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• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 95 1.4 Diesel Fuel Shut Off Solenoid 9 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I have a slight but steady diesel leak coming from the solenoid on the pump.it appears to be weeping from the top of the solenoid, the crimped part. How...
• An fuel additive for Diesel Particulate Filter ? 3 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Apart from the liquid needed for some earlier filters on PSA cars (FAP filter needing Eolys).... nothing more than diesel needed. If the temperature is...
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 03 onwards - How do you open the fuel flap? 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  My friend has a Nissan Micra courtesy car and is at a petrol station, but can't open the petrol flap thingy. My car (Toyota) has a pull release to the...
• Pinking 6 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I generally run my cars on Shell V-Power or other high octane fuel, and have done so for many year. In almost every car i have driven, I have heard some pinking (at least I think its pinking), usually whilst driving at medium speed up a hill. I thought that with the advent of ECUs and higher
• Fuel costs & surrounding debates Vol 1 [Read only] 25 May 2008 (Forum)
  Even though I have a diesel I am really having to be very careful with my driving style these days. When on motorways I even am starting to stick to 60/65...
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - Petrol station con? 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Is it possible to fit more than 45 litres of fuel into the tank of a 106? Its a 45 litre tank and we got over 48 litres of diesel in at the station today! It was only just on the red too! It just makes me think wether the petrol station pumps are callibrated correctly and are we getting ripped
• Alfa Romeo 145/146 (1994 - 2000) - 94 1.6 8v Fuel consumption increased. 18 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  1994 145 1.6 boxer 8v. Starship miles but ultra reliable has suddenly started to drink petrol. No other symptoms. Performance same, starts ok no smoke....
• Mitsubishi Evo 8 as commute car for 90 miles? 19 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  hi guys, just an idea.will it work? mitsi evo 8 as a daily commute car for wife......she loves the looks on one. driven daily from west yorkshire to manchester, round trip of 90 miles. fuel is fully paid for via company fuel card. running costs? reliability? our lass is no girl racer revving
• LPG - Good or Bad 1 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I've seen that running on LPG could do Damage to your engine. I do some 15/20k per year and thought of fitting LPG to my car. Is the benifits from this low cost fuel worth the savings and what problems could be expected. If as seen suggesting running half Gas/Petrol, then might as well run
• Performance Diesel 6 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I've been using Shell Diesel Extra in my Golf MK5 TDi 1.9 since i brought it. If i started using BP Ultimate Diesel would i see an even better performance/fuel burn. Is there any technical differences between the two different brands that make the one better than the other. Peoples first hand
• Tax Allowance on Cars 4 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I have been told that if your car is used for business, it is possible to claim 40p per mile for the first 10,000 miles and 25p per mile subsequently, instead of claiming the money spent on fuel. Has anyone in the BR had any experience of this? My contact tells me that it is box 3.55 in the self
• Fuel confused 28 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Having just changed jobs and faced with a 150(!) mile commute daily I'm looking at what the best petrol is to help keep my '98 Escort healthy. All the...
• Pump marking - BP Ultimate diesel 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Pulled into a motorway services yesterday; rolled up to the forward pump & started topping up. Then I noticed the fuel was 102.9/litre (against the 96.9 flagged at the entrance) and stopped. Anyone else been caught out by poor markings at the actual pump ? I've no problem with the fuel - definite
• How much fuel does your car hold? 27 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Just curious really?? My car chugged into the petrol station last night pretty much empty and took 60.9 litres of unleaded(even thought he car manual says...
• Daftest way to drain your fuel tank 1 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  The "Daftest way to drain your battery" reminded me of an old aquaintance of mine who went out for a meal, as he pulled up in the car park he saw someone...
• Fuel Price Fluctuations 18 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Fyi, found out today that the big Supermarkets as well as the BPs etc of this world have all bought in to information from several of the fleet operators...
• French Fuel Prices 10 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  I'm off to Meribel early next month with SWMBO plus the two little birds - driving via chunnel and autoroute all the way to moutiers. I know diesel is...
• MPG: Fuel Consumption on Audi 80 TDi? 23 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, Was wondering what average MPG you lot get on average no your Audi 80 TDi. Im getting just about 37MPG on my 1994 Audi 80. I drive on short stop...
• Petrol into diesel mondeo,help! 6 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Father-in-law managed to put a tank full of unleaded into his 98(s) mondeo 1.8td, car spluttered to a halt.Car went into garage and unleaded drained,fuel filter changed and off he went.However,car now failing to start regularly,only starts after priming fuel pump,seems as if there is air
• LRP to be phased out. 3 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Lead Replacement Petrol to be phased out. http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/fuel/LRP.html "LRP now (mid 2002) accounts for only 2.7% of total fuel sales, and forecourt managers will increasingly be tempted to switch pumps to more profitable products. Trends indicate that you won't be able