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• Supermarket Petrol - Good as branded? 26 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, Is the petrol sold at supermarkets the same quality as branded fuels? Several years ago rumours circulated that supermarket fuel was inferior to that sold by the oil giants, BP, Esso, Shell, etc.. Any one have any thoughts on this?
• transit connect 2 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  I have a new transit connect for work and the hand book says the fuel tank is 60 liters I have run untill the fuel light comes on plus 10 miles and it only took 45 liters. Is the hand book wrong or has it a large reserve?
• ASTA 3000 - any good? 4 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Has anyone used this? It's one of those miracle fuel & oil additive de-cokers with all the corresponding promises of reduced fuel consumption & increased power etc. £25 fo 12-months' worth. Thanks in advance.
• Fueling old Mercs 13 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if the Mercedes 450SLC (W107) has hardened valve seats, and can be run on unleaded alone, or does it require an additive? I\'ve tried...
• bmw 125d S/S - injector cleaner vs turbo cleaner (diesel) 20 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  guys/girls (and the undecided..)   is there REALLY a difference between injector cleaner, and turbo cleaner?   Both are added to the fuel, but surely, a good fuel/injector cleaner, will also clean the turbo vanes, via the fuel vapour? I get a little smoke, at speed
• E 10 water in tank accumulation 23 Oct 2021 (Forum)
  Apologies if this has previously been covered.  I am assuming that petrol is not drawn from the very bottom of the tank into the fuel pump? We have all been made aware that water will settle at the bottom of the tank so presumably after a period of time it must be unavoidable
• Ford Fiesta - Tyre speed rating 87V vs 87W? 20 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm currently looking to buy new tyres for my Fiesta. The original tyres are 195 55 R16 87V. This is also what it says on the inside of the door. I have found some 87V tyres for £80 with a fuel rating of E and rain rating of C. However, there are some 87W
• Mazda 6 sport petrol - Petrol Fuel problem 8 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  A friend is having problems with his Mazda 6, starting, misfiring and just general poor running. He booked it into a dealer who said he had badly contaminated petrol, They said they had not seen anything like it before, apparently the fuel in the tank was black. It is used often, done around 45k
• Ford Fiesta - Fuel Gauge Problem 28 Mar 2016 (Forum)
  Hello all, I gave my 2013 Fiesta a bit of a service today, oil, filters and plugs. Once the work was done, I took the car out for a drive and noticed that the fuel gauge needle is positioned just over the full (1) mark. Before it was just below full. And when I turn the ignition
• Ford Mondeo - ford mondeo tdci engine swap 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  Hi im after abit of help, Iv just done a engine swap both engines were running both came out of a 2004  both 130 tdc 2.0, now i cant get the engine to run iv tried bleeding the fuel still no joy, no fault codes and getting good fuel pressure on cranking but will not fire, are the fuel pumps
• ford mondeo 2.0 tdci - mondeo 2.0 tdci air in fuel system 7 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  hi   I have just changed the injectors on my car and it wouldn't start, I checked the fuel filter
• Ford Transit 2003 diesel - Won't start 22 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, My ford transit run out of fuel and I have since topped up with 4 jerry cans of fuel and I still cannot get the van to start. I have cranked open all the injectors and fuel is comming through. I tried to start after this and still no joy. The battery ended up running flat with me trying
• Ford Fiesta - How much can tyres affect fuel consumption 10 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  and ever since my fuel consumption has slowly plummeted for currently 39.4 mpg... So is it possible that the (correctly inflated) tyres are responsible for this drop or could something else be wrong?
• toyota hilux 2007 - TOyota Hilux Faulty fuel injectors 17 May 2011 (Forum)
  My Toyota Hilux has recently been diagnosed with faulty fuel injectors despite only having done 37,000 miles. Ive been quoted £2,400 + VAT for the repairs. I have read in various places about Toyota having had problems with the injector seals, the old copper ones being changed
• VW Golf 2.0 8v - High Fuel Consumption 30 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 2000 Golf 2.0 8v. If I do lots of city driving or short journeys, the petrol consumption drops from 35 to 25mpg or worse - the engine also starts surging / running rough and there is a smell of fuel from the exhaust. The only way I have managed to clear this in the past is to drive
• 306 HDi 2.0 - 306 Fuel filter query 9 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Being a bit of a noob (read TOTAL noob) I did a bit of reading about changing the fuel filter on my 306 and found countless people recommending changing both the filter and housing because of the temperamental nature of the HDi engine and the risks of contaminants reaching the HP side
• peugeot 306 hdi - 306 hdi cutting out HELP 25 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  hi all, i need help i recently bought a 2000 reg 306 2.0 hdi, soon as it reaches 2300rpm it cuts out but if driven really really steady goes over but if accelerated fast cuts out ive changed fuel filter,fuel pump in tank, fuel pressure sensor and its recently had a brand new injector pump
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 99 1.9 Wont hold diesel in fuel pipe 31 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I have primed the system on my peugeot 206 1.9 diesel 1999, now when i try to start it the fuel runs back down the pipe to the filter. Does anyone know why and what to do to correct it? Someone has suggested putting a non return valve into the diesel feed pipe saying this will cure it again does
• Skoda Octavia I (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.9tdi slx derv / wrong fuel thoughts... 16 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I am looking at buying one of these cars. I am used to ul fueled cars in the past. I am concerned about missfilling by accident. I never brim a tank, so was wondering what could be got away with/ Say I put 20quid of ul in by mistake, can i dilute with brimming with derv? would half a pint
• Ford Fiesta Saloon (2006 - 2008) - 97 1.25 Fuel pump malfunction 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  My daughter in law has 97 Fiesta 1.25 which appears to have an on-going fuel pump problem viz. no sound of it running when ignition is switched on & no pressure at test valve with ignition on. The AA have been called to it about 3 times and each time it has been taken to a garage for repair. Once