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• 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 Focus Mk1 99/T 1.8 petrol - Badly reduced fuel economy 1 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All, For most of my car's life I've easily achieved >200 miles on a tank before reaching the halfway mark, and a minimum of 360 miles before seeing the fuel light. For the last couple of years the fuel economy has been much worse and it's finally time that I do something about
• Ford Focus 1.6 Petrol 02 plate - Poor connection on fuel pump 7 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  same day, all seemed fine for a further 2 weeks. Then similar thing, car was parked up for a couple of hours, then wouldn't start. AA checked battery, all good there, eventually got it started by applying pressure to the fuel pump feed plug under the rear seats. Diagnosed possible loose connection
• Peugeot 406 HDI 90hp - Diesel fuel pressure problem 14 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  , this time i started the car same happenedso i stopped the car . Disconnected the fuel line to the hp pump and put the  fuel line into a container , turned the ignition on fuel bulb ok . There is a fuel line that comes off the top of the hp pump , disconnected this and put the end
• Peugeot 307 SW 2.0 hdi 90 hp 2005 - High fuel consumption faulty EGR 27 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, Recently my Peugeot 307 SW 2.0 hdi 90 hp, gave a fault indication. Indicating a problem with the exhaust gas. The orange indicator was lit on the dashboard. I noticed that the fuel consumption had increased. I could do approx. 150-180 kilometers less with 1 tank of gasoline. Also
• EU reviewing fuel taxes 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  No panic yet, it talks of medium term changes, but the EU are reviewing taxation on passenger fuel........ LONDON (Reuters) -- The European Commission is reviewing the taxation structure of transport fuels in a move that could boost demand for gasoline at the expense of diesel, an EU official
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 88 1.9GTi - Misfiring after running out of fuel 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  hi i was really hoping somebody can help me out here, im busy restoring my 205 1.9 gti 1988 model. i currently banned form driving so its my project, i have bean strating it up and letting her run for about 10 mins a day, but one i ran out of fuel, i filled up my petrol can before i put