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• Peugeot 806 MPV (1995 - 2003) - 01 2.0 Fuel pressure sensor fault 21 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  cannot re-start the car straight away as you have to wait for the ecu to turn on the fuel lift pump (the one that sits in the tank) which can take 30 secs once the car has cut out. You can hear a relay switch on the right handside of the engine bay and then the fuel lift pump comes on and the car starts
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  My Ford Mondeo won't start - where's the fuel pump? 7 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford Mondeo has been laid up for six years but has regularly been started. Today I am trying to start it and there is a spark at the plugs but they...
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  Why aren't fuel pumps designed so that nozzles can't be replaced wrongly? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Can anyone confirm that all petrol nozzles at a fuel station will also fit in the diesel holder of the pump? Around eight months ago I filled up at...
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 01 2.0 HDI 110 - P0190 AP Fault 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi everyone Been having a problem recently with my 406. Had a second hand fuel tank fitted after the old one was vandalised and this seems to be when the problems started. At idle it runs very poorly and even when I drive it there is a heavy crackling noise. I think it is missing
• Fuel prices going down this evening? (Mar 23rd) 27 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Evening Standard: "Petrol giants were told on Wednesday to slash the price at the pumps within hours. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng demanded the lower prices for petrol and diesel after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced he was axing 5p off fuel duty per litre from 6pm on Wednesday
• Nissan Qashqai 1.5dci - Fuel pressure regulator and starting/running prob 10 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  The fuel
• Old cars, especially historic vehicles - Rubber fuel lines 27 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  'SWMBO'    "What's that dreadful smell of petrol coming from your garage?" Drip -drip-drip onto the now sodden cardboard which lives under the TR7.   Aarrgghh! Out onto ramps and urgent syphoning into my 4 gallon plastic fuel can (which came overland from Zambia
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  What's the fuel economy of a diesel Hyundai iLoad with a light load? 9 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  What's the fuel economy of a diesel Hyundai iLoad with a light load?
• Honda Civic 06 2.2 Cdti - Honda Civic 06 Fuel Starvation 26 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  .     Problem occurred last year about the same time when temperature dropped below 8 degrees the car become hesitant when accelerating from junctions some times conking out or slow moving as if starved of fuel, the same happens when travelling in slow moving traffic then accelerating to overtake then when you
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  Rattling fuel tank baffles 24 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My 2003 SL350 has rattling baffles in the fuel tank. Mercedes will not repair FOC even though they lost a court case on this elsewhere in 2012. Can you...
• peugeot 306 hdi - fuel pump primery curcuit 6 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  i have just bought a peugeot 306 hdi, after having it about a month the engine manegment light came on and the car cut out, i thought it was the diesel because it was very low so i put some in and it still would not start, i had it put on a diagnostic computer and the code was po230 fuel pump
• Citroen Xantia 20lhdi(2000) - fuel system 29 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Non starter.I read the threads about the fuel pumps/filters and am a bit lost.( I am e retired old school mechanic,and this new stuff is a pain in the bum,with all these needless sensors.)I have checked LP fuel flow to pump,but read somewhere it needs to be 50psi or it won't prime the HP
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  Can I run my classic Mercedes-Benz W123 E-Class on unleaded fuel with an additive? 11 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am buying a 1982 Mercedes-Benz W123 200E. It is in superb condition, having only covered 99,000 miles. Would it be better to run it with unleaded fuel...
• BMW K100 RS 8v 1985 fuel/ECU breakdown 8 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  to fuel pump relay not functioning. It works if we earth the yellow & brown cable which goes from connection 85 of the relay to connection 7 of the ignition control unit. Manual suggests "fuel supply will be shut off" if there is a high water temp, or other fault which turns off ignition, but I assumed
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2008 -) - 08 2.0d erratic fuel consumption 28 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I have had a 2008 Mazda 6 diesel for a year. The fuel consumption in general is very good until the car decides to rev higher than normal. I keep the computer set for average fuel consumption because of the infuriating problem the car has. On a long journey the mpg gradually increases and then all
• Every cloud.... fuel prices. 2 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I'm struck by the number of surveys, statistics & anecdotals showing people adapting to rising fuel prices by using their vehicles less frequently and/or driving them more efficiently when they do. The latest surprising statistic is that the 'school run' is losing favour - apparently more kids
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 54 1.6 hdi 110 fuel consumption change 28 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hi im lookin for some advice. Iv only had my 206 GTI hDI 110 for around a month now. At first i was very happy with the fuel economy! The last few days whilst driving all of a sudden the fuel consumption drops to between 38-42mpg. (yes on instant MPG) when this happens the average MPG drops down
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace (1998 - 2010) - 1996, 1.9d, fuel pump/ immobiliser 22 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  i am looking at this for a friend - he had the immobilser by-passed by his local garage. A ignition-switched supply was connected to one of two leads to the fuel-cut off solenoid - behind the cover on the lucas fuel pump. Several other wires in this region (not all) were cut at the same time
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.3 - Engine trouble 22 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  down to the year. We have identified the most probable cause being no fuel getting to the engine, the reason being that upon disconnecting the injector pipes only minimal fuel drips out where it should be considerably greater, somewhat squirting out. I have checked for a spark and there is one
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 1993 1.5d Bleeding Diesel fuel filter 27 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  My hubby has a 1.5D Corsa, on which he changed the fuel filter yesterday. According to the manual, there is a bleed screw on the top of the filter housing, which you bleed until it flows with diesel, to ensure no air in the system. He tried this, even taking the screw right out instead of the 2