Most recently answered diesels questions
I own a 2007 VW Passat 2.0 SEL TDI 170 DSG Estate which has covered about 75,000 miles. Until June it was averaging just over 42mpg on a combined cycle over 4500 miles, and on a run I could routinely get...
I currently driving a SEAT Leon FR TDi. I love it, and the high spec, but I am not getting to drive it as much as I used - and consequently, I am looking for something slightly more economical - but don't...
Our trusty 2004 Nissan X-Trail, at 160,000 miles, worries me and may need replacing. Whilst the engine is still sweet, there is a fuel judder at 1800rpm again. Last year we replaced the EGR, camshaft and...
A few months ago I purchased a Skoda Octavia L&K 2.0 TDI with which I have been very pleased. This is the first diesel that I have run and have been receiving confused messages about whether or not it...
I think the motor industry has got it the wrong way round in its effort to prevent misfuelling. It is impossible to put diesel into a petrol tank but this does little harm except that the car won't start...
I have a 2005 Toyota RAV4 diesel with 57,000 miles on the clock. It was running fine, but now won't start. We've been told that it's probably the diesel fuel pump.
Is this a common fault, and is replacement...
I need to buy a used diesel car for small family. My budget is £5000. I do not want a problematic car with huge repair bills.
Why do you write so positively about VAG cars in your road tests? I’ve just read the Skoda Yeti test. You mention the 2.0 TDi. Quote from a Volkswagen main dealer: "it's the worst engine we've made",...
You've kindly (and very promptly) answered a couple of questions regarding my son in France buying a car on a limited budget of 5000 Euros. He's scrubbed the Ford Fiesta 1.4 petrol or diesel. He prefers...

