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• Honda CR-V III (2007 - ) - Who sells the most economical diesel for my car? 18 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  , forty miles on a motorway - 66mph according to the satnav - and then five miles through Bristol city centre, each way. I admit, I am not too bothered by the make of fuel I put in the car, going for the cheapest I see at present, as it ranges from 114-125 in the south west. Last two times, though, Shell
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 2004 1.9 dCi poor fuel consumption 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I have noticed recently that the fuel consumption of the wife's Scenic has dropped by about 10-20%. The car has a fairly awful daily commute through very slow traffic but normally manages 36 mpg. This is now 31 mpg. Engine still starts well and no drop in power. The car was serviced at 2 years old
• Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 220SDI 1997cc, Engine missed and won't re-start 10 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  and would not re start. Called recovery who checked fuel flow into and out of filter, said this was o.k. They suggested it could be an injector problem or fuel pump. Has anyone any ideas for a practical sort of chap like me? Is it possible to fit new injectors? (although I doubt that one failed
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2002 TDCi (auto) judders when accelerating 31 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Please can somebody help me??? I have a 52 plate Mondeo TDCi (auto) which has covered almost 100,000 miles. I bought it about 18 months ago and have had hardly any problems with it except for a split intake hose, which caused poor fuel economy and plenty of black smoke, and a slight hsitation from
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 93 diesel starting problems. 4 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  restart. It turns over fine but just wont get going. I changed the fuel filter and plenty of fuel came out, but now it doesn't seem to be getting fuel thru it when i press the self prime button. It did do this once before in the same spot lol but managed to get it started about an hour later after just
• Ford StreetKa (2003 - ) - Overheating warning and erratic fuel gauge 5 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  My mum is having some grief with her 03 reg StreetKa. Recently, the engine temperature warning light has been coming on sporadically, but there are no signs of overheating (no hot coolant smells, no steam or puddles, engine running/pulling fine). This has been joined in recent days by the fuel
• Older diesel 4x4 recomendations ? 13 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  In the market for a diesel 4*4 5 or 6/7 seater with half decent fuel economy. Max spend approx 5K hopefully less. Wife loves the Discovery, horror build quality and rust puts me off. But can see the attraction otherwise. The 300TDI would be the one for us, but most examples high miles
• Rover 420 SDI 2 litre turbo diesel fault 31 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  again and then wait a few seconds for a quiet 'click' from a relay behind the dashboard before spinning the starter motor. Then it starts well. 2. From a cold start, the engine jerks intermittently just as if the fuel is being briefly cut off from the injection pump. It will sometimes display
• Golf MkIV Fuel starvation/throttle issue 5 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  opening the fuel valve. Took it into VW and all they did was reset the ECU. Everything ran fine until last Friday when the engine cut out again. This was as I was changing down from 3rd to 2nd. Couldn't get it started and it was towed back to my house. I got to recovered to a VW garage but before I did
• Seat Leon SE TDi 110 BHP Misfire 6 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  found if I start the engine and rev pass 2000 rpm the car will drive smother between this rev range. I have changed the air filter, engine temperature sensor, fuel filter and the N75 valve. I have also run several tank fuels of fuel system cleaner through the engine. A Seat main dealer has also reset
• Petrol in Diesel Sabotage? 26 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  . The garage found petrol in the fuel system. The engine etc of the Polo has had to be replaced at a cost of £3000 plus. A couple of questions for those that know: 1) Could the small amount of petrol (up to 5 litres perhaps) that it might be possible to squeeze into a 'full' diesel tank be enough to wreck
• Mondeo TD jerking 10 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  the fuel filter was probably old I have just replaced that and its a little better. Occassionally the accelleration is brilliant for a second or so, sometimes sluggish and its still stalling. I have good fuel pressure to the pump. I suppose I could have a blocked injector or still some air somewhere. I
• Renault Clio 1.5 Dci smoking 14 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  a low level flypast of the Red Arrows!! As soon as engine returns to idle, there is no smoke. I have noticed large amounts of wet, sooty/oily deposits in the tailpipe but as it lacks any real smell, I can't tell if it's condensed diesel vapour due to fuel not reaching correct vapourisation point
• Dmage to car at garage 2 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  I have a Vectra where a warranty problem on the fuel system has been so hard to fix I left it with the dealer yesterday for 2 days .The dealer is 15 miles away,, and I am self-emploed, so round-trips are a waste of time and money. Collecting the car today, they told me the fuel problem was fixed
• problems warm starting a bmw 318 diesel 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  . However the engine is very reluctant to start when warm. The engine will start eventually but requires 4 seconds and more on the starter to fire it up. this always results in a great cloud of white (unburned diesel) smoke and could I guess eventually damage the engine. I have replaced the fuel filter
• Vauxhall Astra 1.4i 1992 (K reg) 17 May 2005 (Forum)
  up and may take several attempts. It can smell a little of fuel, but I think this is because I tweak the accelerator trying to get it to go. I don't do this all the time in case I flood the engine an/or flatten the battery. There is definitely ignition power there, it just won't turn over. It has
• Lumpy Skoda 30 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  , but stronger towards the back of the car. I had a look at it today. When it started it was running very erratically, and almost died, but my grandfather kept his foot on the throttle to keep it alive. I noticed lots of air in the fuel filter, but by the time the engine warmed up, it was almost gone
• 1.8 Focus fuel consumption 11 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Am I being unrealistic in my expectations of fuel consumption from a 1.8 Focus? For some years I have driven Vauxhalls. two 2.0L Cavaliers and more recently a 2.0SRI Vectra. My first 2.0L Vauxhall was pre cat and I always returned in the region of 8.5 miles/litre (39 - 40mpg)on a mixture
• Unleaded vs Unleaded Plus 30 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  it to a mechanic and he said something about a pre-ignition problem and suggested I try Unleaded Plus (Super Unleaded) fuel. He said the change in petrol will sort out the noise (if I recall him, I think he was on about carbon in the engine or something like that). I changed the fuel and so far the noise has
• Peugeot 205 XS Won't Start 15 May 2003 (Forum)
  I've been having a few problems with my Peugeot 205 1.4 XS. These started off with a fuelling problem that led me to change the fuel filter, then fuel hoses, then fuel pump, then stripping down the carb and cleaning it and finally fitting a secondhand carb. The fuelling problem now seems to have