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• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 1.8i engine missfire and EML is on 25 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  hi everyone i was driving my car when suddenly it started splutterring and missfiring then the engine management light came on. the car was low on fuel as i was on my way to get some so i pulled over and turned the engine off. tried starting it again but it took a while, when i got it started
• Pump for transferring biodiesel to fuel tank 24 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I've been running my 52 plate Octavia estate on biodiesel since October last year. I buy in 25 litre containers and use a rudimetary suction pump to empty about half of it from container to fuel tank and then lift the container up and pour the rest in using a big funnel. I'd like to get a pump
• Audi A3 + S3 (1996 - 2001) - 00 1.8T chitty, chitty, put, put 8 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  (after 50 miles of driving) do you think it was something in the fuel working it's way through. There was a slight whine aswell which makes me think it maybe the fuel pump..Tank 3/4 fuel of V-power from a good garage. Penny for yer thoughts Cheers
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 00 2.2 obd2 code p1014? is it fuel circuit low 11 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  warning light came on today plugged mates obd2 in and came up with p1014 code, not listed in his book, found code for volvo, wondered if the same for my car, volvo code was fuel pump circuit low. what does this mean? thinking new pump relay any ideas welcome. also well i am after expert help
• Mercedes Benz - 03 2199 Mercedes poor fuel consumption 1 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  . Also the car only does 42mpg despite it spending much of its life doing 55mph, the handbook says it should do 55mpg. The third issue is the fuel consumption indicator on the dashboard says it is averaging 58mpg. Is this a dirty injector fault? I have tried redex but no difference. All help
• Government to slow expansion of bio-fuels 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  The transport secretary announced in parliament today that the UK was slowing its expansion of bio-fuels policy because of the impact it is having on food prices. Now was I the only person that saw this coming - wasn't it obvious that if you introduce manadatory levels of such a thing
• Renault - 1999 2.8 Master(van) wont start 29 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  My Renault Master van has been stood for about a year and won't start. I have by-passed the fuel solenoid and have fuel to the injectors (checked this by cracking the pipes), the engine turns over and exhaust smokes but no start. I have checked out google and it seems to suggest the glo-plugs
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1998 TD - fuel stop solenoid 7 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  I have a fuel stop solenoid fault on my peugeot 306 td 1998 's' reg, Think its XUD type with a lucas pump. New solenoid costs £300 from peugeot (its the 3 pin type with the immob built into it, can only get a new one as they are a one shot type) Does anyone know where i can get one cheaper
• How economical could a car be made 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  Shortly after I started driving we had the mid-seventies fuel crisis. Some people in the group I socialised with got incredibly good fuel economy by modifying small cars with the BMC 'A' series engine, such as Minis, Minors and the odd A35. The basics seem to be a gas flowed head, small (was it 3
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - 2002 1.9dci - redex fuel additive 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  i have a renault megane 2002 diesel 1.9dci i recently added redex diesel fuel additive to a full tank of diesel two days later my service light came on with the message check injectors , is that a coincidence or is it down to the additive and why did the message come up , i took it to the garage
• Driving in Cyprus - any experience? 14 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  . Is the situation so bad??? From the net, hiring cost seems reasonable though. Also they have a weird system of providing car full tank of fuel and then expects you return them with as little fuel as possible! Fuel pumps there also shut down by 6 pm (and by 3 pm on weekends). PS: I've no intention of moving
• Toyota - Corolla 2005 Diesel Not Starting no fuel 11 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  the bleeding button on the top of the fuel pump (for quite a while). Initially when I tried to start again the clicking was gone but the engine still didn't turn over. However after a delay the clicking started happening continuously. Anything I can try or am I going to have to get a mechanic to look at it.
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 01 yr HDI Part No for Low Press Fuel Pump (110) 14 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 01 Xsara hdi 110 which has now done 122k miles, I would like to change the low pressure fuel pump (before it fails and leaves me stranded). Mine has the VDO pump, Citroen part no.1525 T4. How can I find the equivalent Peugeot part number? I know there are 3 different types of pumps
• Measure your cars drag/Fuel consumption 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Measure your cars drag. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question497.htm And `sweetspot` for optimum speed, re fuel consumption cut & paste "In general, smaller, lighter, more aerodynamic cars will get their best mileage at higher speeds. Bigger, heavier, less aerodynamic vehicles will get
• Corsa key barrel and codes 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  my son has lost his keys and bought second-hand barrel and key. Turns engine fine but management light flashes and engine "runs " for only a second or two. Easy start or petrol straight into air intake runs only as long as it is there. No running on tank's fuel. Vauxhall wants a fortune to recode
• Triumph TR2 Not Starting 21 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  I have a TR2 engined kit car and am having starting problems. There is a spark at the plug, I have checked the static timing at the dizzy & that seems to be ok The twin su carbs have fuel in the float chambers and you can see the fuel in the jets when you take the pots off. The carb pistons rise
• Can spark plugs improve fuel efficiency? 24 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  etc - which have never affected fuel efficiency before) the only thing replaced were spark plugs. I kept the oil topped up anyway, so I was wondering if this reduced drinking habit could really have come from something as cheap to replace as spark plugs?
• Peugeot 106 1.1 Starting Problems 1 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I am having intermittent starting problems. Sometimes the car will start 1st time (not often) and runs fine. Most of the time it needs at least 3 attempts. Sometimes it needs several attempts. When it does not start there is no fuel coming from the injector, but there is always fuel pressure
• MPG vs gms CO2 / km - why not equivalen 26 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I've noticed that the mpg figure for vehicles and their grammes of CO2 per km are not linear. Ie one car that does 30 mpg may say produce 150 g/km whereas another that does 30 mpg may produce 175 g/km. Why? Surely if you burn the same amount of fuel per distance you produce the same amount
• Premium fuels and additives 11 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  yesterday I though I detected a faint similarity in the odour from the BP Ult to that of neat Millers. Could it be that BP put similar Cetane enhancers in BP Ult to those used in Millers?, if so can the Cetane levels be too high?again if so perhaps additive should not be used with premium fuels? I am