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• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - Dti - fuel consumption 17 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  For 2 1/2 years (since the car was new) ive been questioning the fuel consumption figures, the best my self and the vauxhall garage can get out of it is 41mpg (the official figures are 53mpg). Vauxhall have had the car back about ten times and changed a variety of parts but no improvement
• VWbeetle - fuel tank jelly engine probs 15 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Am having engine problems (pop-pop-popping & more recently just cutting out). We think its being caused by an opaque/translucent jelly from the fuel tank which we have found blocking filters, the carb needle valve, main jet, emulsion tubes - its getting into everything! After clearing the car
• My car has got FMT 15 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I have always used optimax as a preffered fuel when it was convenient to fill up with it and have started using V power now it has replaced optimax. While in the qeue at the filling stn I started to read the V power leaflet and it talks about one of the fuels properties being this Friction
• peugeot hdi economy 1 May 2006 (Forum)
  Just wondered if people could let me know what their fuel economy is on peugeot HDI engines. My dad just got a 406 estate 2.0L (110bhp) and got 850 miles out of 1 tank believe it or not. Im interested in the 306 HDI but wondered if the fuel economy is as good? I know the 406 has a bigger fuel
• Pug406 HDi Fuel Pump 16 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Not sure I dare ask this in light of previous posts.... My 406 has started making a low 'brrrrrrr' noise which seems to come from the fuel pump on the engine. It started intermittently but now seems to do it all the time, but the car runs fine. Any clues as to it's cause? Is it likely
• Fiesta 1.1 Fuel smell in cabin 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Hello Long time no posting. The car is a 1.1 Carburettor H reg. A work colleague has been having a few headaches recently and She says fuel be smelt when the engine is off and the air vents are open and the fan on. The lady concerned had the ford serviced at a main dealer and the found the fault
• Automatic fuel pump 26 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  , how did he do it? You normally only see these things in American movies? I know that you can get such pumps in dedicated HGV fuel stations but in your bog standard Safeway forecourt?
• escort gti ecu light & fuel light 18 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  i have a 1998 escort gti. can anyone please help me on the following. does the escort gti have a ecu warning light in the dash as i cant see one when i turn ignition on. does it have a low fuel warning light ?? reason for the ecu light is that i have a flat spot / slight judder but only every
• Supermarket petrol - any difference? 23 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  After reading the papers and seeing interviews on the TV about the fire at the Buncefield fuel depot, it was said that tankers from Tesco, BP and Total were all lined up for filling along side each other to fill up from the same fuel line. This suggests to me that the petrol quality from
• Fuel economy figures 27 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  This question has been nagging me for a while. When the official fuel consumption figures are determined, I assume that they are done 'under laboratory conditions'. I further assume that they are carried indoors, on a rolling road. Does this mean that the aerodynamic differences between cars
• Customs casts net wider for fuel smuggle 8 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Interesting article on how Customs are tackling fuel smugglers who are removing the red dye from diesel. (Today's Daily Telegraph). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/09/08/cnfuel8.xml Sounds as if you could do far more harm to your engine than the money that might
• Mondeo fuel pump prob. 25 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Mondeo 97 1.8 Turbo Diesel estate. My sons Taxi mondeo, has been recently over reving. took it to ford main dealer, who said it was due to the fuel pump. need new one....cost 1300 pounds! He found a second hand one off a friend, garage said it was ok, and compatible, but on fitting
• government company car milleage rates 8 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  The new advisory rates for company vehicle has just been revised to take into account higher fuel prices see here: www.hmrc.gov.uk/cars/fuel_company_cars.htm (sorry cannot seem to do a link to web site). however they have decided that the fuel rate for 2000cc is increased from previous rates
• Isn't it about time for a fuel strike? 27 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Ok so did anyone else notice the news on Saturday - 4th news item behind the Pope's funeral, the royal wedding and Rover's demise was that little matter that petrol prices are now the highest they've ever been.... We had the UK fuel crisis when prices were about 10p a litre below what they are now
• Peugeot 405 Diesel Running Problems 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 405 diesel - and it runs fine most of the time. When you have to go up hill it loses all power and really struggles - as soon as you start to go back down the hill - all is fine again. I'm thinking the pickup to from the fuel tank might have become blocked as the car had been standing
• Peugeot 106 Diesel Leak 24 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1994 106 Key West 1.4D (stop laughing) that i use just for running to and from work. It seems to be leaking fuel from the pump somewhere. If I get stuck in traffic for any length of time I get smoke from the engine block where the fuel has leaked or been splashed onto it. I have checked
• diesel transit pulls when hot ! 27 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  i have a transit van with a recon fuel pump fitted 2 years ago, recently it has started to pull bad when it gets hot have to pull over and wait then it seems to clear,i have fitted new lifter pump,fuel pipes,checked the tank and replaced the fuel filter assembly any ideas guys? there are 3 wires
• Devils advocate, fuel cell cars 8 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  When we eventually all drive around with a fuel cell, what are the risks of explosion? Hydrogen is I remember from a botched chemistry experiment very very explosive. When all is working ok and all we have is a trickle of water out the exhaust, what will be the effects on an icy road. If we don't
• EV fuel economy 9 Jun 2023 (Forum)
  Is there any way to easily calculate how much it will cost for an EV to travel X miles? For ICE it is easy if you know the MPG.  What is the...
• Honda Accord 2.2l diesel - Diesel fuel filter renewal. 8 Aug 2017 (Forum)
  Advice welcome on how to change the diesel filter on a 2.2l Honda Accord...tools required..how to access etc..?