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Pilot green Fuel Saver Any thoughts? 3 Aug 2006 (Forum)
Afternoon all, I have a V40 2.0 turbo Auto, and am happy (as well as you can be) with the fuel consumption. I have come accross one of these magnetic fuel (pilot green) saving devices, and wondered if anyone on here has used one or has any opinions on them, i.e do they work? This is the item -
Outrageous main dealer charges 27 Mar 2006 (Forum)
AS some of you know i work out in Sudan, last week my Hilux p/u became sick No power & smoking chnaged fuel filter slightly better but not much I told my driver to take it to the toyota main dealer in Port Sudan 3 hours drive away I've just recived the bill/ Fuel tank removed & cleaned All fuel -
ford transit tdci 2004 - fuel pump change 10 Jul 2016 (Forum)
i am about to put a new fuel pump in my van do i need to replace the injectors -
Vauxhall Astra G Diesel 1.7 cdti - fuel pump coding 23 Nov 2015 (Forum)
can any one tell me if the fuel pump is coded thanks -
Interesting article on fuel consumption 23 May 2009 (Forum)
http://www.thule.com/Thule/Page____90595.aspx this diesel Astra is getting nowhere near some of the mpg figures posted on here a short while back on the fuel economy thread...:-) -
Fuel supplies 15 Dec 2007 (Forum)
This last week, I have noticed that several garages in my area (SE LONDON) have been very low on fuel with many pumps closed down. Has anyone had a similar experience? -
04 Reg Astra - Fuel Filter 13 Nov 2006 (Forum)
Does any one know where the fuel filter is situated on a 1.4 Vaux Astra life on 54 plate,any ideas {Shouting amended - DD} -
Help Fuel Filter xanntia problems 4 Jan 2006 (Forum)
Can any one tell me where the fuel filter is located on a citroen xantia 18.i and how to go about changing it, cheers -
306 D Turbo fuel pump bosch to lucas 13 Oct 2005 (Forum)
I have the Bosch fuel pump on my D Turbo, is it possible to do a straight swap to the Lucas pump? -
Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.25 Temperamental Fuel Pump 20 Jun 2019 (Forum)
Oh dear, this is a long story ... and I live in Portugal, just in case it makes a difference ... e.g. to the model. A few weeks ago, my car wouldn't start after filling up with fuel ... electrics all fine, turning over fine ... and then after a few tries it fired and off we went. Same thing -
Subaru Forester - Fuel Additives 7 Feb 2016 (Forum)
Hi, I have recently bought a subaru forester diesel and upon reading the manual it states that no fuel additives are to be used at all. I just wondered if there is a reason for this as my previous car was a nissan xtrail and I used to add millers eco to the fuel, I did not add -
Ford Focus - New Dashbord Fuel Saver 25 Feb 2013 (Forum)
Asf the price of fuel is on the rise again I wanted to let people know about a new dashboard fuel saver I call the 'Smooth Driver'. I made this simple prototype instrument at home and it works like a dream.( You could make one yourself -
Ford StreetKA - Fuel Consumption 28 Jan 2013 (Forum)
Hello everyone I recently bought a 05 StreetKA. Love the car but the fuel consumption is terrifying! I only manage 240 miles on a full tank. I travel 60 miles a day of which 40 is motorway. I'm driving at 60 and trying REALLY hard to conserve fuel! Just part-exed a Fiat Grande -
Subaru Impreza II WRX 2001 - Type of fuel 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
Hello there, Hopefully this will clear a lot of uncertainty up on the type of fuel to be used in this vehicle. Upon searching the internet, a lot of online forums state you must use super unleaded in these. Reading the back of the handbook though states -
Toyota Avensis (2003 - 2008) - 2003 1.9 Phantom fuel leak and black smoke 13 Oct 2010 (Forum)
I get an error code of P0093, 'large fuel leak' on Toyota Avensis. Also getting black smoke from exhaust. With constant 58mpg there IS no fuel leak. I've replaced the pump, cleared the EGR valve and filters, all of which work for a while. Then ping, back comes the error message, and fuel -
Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 2004 DSE - fuel additives? 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
Sorry a reccuring question i know, but still confused. I have just bought an s60 d5 and i want to ensure that i am getting the best possible fuel economy/performance from the fuel that i use. Do i pay extra for premium fuels BP, Shell ect or would it make more sense just to buy additives -
MOT failure - advice needed 14 Jun 2007 (Forum)
Hi, Car failed MOT at weekend on a leaky fuel pipe. Tester not very helpful as to pointing out where leak coming from, just says I need a new fuel pipe and watching his hand run from back to front of car was not reasurring. Any way call round a few motor factors including the European specialists -
'89 Audi 100 2.0E (5cyl RT) fuel prob 16 Apr 2004 (Forum)
Fuel pump packed in (lots of noise, loss of pressure/delivery) then ominously quiet as the car coasted to the hard shoulder... Main dealer replaced fuel pump today, but the car refused to fire up. They say that they don't have enough experience of these old cars (!) and have recommended I take -
Renault Master - Oil in Fuel 24 Jan 2019 (Forum)
I have a Renault 2.5 d Master year 2000, and have experienced a loss of power and lots of smoke. The problem is that the engine oil is getting into the fuel supply, i have lost over 1 ltr I verified the problem by removingthe fuel filter (its black and oily ). Can anyone -
Volvo V70/00 - 07 - Temporary Fuel Starvation, 20 Nov 2018 (Forum)
The car suffers a temporary loss of fuel ( the engine cuts out ) sit there for 5 minutes and the car will restart. This has happened mostly when going around roundabouts or going up a steep hill. It has never happened with a tank full of fuel. It happened on a hill last