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• Are speed ramps killing my fuel economy? 13 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Hi there. I'm a very infrequent poster but daily reader to the forum, which is why you've probably not seem me about much :) I drive a Citroen Xantia 1.9TD. Recently, I'd been becoming worried that there might be a fault with my car becuase I was getting low fuel economy - usually about 32mpg
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 1996 1.7 TD - Intermittent Starting Fault 4 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, My girlfriend has a '96 Vauxhall Astra 1.7 TD with the Vauxhall Low Blow engine and Bosch fuel system. It's never been the best starter in the world but recently it has become so unreliable she's reluctant to use it. When attempting to start I turn the key as normal and the glow plug lights
• Peugeot expert Hdi 2002 - Peugeot expert fault, need an experts input ! 18 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  seconds and run fine till the fault re occurred, this got more frequent until I was towing a car home and had to disconnect fuel rail sensor to get home, went to start van one day and it wouldn't start, looked on forum and tried double pin relay, connector was damaged so I wired up new relays and the van
• X plate Citroen Saxo diesel - 2000 Saxo Diesel cold running 63000 miles 24 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  I have a Saxo diesel 2000 X plate. Full history, regular oil/filter/fuel filterchanges. Recent glow plugs and 10,000 miles ago a cam belt and water pump plus a battery. It drives, idles and starts without fault apart from the following fault; when cold it starts first time and ildles
• Kia Rio - Impact of Air Con and Tyre Width on your MPG 17 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  My observations : Re various speculations on the impact, of using your air con, on fuel consumption or choosing wider (and therefore lower profile) tyres - most modern cars, even superminis, have air con either as standard or as an option. Clearly the entry level a/c sytems fitted to smaller EU
• BMW 3 Series Coupe - Bad Experience Cargiant AA Warranty 20 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  and it is only administered by the AA. Now after about six months the car has developed some fault with the fuel system. The AA designated repair centre couldn't diagnose the problem so they told me to take it to the main dealer. The BMW specialist diagnosed the problem and need to change the the fuel injectors
• Peugeot 306 HDi 2.0 (2000) - 306 HDi...possibly a dumb question 9 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  this might be a world class dumb question lol So far I have figured out the following The fuel on is pumped by the LP pump in a circle back to the tank and the HP pump takes only the fuel it needs The LP pump primes for 10 seconds in the pre ignition phase to allow for a car thats run
• Peugeot 306 - Pug 306 1.9td rough running, white smoke etc... 29 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  My 97 306 1.9td started running rough and smoking a little on my way home the other day, it was then hard to start and the level of smoke had increased as had the rough running. A mechanic friend took a look and thought it to be contaminated fuel ( he poured a bit on the floor, chucked
• America Unchained 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  have always liked as seems to act out ideas thought out in the pub after quite a few drinks, but does go through with. The attitude to the customer was astounding to see. As they were not buying fuel from the chains, inevitably it meant running out of petrol (especially as the fuel tank
• Fuel Consumption (again) 17 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  an experiment with fuel consumption but in my heart of hearts I did not realise that my whole driving style had changed! I don't think I will make a very good control for scientific experiments! As a postnote, I did fuel up again and had averaged 49.8mpg but whilst putting Millers in my tank I realised that I
• Optimax is History! 8 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Shell launches V-Power 99 RON unleaded fuel. Looks like Shell are replacing optimax. http://tinyurl.com/ofm59
• Car of the future? Honda FCX? 11 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Fuel cell trial http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4686826.stm
• Alfa 147 1.6 MPG 21 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  What sort of fuel consumption should I expect from a 1.6 engined 147? Ta
• Ford S-MAX - White smoke from under bonnet. Losing the will! Please help :-) 25 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  leaking. He assured me it was just where he had to remove the injector and fuel had dropped down into the belly pan underneath and was simply spilling out whilst I was driving. He jet washed it all out. I had the car back and drove the car 10 miles but then white smoke was coming from under the bonnet
• Shafted by Small Call Dealer? 28 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  delivery). As I expected, the car was quite mucky with patches of rust around the doors but that didn’t bother me. However, after putting in £20 of fuel, I noticed a strong smell of petrol when I drove the car. Had it checked by a reputable garage and they have told me that: 1. There is a split
• Kia Niro 2018/68 - Fuel Consumtion of PHEV 5 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  I have been running one of the above for 2 years now and find the car superb in every respect. I see there is quite a lot of discussion re fuel consumption of PHEV's. Obviously, the more miles you do on electric, the better the overall result will be. In the real world though,motorway
• VW Sharan 2007 2.0 diesel - Fuel / strong smell in VW Sharan without engine ru 5 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  closed.  It smells like a fuel smell but I suppose it could be something else.  When the engine is running it doesn't seem as bad but that could be the fan clearing the smell away a bit.  The smell is so strong you can feel it in your lungs , and taste it in the back of your throat
• Any Carburetted - Crisco on the Carburettor - A sequel to FOTR 25 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  Crisco on the Carburettor - A sequel to Fuel On The Roof. So, having (probably) eliminated the fuel supply as a source of the kangaroo-ing,(see Fuel On The Roof topic)  other possible causes I can think of include 1.untracable  vacuum leak,2. temporary/part time blockage
• Skoda Fabia - Fuel leaking into the Sump tank 10 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  . They said no it appears to have been overfilled. Basically they’re trying to tell me the car tried to regen itself but failed so ended up dumping the excess diesel into the oil sump. I’ve done a little bit off googling that says fuel could enter through the pistons. Basically they’re saying there could
• Focus 1.8 TDCI 53 Plate - Noisy ticking sound and sluggish 27 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  .... Driving back home that night I found that the engine was noisy especially at low speed. Once I hit the motorway if I accelertaed over 70mph there was a definate drag, not misfire from what I can tell bit more like fuel starvation. The following morning on start up the engine will stall. If you turn