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Yes a C3 will be a higher spec than a C2 but ensure you stick to the required viscosity

Dark oil is good thing as it means it is holding all the impurities from the engine so they will be removed when drained. It's what it is designed to do

Seconded :)

Great news !

My oil chain gave up with no warning whatsoever!

Unfortunately it could be the either the timing or oil pump drive chain about to let go. Remove the belt again and then start the engine and let it idle for 30 seconds. If the noise is still there then it's the chain. They are replaceable but quite and involved job as the engine has to be...

That means it's doing it's job and black is GOOD !

Could tell you exactly why if you want to be bored to death :p

Well worth it. Fahad does a great job !

Missed ya !

The rubber seal that sits against the window has probably shrunk and hardened and so is no longer pushing against the glass.

With gentle application of the throttle you can do many thousands more miles with a 'slipping' clutch

From the MOT manual: Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp...

Illegal to fit LED bulbs into a headlight designed for halogen as it creates an inappropriate beam pattern

Never heard of them being called 'abrasive additives' before. SAPS stands for Sulphated Ash, Phosphorous and Sulphur and the spec just limits the amounts of these that can be included in the oil as they can poison exhaust treatment devices when burnt. Low SAPS oils just use different chemical...