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• Volvo V70/00 - 07 - Temporary Fuel Starvation, 20 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  The car suffers a temporary loss of fuel ( the engine cuts out ) sit there for 5 minutes and the car will restart. This has happened mostly when going around roundabouts or going up a steep hill. It has never happened with a tank full of fuel. It happened on a hill last
• Battery demand increases fuel consumption. 6 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Just curious. I've heard that when are using the car's electrical appliances ie, lights wipers, heater blower etc this increases fuel consumption.  Seeing as the alternator is constantly producing electrical enrgy by virtue of it being driven off the crankshaft pulley surely the extra
• Mazda 6 - 55 plate diesel - Fuel filter change 29 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all, I'm going to change the fuel filter on my Son's Mazda 6. I've located it but is it self bleeding like most diesel cars now or do I have to prime it/ fill it with fuel prior to refitting? As always your advice and guidance is much appreciated. Robin the Technician - I
• Ford Grand C-Max 1.6TDCi - Ford Easy fuel - soapy water in drain hole 16 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Whilst washing my car today a small amount of soapy water went into the drain hole located underneath the fuel filler nozzle. Does this drain into the tank or somewhere else? I'm concerned I might have contaminated the fuel and I'll need to get it drained.
• BMW X3 2.0ltr diesel - low fuel 7 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  help!! I ran my fuel tank low over the weekend( 10mls remaining) and now my enginge is is running terrible. In neutral and at high revs it sounds like a tank and at idle if feels like it is going to stall. Could this be just that i have pulled dirty fuel / water through
• Vauxhall Combo 1.3 cdti - fuel fault help 15 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  hi i have got a fuel fault on a 2005 combo 1.3 cdti what it is that i have no fuel pressure on cranking sometimes i get 2-3mpa and 25-33mpa and it fires then back to 2-3pma i have tryed a new high pressure pump and there are no codes in ecu and timing is ok can any1 help me ! thanks
• Toyota Yaris - Fuel filter location 17 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Just realised i put this in the Motoring discussion forum, whoops. My sister has a 99 Toyota Yaris and i am trying to change the fuel filter but cannot seem to find it. There is a black 'box' mounted to the bulkhead just to the right of the engine that one of the fuel lines runs into but i cant
• Ford Transit 2.5tdi front wheel drive - fuel problem 1 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  hello john, i have ford transit .it had got a fuel leak from at the back of fuel pump. where the selanoide is....is it possible to repair this? if it can, can you please tell me how it can be done. i can buy the selanoide from dealers...i was told by ford
• Will diesel fuel start to freeze? 20 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I recall a cold childhood winter (1981 I think) and diesel-fuelled vehicles started becoming stranded because the fuel was solidifying in the cold. Vague recollections of truckers lighting fires under their tanks... Minus 11 deg C seemed to be the waxing point. Clearly diesel technology has
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.8 Fuel Guage 20 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a Ford Focus 1.8 diesel estate. Recently it has developed a prolem with the fuel guage. When it gets to just over quarter tank, next time you turn the ignition on the fuel guage goes to full then each time after that progresively goes down. Anybody got any clues??
• Audi A4 (1995 - 2000) - 00 1.8 Wont start after rain, fuel gauge stopped 3 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  After the deluge of rain my A4 wont start and fuel gauge wont move, plenty of petrol, have checked fuses, starts runs briefly then cuts out? like no fuel? Immobilisor? was fine two days ago, Help!!
• Fuel costs & surrounding debates-Vol 9 [Read Only] 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  ***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 10 ***** This is a sub forum to discuss the problems associated with the ever changing cost of fuel. This is Volume 9
• Fuel costs & surrounding debates-Vol 8 [Read Only] 9 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  ***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 9 ***** This is a sub forum to discuss the problems associated with the ever increasing cost of fuel. This is Volume 8
• Fuel costs & surrounding debates Vol 7 [Read Only] 24 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  ***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 8 ***** This is a sub forum to discuss the problems associated with the ever increasing cost of fuel. This is Volume 7
• Fuel costs & surrounding debates Vol 6 [Read Only] 23 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  ***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 7 ***** This is a sub forum to discuss the problems associated with the ever increasing cost of fuel. This is Volume 6
• air con+fuel consumption with fan speed! 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  hi, i have a 53 astra sxi and was wondering if my fuel consumption will go up when i increase the fan speed when the ac is on? ie; when ac is on will fan speed 1 use more fuel than fan speed 4? or is it just the same independant of fan speed if the ac is on? hope you know what i mean! thanks
• Fuel Pump Diagnosis 9 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Hi All I have a VW Passatt estate on a 'G' Plate. Having starting problems recently, ended up getting RAC bloke out!! He hit the fuel pump in the boot and it started, reckons that means it's the fuel pump sticking? Anyone have a way of testing rather than spending £110 for a new one
• diesel fuel 11 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Having just had starting problems with my 15 month old diesel zafira (injector seal) S&it happens but this was nicely deoderised by the local dealer f.o.c. and a car for the day. However whilst the problem was ongoing, my German colleagues recommended mixing petrol with diesel fuel in a 2 to 30
• VW Polo Driver - Fuel Left 14 May 2015 (Forum)
  Got a VW Polo Driver on hire, the gauge says I have 5 kms of fuel left, how much have I really got?
• KERS reduces fuel consumption by up to 25% 26 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Another nail in the diesel coffin. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/volvos-new-kers-system-reduce-fuel-use-25-cent