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• vw golf 4 gti - my golf is cutting out 9 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  i have a golf 4  gti 1.8 turbo    when it gets  down to quater  of a tank of fuel  it starts cutting out  (completely  stops)  its  happened  3  times  now .   its fine till it   hits  quater
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - Fuel filling problem 14 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  My girlfriend drives a Vauxhall Astra V reg and she has had this problem since she had the car. If the tank is filled up, the garage pump doesn't automatically...
• Ford Transit - non sstart 17 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  ford transit 2006 2.0 diesel was running ok stopped parked up for 3 days now will not start has error code of p1361. have had fuel pump edc checked and repaired will start on easy start so mechanical timing ok have swapped main relay in fuse box. cant get fuel feed pipe off fiter to manually
• Any - Less cars 3 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Is it my imagination or are there really less cars on the road now. I think my area has less traffic due to people cutting back mileage due to fuel prices...diesel past £1.50 a litre here and I guess most other places too. My MP has has replied that the Government is doing a good job on keeping
• Peugeot 307 SW - dpf control module 22 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi to all,              topped up eolys tank,plugged in snap on solus to reset counters.When trying to reset additive level, fault code 4 appears along with (fuel additive pump control module)?Presume this means the dpf system
• Bora 1999 19.00 tdi - low oil press STOP 22 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  hi there I was driving down the motoway and the engine cut out for a sec,thought no more of it, then 5 miles up the road the engine died on me, i thought it could be a fuel block problem so i bought a fuel filter and fitted it, still the same engine wont start,but now its saying
• Mitsubishi Shogun Sport 2.5 Trojan 2006 - Fuel consumption high? 18 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  I have recently bought a 2006 Shogun Sport 2.5 Trojan with 44,000miles on the clock. Whilst I'm very pleased with it a long run down the quiet French...
• Citroen C4 - wrong fuel 11 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  I accidently put 6 litres of unleaded in the tank than filled it up with 50 litres of diesel.  I drove 55 miles motorway home.  The car seems...
• Accord 2.2 i-ctdi - "gone into limp mode" 22 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Hi My Honda Accord 2.2 i-ctdi was starting to to splutter and hold back  as if it had a fuel block it has now gone into limp mode, Changed the mass air flow meter , and fuel filter but it still wont drive , only travelling around 10-20 miles an hour. No warning light on the dash !. Has any
• nissan micra 1992 1.0 i - tries to fire but wont start help needed 24 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  my friend has got a micra 1992 1,.0 injection  when trying to start it,it tries to fire but wont actuallly start there is fuel and the fuel pump is working and the is a spark im thinkin there might be a problem with starting it when its cold as im told when it does run it runs fine any help
• Fiat Doblo 1.9 JTD - Replacing Fiat Doblo Engine 23 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi could anyone please help. I have just recently replaced an engine on my Fiat Doblo 2004 plate using an engine from a 2002 plate Doblo. The engine seems to try and tick over but it is failing to start. I have been told the fuel pump mite need resetting or decoding as the fuel pump came
• Seat Cordoba Vario Miss Firing 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I am having a problem with my 1998 1.6 Cordoba Vario ( 58k Fsh ) . The car miss fires/hesitates intermittently whilst driving along, particularly up hill. This happens at any temparature and at any road speed. So far my Seat dealer has replaced the HT leads , the distributor cap , drained the fuel
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 97 1.8 Instrument Panel 4 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  My rev counter and fuel gauge are playing up. The rev counter is sticking at 2000 rpm, and only comes unstuck if I press or tap the plastic screen. And the fuel gauge drops to zero sometimes, and comes back up when I go round corners. I am thinking of getting one from the scrappers but I need
• Peugeot 106 - Fuel Consumption 9 May 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, If any of you read my last problem with this car....you'll know that I have tried and tried to sort it's little problems. The fule consumption...
• Vauxhall Zafira A - 2000 model (w) 2.0 Dti - Car won't start 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 2.0 turbo diesel model. Unfortunately went on holiday to return with the vehicle not starting.  No lights appeared on the dash, It did appear to have no fuel so this was added but the vehicle still did not start. Had it 4 years and done 115,000.  Any ideas, I'm guessing fuel
• Old cars, modern fluids. 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  To sort out a debate we had in the office today. Are modern fuels and oils beneficial for old cars? If a common pushrod engine from the mid 60?s (Ford Zephyr for example) were to be completely rebuilt as original and then run using synthetic oil and modern fuel (with lead replacement additives
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0 mis fire 25 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  i have a ford mondeo 2.0 tdci 6mt and when cold there is a mis fire only on idle and first thing in the morning it does not like going over 2500 rpm as if it is running out of fuel. i have changed the fuel filter and the air filter and had the injection pump union replaced as it was leaking
• Side lights AND head lights? 29 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Use less power - use less fuel Now that vehicle computers can spot a bulb failure and warn you, should cars etc. be rigged such that when the headlights are on the font side lights aka parking lights go off? The computer could put the relevant side light back on if a headlight bulb failed Situation
• Nissan Primastar 9-seater (2006 - ) - HDI/TDI 8 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Ive been recently interested in purchasing a van or my kayaks. Its between a Citroen Relay 2.0HDI or a Nissan Primastar 1.9TDI My basic question is what is the fuel consumption for a HDI vs TDI as in does the TDI burn more fuel than the HDI or the other way around. Sorry for the silly questions I
• Peugeot 405 Diesel (1988 - 1996) - 95 1.9 Testing stop solenoid on a TD 13 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I suspect that the replacement stop solenoid I recently fitted is faulty. The car has not started since it was fitted. No fuel reaches the injectors, and I know fuel is reaching the injector pump (Bosch). I have removed the solenoid, and gripped the body in the jaws of a connected -ve jump lead