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• Saab 900 Fuel Pump - Part No. 30 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Does anybody know the Bosch part number for the fuel pump for a 1988 Saab 900i 8valve? Mine is on it's last legs and I need to replace it. Thought I'd try here first rather than go to the hassle of removing the old pump, getting the part number, refitting the old pump and then doing the same again
• peugeot fuel economy 28 Nov 2000 (Forum)
  i own a peugeot 406 2ltr glx saloon and was wondering if anybody else was suffering from very poor fuel economy 18.4 mpg around town?i get low 30s on a motorway run at 80-85 mph the car is fully peugeot serviced and runs very well. how much difference will turning the a/c off? the car has covered
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  Can premium fuel prevent a DPF from clogging up? 29 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I have read that buying premium diesel will help prevent the DPF from blocking up as it has additives in it. Is this true or am I wasting my money?
• Clio 1.2 RL No fuel or Spark 29 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  and washing the engine bay (why???) it failed to start. I squirted WD40 liberally about (near map sensor) and the fuel pump relay started to fizz & click and it started. Happy with my achievments I left it assuming all was well. Now it wont start at all. No fuel or spark. The fuel pump runs if I bridge
• vectra 2002 1.8 16v ecotec - car cut out whilst driving, wont start, no crank 6 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Car cut out whilst driving and now will not start. Turn the key - nothing. Dash lights come on as they should, no change in the fuel guage. Fuel pump doesnt
• 2007 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 petrol - Wynns fuel injector cleaner 22 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Hello,   I get an intermittent fault about 3 times a year. This is the same fault I have put on the forum before where the car suddenly runs very slowly or stalls. A good run on the motorway always fixes the problem. I am considering putting a bottle of  Wynns fuel injector
• Ford Focus - 2002 Ford Focus 1.8 TDCi - Diesel Fuel Pump 12 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi,   The above car has been diagnosed with a failed diesel fuel pump @ 90k. Does anyone know the approximate cost of repair and how much needs replacing? I have read that the injectors may well also need replacing due to metal being released when the pump failed
• Any - 3rd gear at 30 - is it more fuel economical? 31 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  , it is usual for motorists to rush into 4 th gear, and trundle along at a little over idle engine speed , whereas it would be better to change down to 3 rd and drive at higher engine revs. The instructor added that at just over idle speed not all the fuel in the engine is used, so
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  Where can I get test specs for a specific Delphi fuel injection pump? 29 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I desperately need the test specs and timing information for the Delphi diesel fuel injection pump model #9320A224G. I know I can get this when I purchase...
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9tdi PD130 starting problems when parked 29 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  Had the car from new,estate sport, 110k miles, last 2 years had problems starting when parked nose up ( only a few inches and progressively getting worse ), turns over fine after several mins cranking it starts, runs rough, feels like fuel starvation, fine after 10 seconds of running. ( has worn
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 Estates - Electrical problem with fuel pump 4 May 2010 (Forum)
  Hello, Can you help? My 1993 280E Estate has an intermittent problem. Every now and then there is no current to the fuel pump. The engine cranks over ok but no start. At other times there is current and the car starts first time and runs perfectly. I've done
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - 01 2.0 HDI Fuel consumption 25 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  The fuel consumption of my 2.0 HDI seams excessive. Best fule consumption I've acheived on a combined cycle (300 miles with aprox 60 non motorway) is about 47 mpg. Typically on the urban cycle it acheives around 42 mpg but more recently that has dropped to 36! It did have a 2 week period last
• BP payouts for fuel mix up 14 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  What does everyone think of the following: BP OFFERING PAYOUTS FOR DRIVERS WHO FILL UP WITH THE WRONG TYPE OF PETROL BP is to offer compensation to drivers who wreck their cars by filling up with the wrong type of fuel at its pumps. The move, which could cost the company tens of thousands
• Diesel Escort 95 Fuel problem 24 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  will start (after a lot of cranking) but stops practically straight away (there is half a tank of fuel). I tried pumping the little button above the fuel filter (I think Richard W gave advice on this before) and instead of being hard, was pumpable for at least 10 seconds. Does this mean there is an air leak
• Magic fuel gauge 22 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  . "Oh that this were true" I thought. [Actually, I muttered Welsh expletives as I felt a bill coming on.] Trip recorder showed I'd done some 200+ miles since last filling the tank, so I knew I had about a third of a tank left. Pulled off motorway to fuel station. Turned off ignition (needle on fuel
• Petrol and Diesel Prices 5 Jul 2023 (Forum)
   So the CMA has at last confirmed that the retail fuel market has in the last few years doubled its profit margins and how quick retailers put up prices and are slow to reduce them.  So what possible good would their recommendation of a "pump watch system" do to help the consumer
• Mazda 3, 2.0 skyactiv petrol, 2015 - Fuel economy- short trips 13 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  We’ve had our car for just over a year, but it’s really poor on fuel on short journeys, if we don’t have a motorway trip on a full tank full then it averages below 25mpg, this is checked by amount of miles to fuel used, not through the cars reading, it’s fully serviced with the correct oil, filters
• Has fuel panic buying started? 15 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  Any signs of panic buying of fuel where you are? I noticed my local Shell filling station had Out-Of-Use signs on half of its fuel nozzles yesterday. Today, on the way back from Southampton, I needed to fill up with petrol. I did see a couple of filling stations with some cars queuing out
• 2005 VW Polo 1.2 - P0172 - Fuel Trim too Rich 1 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  I replaced the catalytic converter two weeks ago, along with the pre and post lambda sensors - the converter had a hole in it so needed doing. Brand new OEM parts were used. The car has been running perfectly since (it was very sluggish and used tons of fuel). I now have error code P0172 coming up
• Peugeot 207 - Fuel Accumulator Access - HELP! 7 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  I have a 2007 Peugeot 207 1.6 Hdi, and I'm doing a rocker cover gasket on it. I have my trusty Haynes manual which has been brilliant, but it says (https://www.dropbox.com/s/oaqxzt6x3t9pbmk/1546799173673753.jpg?dl=0) to remove the high pressure fuel pipes from the common rail (ie