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• All - Fuel duty cut for Scottish Islands 15 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Good news for islanders and their visitors is that fuel duty has been cut by 5p/litre on the Scottish Islands, ie Northern Isles, Western Isles, Inner Hebrides, Clyde Islands as well as on the Scilly Isles. The differential has been approved by Europe and starts in March 2012.
• Ford Focus 2002 TDCI - Changed fuel manifold sensor now only on two cylin 27 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I have changed the fuel manifold sensor switch as the car was not starting and sometimes cutting out on a run.Now that i have changed the sensor it is off two cylinders.Help please.
• Volkswagen Golf II (1983 - 1992) - 90 1.3 pierburg 2e3 20 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  My golf refuses to start after changing fuel pump,there is fuel in float chamber but it,s not reaching the engine.All the jets etc seem clear and car seemed ok before fuel pump broke.Any help greatly appreciated.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - Used Focus petrol vs diesel fuel consumption 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Following on from my thread about changing our Xsara for a £4k Focus I'm wondering what the real life fuel consumption figures are for 1.6 petrol vs diesel?? David
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - fuel consumption 7 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I was thinking of buying a 2001 1.6 306 estate. Price £1800. Does anyone know what these cars are like for reliability and fuel consumption. Its for my wife to use as were expecting our first child. Any advice would be really appreicated
• Fuel theft 15 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  As we all know too well, cost at the pumps rose dramatically this year. We heard of major thefts of diesel from farms, but was there an accompanying rash of siphoning etc. as in the early 70s, which provoked car makers to introduce locking fuel caps and other devices? (I don't seem to remember
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 04 TDI 130 fuel filter change. 5 May 2008 (Forum)
  Hi the fuel filter is ready for a change on the passat tdi 130 pd. Does anyone know of any special procedure for priming etc, or do you just fit and crank the engine. Regards Flycog
• BMW - 525 Fuel Pressure 10 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, Anyone know what the approximate fuel system pressure is on a bmw 525 or a Vauxhall Senator 3.0 24v? Basically i'm looking for what pressure a Bosch Motronic system would typically have! I'm guessing around 3 Bar? Cheers chaps. Jon
• Fuel Duty petition. Please sign & pass to friends 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hello I do not normally support these petitions and protests but it has become far too much. Please sign the petition for lowering the fuel duty http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/reducefuelduty/ The more signatures the more it will make an impact -- (iam not a mechanic) Martin Winters
• Ducato fuel problem 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, Fiat Ducato van is running poor after wrong fuel was added to the petrol engine. Has since been cleaned. How do I remove the plugs to check. The 21mm spanner I have doesn't fit the tubes. Should I be checking anything else. The vehicle has points ignition. Thanks. Mike.
• mk 2 golf can i make it fuel injection? 24 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  i have a mk 2 golf 1.3 and ive been told that if i fit a fuel injection it will be alot better and wont have the problem with the carb. is it possible and how easy is it to do,if anyone knows get bac to me please. ricky
• fuel pump not car specific 6 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I need a fuel pump capable of flowing enough for a 1.9 gti engine out of a 205. But its not in a 205 and needs to be exteranlly mounted, not an in tank type. Also must be a common car. Im hoping to get one from a scrapyard. Hopefully someone will know of one or two worth trying. thanks Richie
• ford mondeo td timing 14 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  my fuel injection pump had to be replaced ,i followed the procedures in the manual. ihave got the cam and fuel pump belts on,it now asks to remove timing pins from fuel pump and cam turn engine twice and reinsert pins,problem cannot turn what have I done wrong?
• escort diesel Priming 2 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  I ran out of diesel doh. I am currently having problems priming the engine. the fuel is up to the fuel pump but I cannot get it through the pump up to the injectors. Do you just get the fuel to the pump and then keep turning over the engine or is there a way of getting it through the pump? Cheers
• in line fuel filters 12 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Just had the old Saab serviced at the main dealers, fuel filter in line £32, ok its a metal device, but whats wrong with the one on my golf 68p nylon with paper insert? most other things seemed ok, plugs £3-17 each. Oil mobil 1 £8-66/litre etc.
• 106 fuel gauge 11 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  The car is a peugeot 106 extra time 1997 with only 25000 miles from new. The fuel gauge only works when it wants to so should I just replace the sender in tank or are they prone for something else maybe? If its the sender unit in the tank is this straight forward? Any experienced opinions
• Ford Fiesta - Ford 'capless fuel' 20 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  I've just taken delivery of a newish Ford, and was surprised by the lack of a petrol locking cap.  The fuel flap can be opened without a key or inside cab release leaver, albeit there appears to be a strong spring door that will only allow the right fuel nozzle
• All makes - Maximum fuel efficiency speed 15 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Radio 2's homwork query today at 6.45pm was 'at what speed would a car cover a set distance using the least fuel?' The answer was rather flimsy, but apparently 52-56 mph [ignoring all the car variables etc]. Most time was spent waffling on about making sure the boot was empty and so forth
• 52 TDCi Mondeo Auto (Ghia) - New fuel pump - TDCi Mondeo 5 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Just a quickie, Mother needs a new fuel pump for her '52 2.0 TDCI (130) Auto Mondeo. Just want to clarify which fuel pump to buy; there are several around on eBay which all look identical, ranging from £120 to £500+; are they the same or are there subtle differences
• peugeot 307 hdi - 307 fuel pressure problem 11 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  hi, i have a peugeot 307 2.0 hdi 90 it comes up with anti polution fault and eml it will start up but soon as you put your foot down it will die and not restart. took it to a garage and they put it on a diagnostic machine which gave me back two fuel pressure faults