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• Astra 1.4 H reg - fuel pipe cut 3 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hello My Astra 1.4 (H reg)has had its fuel piping cut with a stanley knife and all the fuel from my petrol tank has disappeared. The piping runs under the car on the driver side next to the brake cable. It is obviously a robbery of petrol from my car and I was completely flabbergasterred when I
• Optimax test results 8 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Some time ago, I promised ( see http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=18620&m=187069 )to run an experiment running my car on Optimax for the edification of the backroom gang. I've complained often enough that I've never seen a scientific test of "quality" vs supermarket fuels; I
• Fuel additives anyone? 18 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Anybody interested in fuel additives? I was persuaded to use some recently with very positive results. Normally I would have ignored such things. The short version of the story is .... At the 60,000 mile service of my Mk 3 VW Golf the compression test showed a very poor reading on one cylinder
• Cash Back Motoring (5PencePerMile) 20 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Reduce fuel duty by 40 pence per litre What I want is a 40 pence/litre ?average? reduction in fuel duty as a way of getting us to drive more economically. That's right; reduce the cost of fuel to encourage us to use less of it. Cash back Motoring This is how the ?reduction? in fuel duty would
• vauxhall signum 2.2 2005 - fires up but wont start unless unplug fuel sensors 10 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  with hope, by telling me he had only ever been to one other car the same as mine. He had no idea what was wrong, did diagnostic, came back 2 fuel sensor errors, and maf error code.  Called a mobile mechanic  out he had no idea either, said could be fuel sensors or maf.(maf has now been replaced
• Citroen Xsara Picasso - Diesel fuel pump leak in engine - Advice needed 20 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  it to a local garage and they said they last tried replacing a o-ring on the same kind of engine (Peugeot) and it just made the problem worse, the reckon a new fuel pump will be the best option. The only factors that put me out here (aside from cost) is the possibility this has been caused by the fuel
• Five ways to make your fuel go further? 27 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  on the brakes at the last minute, you could cut fuel > consumption by up to 20 per cent. Well. "Up to" clearly indicates the number "0". This must be for town drivers, and, to boot, those bereft of common sense. > Slow down. The most fuel-efficient speed is 56mph, and by driving at 56mph instead > of 70mph
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - fuel system sensors 1 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Our 2003 53 Reg Mondeo TDCI (115bhp) recently cut out just after refuelling. It had run enevenly just before refuelling.The engine would restart but only run for a second or two. The AA did a diagnostic check, which seemed to indicate a fuel pump problem. The patrolman cancelled the fault code
• Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 over fueling 17 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  belt, but after checking the belt, then spark then fuel, the car misteriously started again. But this didn't last long, a couple of minutes running and it had cut out again. I discovered that when it cuts out and wont restart, if you pull the power from the fuel pump and crank the engine, after about 6
• Fuel price 14 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  On holiday on the Isle of Man, diesel and unleaded the same price, super unleaded dearer than diesel.
• VW Transporter fuel gauge play up 4 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Is this a T4 or T5 model van?
• Mondeo fuel filter. 4 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  is it as easy to change as it says in manual. and can you do it with the battery conected.
• fuel prices website? 31 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Is there a website that shows the cheapest petrol/diesel prices for various areas of the country? Thanks.
• Vectra 2.0 Di sluggish from cold, please help 6 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  the car to run if it had no turbo and twice the weight. This seemed to go away after a few miles until one morning when it resulted in the car stalling when doing 70 on the motorway and failing to restart. The AA were called and they suggested I'd run out of fuel. I knew the level to be quite
• KIA Carens - Kia Carens diesel 1.7litre 2014 fuel filter 15 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Hi Just looking for some advice on changing fuel filter on above car. It is in behind battery and ecu. Do you need to remove the air filter box, battery and ecu to get access. Appreciate any help. Thanks Matt
• Maserati Ghibli Diesel - MPG Test Result 26 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  To get the official MPG results do they use the information displayed by the car or do they use an independent means of calculating fuel usage.  The reason for my question is that the Ghibli forum believes that fuel consumption shown is 12.5% more than it should be. If the car shows
• MINI One D - Does anyone know where fuel line return valves are 5 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  I have a Mini one D REG55 does anyone know where I can find the fuel line return valves on my car if it has any? Any advice would be most appreciated
• peugeot 406 - bosch fuel pump 24 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  hi im looking for a good working bosch fuel pump part number 0445010046 i dont want to pay a lot but if  you would like to come and fit i would pay you or does anyone have a link on here to the instructions to help me fit one thank you 
• 407 hdi 2.0 - 407 hdi fuel/starting problem 22 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hi My 407 2.0 hdi wont start properly unless i give the primer bulb a few squeezes(it will start without the primer but takes a lot of cranking) it drives perfectly once its running. could  this be a fault with the fuel filter?   al
• Ford Focus - Water in Fuel 5 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  My TDCi has just had to have the fuel tank drained and lines cleared due to water in the diesel.  Most of it will have been bought in Poole, Dorset.  Has anybody else had a similar problem recently? The Shell Garage, Darby's Corner Poole is currently being rebuilt with new tanks