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• Boulogne 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  the red triangle' or 'keep on the right' type of advice but any tips on how to avoid getting lost in Boulogne appreciated especially if combined with where to get that all important tank topping fill of fuel before returning to the UK. Unfortunately I will be returning on a Sunday night - never the best
• Can i recover fuel legally? 25 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  , outside of insurers. My question is, if the car is fully agreed to be written off, can i get the petrol back i put in? I filled up (£35) at the weekend, be a shame lose that on top of everything else. Its still registering a full tank. I am sooooo annoyed at myself. Can i legallly recover this fuel
• 1992 Passat fuel tank 28 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, Im now the not so proud owner of a VW Passat 1992, 1.6 TD estate.... On the fuel gauge it says 15 gallon as the tank capacity. Can anyone confirm this as correct? The gauge is a bit dodgy, going from full to half full now and again, so Im not actually sure whats in it, but I put 10 gallons
• Calibra Fuel Tank Outlet Pipe Flange 6 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  1996 Calibra 8 valve auto with a fuel leak from the tank's outlet pipe flange . (It's metal, with a plastic multiplug, and corroded beyond salvation). After much investigation Vauxhall Customer Services at Luton have informed me that this part is no longer made and in fact doesn't even have a part
• Diesel car filled wirh Petrol 21 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  the fact that we were one of the few in the south to have this requirement for jet fuel,it was laid down that inm the event of a forced landing at another drome that only had 100oct fuel,it was permitted to fill up with this and add 1pint of engine oil per 100galls.of petrol to ensure
• A4 cutting out 6 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  I have a problem with an a4 1.9 tdi cutting out when driven hard when the problem occurs the car will be hard started it will turn over for ages before going. the fuel filter was replaced with a new one. The history of the car is that it was originally petrol and the running gear of a tdi se
• Ford Fiesta 1998 Zetec 16V Misfire 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My car has started to occassionally stutter/misfire. It is definietely getting worse and is now stalling. It always restarts and gets going again no problem. The problem seems to be worse when the fuel level is say 30% or less in the tank but this could be a red herring. I suspect the EEC engine
• Service Station Fuel Pumps 20 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Right, bit of a moan here, but a question lies within!! Went to fill up my 1995 Pug 306 at my local filling station on Sunday. The low fuel light was starting to flicker and when this comes on I know I have 5 - 7 litres left in the tank. Went to the diesel pump and filled the 60 litre tank
• polo sucking too much fuel 9 May 2003 (Forum)
  hi i recently bought a polo coupe 1.0 1990 h plate i had it serviced n alas soon as i bought it ,and it sucks way to much fuel i got 110 miles outta 15 quid which is what my friend gets from his 2.0 ! the haynes manual says i could have a worn carb? if so how much am i looking at for a new
• Toyota Avensis Trip Computer 19 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  I would appreciate anyones views on the following I have a 2001 Avensis diesel with a trip computer as a standard item. The average indicated mpg, over a tank of full, is consistantly indicating 13% better fuel consumption than it actually is. The "Range" left to run on the remaining fuel
• 1989 Polo fuel tank. 4 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  I noticed on the 89 Polo stalling thread a comment on fuel tank vacuum and breather hoses. Yep you've guessed it the thing takes about ten minutes to get a couple of gallons in without blowing back. It had a brand new VW tank fitted a couple of weeks ago for the MOT. What have I got to do, new
• Audi 90 Quattro 11 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  I have an elderly Audi 90 quattro. 1989 2.3 Litre. which has problems in the fuel area. Can you help/advise? The fuel pump had been noisy for about 3 months and recently after about three miles ( when engine warm) the engine would just cut out. So I thought the fuel pump is very tired and replaced
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 01 2.0 starting problem 27 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  the corner and had it put on thier machine. They diagnosed the problem as the high pressure fuel pump being deffective and needs replacing (at great cost). They reluctlently gave us a copy of the dianostics report which had the following fault codes P0336, P0272, P0181, P0263, P0266 & P1199. I then drove
• 04(53) civic ctdi - high pressure fuel pump bust scrap or repair 27 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  I am gutted my beloved civic just stopped while driving. Towed to garage. Would not start. Finally diagnosed as high pressure fuel pump failure. Car just under ten years with 136000 miles. To remove, send off for repair and refit will cost £1200.  I am guessing trade in value is about
• Ford Mondeo - P1211 P0251, Hard To Start In Morning, Glow Plug L 20 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  : Changed Fuel Filter Cleaned EGR volve Added REDEX diesel additive into fuel tank No visible fuel leakage near fuel injectors or frond of the engine
• Car insurance 5 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  a gallon seemed ridiculous not that long ago. On the same subject ,has their ever been a study to compare the rise in salaries with the rise in fuel costs . If you were take the average salary in 1970 to be say £1000 ,and fuel cost £1 a gallon , that would be .01% of an annual salary . How would
• Nissan Pathfinder - Computer fault history - can it be recovered? 22 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  I am having huge difficulties with Nissan regarding a fuel rail that I had replaced 16 months ago on my Pathfinder. About 6 months after having it fitted I experienced loss of power and took it back to my dealer. They told me that the fault code indicated a fuel rail problem again. When I told
• Audi A4 B7 - VCA fuel consumption - conspiracy theory 29 May 2010 (Forum)
  can't get it over 40 mpg! Then I found the "vehicle data sticker" in the service logbook which gives the combined cycle fuel consumption as a very poor 29.6 mpg and emissions of 228 g/km!!! Anyone else come across this before? Can anyone else with an A4 Avant with this engine tell
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1995 2.0 dust in fuel tank 26 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  I bought my daughter a 95 2lt 306 petrol here in Australia and shorlty after buying it my son took it to "grass" motokana which was more dust than grass. After about 20 minutes of competing in the dust the thing refused to run over idle, then died. A dead fuel pump and "mud and excrement
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 2.0 petrol manual fuel economy 6 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi guys, Currently got a new shape Mondeo for a couple of days and am finding the fuel consumption is absolutely apalling. I don't drive like my trousers are on fire so to find that it returned just 32mpg from London to Devon just now (Empty roads and cruise control the whole way) is hugely