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• 306 hdi consumption 19 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  My car seems to be using more fuel than it used to. I haven't done a proper check-brim to brim but after 70,000 miles of using this car it seems not as frugal as it used to be. It is regularly serviced, everything seems fine mechanically and the driving style has not changed. Tyre pressures
• Accord Brakes 6 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  thinking this could be a factor in the poor fuel consuption. Would just getting the pads (& possibly disks) free this up or will it require further work? (warranty?) Car has done 35K so will be booking it in for a service anyway.
• vectra diesel help needed 27 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  rattles, just has got lack of power the fuel filter is clean, any other person with same probs
• Vectra codes 21 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  . Switching off and on resets and car behaves normally for a while. Fuel filter and air filter have been changed. Air mass/temp sensor next perhaps? Perplexed.
• Astra temperature gauge 22 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  1992 Astra 2000L 8v SRi estate - temperature gauge reads low, new thermostat ensures 92degC should be 1/2 full scale meter but meter only reads 1/4 FS =82degC. So either meter faulty, sender unit is faulty or the voltage regulator (associated with the temp gauge and fuel gauge) is faulty. Can
• MAF Sensor on Golf + Rear Axel Beam 27 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  I've been told by the garage that my 2000 Golf Gt TDi needs a new MAF sensor (regulates the air or fuel going into the engine). Does anyone know if this is easily doable? Also reasons why it'd need a new one? Also been told it needs a new Rear Axel Beam, is it normal for this just to wear down
• Vauxhall Astra Diesel Pump Problem 4 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  The fuel pump has just gone on my Vx Astra 2.0 DTI (Y20DTH) - 2001. Cost of replacement is £1300 for a reconditioned unit, the main dealer price for a brand new unit was twice this ! On speaking to a local injection specialist they tell me they see TEN of these a week and at any time keep
• mixing diesel and petrol?? 21 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  Helo,..my home mechanic mate had a diesel come in which had petrol put in by accident.Not being one to waste fuel -He pumped the petrol out and mixed it with diesel ending up with 70% diesel and 30% petrol.He put it in his 730 petrol bmw and it runs sweeter than it did on petrol so i was wondering
• Ford Endura-DE Turbo Diesel Misfire 20 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  looked for air leaks, replaced fuel filter and pipe from the filter to pump, but still no cure. Any suggestions please? Many thanks.
• vtec and economical driving 8 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  IIRC, i read somewhere (possibly HJ's column?) that to get the best fuel economy from a vtec engine, it is better to keep the revs higher than normal. Is this correct, and why? My honda 2 litre vtec accord tourer does about 28 mpg around town and about 34 on longer journeys. Anyone got any tips
• What car to buy for 5.5K ? 26 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I'd be very grateful for some advice about what car to buy with a budget of £5500. I'm driving approx 20,000 motorway miles per year, so fuel economy and safety are my main requirements. Any suggestions for what to buy ? Am very tempted by the Smart Fortwo, but don't know whether it would be much
• MK4 Golf Running rich/hig emissions 19 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I have had a nightmare with a 1999 VW Golf. The car was running rich and failed MOT with high enissions. It is vibrating on idle and gives of an extremely pungent fuel smell on idle. My mechanic replaced the lambda probe, cat converter, cleaned out throttle body and replaced engine manifold
• Mondeo TDCi - stupid question 13 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Something I should probably already know the answer too but.... I seem to remember being told when I started driving that you should never let a diesel run out of fuel - and that it would need a mechanic to bleed it (air?) to restart. Was this true and is this still the case on modern cars
• diesel filter how to change? - Corolla 11 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  hello everyone just wondering if anyone would know how to change fuel filter for a toyota corolla 2ltr diesel m reg (2c type engine)I've had a look underneath and I think it might need a special tool to undo the bottom connection maybe not though ???I haven't a clue basically!Plus if anyone would
• mk3 mondeo 1.8 duratec 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi my dad's 51 plate mondeo sems to lack power. It has recently been fixed for a faulty fuel pump (which causes the car to cut out at motorway crusing speed!!). It has done 116 000 miles and has been serviced regually though it still feals flat when you accelerate hard ( like the hand brake
• Petrol or diesel? 28 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  , by the greater fuel efficiency of the diesel engine ~ there, I've admitted it !) Parking outside overnight in frosty weather usually sorts the petrol men from the diesel boys. -- L'escargot by name, but not by nature.
• No car lanes 29 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  destroyers are consistently empty, whilst our highly fuel-efficient city cars probably cleanse the air that passes briefly through their high tech engines as they slip silently through the city.
• mercedes endurance record 26 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  In one of the papers today there is a Mercedes advert. It desribes how an E-class equppied with the new 3.0 V6 diesel did 100 000 miles in 30 days running "day and night". By my maths that's 3333.33r miles per day, or an average of 138 miles per hour. Considering time for new drivers and fuel
• VAG 1.9Tdi or 2.0Tdi? 3 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  considering it is new. Is the 2 litre worth the £1000 premium it demands on the A3? Fuel consumption appears to be similar, does anyone have any experience of these engines? Thanks.
• Megane digital display 10 May 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if it is possible to convert my 2004 Megane digital display to read metric rather than imperial? I would rather see the fuel econpmy as Kilometres per litre rather than MPG etc. But I would like to be able to switch it back for the future when I sell the car. I wouldn't have