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• Petrol saving gizmo - 2 good to be true? 28 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Last Sat\'s Telegraph motoring section had a big ad for a gizmo that claimed to save on average 15% on your fuel consumption. From memory it was £50 and it wittered on about creating swirl effect in your fuel supply or something. Has anyone ever proved beyond all reasonable doubt that these things do/don\'t work?
• Ford fiesta mk6 zetec s 2007 petrol - Need help reading obd2 data 25 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Also the long term fuel trim at idle is between - 3 and - 1 and goes too about - 0.5 at 1500 rpm Any help would be really appreciated 
• Jaguar - MOT - Question 25 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  Hello, my car has developed 2 faults, I cannot seem to find if a couple of faults I have are failures for a MOT, so I wondered if anyone could help with the answer, please. 1. Dashboard has an intermittent message coming on; low fuel level. The fuel is not low, but strangely enough I found when I have shopping in the boot, the low fuel level message doesn’t come on at all, as soon as the boot is empty, it comes back on!
• Should fuel tankers be restricted from major roads 26 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  About some days ago, there was an accident in the city of Lagos Nigeria, on popular Otedola bridge in Ikeja, a fuel tanker loaded with highly flammable product (petrol to be precised), plying the highway suddenly lost its grip on the busy road, to cut the long story short, the aftermath of the accident razed at least 54 vehicles, with 9 deaths including children and left many injured.
• A Chinese idea for better fuel economy 2 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Lo Lai from Hong Kong’s University of Science’s Department of Anticyclonic Forces Technology, who claims a 1% fuel saving.    For cars with asymmetrical five bolts, counting from the top clockwise, remove numbers one and three from the nearside wheels and numbers two and four from the offside wheels.
• Volkswagen Passat - fuel economy for 2.0 litre Passat blue motion 19 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Can other Passat drivers with a similar 2.0 litre blue motion engine let me know your experiences fuel wise? Having filled it up this morning it's now advising a range of 540 miles, and that is from Completley full. Many thanks in advance.
• Ford Ranger 2500cc Diesel pick-up - Won't rev past 2000rpm 9 May 2016 (Forum)
  I thought it was just water in fuel and so I drained the fuel completely and replaced the fuel and air filters, but still no change. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
• Landr Rover Discovery Sport 2.0 TD4 Manual HSE Lux - New Discovery Sport Fuel Economy 6 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi I have recently purchased a new Disco Sport  with the new ingenium engine and I have been shocked at how poor the fuel economy is. I really Like the car but am avereaging only 34.2 miles to  the gallon and the best I can get is 39 to 40 to the Gallon if I drive very, very sedately. Compared to the published data this is apalling.
• Mondeo TDCI 1.8 2009 - Ford Mondeo Fuel Injectors 23 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi I got my Mondeo TDCI 1.8  2009 fuel injector 1 replaced six moths ago after the car cutting out on the motorway. Roll on a few months and the same thing is happening, car cuts out and goes into limp mode. Brought it to Ford main dealer this time and he tells me the injector I got replaced is not the same class as the other three injectors.
• Mercedes Rescue QR codes 28 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I've just had my B class serviced and as part the work Mercedes are now applying QR code stickers to fuel flap and B pillar for the Mercedes Rescue system. In the event of an accident the fire service can scan the QR code and it retrieves all the construction data for the car so they can immediately make it safe by disconnecting battery, identify fuel lines, fuel tank, airbags etc.
• Citreon Saxo - Citreon Saxo Fuel Relay Issue 11 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Hi guys, the problem I'm having is to do with my fuel pump priming on my 97, 1.1 Saxo. Currently with the Mk1 relay the pump doesn't prime, the relay clicks as it should but still nothing. So I replaced the pump and the relay to no avail... replaced the relay with two others since then to be sure.
• Mazda 3 1.6 D Tamura 53 plate - fuel in Oil warning light ( MZ-CdD1.6 ) 3 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Hi As I pulled onto the drive tonight the Fuel in Oil warning light came on. The car was registered September 2012, and was bought new Feb 2013 Mazda dealer. Consequently It had its first dealer service last September, @6000 miles and has now done just over 12000.
