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• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 1999 1.5 diesel. Difficulty starting when cold 14 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  A friend of mine has a 1999 vauxhall corsa 1.5 non turbo diesel.The problem has been trying to start from cold.When he trys to start the car from cold when it has been left over nite it will not start.He has checked that there is fuel at the injectors but if he fills the pump up with diesel
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 94 2.2 Fuel mpg gone down despite new air mass sen 13 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Recently I have has a new air mass sensor, new lambda sensor, new spark plugs, new air filter, new catalytic converter, oil change fitted. This has reduced...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 1.9 Engine cuts out first time 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi i have a Peugeot 306 D turbo and it starts first time but shortly cuts out afterwards as if it is chocking even when i give it revs - i need to pop the bonnet and prime the fuel line before i can start it again, and once it is running it works fine. I recently used biodiesel for the first time
• Old petrol disposal? 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  Have approx 6 litres of 9 month old petrol mixed at 50 to 1 with 2 stroke oil for a small outboard motor of mine. I want to refill the tank with new fuel for it's 1st start of the season. How can i legally dispose of it? The other thread about coolent disposal and it's useful link does not help
• True costs of a loaded' car? 24 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  With the current cost of petrol and the VED changes in the budget everybody is talking about fuel consumption and emissions. These days most cars come with all the extras (PAS, A/C, e/w, etc.) which add weight and increase fuel consumption. Has anyone ever worked out the cost of these on a per
• Driving In Snow 4 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  in the snow and can't get help immediate help. I have only listed few things. Also advice having a tank full of fuel in case you have to have the engine running for heat. If there are several stranded then it makes sense for all to get into one car and use the fuel of one car. I case anyone complains your
• Effect of speed on emissions 13 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  resistance will generally cause it to consume more fuel at higher road speeds the engine is likely to be operating nearer peak efficiency at higher road speeds and therefore will be more effectively burning the fuel it is using and thus be emitting much less in the way of hydrocarbons albeit while producing
• Taxation of Veggie Oil. 10 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  >> Apparantly the law has been relaxed on the use of veg oil as a fuel. >> You can use upto 2500 litres without paying duty. That's a common misconception and not correct. Producers of "fiscal quality bio-diesel" are exempt from paying duty on production of less than 2500lts a year for their own
• Chinese Fuel Consumption 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Iraq has the potential to produce huge amounts of oil if their is investment. Saudi can increase supply. The market is tight at the moment, but the increase...
• 306HDI intermittent starting 28 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  fitted as the car failed to start at all and the fault was traced to no power feed to the fuel pump.the fault has only recently come about, i took it to my local sparks and he found nothing, plugged into test, road tested, nothing. brought it home and left in drive for 5 mins, NO start!!. could
• Renault Megane: petrol in diesel engine 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  . They've drained the tank & fuel system etc and claim it will be okay: I'm not convinced. Any advice - I assume that it will have been running hot on a lower viscosity fuel. Piston rings and valve seats could be damaged. I've also heard petrol can degrade the seals used in diesel cars and diesel is often
• Low fuel warning light Astra 17 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I tried to find out just how much petrol is left in the tank when the warning light first comes on, but the book just calls it the reserve area. Strangely...
• Yaris Diesel 28 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  The fuel consumption on my wife's diesel yaris has always been disappointing giving about 52 mpg urban or about 58mpg at 75mph on the motorway , much less than Toyota's promises or other owners experiences. It's a 3 years old, done 24k owned from new. My wife has decided to keep it till it drops
• How much is it worth? 5 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Right, well, I've finally been forced off the road due to fuel prices, road tax, and insurance so I'm planning to sell the car. This year's lowest insurance quote is still circa ~1500 pounds, plus 200 pounds tax and fuel. I reckon that if I'm going to spending nearly 2500 pounds a year it's
• Ford fiesta Bioethanol conversion 27 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I've been reading up about bioethanol and there seems to be some confusion about what is required to convert a standard fuel-injected petrol car to run on 85% bioethanol. As far as i can tell the main thing is to replace any natural rubber seals/pipes in the fuel system with synthetic rubber
• Vaux Astra G 98 Reg 1.6 16V LS 3 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  the spark plugs 2 weeks later & all were slightly sooty and one was oily. I also added STP fuel injector to the petrol tank to clena out the fuel system. Do u think I should do a compression test or could there be a problem with the choice of oil & spark plug? I went to Vauxhall for a diagnostic
• Rover 420SLDi Turbo 1 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  My fuel consumption fluctuates between 57mpg to 45 mpg, the average seems to be ~54mpg. I check by filling the tank to full and doing a calculation against the miles travelled. I travel over 100 miles/day so I have monitored the situation over several weeks. I fill the tank to full but one
• More guff about fuel prices. 14 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3554030.stm These people are our elected representatives, folks. Let's all take a moment to be proud about that....
• Mk 2 Polo fuel pipes? 27 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  During a wee jaunt to the shops this morning i was forced to stop by a curious noise from the rear of my car,a mk2 polo c 1043. the noise was from 2 small...
• Espace 'smoking' problem! 18 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Don't know if anyone else has had similar experience, but would be grateful to know. I have an 02 reg Grande Espace 2.2DCi, in the mornings when I go to work and stop about 5 miles away (to get fuel), smoke purs out under the engine. I have had this checked out by AA and also by Renault