey!! I'm in melton mowbray, leicestershire...just follow the smell of pies and stilton...hee hee...ermm yeah basically gonna take her in to be 'checked out' and maybe put under the knife..hope the use anaesthetic though cause she's been through a lot...i swear there are tears coming f...

hi, as u may have guessed im posting again about my ticking noise...whats weird is that Iv changed the oil and filter, topped up my coolant and added some engine wear reduction stuff to the oil...and it worked kinda...the oil light no longer stays on and it drives fine...but the clicking sound remai...

hey, well im gonna take it for a little drive down the road and if the oil light stays on, im gonna pull over and call the aa, this might work as a free consultancy? well not free but u know. cheers guys for ur help, i was joking by the way about all the wife leaving me and stuff, just felt appropri...

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ok, cheers guys! seriously have been a lot of help over the last week of hell!!

cheers again!

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im in melton mowbray leics...

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hey, I dunno if it has hydraulic tappets...so driving it around with the oil light on isnt gonna screw it up? im absolutely gutted...whats the point eh? im considering suicide because this is awful...my wife has left me cause my van doesnt work and all Iv got to show for this van is a f***ing debt, ...

hey, thats me just changed my oil and filter...started it and the ticking sound is still there...can I drive it a little to get the oil going round or should I leave it idle? I'm scared of doing damage to my engine because if it is a tappet then it could get even worse if I drive it? its a 1.9 petro...

wait, am I being thick? Is that a type of oil? and if so, do I fill my filter with the 20w50 type of oil im using?

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hey, I was just looking online how to change an oil filter on my van and it says I need to fill the filter with something called Quantum 15-40 from GSF...I have absolutely no idea what this is, can someone fill me in? or fill my filter in for me, and maybe do the whole thing for me? +D cheers!! James.

hey, I have just received my new oil filter from JK which is amazing cause I only ordered it two days ago..legends...anyway I am wondering the correct procedures for changing my oil and filter? do i drain the oil first or change the filter first? also its a 1.9 1984 petrol watercooled...is 20w50 mul...