• 2007 ford transit tourneo minibus 2.2 tdci - drinking fuel 2 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  hi all i recently fitted an engine to the above mention vehicle the engine came from a 10 reg transit van with 47000 miles i had to remove from my old engine the injectors fuel pump vac pac alternator starter motor and pretty much anything else that could be unbolted from it and refit to the new 1 + fitted a new dual mass fly wheel . my problem is before the old engine gave up it was averaging between 45 to 55 to the gallon but now averages between 24 to 30 to the gallon and is quite sluggish for a 130 psi bus . the EGR has also been completely bypassed  any ideas any1 thanks in advance for any info / advice given Neil in Hull
• ANPR for fuel 13 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  You would register your reg numbers and payment card with a central database that covers ALL companies issuing fuel. This being that the owner might not be the keeper. The ANPR would read the plate, let you fill up and then deduct from your account. That way the payment card and reg would have to marry with addresses registered on the database  for both.
• 2003 mercedes A class A170 cdi - Air bubbles in fuel line 25 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  My wifes Merc has just started  cutting out or just will not start.It starts if given a blast of easy start  but this is not a solution.It may cut out after 5 minutes or it could run for a week without any trouble.When the problem occurs the clear plastic fuel pipe from the filter to the high pressure valve is just a constant stream of bubbles.I have replaced the filter and seals but the connector which connects the pipe to the filter is a pathetic flimsy plastic clip and only seems to seal if you push on it.At the moment it is held down tight with a couple of cable ties which seem to work ok, but I would appreciate comments from anyone who has or has had the same problem.
• Chrysler Voyager (2001 - 2004) - 2001 2.5 diesel stalling on hard acceleration 23 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Unable to start again for a few seconds. The starter turn over fast but nothing. Does it sound like fuel starvation or something more sinister i.e. expensive ????? No obvious signs of any loose vacuum pipes or leaking fuel. Dirty/Blocked fuel filter ?? Any advice gratefully received. Cheers
• mercedes e class - conned by a main dealer 21 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  i took my merc to a merc dealer (the one i bought it from) for a serivce and as the MOT was due soon but i failed on a number of items  1 both upper caster arms 2 broken exust braket 3 fuel leak quote to repair approx £460 + vat as the car is always parked on the same spot on the drive (with no stain) and it wasn't any harder on fuel and not unuseual noises i'd smelled a rat so i took the car to another place an intependent merc  specalist  an told them eveything about the car  and they put i through an test and it pasted without needing any work no broken exust  no fuel lack i would exept from some back street boy but not a main dealer ps sorry about my bad spelling
• ford mondeo - poor mpg st tdci 17 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi i was wondering if anyone could help me with my poor mpg problem? My mondeo st tdci seems to be drinking fuel at the minute i have serviced it changed the fuel filter cleaned all the carbon and gunk out of the egr valve, checked the handbrake cables arnt dragging but no joy. It was booked in for and economy remap today but before mapping adagnostic check unearthed 2 faults P0191 fuel rail pressure range/performance and p2288 injector control pressure to high.
• Any - Coasting - HJ Daily Telegraph today 10 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  With the somewhat elementary credential of  a 40+ yr old Physics 'A' level I'm afraid I must disagree with HJ's opinion that coasting uses more rather than less energy. When the engine is 'idling', something has to keep it rotating whether it is fuel burning or part of the stored kinetic energy of the moving vehicle - which has originally been created by burning fuel. When I proceed in gear down a long shallow hill in the highest gear, the engine rotates at around 1,500 to 2,500 rpm.
• Citroen Despatch (2007 - ) - 02 2.0HDi Excessive fuel comsumption low temp 8 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I have brought a citroen dispatch in december 2.0l HDI, I am only doing roughly 30-35 miles on £10 of diesel, i have changed the fuel filter, glow plugs, thermostat and the expansion bottle cap due to it getting warm either? the van sits at 70degrees and takes a while to get to this roughly 5-8 miles. The van starts and drives good plenty of power and no smoke, i have had the van on a scanner and the only code was P1108 which is to do with the fan i believe.