Diesel Engine

Yes I got the best I could but not cam belt, otherwise dealer serviced each

Is that the 2 litre TD engine (L-series) ??

First of all, you're a fool for not getting any major stuff like cambelt, new tyres all around, new shocks, discs and pads all around etc etc done before you got the car - that's what you're supposed to do before buying a company car :-)))

Second of all, how often's it been serviced? Should be every 5k ideally, though you'd probably get away with every 10k if it's mainly motorway stuff.

Third, look after the turbo - someone else will tell you how, I can't be arsed right now.

Cambelt - I generally budget around £200 for a main dealer to do a cambelt for most basic 4-pot cars.

That's about it for now,

Cheerio,

Peter

Is it still running sweetly? Change the oil every 5-6k from now on. It's the best thing you can do to an engine. Has it mainly done motorway work? If so, there probably won't be too much wrong with it for only getting it serviced every 12k - I still can't see why people recommend this with old designs of engine (which it is, but it's a real goodun).

Yep, the L series are great engines. A bit noisy and unrefined, but otherwise far superior to a lot of others around for performance and economy.

Make sure coolant is regularly changed (not every week, mind, but regular enough)

Oh, and a word on K series engines, they're great. Really great. Unfortunately they're blessed with a small coolant capacity and the ability to eat head gaskets if they overheat as much as just a little bit.

Oh, and change the oil now, and every 5-6k, or slightly more frequently if you do a lot of stop start town work. It's the best and cheapest way to ensure an engine will go on and on. It also ensures the turbo wil last, and on that note, let the turbo spool down by letting it idle for about 1 minute before you switch it off (note that this can include driving at low revs i.e. parking).

Peter