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07-09-2010 | 11:27 PM

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James

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Originally Posted by Puma_dal

I took my ST like yours to Ford for basically an oil and filter change when I bought it as part of their value service. I very much doubt they actually changed the oil as it was black when I got it back rather than the golden / clear colour of new oil..

Thats a feature with 99% of diesel engines, the amount of blow-by gasses in a diesel (due to the much higher combustion pressures) means the oil gets contaminated very quickly. It also means the inside of the engine is simply black with particles of diesel soot. So as soon as you pour the new oil in the top and it runs all the way to the bottom it's nearly always black in an instant.

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Originally Posted by MAD Ade

They clearly had not had the front wheels of in all the years they were suposedly servicing it, tossers.

Why remove the wheels on previous services if it's not needed? Assuming you can see the brake pads and discs sufficently then what is removing the wheels going to achieve?