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• smoking mondeo 15 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  can anyone help, when i start my 1995 1.8 td it smokes like a kipper at idle, its ok when its warm and it does not smoke when its being driven (or revved up a bit). i have done some basics of changing the air/oil/fuel filters, changing the oil its self, had the idle speeds checked but it does
• ECU Chipping benefits 3 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Anyone considered getting their car's ECU re-mapped by places such as 'super chips' to give better performance/fuel economy etc? Are the benefits really as good as the companies would have us believe? For my 2.4 Audi I can expect a boost of 12bhp for approx £300 - quite keen but any feedback from
• Seat Ibiza Petrol Flap 27 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Help! SWMBO has returned in a panic. She just tried to fill her Seat Ibiza 2001 model up with petrol, only to find that the flap to the fuel cap would not open. It would seem that all the central locking is working ok but not the flap. Inspection of the handbook details a manual cord to pull
• yellow crap in breather tube fiat uno 8 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Hi its the uno man again... thanks for help on previous topic.. replaced distributer cap and spark plugs now getting normal fuel consumption. But now im gettin yellow stuff on a breather tube that goes from the air filter to engine.. a bit of white crap on the oil filler cap but the engin oil
• Coolant sensor 23 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  My 1999 ZX 1.9D has 3 temperature sensors mounted on the thermastat housing just beneath the fuel filter. 2 infront and one at the back. Can anyone tell me the exact function of each sensor. My cooling fans[dual] was modified by the previous onwner and runs continuosly [1 speed] irrespective
• Golf MK2 - Chug chug chugging away! 12 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Hi, My 1984 golf starts to misfire when hitting 40 in fourth gear. I have checked/cleaned all the plugs and leads and after initial promising results it came back again a few short hours later. Some other advise has been to replace my fuel pump as this may be petrol starvation. Has anybody got
• '96 Ranger Sputters at 50 Degrees 30 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  for the fuel pump. I'd like to be as prepared as possible before I bring it in to the shop. Thanks in advance
• citroen zx 1.9d change to a 1.9 td 5 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I am thinking about changeing my normal diesel engine for a turbo diesel engine. Whot modifications will i need to make eg, fuel tank brakes wireing harness gearbox air senses thermostats i have a complete car so i have access to all the parts on the td model thanx could you plz tell me as i can
• To chip or not to chip 8 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Has anyone in the backroom had their car 'chipped' Was it worth the money? Does it use more fuel? Why don't manufacturers offer chipped versions, or hane switchable versions, performance / economy mode, bit like auto boxes. If you have chipped, have you told your insurance, if Yes, how much
• The Motorists Champion 3 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  According to to-day's DT, Red Ken is taking driving lessons! That must be a conversion on a par with Saint Paul. What will follow? Congestion charging for buses, new roads for London and the man himself leading a rally in Trafalgar Square protesting about fuel duty, screaming "Can't pay, won't pay
• Diagnostics. 17 May 2002 (Forum)
  A friend has a Ford Fiesta 1.3 that won't start. It stinks of petrol and must be over fueling. My question is this: I'd like to recomend the Tune-up guy from Southampton to visit her house and do the job. (Her AA doesn't cover Homestart) However if it's a weird and complex sensor fault will he
• New Range Rover Diesel 24 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  and a diesel, it accelerated quite briskly. I don't suppose the fuel consumption is that good though.
• Shell Optimax 4 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  acceleration. But anyone with a German high performance car or a turbocharged SAAB or Volvo should have been seeing some serious improvements both to performance and fuel economy. Have you? HJ
• Renault 1.6 16v lumpy idle 23 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  and is great on fuel, has only done 11000miles and is otherwise fine. Just wish it would idle smoothly. Anyone else experienced this?
• Electric Cars 22 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Hi, I'd like to buy an electric powered, or dual-fuel (maybe gas turbine / elec) small car. Though it would be ideal for typical local usage around town or commuting, especially as my pregnant wife soon won't be able to cycle as usual! Does anyone recommend a particular place to start searching
• Choosing an automatic Family Vehicle 20 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Morning all!  I'm having difficulty choosing which vehicle I want to transport me, my partner and one child (no plans for any more). My wishes are: automatic, reliability, fuel efficient, nice interior and not too boring to drive. So far my short list includes: Mazda CX 5
• SsangYong Korando - A short continental tour 4 Jul 2023 (Forum)
  Drove wife, dog and self and a very full car off to the Moselle region of germany, including a stop south of brussels on the way, and back via Bruges, Just ona 1000 miles all told. Fuel consumption was about 34 mpg, traffic horrendous most of the time, except for driving across luxembourg
• 2003 Ford Fiesta 1.4 diesel - Mot failure 25 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  Just to ask what would the likely cost of repairs for brake pipe excessively corroded nearside and offside front to rear pipe . Brakes imbalance across the rear axle. Fuel pipe chafing on top of filter . Monitor and repair advisories play in steering rack (slight play in both sides power steering
• Volkswagen Arteon - Petrol or Diesel Arteon 24 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  Hi All, I am after some advice, I currently have a 2.0 R-Line 190 TSI on an 18 plate but my commute has now changed to 160 mile daily trip so I was thinking about adding a bit of money and trading in for the 2.0 TDI 190 as the fuel economy is at least on paper a lot better. I
• Why are electric cars so expensive? 4 Sep 2020 (Forum)
  I cannot understand why an ordinary hatchback can cost £15,000 but the electric equivalent is £30,000.On the £15,000 petrol engined cars there is the engine,gearbox,catalytic converter,fuel tank,pipe work etc that is missing on the electric car.This makes the petrol car at least £5,000 less