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  • Citroen Saxo 1.5D 1997 - Losing Power Intermittant Fault 11 Mar 2011 (Forum)
    the engine will fire up and run straight away other times I have to wait a min or so. Been out with it this morning and its running fine! I'm guessing its fuel supply related so have checked the following. 1. No obvious air in fuel system when engine running. 2. I took fuel filler
  • Ford Escort van T reg 99 55 1.8D - Lumpy cold start idle, stalling and hesitation!! 10 Dec 2010 (Forum)
    hasn't failed me yet (touchwood). Ok first thing is i recently had it serviced (last staurday) and replaced oil and filters, air filter and fuel filter. Ok from cold start it will fire after about 10 secs which i can live with, however once it starts it sound like a rotary engine and what i
  • Ford Escort van T reg 99 55 1.8D - Lumpy cold start idle, stalling and hesitation!! 23 Nov 2010 (Forum)
    filter and fuel filter. Ok from cold start it will fire after about 10 secs which i can live with, however once it starts it sound like a rotary engine and what i can only describe as lumpy!!  if you dont give it some herbs it would simply just cut out, but i just rev (2-3k max) it for 20
  • A bad experience at VW today 25 Feb 2005 (Forum)
    not particularly impressed with the 'buying experience' at this particular dealer. Frstly, she tried to get us to drive a different car so I could try the engine. She was not best pleased when we declined and said we'd test the car we wanted to buy. She then spent about 20 minutes getting fuel for it and trying
  • R56 - Remapping a Cooper S 16 Jun 2019 (Forum)
    What sort of cost is involved and basically is it worth it  ??  I'm all for fun and appreciate it would likely be even quicker but does it decimate fuel consumption ?? Thanks...
  • HGVs and Premium Diesel 3 Aug 2016 (Forum)
    Assuming all the benefits of using a 'premium' diesel are accepted, why don't HGVs use it?  HGV's at my local Shell fill up at their dedicated 'Fuel Save' pumps.    
  • £50 19 May 2014 (Forum)
    I made £50 tonight, it puts my fuel in for the week.......is it 80p in the pound tax? Thats £40. Mr taxman wants just about 20p in the pound too, thats 50 x 20p 
  • 2001 2ltr edi - renault laguna 16 Sep 2012 (Forum)
    please can anyone tell me where the fuel filter is as need to change the filter and we can't find the filter thanks jule27
  • The F1 & motorsport thread - Vol 17 31 Oct 2007 (Forum)
    Per 10pm BBC1 news. FIA are investigating a fuel irregularity in the BMWs. If they are disqualified, Lewis up to 5th, and declared World Champion!
  • Budget 25 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    I see that Fuel duty is up by 2p per litre. You just watch the petrol companies add another couple of pence under disguise of the budget. Happens every year. _______ IanS
  • Escort 1.8 td - misfiring on the overun 11 Sep 2006 (Forum)
    The car runs perfectly but over the last 1,000 ml.has started misfiring on the overun(or probably firing as there should be no fuel going in).Any ideas???
  • pug 205XLD 1989 1800 diesel 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
    hi, i want to change the engine fuel filter but it looks a scary job to me. any hints and help would be a great help!.
  • megane scenic dt or dti? 2 Nov 2004 (Forum)
    which one is the best to go for and whats the diff is is just fuel injection thanks ps does anyone know what to look for when buying one of these
  • V40 diesel MPG 20 Sep 2003 (Forum)
    Could anyone tell me what fuel consumption I could expect from a Volvo V40 diesel - not sure whether it's the common rail. Thanks,
  • running a citroen zx on svo 25 Mar 2003 (Forum)
    I have a citroen zx with a lucas fuel pump, will it run on svo okay? I have heard the lucas pumps dont last long with svo
  • MG ZS 2017 - Condensed update at 8 Months 25 Jul 2019 (Forum)
    inside and large boot with room for a full size spare, (important for me.) Touchscreen info system good. Drives better than reviews, and comfortable seats with good support. Steering absolutely fine. Fuel economy better than the Venga, so pleased so far. Best so far 250 mile return
  • Nissan Almera Tino 2.2 dCi - Poor fuel economy 6 Apr 2019 (Forum)
    Hi all. 3 months ago I purchased a 2.2 dCi Tino (136bhp model) for commuting to work, and have been very disappointed with the fuel economy I am getting. Nissan's combined mpg is 44mpg, I am averaging just 37mpg. My journey should be very favourable for achieving good figures
  • 2004 Ford Focus Cmax 2.0 TDCI - Car in Limp Mode/Wont Rev - Fuel Pressure Sensor?? 11 Nov 2013 (Forum)
    Fuel rail  pressure sensor circuit high input
  • Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Petrol 2001 - Emissions Warning Light Problem 18 Aug 2012 (Forum)
    years, it did under 3000 miles as previous owner was working abroad and the car was parked up.   When I bough it I took it to a local garage and had a full service - air and fuel filters changed, new spark plugs, oil change.   About a fortnight later then emissions
  • Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.8 Zetec Tdci 115 fuel consumption 18 Nov 2010 (Forum)
    Hi, I've recently bought a Focus 1.8 Tdci 115bhp from a Ford dealer. I'm a bit disappointed by its fuel consumption as I'm only getting about 48mpg from it whereas I thought that this car is supposed to do about 53mpg. This is about 540 miles on a full tank if I leave it as long as poss until
 

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