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• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - fuel smell from inside cabin, (sometimes) 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  hi i am getting a fuel smell from inside the cabin ,this only happens sometimes and varies i,e i can drive all day without any smell and then it will start, has anybody got experience with this on e39 bmws mines is a 530 sport, my car is 1 owner and has done 82k, i dont know wheter i should
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 01 1.6LX Petrol Poor Fuel Economy after repair. 5 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi - had the fuel tank filler neck flexi hose replaced recently ( leaking fuel was the tell tale sign of it's demise ! ) but have experienced very poor fuel economy since then. I realise that it could be coincidental, but do you know of any problems with this replacement part, e.g
• split toyota fuel line. 9 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Replacing fuel filter on carina e, I split the metal return line. I lost about 2 -3 inches of line from where it meets the filter. What i need to know basically is what sort of a"patch " can i make to rejoin the pipe? I tried rubber fuel hose and jubilee clips but it was not secure.........guy
• peugeot 406 faulty fuel gauge reading 13 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 2001 peugeot 406 2l petrol glx estate. when i returned from a long journey of about 350 miles my fuel guage was reading empty and the low fuel light was on the trip computer stated i had about 30 miles left in the tank. whilst driving to refuel the vehicle the guage showed 1/4 full
• Golf couple's fuel efficiency record 6 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Just in case you may have missed it, there's a story today about husband-and-wife team John and Helen Taylor setting a new fuel efficiency record on a 78-day around the world drive. Using a special new non-standard fuel formulated by Shell they drove 18,000 miles through 25 counties and their VW
• over fueling ford fiesta 6 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  ford fiesta 1.1 ohv 94 l reg, the spark plugs are wet through with fuel! cleaned them up ran the car for about 200mls no start, wet through again removed air filter box carb unit seems to be over fueling there's a lot of fuel sprayed into the carb on tickover, the air filter is dirty which i have
• Mercedes E300D 95 leaking fuel 24 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Just noticed that I have a diesel leak coming from a unit just below the inlet manifold to the right of cylinders 1 and 2 - it looks like the leak is coming from the top of this unit where the fuel feed pipe (from the fuel filter assy) enters at the top. It looks like the pipe is just a push fit
• Why is 'normal aspiration' best? 28 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My understanding is that 'normal aspiration' is just a (hopefully advanced) form of traditional carburetter (i.e. fuel is drawn into cylinders from tank by a mixture of gravity and suction) whereas 'fuel injection' is where fuel is pumped into the cylinders. What I find surprising is that some F1
• Toyota Corolla verso 1.6 VVTI - Changing fuel filter 20 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  There is no evidence of a fuel filter change on my 2003 Verso. is it worth including this on my service due in a few weeks and is it a complex job ?
• Synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). 8 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  EVs won't solely be the solution.  https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2020/company/porsche-siemens-energy-pilot-project-chile-research-development-synthetic-fuels-efuels-23021.html
• Peugeot 406 - Increased fuel cnsumption 10 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  my car fuel consumption has increased. dash board showing check engine and air bag fault icons. what is the problem? Advice me on what to do. Thanks
• Vauxhall Movano - fuel leak 31 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2.2 dti movano with fuel leaking from behind the engine at what seems to be the inlet manifold from a length of hose... any ideas or help would be appreciated... thanks Adrian
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2006 1.25 fuel guage problem 1 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  my digital fuel guage is working erratically showing varying amounts of mileage can you please help
• Fuel consumption 21 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  1. What you can do: Think of your tachometer as a watt-meter. 2. What other people can do: if drivers of "white vans" observed their proper speed limits, there might be more fuel to go round.
• Fuel payment scam affects thousands 8 May 2007 (Forum)
  Check your credit card statements for dodgy transactions if you've bought fuel in a large number of locations mentioned here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6578595.stm
• Fuel Tank Inserts 11 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  is there a recognised convention concerning the colour of inserts for fuel tanks on modern cars? I know this sounds naive but......and I should be grateful for an answer quoting any legislation etc. that may cover this please. Thanks Don
• Fuel savings 4 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Hello all. I recently received a "flyer" from the DOT suggesting ways to save fuel. Apart from the usual hints, tyre press etc, it said that coasting up to an obvious stop situation, used more fuel than removing your right clog off the pedal and staying in gear!! Now, forgetting
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 99 2.00 Fuel Promblem 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  it just stopped all together, also when it cut a light came on the one for the fuel injection one, so i was told it could be the relay for the glow plugs, i change that, then i put new glow plugs in it, i changed the fuel filter and it still wont start, i,ve now been told it could be the fuel pump
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 01 2.0HDi won't start after draining the fuel 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Yes I have been stupid. I had both my partners car and my car to fill with fuel, mine is diesel 206 HDI 2L and hers is a 1.8 petrol. took my HDI first and put 20 L of unleaded in. Did not realise and drove home about a mile (no prplem up to now)and still not realising I had used the wrong fuel
• Ford fiesta 1.5 tdci 2015 - My car now greedy on fuel after forced dpf regen 14 May 2023 (Forum)
  Hi I bought a Ford fiesta 1.5 tdci 2015 reg ex learner car it was great on fuel the miles to empty on the screen would hardly go down and same with the fuel gauge but just seemed a bit slow so I did a Forced dpf regeneration by plugging it into forscan software a lot of smoke and crap came out