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• Nissan Qashqai? - Affordable new/used family car for long commute 3 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  . (My wife needs our exisiting family car - a 10 year old Prius). The most important criteria are: • A decent sized boot for my greyhound (when I'm not driving to work) • Really good fuel economy - I'm looking for at least 50mpg. • Total monthly running cost
• Vauxhall Omega-B (03) 2.2 DTi (Y22DTH) - Omega-B 2.2 DTi Limp Mode & P1220 Error Code 1 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  . My "My Code Reader" shows one error code: P1220 - (A) Critical System Malfunction 1 (refer to checking procedure: trouble code description) - present. I've done the following: Changed the fuel filter, filled the new one with 'Diesel Magic' and run the engine for 15 min's
• audi a4 v6 - 2.5tdi v6 start issue after camshaft replacement 19 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  hi folks intermittent start problem on my 2.5tdi after camshafts and timing belts done. sometimes it fires on first or 2nd turn in the morning with no white smoke other days 6/7 turns and a puff of white smoke (i assume this is just the unburnt fuel from failed cranks) seems
• Throttle Hesitation in Xsara HDi 22 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  or has an internal load. In this case, the car just ?chugs? as if it?s just getting intermittent spurts of fuel. ·The revs level where this tends to happen most is around 1400 to 1800 r.p.m. It does not seem to matter if the engine is cold or warm. ·It also tends to happen for a much shorter time
• Car Cost Comparison Calculator 14 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  )   Fuel Economy (Combined) 50.00 55.00 53.30
• Is Diesel a false economy? 3 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Ive been wondering this for a while, with fuel prices rising more and more people switching to Diesel cars, indeed for the first time new car sales has had Diesels in the majority in the UK, but is it a false economy? In almost every case brand new the diesel variant of a car will cost
• SEAT Leon (1999 - 2005) - Rough running at lower revs, warning light 22 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  accelerating through the gears or varying speed in individual gears. Last week I went for a longish trip of 190 miles and due to an unexpected extra 90 minutes of stop-start traffic caused by a couple of accidents en route, the ?fuel remaining? display was intermittently indicating zero with about ten miles
• Volkswagen Polo III (2000 - 2002) - 00 1.0 Engine timing 20 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  minutes i got bored and i thought that it might have something to do with my fuel tank, so i filled it up wid some Fuel Injection Fluid, Car was working fine after that. So i also decided to check the engine anyways and i took it to a garage and he sprayed some spray thingy on my throttle boddy i think
• Volkswagen Passat (1988 - 1997) - 96 2.0 Poor running, hesitation. 5 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  a speed on an incline. The car then feels hesitant and you can feel that it isn't happy - at one point this afternoon it was so bad I almost thought I was running out of fuel. If you accelerate sharply for a brief second or two it clears but soon comes back within another few seconds. I had a routine
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2000 2.0 HDI With Zero acceleration 9 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  tone changed. I put my foot down to accelerate and it had no power then the ecu warning light came on. It starts and revs when stopped perfectly. It is only when the engine is under any load it just won't rev. It is like the throttle is only open a little or it's not getting any fuel. So I took
• Go back to petrol: would you? 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  out to be my last company car. I still have that car (Volvo S60 D5) and I've been very pleased with the way it combines usable thrust with mid-40s fuel economy, while keeping all the dieselly noises out of the cabin. Only having to refuel it once a month at the moment is a bonus too. In looking
• Volvo S80 battery problem 1 May 2006 (Forum)
  I dont know much about cars so any help is greatly appreciated..please keep it simple. I have a volvo S80. About 4 months ago my wife left the hazard lights on after she had run out of fuel. After a few hours of waiting for help the battery ran out. When she eventually managed to get the fuel
• Calibra slow to drop to idle 16 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  and then swapping it for a known working one I have noticed no difference whatsoever. Stranger still, although it doesn't do it when it is on a cold engine, it doesn't always do on a hot one either. Now the weird bit, having the fuel computer read out on instant consumption, I have noticed that the deceleration
• VW Audi 1.9 TDI PD - Best Engine Ever ? 30 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  In 40 years of motoring and access to the Millbrook trade days to trial all models over the last 20 years I have ome to the conclusion that the 1.9 TDI PD engine takes some beating. Low end torque , turbo kicks in at 2000 revs and unbelievable fuel economy I have yet to find a better
• SsangYong Korando - Average driving Speeds 23 Jan 2024 (Forum)
  Just went to reset the trip computer on the car and there was a little item that said miles driven, time driven and average speed as well as fuel consumption. Average speed was 19 mph over the past 1500 ish miles which yesterday included a fast as legally possible drive to France
• Nissan Qashqai 2011 - 1.5 DCI - Starting issue -Nissan Qashqa 24 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  My Nissan Qashqai is having trouble starting when left over night or if left for a while. Takes a few attempts to start. Once started  its starts again but but always on 2nd crank . Tested the battery and seems to be ok. Priming the fuel bulb does not make much
• Peugeot 308sw 2016 - Siphoning diesal from new Peugeot 11 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  Hi, By mistake we put petrol into out 2016 Peugeot 308. Any tips on how to siphon it out  please? I have a siphon and an attachment allowing access to the fuel tank, but the 60cm pipe doesn't seem to reach the diesal at all, even though it goes fully in. I don't know
• all - 2nd hand cars to go up in value 9 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Revenue losses from fuel duty could have ‘significant implications' for UK motorists (msn.com)     What
• All - Sainsbury's -free air 23 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  for air and probably get fuel half the time i visited. I'll try and avoid darkening their door for a while, that'l learn then eh?
• Claiming Mileage Allowance 20 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  My son's current and previous employer want fuel receipts when claiming his 45p business mileage expenses. I've been retired six years now, but my employer never requested receipts, I just claimed miles x 45p and it was paid. Does anyone know if HMRC rules have changed? My employer