what year is it?

I'd get the gearbox oil changed if its a manual as there is no set service life for this,

also look at the cost of getting the timing chain tensioner replaced as these have a tendency to go after 100k and then the bill gets big, engine out to sort....

I'd ask the service guys to check the bushes on the suspension as well, I'm at 162,000 and still completely original bushes throughout,

 

Diff oil too.

 

forgot about the diff! Mines a new one after the first one failed

 

I ought to ask here , does the gear box have a fill and drain hole and does the differential have a fill and drain hole? It sounds a stupid question but some boxes these days dot appear to have them with all this filled for life stuff we are getting today.

 

Thanks for the response.

The car is 2006.

I have noticed the gear box becoming a little "sticky" when selecting the first gear, could this be due to not having the oil replaced?

I will go to my mechanic with a list of what I would like doing. So far I have....

1) gear box oil
2) differential oil
3) engine oil
4) suspension bushes checking

Do I need the following changing....

plugs, air filter, cam belt?

I have also being close to buyin a bottle of that "high mileage diesel addative" from halford in the past. Is this worth it?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Greg

 

plugs, air filter, cam belt?

Yes, ask him to change the plugs on your 120d

 

Lol.

You have a timing chain, rather than a cam belt, shouldn't need changing.

The air filter only needs doing every 50 - 60k (it's a big unit, and a proper pain to change).

Maybe the fuel filter?

Change/service your brake fluid, brakes, microfilter, etc, as per your CBS.

Your fuel filler cap should say 'No additives' on it, so leave the Halfords diesel gunk on the shelf. I've found putting four or five consecutive tankfuls of Shell V Power cleans the fuel system/injectors quite nicely though.

All the 1 series gearboxes have quite a positive/clunky nature to them, but a change of gearbox oil might help a little.

 

Even though it has a timing chain i would still replace the tensioners as one of the above post mentioned. Someone on here said that there's failed at about 120K miles.

 

plugs, air filter, cam belt?

Yes, ask him to change the plugs on your 120d

Glowplugs ?
But otherwised I chuckle to myself

 

I ought to ask here , does the gear box have a fill and drain hole and does the differential have a fill and drain hole? It sounds a stupid question but some boxes these days dot appear to have them with all this filled for life stuff we are getting today.

They sure do on the box there done by allen keys

 

Probably worth doing the polyn filter and rad coolant change and oil breather also. If it was me id also de gunk the egr valve. Fuel filter you should do. If you do intend to do the breather filter do the air filter also as you have to get access to that area anyways. Get your belts checked also ; power steering, alternator, etc.