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• Optimax test results 8 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Some time ago, I promised ( see http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=18620&m=187069 )to run an experiment running my car on Optimax for the edification of the backroom gang. I've complained often enough that I've never seen a scientific test of "quality" vs supermarket fuels; I
• Fuel additives anyone? 18 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Anybody interested in fuel additives? I was persuaded to use some recently with very positive results. Normally I would have ignored such things. The short version of the story is .... At the 60,000 mile service of my Mk 3 VW Golf the compression test showed a very poor reading on one cylinder
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  Car damaged due to contaminated fuel - who's to blame? 21 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a two year old 19,000 mile car from a large car supermarket three weeks ago. I collected the car and drove it the 50 miles to my home. Within...
• Cash Back Motoring (5PencePerMile) 20 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Reduce fuel duty by 40 pence per litre What I want is a 40 pence/litre ?average? reduction in fuel duty as a way of getting us to drive more economically. That's right; reduce the cost of fuel to encourage us to use less of it. Cash back Motoring This is how the ?reduction? in fuel duty would
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  I put 7.5 litres of petrol in my diesel car and then drove 20 miles - will I have future issues with the car? 16 Mar 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Last night I accidentally put 7.5 litres of petrol into my diesel car. It was late at night and everything was closed because of the coronavirus. I filled...
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  Is Shell fuel really that much better than supermarket fuel? 9 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I've always used Shell V Plus diesel in my Range Rover TDV8, with 160,000 miles on it. My neighbour said it was a waste of money, so I switched to Asda...
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  Why does my Ford Mondeo stall in cold weather? 25 Nov 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a repetitive problem with my 2002 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi - the car stalls in cold weather It only happens for the first few hundred metres and...
• vauxhall signum 2.2 2005 - fires up but wont start unless unplug fuel sensors 10 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  with hope, by telling me he had only ever been to one other car the same as mine. He had no idea what was wrong, did diagnostic, came back 2 fuel sensor errors, and maf error code.  Called a mobile mechanic  out he had no idea either, said could be fuel sensors or maf.(maf has now been replaced
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  Which company car for motorway driving with good fuel economy and low tax? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I am shortly to change jobs and will have to choose a company car, list price up to £28,000. I am 6-feet 4-inches tall, will drive approximately 60,000...
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  Excessive fuel consumption on a Focus 1 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Earlier this year my fuel consumption reduced by about 5 to 10%, I check the consumption weekly and do the same journeys each week. I changed the air...
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  Diesel Fuel Quality 22 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Following your advice I usually use Shell Diesel (I know you recommend some other varieties), I pass on this advice to others. However I usually get a...
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  Coast to Coast 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The article by Kara Gammell in the Money Supplement in a recent Sunday Telegraph stated towards the end:- "But don't think that freewheeling down a hill...
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - Diesel fuel pump leak in engine - Advice needed 20 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  it to a local garage and they said they last tried replacing a o-ring on the same kind of engine (Peugeot) and it just made the problem worse, the reckon a new fuel pump will be the best option. The only factors that put me out here (aside from cost) is the possibility this has been caused by the fuel
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  Do premium fuels de-coke turbochargers as well as injection components? 9 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  This is a very important question as many vehicle owners suffer sticking vanes in turbochargers due to carbon build-up, which is very expensive to fix....
• Five ways to make your fuel go further? 27 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  on the brakes at the last minute, you could cut fuel > consumption by up to 20 per cent. Well. "Up to" clearly indicates the number "0". This must be for town drivers, and, to boot, those bereft of common sense. > Slow down. The most fuel-efficient speed is 56mph, and by driving at 56mph instead > of 70mph
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - fuel system sensors 1 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Our 2003 53 Reg Mondeo TDCI (115bhp) recently cut out just after refuelling. It had run enevenly just before refuelling.The engine would restart but only run for a second or two. The AA did a diagnostic check, which seemed to indicate a fuel pump problem. The patrolman cancelled the fault code
• Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 over fueling 17 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  belt, but after checking the belt, then spark then fuel, the car misteriously started again. But this didn't last long, a couple of minutes running and it had cut out again. I discovered that when it cuts out and wont restart, if you pull the power from the fuel pump and crank the engine, after about 6
• Fuel price 14 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  On holiday on the Isle of Man, diesel and unleaded the same price, super unleaded dearer than diesel.
• VW Transporter fuel gauge play up 4 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Is this a T4 or T5 model van?
• Mondeo fuel filter. 4 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  is it as easy to change as it says in manual. and can you do it with the battery conected.