Servicing question

[Jeffers_76]

Hi All,

This is my first post to PH, I not a big car enthusiast but loving reading through the posts.

I have a question re servicing if anyone can help. I recently had a service and I have 3 amber faults. If you were to do them 1 by 1 how would you grade them by urgency?

1) Slight gearbox oil leak (from gear selector seal)
2) Near side rear shock upper starting to crack/wear
3) Check timing belt replacement intervals.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Jeffers

[Scabutz]

I would start with 3 and if you are someway over the interval to have it replaced then I would do so. Broken timing belt can destroy an engine. Then 2.

The gearbox leak is described as slight, so keep an eye on it, and if you can the level of oil in the gearbox

[ChocolateFrog]

None are urgent.

If 1 is just a slight weep it could last years, 2 is ambiguous but sounds like normal age without seeing it and 3 either needs doing or not, check the manual and the service history.

[Jeffers_76]

Top stuff, thanks very much

[Bobupndown]

What sort of car, engine type, age and mileage?
That will determine if it needs a belt doing and it's certainly the one that will cause the biggest financial chaos if it were to break.

[Panamax]

Jeffers_76 said:

I recently had a service and I have 3 amber faults. If you were to do them 1 by 1 how would you grade them by urgency?

Well, checking timing belt interval is pretty fundamental and presumably the alert was triggered by it being an older or high mileage car. Either you know when it was last changed or you don't. And that translates into English as "If it was changed previously then you're probably fine but if you don't know if it's been changed, get it done now."

Having said that, a thorough visual inspection should give some reassurance, particularly if it's not a "valve overlap" engine. If you don't know the meaning of that in the context of your particular engine, google it.