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• Diesel newbie questions(s) 23 May 2003 (Forum)
  Just bought a ’99 Pug 306 HDi, my first diesel. So, anything I need to be aware of after driving petrol cars for 16 years? I know about the glow plug (!)…how about fuel choice? Are the days of diesels with blackened rear ends over? Any fluid levels I should be keeping a wary I on?
• Omega 1995 MV6 17 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi Everyone, I own an Omega 1995 MV6 in the 3 ltr engine. The two problems I am having at the moment are:- 1) No reading on the rev counter 2) No reading on the fuel guage Both always stay at 0 even though my temp guage works along with my speedo. Any help or advise would be appreciated
• 309 vs Astra vs ZX 10 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Shortlist - 309/205 (very impressed on test drive) - Astra (ditto but reliability...?) - ZX (again I like it but reliability and poor fuel economy?) At the moment I am keen to find a 1.4/1.6 309 but where the hell can I find one? Also are there any real issues to consider
• salvage squad tonight - Mon 25/2 27 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  That engine had not been started for 20 years, clean the fuel filter and away it went. reminded me of a Woody Allen film, where, in the 23rd century he finds an old VW beetle that has been stood for 300 years and it to starts first time - not even a flat battery. Alex.
• beware of gordan 1 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Our esteemed Chancellor has give us warnings of increased taxation. The golden goose of motoring will no doubt be in line for plucking. What new methods will he use. Doubt he can go for fuel again as the truckers will react. The environment is always a favourite so which part of it will his spin
• Rolling road setup 26 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  Hi again folks, Does anyone know of a rolling road setup in West Yorkshire where I can get my 2.5 Mondeo sorted out? The poor fueling is driving me crazy, when I take my foot of the go pedal it contiues to rev for about 5 seconds before slowly reducing to "normal". Thanks in advance. Bill
• Low Sulphur Petrol 12 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  A letter in the latest CSMA Magazine Motoring & Leisure) comes from a man who claims that with careful checks of his fuel consumption he found himself spending £20 on unleaded to go one way on a journey and £27 on low sulphur to come back. Another claims a 20% increase in consumption on a 1.6
• Isuzu Trooper - Help Needed please 11 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  year with out a problem.   1 The Truck went in for an MOT on the 11 November 2009, failed on a fuel leak. 2 Advised by A M Philips Conon Bridge, Dingwall that there was an outstanding recall due for the injectors. 3 12 November Truck in to Conon Bridge Injectors
• Jaguar XF 2.2D - Is it safe?? 12 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  and it drove fine for 3 hours then went again. But i made it home back to the North East. Rang Jaguar breakdown again and the sent a technician out, not AA. He hooked it up to his computer and told me the fuel filter was blocked and that it was a common fault in my area and blamed the fuel in the North East
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - Garage keep finding new faults - now another £700? 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  then receive a call telling me that they have done all the work, but now can't make the car run under it's own fuel supply and that it must have been something they did while stripping the engine. They had stripped and rebuilt it three times and couldn't find any problems, so believed it to be electrical
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2005 tdci Head CRACKED!!! w pics 26 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  recovery at my expense back to dealers. So i hired a car as their initial thoughts were fuel contamination, they tried a different tank of derv and she still wouldnt run, then they had to wait for some engine updates and as they not a massive dealership some guy had to come from there main branch. So
• Landrover Freelander - Consumer Rights Act 2015 10 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  it revovered to him and he told me I could take it to any garge, so I had it recovered to a Jaguar / Landrover specialist that I have used previously. After much diagnostic work and repairs including a new fuel pump, new ECU and fuel injectors, all costing me over £3,400 the car was back on the road
• Toyota - Estima 1996, 2.2 3CT-E engine. Diesel fault. 29 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  (anyone got the pin-outs?) I seem to have about 11.5 volts going into various pins on the ECU. I have 9 volts to the fuel cut-off solenoid. I have 5.4 volts at both wires on one of the 4 electonic valves on the pump that control fuel to the injectors on the pump. Engine earth seems OK. I did
• Nissan Note - Help needed - intermittent vehicle fault 26 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  year old, it has just under 10k on the clock. All was fine with the car and on Sunday evening I popped to the local supermarket filling station and filled the tank for her - she had ran it down so that the fuel light
• Renault Scenic - Used car warranty problems 3 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hello, this is my first time posting here. I own a Renault Scenic Dynamique 2007 model and have had it for almost a year. I have recently experienced a loss of power and then the fuel injection warning light appeared right after. It eventually dissappeared and never reappeared
• VW Golf GT Sport (140 BHP) - 91W and 91Y Tyre Pressures 9 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  . I have noticed that my fuel consumption has dropped by between 5% and 10%. The info. on the filler cap, says I should inflate my size tyres to 2.3 BAR (about 33.5 PSI). The AA website claims these size tyres (no mention of the rating) should be 35 PSI front
• VW golf 04 - EGR and exhaust temp faults. Advice please! 6 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  it with VW customer care. My VW Golf went in for a service and a diagnostic check on loss of power at an authorised VW repairer garage. I mentioned that a previous garage thought that it may be due to the EGR valve. They came up with a low pressure fault in the fuel pump and replaced
• Budget 2009 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  , the Department for Transport has worked with the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership to update the fuel economy label for new vehicles, and is continuing to work with industry to develop a fuel economy label for the second-hand car market. 7.54 Budget 2009 also announces changes to the VED rules on refunds, six-month
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 02 2.0 HDi low power after hitting flood. 23 May 2008 (Forum)
  My 406 110 Hdi has developed a fault following a largish splash through a big puddle of water. This is the third time in as many years this has happened (different driver each time). After hitting the puddle, the car refuses to rev past 1000-1200 RPM, putting out lots of smoky unburnt fuel
• Cars - Just a numbers game? 25 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  traffic dispite my combined cycle being 1mpg less than this. It almost always gets over 40mpg, and on the motorway it can approach 60mpg (depending on conditions). If I got this car I would be very dissapointed because I wouldn't expect it to drink more fuel. I suspect the Getz would probably pay lower