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• VW Phaeton - Diesel and Biofuel 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all First post, due to the mess biofuel seems to making of our diesel filters.  I only use BP Ultimate or similar, but have been unable to find if there is any biofuel involved after the blanket legislation by HMG. Having been used to treating boat fuel (due to the time it spends
• Vauxhall Astra - 02 1.6 Dual Fuel LPG problems 20 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  hi, just bought a mk4 astra duel fuel, i changed it over to gas whilst driving, then hit a flat spot at 75 (didnt realise the van had a limiter) so changed back to petrol, now the change back to gas does not work, the clicking from changing to gas is not hapening, some one
• fiesta 1.4 tdci mk6 - 1.4 tdci fault codes 13 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Recently had an issue with the car loosing power with no fault codes But today with obd2 connected I managed to get a fault code of the car well 4 of them  P061a P0626 P0191 fuel rail pressure sensor range\performance U0140 The most obvious
• Any - Fuel System Cleaner 15 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Apologies if this one has been done before but does anyone have any experience of the fuel system additives you can buy. I am mainly looking for one to clean the system. To be honest I have no problems with the car and it has just been serviced and passed its MOT. I just thought a good clean
• Ford Fiesta 1,4TDCI - Bad Fuel Leak 5 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  Bad Leak from fuel pipes feeding injectors.  3 year old car 26,000 mls only full Ford Main dealer service from new.  One lady owner from new. Bad fault on banana branch feed pipes, getting common fault diagnosis from trade. Any recalls from Ford that we should have seen
• Nissan Primastar - Cut out, won't start - Fuel pressure 1.8bar 4 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  the vehicle. We noticed that the fuel  line pressure was at 1.8bar. Is this the abnormailty we're looking for and if so, where do we start looking first please?
• Mercedes Benz e class W210 320 cdi - Mercedes starting problem 23 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  1 have a 2001 e320, 145,000 miles. Always previously reliable, started getting problems starting, cranking and only going on the second cycle. My garage have changed: glow plugs, pre & main engine bay fuel pumps, all engine bay fuel lines & filter, fuel sensor, injector seals, starter
• 1;9td synergie - fuel consumption 27 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  hi i had a replacement engine put in my vehicle and its now doing around 15 mpg i took the vehicle back to the local garage and they put my old injectors in it. they had engine  had already used  my old  fuel pump put on it so they said
• Why is it that advertised fuel economy is not achievable? 1 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Why is it that the advertised fuel consumption figures are never achievable I find this so annoying. I have been driving for the best part of forty years now and have never managed to equal or better these figures. As I understand it these figures are derived at in the test lab
• Ford Focus - FUEL PUMP RECODING WITH BLUE CHIP KEY? 24 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  HELLO I RECENTLY CHANGED MY FUEL FILTER AND SINCE COULD NOT START THE CAR, AFTER ATOL OF TRYS I BOUGHT A SECONDHAND PUMP HAD  THE CODES REMOVED AND SWAPPED THE ECU OF THE PUMP ONTO THE CAR, AS I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE FAULT, I ONLY HAD MY BLUE CHIP KEY AVALIBLE AND TRIED TURNING
• Ford Focus 1.6 Fuel Consumption 7 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Hello. I have had a 1.6 petrol Ford Focus since September (brand new). I find the fuel consumption fairly heavy on this car: It's just reached 5000 miles and it's still only returning just under 30 mpg at best. It's got Leather heated seats and Air con etc: But even if it's driven gently
• Real World Fuel Economy figures 30 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Hello All, Does anyone know of a website that provides actual real world fuel economy figures?  - probably submitted by users (this website is very useful for the cars that have been test driven - but they don't include all models as it would probably take up too much time
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.9 TDI Engine not starting 4 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  it!! tried today and it fired once but no joy looked at fuel comming out of fuel filter and it seems to be drawing fuel but still no ignition any ideas!!
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.9 speedo/revs/fuel/temp/ lights wont work 11 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I just bought this car about three weeks ago and noticed that the parcelshelf speakers were not working so i pluged them in and all my dash lights went out . So pulled the plug and lights came back on except speedo revs temp and fuel display . changed the lights and still no joy.Checked
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 00 2.0HDi smells of fuel inside & outside of car. 23 May 2009 (Forum)
  hello everyone. my peugeot 406 2.0 HDi seems to smell of fuel whenever i drive it,i can normally smell it either inside the car or outside the car once i get out of it. has anyone had the same problems as me because i want to get it sorted but need good advice before i take it to a garage as i
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Fuel Pump 2 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi My Focus cut out and wouldn't start again. Garage report is Fuel pump, replacable with recon part for £600+ labour. I asked if poss to fix with 2nd hand part to save £ and was told that this is not an option due to part coding/decoding or something? Can anyone advise on a cheaper alternative
• the price of fuel and speeding 8 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Although the price of fuel is soaring at an alarming rate, why are drivers still in such a hurry? I would`ve thought by now that the speed kings would tend to drive economically and get as many MPG as practicable . Is company car man still on an infinite expense account? I still get people
• Low viscosity oils, older cars, fuel saving 1970`s 6 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Delving again into the Historical record ;) Does anyone remember the low viscosity oils that were promoted in the (I think) early 70s as a fuel saving measure? I can remember an allegedly 25,000 change interval for one synthetic at that time, but there were others, lower viscosity at the upper
• Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - 05 3.0 LPG Re-Fueling 2 May 2008 (Forum)
  Can anyone explain why lpg fuel pumps are not all set at the same pressure. The reason I ask this is having used quite afew pumps Iseem to get different fill levels. I have 70lt toroidal tank-56lt capacity, only two pumps managed over 50lt and most seem to be 37 to 40lt. As the switch to petrol
• Toad immobiliser fitted to Porsche 924 8 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I have a 1981 Porsche 924 off road at present with a Toad immobiliser fitted. One key fob pendant stopped working some time ago. Having done some work on it with the battery off I couldn't start it, no fuel pump running. Having checked fuses and connections around the relays fuel pump kicked