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• What if car runs out of fuel? 17 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Will it start running again if some fuel is poured in its tank? Or running dry will cause serious damage to engine? Is the situation different in petrol or Diesel cars? I'm asking because recently on occasions I found that car ran out of fuel slightly away from petrol station and blokes
• Higher detergent fuel??? 5 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Could someone please tell me what is meant by higher detergent fuel? I currently use bog standard BP unleaded (95 RON) but was reading an article the other day which talked about swapping to a higher detergent fuel ... but I don't know what that would be. Local station only sells unleaded (95 RON
• Fuel Price increases??? 13 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Has anyone else heard that fuel price's are about to rise???? My brother-in-law works in London and the word on the street down there is that fuel is about to rise again, this time though instead of the odd pence they are going to make it 3 or 4. It is something about a crisis in the Middle East
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  Does E10 petrol reduce fuel economy? 21 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  The new E10 petrol, that we must now use, do you get less miles per gallon out of it?
• Passat b7 2.0tdi - Fuel filter replacement 7 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  Hi, Just did a fuel filter replacement a 2.0tdi. After searching some posts on the matter, i've heard that incorect air bleed of the fuel line could damage/ crack the hpfp. Most people say to unscrew the 5 bolts, remove old filter, clean housing and ad new filter after the housing
• Peugeot 306 LX HDI Estate fuel filter wh 18 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  I bought a Peugeot 306 LX HDI Estate (registered in April 2000) in March 2003 and, after a few months, it developed a loud whistle that is coming from the fuel filter. The whistling only starts several seconds after starting the engine. It sometimes stops whistling, but is mostly continuous. I
• Ford Fiesta - TDCI 55 plate. Air in the fuel lines, again! 19 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hi all :) Hope you're all staying safe and enjoying this weather!  While the weather is this nice, thought it would be an ideal time to investigate where the air is getting in, into the fuel lines.  As of November 2019, I had injector seals replaced and as of June 2017
• Any Carburetted - Fuel On The Roof 9 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Good name for a trendy South Bank restaurant? Perhaps it already is. GF's thesis is finished so phase one of the (probably 5-Year) Plan to Catch my Kangaroo, I'm bypassing the fuel pump with gravity feed. Have 2 cans of Guinness and 2 of Lager as extinguishants, but I'm thinking I
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  Is a large increase in fuel consumption a sign of the DPF regenerating? 28 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2016 Toyota Yaris diesel fuel consumption meter indicates a large increase in consumption for about 25 minutes every 350-400 miles. Is this the DPF...
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  Does sport mode increase fuel consumption? 4 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I've just changed my Porsche Boxster 981 for a 718. I've only had one automatic in 44 years, but the PDK is fantastic. Anyway, I know the sport button...
• ml 270 cdi 2000 - air bubble between fuel filter and pump 27 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I have ml 270 cdi,2000.Last Sunday the car cuts off three times before I could reach home.I waited for approx 15 minutes in each cut off,and later started on normally.I realised that the pipe from fuel to the pump was bent and probably suffocated the enjectors.I have corrected
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  Are performance fuels worth the extra cost? 2 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Is standard or higher octane petrol used in EU economy testing? And is it worth paying the extra in an ordinary car?
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 Diesel 2009 - Ford Fiesta 2009 , unable to add fuel additive 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Please don't laugh at me!    I've routinely bought a bottle of Redex Diesel treatment 500ml, this gets added to a full fuel tank after refuelling. I have a problem in that inserting the bottle just spills the product on the ground via the overflow. I bought a baby one
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  Engine reluctant to start 6 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Our Peugeot 107, seems reluctant to start. It used to start at the turn of the key but recently it either starts then dies or does not start at the first...
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  How do I change the fuel filter on my Citroen Dispatch 13 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  How do I change the fuel filter on my Citroen Dispatch. It's a solid state type.
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  Warning message of blocked fuel filter on Peugeot 307 HDI 15 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Warning message has come up saying blocked fuel filter. I've changed the filter already, yet still receiving message. Any ideas on how to cure it?
• Peugeot 306 1.6 petrol - fuel pump problem 5 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  The engine turns over spark plugs are working, but the fuel pump is not I removed the relay on the ecu box and was able to get the fuel pump working that way by shorting 2 pins but after buying a new relay the pump still won't work. After pulling up the rear seat on the drivers side I
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  Not getting through 25 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  My Jaguar X-Type 2.0 diesel stopped and I called the AA. They said it was starved of fuel with the tank half full. They also said there was no fuel coming...
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 2000 2.0hdi - fuel pump 9 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  we have a 2.0 hdi x reg xara and it has developed a fuel pump fault. It starts then drives about 100 metres then stops. wait a few minutes and it will start then run about the same distance the stop. The garage said its the fuel pump and that it could need the whole fuel system changing. We
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1.9TD 'Water in fuel' warning light 13 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  Good evening to you all. For the last 2 months or so, the orange 'water in fuel' warning light on my 1994 306 1.9TD has been flashing intermittently. Sometimes it stays on for several minutes, sometimes 2 or 3 seconds or it will go several days without it coming on at all. I've drained the fuel