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• Free fuel for fatties! 24 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  People who pile on the pounds over the festive period normally have to endure a starvation diet or a period of vigorous exrcise to get beck to their fighting...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - fuel injector rail 23 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  the car has a strong petrol smell for a while after starting and parts of the injector rail look damp. At 67,000 miles should I be looking at new seals...
• Petrol £2.42 a litre 22 May 2006 (Forum)
  Hi - just read about this !!!!! BP are bringing out a new 'hand made' fuel at £2.42 a litre. They are claiming it will boost perfroamnce by 7.5% It is a new ultimate 102 octane fuel which will boost perfomance from 4-7.5% Only 6 garages selling it at the moment. It will cost £140 to fill up
• Zafira Fuel Conmsumption 12 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone get more the 35 mpg out of a 1.6 petrol Zafira ? For a 1.6 engine the performance is better than I'd expected but no matter how carefully...
• 2.0 Focus. Expectation on fuel consumpti 22 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, Am considering getting a 2.0 Focus Ghia (Manual, petrol, estate). Not the new shape - but about a year old. Does anyone have any experience of the...
• General Fuel Price Thread 8 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  {Several separate threads recently all discussing pretty much the same thing, so I've combined them all into the one thread. DD} ----------------------------------------------------------------- I...
• fuel saving devices/do they work? 6 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Oh Dear oh dear oh dear! Boone, I see you are new to the forum. Before you post again, have a good read of other people's posts and consider your writing...
• Clio 1.4 (2003) - "jerky" when cold 24 May 2004 (Forum)
  Have owned from new a 1.4 clio which is jerky when pulling away from cold. Also has been slow to start on occasions - dealer reckons it is not getting enough fuel ...... AA say it might be getting too much fuel!! Any ideas??!! Matt
• LDV Convoy 11 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  I have an LDV Convoy and the fuel gauge has stopped working. I've removed the electrical connector on the fuel tank sender and tested it for a live feed and there is no power. Any Convoy owners/drivers had the same trouble? Any ideas where to go from here? I'd rather not dismantle the dashboard
• nissan 2.00 td problem 15 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  has ne 1 had ne probs with the fuel pump being contaminated by dirty fuel and water in the tank,while the warning light comes on. i have been told that it is to late when the warning light comes on as the damage is allready done, can some one help on this matter, thanks breny
• Corsa 1.3 cdti '08 Plate - Problems with Corsa Intermittent starting winter 23 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  and december (starts around once every week/two weeks). 2 other mechanics had no idea. Just been seen by another, he has told me the following: He pulled fuel pipe away and turned it over and no fuel being pumped (ignition turning over) so he put on a new fuel pump and tested it, still no fuel present
• Renault Scenic (1999 - 2003) - 02 1.9dti starting problem 27 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  , the glow plugs tested fine, the relay and power supply was fine. The car turns over as if there is no fuel and then it fires on one cylinder and then 2 until it eventually starts, i have taken out the fuel filter and it made no difference, i checked the fuel lines for air bubbles and there is none
• Luxury German Make / 4 seat cabriolet - Breakdown 1 hour/ 50 miles after purchase 20 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  .   The car would then not start (after 1 hour of ownership) and was towed to the local main dealer and has been there ever since.   The main dealer believe the problem is contaminated fuel, but can not confirm whether this was the small amount of fuel in the car
• Ford Fiesta 1996 1.3 Endura-E, EFI - Ford Fiesta fuel pump failure - burning out pump 17 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Fiesta fuel pump problem. 1996 Endura-E, 89k miles. My fiesta failed to start after being left standing for a few weeks. Traced the problem to the fuel pump (1996 original). Voltage at connector 12V, connector in good condition. Mega ohms of resistance across the pump
• 318d sept 2013 - car allowance own vehicle + fuel paid TAX Help!!! 6 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi, Hopefully some one can offer some advice.. I am going to get 21k + 400p/month car allowance + all fuel paid company fuel card. What are the implications tax-wise i am presuming from research that; 1. The car allowance as it is rolled into my salary will be deducted @ 20%. I.e£320.00
• Renault Clio I Petrol - Run out of petrol. Won't start after refuel. 1 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  of it. I walked the rest. Bought 5 ltres in a plastic can and went back to the car. But it won't start with the the fuel in the tank. A friend tows me home. What a diamond geezer! Next day in the daylight, I put in another 5 litres to make sure there enough to prime the pump. I check the pump
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 01 2.2 HDI fuel cap open-error because it isn't. 19 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Hello all-been a while. It's that blasted 406HDI 2.2 136BHP Estate again. The one with the FAP & Eloys (sp?). Anyhow, that now all works. But it's been whizzing up all manner of rubbish intermittent error messages. The one that's a constant is the 'fuel caop open' one-a recent event. Now the fuel
• Peugeot 406 - Fuel Pump on Peugeot 406 2.1 LX DT 8 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  cutting out if coasting in gear when it dropped below 2000 revs. It wouldnt do it all of the time, just some of the time but bit of an annoyance when you discover the lack of power steering and silence when the car is in motion!! Anyway I got it checked out on Tuesday and found out today that the Fuel
• Peugeot 306 - 1998 306 dturbo serious misfire and smoke 7 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  weather. then after this a couple of times whilst driving it it would suddenly start to misss badly, smoke with unburnt fuel and lose power - stopping the engine and restarting would cure this. I then replaced the fuel filter a week ago and we have done about 100 miles since with no problem so i
• KIA Rio (2005 - ) - 1.5 CRDi Fuel consumption 18 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, new to the Back Room. I know this subject has been going on for a bit, but I would like to know what fuel economy you are getting if you own a Kia Rio 1.5 CRDI or Hyundai Getz 1.5CRTD (16v 4 cylinder Hyundai engine not the 12v 3 cylinder VM Motori unit). Not only that but if you could