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• The Popularity of LPG Conversions 23 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  With the increase in fuel prices, are LPG conversions becoming more popular? As some of you may know, I have a 3.4 (petrol) Landcruiser Colorado. Now in the interests of fuel costs alone it may not be worth my while to do a LPG conversion; With an annual mileage of around 10-12K
• Poor starting Cavalier Diesel 23 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  air in on a fuel line somewhere, although wouldn't this result in a fuel leak? (i did read on another thread that a chap with a 1.6 diesel cavalier had a chafed fuel line which caused a similar problem) I'm fairly sure its not glow plugs, as its difficult to start when hot too, and also down on power
• Nisssan Micra (K10) carburettor problems 27 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Hi All, I have a J reg Nissan Micra LS 1.0l and until recently has been a wonderfully reliable and economic car. It has been suffering from problems similar to those reported by drivers of the later micras (fuel injection - air mass meter calibration errors) but of course this isnt fuel injected
• Pure ICE fuels vs Biofuel vs EVs debate 4 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  To add to the ongoing debate over the merits (at the moment) of using pure petrol vs 10% ethanol in petrol or just concentrating on EV tech, Jason Fenske...
• Used diesels 1 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  failure. The engineers report has cited misfuelling, which caused the fuel pump to disintegrate and metal to be ingested by the engine. Now despite this wee car having a full service record and being in good condition the current owner had no way to know that someone had dumped a load of unleaded
• Kia Sportage 1.6GDI manual - Fuel consumption. 24 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Following on from an earlier post where i did "Drive like a Nun" I kept a record over a 1000 miles recently, and overall 39 ish MPG with about 50%...
• Honda CR-V 2.2 I-CDTI diesel - Main relay location 25 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Does anyone know where the main/PGM-FI relay location is on a 2009 Honda CR-V 2.2 CDTI (diesel).  there should be one (main) relay in the under hood fuse box and another (fuel pump) in the cabin fuse box.  But both fuse boxes do not have either relays
• MG ZS 2017 - ! year on. Turned out quite nice..... 18 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  . Youngrovergirl likes the seats, Bags of room inside, space for the essential full size spare wheel. Used once...Fuel economy is entirely acceptable for our usage, seems to be a bit better with 11,000ish  miles total on the car now. No further problems and the (very) minor niggles consigned to History
• MG ZS 1.5 manual 2018 - The First 1100 miles. 11 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  So Far, so good. Belgium Trip. Fuel economy on the 440 mile drive fully loaded inc full size 17" alloy and tyre 36.8 mpg driving A12-M25-A2- Dover. A16 Calais-Bruges, fair bit of local driving. Return trip identical with the added "pleasure" of meeting the blocked Autoroute exit
• Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI Ghia 52 - Ford Galaxy cutting out 5 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  I've had no issues with my Galaxy and then when pulling away the car completely cut out. I called the RAC who could not find any faults and said they beleived the problem was fuel related. They sprayed it with easy start and the car started. I took the car to my local garage who could not find
• Golf tdi 2009 1.6 - Injector problem 12 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I had engine management light come on with loss of power whilst driving after approx 150 miles. Breakdown advised no2 injector faulty. My car has been with a garage then diesel specialist for 3 weeks now has had all four injectors replaced, egr valve checked, fuel pump checked, new fuel filter
• Land Rover Discovery 2 - Tyre advice etc. 19 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hello,  1. can anyone advise on standard equipment or good aftermarket tyres for Disco 2 Diesel auto on a "Y" plate? 255/55 R18 2 The fuel pressure regulator is leaking badly, on the road the engine surges under acceleration, is this a symptom or is it the turbo, it just runs
• Renault espace 2.2 - Engine problems 16 May 2016 (Forum)
  lights of water in fuel filter and also fuel injection system fault comes up. That's if the dashboard is actually working at that point. If anyone has any ideas would be grateful. 
• VW Sharan 2.0TDI SE Bluemotion 2011 (7N) - VW Sharan 2011 (new shape) poor fuel economy 9 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Recently purchased new-shape Sharan with 132000 miles and full dealer service history but MPG is much lower than Mfr claimed figues: Urban: 32mpg (mfr:...
• zafira 2004 gas petrol duel fuel - zafira 2004 wont start 23 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  hi i bought a zafira about a month ago. Today it wont start. the engine is not trying to tick over. when u turn the key there is nothing apart from...
• Peugeot 207 - New car advice 12 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  model) 1.3cdti. - Look good but heard they quite prone to turbo failiure   Clio 1.5Dci (86) - again looks good but ive heard that the fuel pump can go and leak metal shards into the fuel system totally wrecking it.  Peugeot 207 1.6Hdi (90) - Once more i like the look
• Jeep Grand Cherokee - what 4x4 £11k 22 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  - i am not worried about depreciation as like the jeep i will use it for 3.5 years and then bin it in an auction - i am not worried about fuel. WORK PAYS FOR FUEL!!!! This is an important consideration Any top 3's that spring to mind
• Mazda - Trip computer query 4 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  with it - in fact it is absolutely superb. However, the trip computer is causing me problems. The fuel consumption figures are shown in 'Litres/100 miles'. This information means nothing at all to me. I seem to remember that there are 4.545 litres to the gallon but trying to convert that to gallons whilst driving
• Kia Sorento 2.5 diesel 2006 Auto. 70,000 miles. - Black smoke & slight loss of power on acceleration 29 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  (revving it) I realise thatv there was an issue with "delaminating fuel tanks" but I thought this only happend with the earlier models (this is a 2006). Can somebody explain how this can affect the injectors? Could this be a problm
• Grand Voager 2002 2.5 CRD - Noise then progressive power loss/misfiring 13 May 2013 (Forum)
  . The engine still starts but sounds as if it is misfiring badly and there is no power. With the engine running I have disconnected each of the four injectors one at a time. Each time the engine stops but restarts once the injector is reconnected. The fuel pump is working. We have put it on a Snap On code