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• Peugeot 306 - engine wont start! 6 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  we had taken the car into the garage to have the spark plugs to be changed.  on way home the car stalled once and now we cant get it to start at all. we have checked the fuel line, theres plenty of fuel in the tank, but there is no power getting to the spark plugs or the fuel pump
• Suzuki Alto 1.0GL - Fuel filter-does it have one? 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  2006 Suzuki Alto I've just carried out a full service, and the only thing i cant find is the fuel filter. Does the car even have one? I've looked in the usual places and cant find any sign of one. I wondered if it had an in-tank non replaceable one. Would really
• fiat brava r reg 1997 - accelarator pedal and fuel injection light. 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  ideas.  Also the fuel injection light comes comes on every now and again any ideas about this as well.  Thanks
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 Diesel fuel economy bad? 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Ive noticed recently that the amount of fuel that the car uses has increased significantly. I used to get aroun 40MPG and now i barely make 20. Its happened quite suddenly and i was wondering what could possibly be wrong with it? Ive changed the oil, oil filter and air filter within last 5 months
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 02 2.0 dti no fuel at injectors 15 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  hi guys had a good read on previous posts and can't find and info mine has no fault code shown in or out of the mem the engine management light used to come on and restrict performance would reset after a while. now just been to have some body work done and it ran out of fuel on them since
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 93 1769 non turbo diesel, Water in fuel light 1 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Every so often the water in fuel light comes on. This has been happening for the last 4 years and when it started I took out the tank and drained it twice. It still happens occasionally but there is no loss of power or anything else to indicate a problem. I have filled up a different garages
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.3 engine won't start but has a spark 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Help please,car been running fine for 56000 miles now just turns over and over,no hint of firing,There is a spark so i'm thinking fuel pump or relay??.Can i test these? What about fuel cut off? Crankshaft sensor? When i turn on ignition i do not here the fuel pump priming. Is there a diagnostic
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 2006 1.6 TDCi fuel line - under bonnet 30 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Can someone please help me identify the 'ingoing' fuel line to the engine under the bonnet of a ford focus 1.6 TDCi? The 'in' and 'out' line are near identical and close together and I can't see any labelling to help me. So if you know which one is the 'in' line to the engine - perhaps you have
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 1997 1.8 D fuel & temperature gauge stuck halfway 20 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Engine prob still not sorted, but will keep all informed, however, have noticed that temperature guage remains half way between hot and cold whether engine on or not and fuel guge is the same - are they related, any ideas on how to solve this ?? Subject header given a more meaningful title
• Fat people use more fuel 5 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  "Fat people blamed for global warming" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1973230/Fat-people-blamed-for-global-warming.html "British scientists say they use up more fuel to transport them around and the amount of food they eat requires more energy to produce ... " So that is what Gordon and Darling
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 1993 1.1 Fuel Light on when tank and gauge at 75% 9 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, What it says on the subject line really. I've done 100 miles since filling up, the gauge reads about 3/4 a tank, but the fuel light is on. My first thought was it is a warning about something but I see nothing in the manual. It's a 1993 L reg Graduate with a 1.1 petrol engine
• How much has the fuel increase cost you? 16 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I calculate that roughly 10p a litre has gone on fuel this last few weeks around here. I get through about 40 litres a week so thats £4.00. extra. A month thats £16.00, so a year thats almost £200.00. With two cars running at about the same mileage thats £400. If you are loaded its nothing but what
• Queued up 'cos fuel went up to 50p a gallon! 10 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if fuel is actually dearer now as a percentage of average income than when it went up to 50p a gallon in the early seventies. I was in the army in Blandford running a Viva HB and earning I suppose not much more than £30 a week. I remember the car cost me £400 odd second hand. Can't
• Fuel Prices 11 May 2007 (Forum)
  Has anyone noticed how much petrol has gone up with diesel remaing static in a few outlets around the Leeds area petrol is now dearer than diesel and many have it at the same price.Having just come back from Germany where fuel prices have dropped since their usual easter rise and in Holland where
• Micra Running Problem 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  My 1.0 1994 Micra is running very rough,this mainly happens at over 30 mph and it seems to be a fuel supply problem as it will be ok and then be very jerky,when you put your foot to the floor nothing happens to the accelaration, the injection fuse is ok but the fuel filter looks like the original
• 406 fuel gauge prob 22 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Hi i have a 2001 406 estate, The problem is with the fuel guage.It behaves very eraticly, basicly it just does what it likes from telling me theres nothing in it then its three quarters full.I have been told that the prob can sometimes be solved by having the BSI reset, how would i get this done
• 306td Bleeding Fuel System 3 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  hi, '94 306td just had head rebuilt and replaced after seized tensioner. could anyone tell me if there is a bleed nipple on the bosch fuel pump for removing air from the system? i know there is on a lucas pump, but not sure with the bosch. basically it is taking a long time to turn over and fire
• Scenic 2 trip computer warning 2 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Have had warning on trip computer for a couple of days; "catalytic coverter" and "service" orange warning lights illuminated and computer message to "check emissions". Fuel tank was approx one quarter full. After filling fuel tank the warning disappeared. I wondered whether emissions warning
• 1.9TD XUD fuel filter draining 17 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Just been browsing the Haynes manual for my car (Citroen Xsara), and apparently I'm supposed to be regularly draining the fuel filter. Aha, says I, that's what that little hose is for. Now, according to the book, I unscrew the little valve and wait until diesel free of water emerges from the hose
• Why be bothered about fuel consumption? 5 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I was wondering why people get so worried about fuel consumption and less concerned about other costs for the car that negate any saving? It seems a lot of people buy a diesel but dont think about either depreciation or cost of servicing, or just other general running costs. Sometimes it appears