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• Snake oil and economy devices 6 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I have been given a set of spark plugs for my old 405. Powerplugs (www.lectro.com). They suggest improvements in fuel economy of "up to 20%" and "15% more power" from changing to these plugs, with one landrover owner getting 13% more fuel economy. The secret is that the electrodes
• Almera 1.8SE Fuel Gauge, 00MY 4 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hello peeps, I have a little motoring problem. My fuel gauge has become inaccurate. When I bought the car (19K miles) and filled the tank the needle didn?t quite reach the full mark, but it was close enough to not worry about. The empty light would come on 400 miles later and it would take 56
• 91 BMW 316 E36 water leak 26 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  with no evidence of a leak from above. Could the heater matrix be leaking? Is it a known problem with these cars? In addition the fuel guage has now stoppped working it was showing quarter full, but when I filled up it remained at this level and in fact has now gone down to zero, but interestingly the orange low
• Mondeo starting problem 19 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  the glow plugs time out completely i.e.: some 15 seconds or so re start again, this time it starts within a couple of seconds. The dealer tell me they checked the glow plugs compression etc and that the fault was a diaphragm on the fuel pump, £140. this made no difference at all, after various other checks
• N/a - Household Fuel prices 22 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Read of a pub that's having a Electricity bill go from 60,000 a year to 420,000.    Why would you pay that?  Buy a Genny, hook it up. ...
• Venga Breakdown - I must have done something wrong 25 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  I must have upset the Gods the other day..when i said i wouldn't change for the moment, till i really have to. Software failure, immobiliser failure and fuel system failure, (probably fuel pump), car in at the dealers. was loaned a nice new Niro, but out of my price range. Offered
• All - Fuel Cost Reduction 18 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Asda has announced that it's cuttings petrol prices by 3p-per-litre - just a week after  a similar cut , and prompting a price war with rivals Tesco,...
• MPG & Fuel economy Everyones figures 5 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Hello Everyone Iam just interested in how many mpg or Litres per KM you are getting from both petrol and diesel cars. Even the total mileage per tank...
• Vauxhall Corsa - Corsa D fuel cap 5 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2010 Vx Corsa D 1.4 auto. The engine management light keeps coming on after refuelling. I have a hand-held OBD2 reader, but this shows...
• Manage with one car 27 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  Hi I have just been comparing fuel costs using this...https://www.torquecars.com/tools/annual-fuel-cost-from-mpg.php. and am just weighing up if running our second more economical car is worth hanging on to.....Our people/stuff shifter averages 30mpg...our little run around is averaging 40 mpg
• Fuel Consumption at 85-90MPH 9 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all, I drive long distances daily on the motorway at about 85-90MPH. I cover about 35k per year. I currently drive a 2008 VW passat 2.0TDI. Costs...
• Ford C-Max titanium ecoboost - Fuel mpg 8 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Have recently bought a new petrol Cmaxx, chosen for MPG but am shocked at how poor this is. I am a careful and experienced driver and the best I can achieve...
• Mondeo 2.0 TDCi - Ford Mondeo cutting out 25 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2002 Mondeo 2.0TDCi which cuts out once or twice, when cold, within the first few hundred metres The only lights that come up are battery & oil I can then immediately re-start it and it runs fine So far I have put fuel
• MGF VVC 1997 - wont start in rain 6 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  I have owned my mgf for a long while but recently it will not start in the rain so i have to shut the fuel off and turn it over and then it fires up and then quickly have to reset the fuel stop in the boot !  i dont know whether this has anything to do with it but when warmed
• Lexus IS - Skoda Yeti - FUEL MPG DEBATE 16 May 2012 (Forum)
  After Honest John's campaign to show up the nonsense that is the EU's MPG figures, one assumes that any manufacturer that uses these figures without putting...
• pug 406 hdi - hunting 19 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  hi my 2003 hdi 70000miles always servecd,its running ok no probs elswhere but has just started "hunting" whilst ideiling,i have no warning lights on and have had it plugged into a peugoet fault finder and no fault codes are found,it has had all fuel system renewed just after i bought it back
• Ford Mondeo 2003 - Mondeo 2003 2.0 TDCI power probs between 50-60mph 7 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  When I am accelerating my car seem to jerk as if there is air in the fuel line , it mainly occurs when I reach between 50 and 60 mph , it seems to calm down after that . I have just changed Air and Fuel filter and also just cleaned the MAF sensor but no change. My car has about 125K on teh clock
• PSV & Diesel 21 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  hi is anyone aware what kind of relief private bus companies get for their fuel they use in their buses? you see empty buses outside peak hours and i recall a family member telling me he got discounts, vat and tax rebates i recall - is this true and how much coach operators, do they get similar
• Peugeot - Partner - 97 1.7 bypassing the immobiliser 25 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 1997 Peugeot Partner diesel van and the keypad Immobiliser is shot. Does anyone now how to Bypass it ???. Coming out of the Mechanical fuel pump there is a 4 pin plug/socket, I guess this goes to a solenoid in the fuel pump so can put volts into this plug to bipass the immobiliser
• DSG gearboxes, CO2 and fuel consumption 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Looking through engine specs for the Mark VI Golf today, I noticed that the effect of adding a DSG gearbox seems to be reversed depending on whether you...