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• Hyundai Santa Fe II (2006 - ) - HJ Road Test 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  at the comparatively poor level of fuel economy he gets. Given the amount of urban driving I do, I would really like to know the urban fuel consumption, not just the combined figure. Can anyone help?
• Diesel cars in the US 21 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  ;-) the conversion changed to cars specifically diesels there was a strong believe that they would struggle to start in the cold northern states in winter. Does anyone work with cars in cold countries or test them? Could an additive be added easily like FSII in aircraft fuel? I think diesel and aircraft fuel
• Silly speed limit increments 3 May 2009 (Forum)
  Why is it that no thought is given to real world driving whenever speed limits are implemented? I'm talking about the proposed 20mph limit the government wants to implement in its policy of continuous regression. Why 20mph? how do you do that, then? Stay in second and use almost as much fuel
• Skoda Octavia II (2004 - ) - 08 1.9tdi unknown beep that can't be identified 7 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  The car is currently at the dealer who is scratching his head. When turning right the beep which sounds for low fuel / low temp etc sounds. Sometimes sounds on the straight. Only thing logged on the computer is an intruder alarm - different beep. When it beeps there is NO warning light
• Legitimate charge on invoice? 14 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Had a problem with my Espace, which the garage said was due a spark plug blowing out. Invoice as follows: "Investigate noisy running fault. Replace spark plugs. Labour: 1 hour @ £45 Set of plugs: £9.40 Fuel line cleaner: £9.60 Total: £64 + vat" My question - is "fuel line cleaner
• If you think fuel prices are high now, £10 gallon! 17 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Dr Michael R. Smith, Chief Executive of Energyfiles, the oil and gas forecasting company states: "By 2012 the world will have begun to enter a new, permanent...
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 98 1.1 Starting Problem 9 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  . The engine turns over no probs and there is always plenty of fuel. After a number of attempts to start and after a bit of waiting, the car will suddenly spring into life. I have read that it could be the fuel injection pump. Does anyone have any ideas please? Thanks Simon
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - Temp & fuel gauge, Rev Counter, Speedo not working 30 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi I have an Astra 1.8 16v SRI. I was driving along the other day when all the dials returned to zero. now i have to drive around and make sure im not...
• Ford S-MAX (2006 - ) - Turning your engine off at traffic lights? 16 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I?ve often heard that to start a car?s engine requires more fuel than leaving it running at a set of traffic lights for a short while? Is this true? If you have a warm engine, why does it need ?extra? fuel to start it? If this is true, how long would you need to be waiting at the lights before
• Ford Fiesta Finesse - Fuel problems. 19 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  just bought a second hand ford finesse for the missus, who was really chuffed with it until when taking it out for a drive found that when she put her...
• Saving weight 13 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  There are lots of suggestions re reducing the number of items carried in order to impove fuel consumtion. Other ideas range from a personal diet to only half filling the washer bottle to carrying minimum fuel. While I was reconfiguring the Focus for max load I needed to remove the rear head rests
• 406 110bhp hdi 25 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  was wondering if the mpg will increase with more miles and if theres anything that can be done to get the most out of his fuel like changing to fully synthetic oil etc? He does around 35,000 miles a year so it makes a big difference to the fuel bill. cheers
• VW Polo N reg GLX 1.6 starting Problems 9 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Hi I am having problems starting my polo, turn ignition engine fires, revs for a couple of seconds then dies. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I can get it to start sometimes but not very often. I have recently replaced the fuel filter and spark plugs but again when I turn the ignition
• Shell Give You FreeFuel!!! 3 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  All this fuss about fuel costs, thought it time I mentioned this, again! Simply apply for a Shell credit card, make 1 purchase on it , not need to be in the Shell station, you get credited 1500 points, = £10 value. These are then claimed for a voucher worth £10 - to use on petrol & lots other
• Petrol into Diesel Nissan Navarro 18 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  .********* On trying to restart the engine turns but battery is flat, so wont turn , i have emptied what i can from the various fuel lines but know some has managed to get in My question now is as I am sat in airport late of course and have 6 hours until next flight , what is chance on my return
• peugeot 406 leaking injectors 1999 model 1 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all sorry not tech minded but advise would be great. Got a 1999 406 hdi 90bhp. It appears to be hestiant when accelerating slowly, keeping up with traffic so on. But no problems when foot put down. (pulls away fine). But I have recently notice that one of the injectors has diesel fuel
• Two Stroke / Four Stroke 19 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Can some one out there enlighten me on the following questions that have been puzzling me for years, but nobody I have asked has been able to answer? Why do two strokes need oil mixed with the fuel instead of using a seperate supply from a sump, and in the same vein, how come four strokes need
• Which diesel fuel? 4 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I have followed the threads about petrol quality and it seems a safe bet to use Texaco, Shell or Esso every now and again. It's only a couple £ a year...
• Pug406 petrol leak 15 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My 406 has started seeping petrol from the junction of a small pipe with the top of (I think)the fuel pressure regulator, the pipe in question is about 3\" long with a square metal elbow at the top with a pipe from that disappearing under a plastic cover. I need advice on these points please
• What car shall I get? 29 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  I am thinking of buying a second hand car. I have a budget of £2-3000 and in return demand reliability and comfort. I do not want a car that sits in the garage all the time, or that is expensive. Furthermore, I want good fuel economy and a simple engine that I can work on myself. I was thinking