Hi all,

Got a bit of a problem. Driving from Stoke to Shrewsbury this morning and the engine began to lose power and then cut off....Parked up called the AA out who csiad it was more likely the Fuel Filter as he could see air going from the filer through to the engine (this was my thought as I run on biodiesel however it had been changed in June). Got the car started and carried onto Shrewsbury (only 5 miles out at this time). The car did the same, twice. We got the AA to pick us up and take us home. Once home I changed the fuel filter (i had a spare) and it still wouldn't get started.

I thought it could be a problem with the fuel sensor on the dash so went out and got 5 litre of diesel. Made no difference. I then took the fuel pip out from the fuel filter to see what was coming out when i started the engine....there was nothing. My thinking is that the problem is before the fuel filter. Does anyone have any ideas what it could be and the costs involved in getting it fixed ??

Any ideas at all would be great.

Thanks

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I see there is a new diesel version of the C5, with a 2.2 173 bhp engine. It seems to have caught Citroen on the hop, as there is no technical information available for it on the UK site, and no mention of it on the home page of the web site either. Read more

At risk of getting flamed at some point ( I don't really care about that ), I thought I should defend mine and fellow LGV drivers in response to some pretty negative and to be honest, down right stupid threads that have appeared recently. As ever the usual suspects on this forum have plenty to say for themselves and that really is one of the reasons why I contribute so infrequently. In the main this forum has turned into a platform for some who all to frequently pop up and trivialise what some consider to be a serious subject for them. Doing so in a smug "aren't I clever and witty" manner, when really they are not.

Anyway to my real point, banning LGV's in the wet ot having a fear of curtainside vehicles that have slight bulges, now really!! Or even commenting on the capabilities of the LGV driver him/herself. We all see incidents every day that brass us off but to be so righteous as to want to report it, come on.

Yes there are some bad LGV drivers on the road but they are far outweighed by the bad driving displayed by drivers of cars. I am relatively new to the LGV game and I consider myself to be an ok driver, not had an accident in 27 years of driving and only ever having possessed 3 points for 1 speeding ticket 10 years ago. Having an LGV licence is a real eyeopener to what goes on when out on the road. Everything is conducted at a much slower pace, the sad thing is your average driver does not understand that and that is probably why we get the daft threads about banning this and that. Unless you have driven a 44 feet unit/trailer combination you will not appreciate the concentration and roadcraft that is required to be safe. The spice is added by the idiotic behaviour of other road users who simply do not appreciate how slow an LGV is and then commit to doing trival and stupid movements to save themselves that few seconds to the next junction. And then get all indignant and come on forums such as this and suggest bans and how afraid they are of curtainside LGV's.

I do not consider myself fundamentally better than the next driver, I would certainly classify myself as a safe driver but in terms of LGV experience I am a mere novice. Therefore I am probably a bit more wary about how I conduct myself but believe me the minute you don't look in the mirrors is when you can mount a kerb or clip a post, it is quite simply nothing like driving a car. So a bit more appreciation of LGV drivers would be nice, if you please.

Yesterday I had a couple of runs along the M62 from Warrington to Manchester, as my company restricts the speed of it's vehicles to 56mph, life is spent in the nearside lane where virtually all vehicles pass you by. So it gives you plenty of opportunity to see how dumb the average car driver is.

The driver in the Pug 206 who joined the M602 from the M60 and tried to drive under my trailer.

The driver in front ,who on seeing a mobile camera in a 40mph zone decides to slow to 20mph, why?

The Vectra driver who cut across his lane forcing me to almost mount a kerb to give him room in his tiny car!

The Polo driver at the apex of the M602/M60 junction, sat with the hazards on in a dangerouse position waiting for a convenient gap so they could cut across to the junction they had so clearly missed.

The driver at a roundabout who sees both lanes as something for them to cut across, irrespective of what is behind them.

A small sample and to pinch the idea from the thread that wants to report dodgy LGV drivers, who should I report all the above to?

The answer in reality is, no one. As some more sensible contributors have already said it goes on all the time, deal with it. The importance of the LGV to the everyday running of GB plc has already been done to death. My message is the roads are there for all of us. So give your humble trucker a break. After all he/she is in reality a much better and safer driver than you. ;<)




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I need some advice about some 'mayonaise' I found onthe oil filler cap.

I check my oil quite regulary, and have never seen a white deposit before yesterday, also coolant level never needs topping up. Last time i checked was a few days ago - and found no mayonaise.

On Friday after a 30 mile m'way trip, the car starts to stall / kangaroo at low speeds and the engine is generally running like a dog (some rattles and no steady idle). I drove it about 1 mile to a car park where it stayed until Saturday morning. On Saturday morning I call out Green Flag who start the car rev it hard(whist cold) to find the problem.

It turns out to be a corroded wire to the MAF (air flow sensor). Green flag do a temporary repair and the car now works fine.

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