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• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 98 18.d Diesel non-turbo non starting 10 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Filled tank night before breakdown (Tesco).Have looked through this forum and have replaced plugs and fuel filter housing. Was ice (crystals) in filter. All cleared now, but still wont start (no fuel coming from outlet of filter). Van parked outside house in 3" snow. Have basic tool set (inc sockets). Assume fuel line clogged, maybe also tank?
• Skoda Octavia II (2004 - ) - Millers diesel power ECOMAX 21 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  I take it helps to lubricate fuel system, and keeps it clean(er). It's so new not on Millers site yet LOL's but saw it here first.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 1.8 fitting a fuel pump feed pipe 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  im having some issues with my car. its had to be towed to a dealer to be fixed. upon looking at it, they state that a pipe has rubbed through and sheared off some bolts. they say it will need a new pipe and the pipe they need to replace is on the nearside and it is the one that feeds the fuel pump. i dont have a problem with the diagnosis, but they were reluctant to answer my questions and i now have a bad feeling about it. they say it will take them 4 hours to fit the new pipe - cost £270 plus VAT and cost of parts will be £60.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2004 2.0 TDCi fuel Consumption 10 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  The onboard trip computer gives a very optimistic 47-50mpg readout, but the 40mpg is 'real' and found by a simple calculation of how many miles driven on a tankful of fuel. Anyone know how to re-calibrate the on board trip computer?
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 02 2.0 anti pollution fault 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Peugeot 307 Rapier HDI diesel estate - I keep getting the anti pollution fault come up and twice in the last week the car has gone into safe mode while I was driving - after switching the engine off for a few mins the fault clears and car drives normally - my local garage has put the car on the computer and 3 faults have come up: Fuel Pressure Coherance short circuit, Fuel Pressure signal short circuit and Diesel High Pressure Flow Regulator short circuit to ground - last year I had the same problem but needed to replace the Fuel Pressure Regulator - is this going to be a very expensive ongoing situation - please help {typo in header corrected}
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2008 -) - Fuel Consumption on the new 6 31 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I'm also interested for anybody's feeling about whether the differentail between petrol and diesesl is likely to increase as fuel surges towards the predicted £1.50 per litre for unleaded. Thanks for your help.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Fuel consumption urban figure 22 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Do you think revving the engine whilst it is idling uses more petrol than holding onto low gears while driving and is the 27mpg only a guide ? What about cold weather - does this really reduce fuel economy on modern cars ? Thanks again
• Rover 75 (1999 - 2005) - 2002 2.0 Dies Not starting when stopped after shor 30 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  My 75 diesel on 2 occassions with more than 1000 miles between has refused to start after short 10 minute stop. I have removed the inlet to the filter turned the ignition until fuel flowed, and then the outlet from the filter and after getting fuel to flow replaced the pipe, and the engine fired first time and ran perfect. The first time the fuel tank was over 1/4 full on the second 3/4 full .
• Volvo 940 (1992 - 1997) - 1996 2.3 In-Tank fuel pump refitting 27 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  There is a yellow low sided thing in the tank and I'm assuming that the pump etc should sit in that - but maybe it should sit outside? Any thoughts welcome as I'm not too happy having the car sitting in the drive with a 3/4 full fuel tank of petrol that's not properly sealed........... Cheers, Andy
• Ford Fiesta (1976 - 1983) - 1982 1.3 Pinking - solve with fuel additives or su 27 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Do I get the ignition timing tweaked (as it's a late mk1 it's got electronic ignition) or shall I switch to super unleaded or an additive? I don't use the car much so I'm not that worried about the extra cost of changing the fuel or using additive. I'd rather pay the extra than potentially knacker the engine long term! Any thoughts/opinions greatly appreciated. Many thanks Rob
• Volkswagen Scirocco Mk II (1983 - 1991) - 1983 1.8 Fuel system warm-up mixture control 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  My VW Scirocco has a Bosch fuel injection system. A warm-up mixture control device is bolted to the side of the cylinder block. Although there appears to be little to wear out or go wrong with this unit, it does drift off optimum setting with time.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 00 2.0HDi Won't start!!! 20 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 2000 306 Hdi, she has been running fine for the last while after a few problems, one being changing the low pressure fuel pump in the tank. But she has been running great. At the weekend i put £20 of maxol fuel in which is 5% biodiesel. then after a trip of 80 miles i refilled the car to the neck, this was 4 days ago.
• Rover 600 (1993 - 1999) - 97 2.0 620 sdi fuel problems 15 May 2008 (Forum)
  My car cut out on me and has failed to start since. Ive checked the stop solenoid and wiring for chaffing but that seems all ok. fuel is getting to the pump ok and pressurising whilst the engine is being turned over but nothing is getting to the injectors or out of the back of the pump if you disconnect the injector pipes. We've taken the plunger out of the stop solenoid to completely eliminate that but still nothing out to the injector.
• Honda - CB1100 (yr2000) X11 Surging problem 13 May 2008 (Forum)
  After a steady run at motorway speeds, once I close the throttle to slow down, the engine jerks as though its being starved of fuel. Feels very similar to the good old days when your bike ran onto reserve and you had to grope about to switch the fuel tap onto 'reserve'. If I open the throttle it pulls away nice and clean, but shut it again and it feels jerky (like surging).
• Ethanol fuel from scrap tyres 8 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hearing on here about Morrison's fuel prices and filling a Forester in future at £8 a gallon, An article in the latest edition of Car magazine caught my eye, about using bacteria to create Ethanol from household waste and/or scrapped tyres.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 8v - Dual Fuel vehicle won't run on Petrol 26 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  When switched to petrol car will not start, starter turns but not firing at all. But it Starts and Runs on gas ok after about 5 second starter delay. I have checked fuel pump and relay - both ok. Doesn't seem to be a seperate fuse for the ignition system. I've checked all the main fuses and all intact. Any suggestions on what else to look at?
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 TDCi - Fuel Pump problem ? 19 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I took it to my local mechanic rather than the main dealer and he has now had the car for almost a week, he has still not been able to get to the bottom of the problem. however he suggests that it might be the fuel pump which may need to be replaced. can someone please advise if they've had a similar problem with their car! (added in make/model from the pull down options)
• Multipla Jtd. Wrong fuel put in. 24 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Anyhow we got it recovered to a garage flushed and re-fuelled all sems well, so my question is this-should I expect premature failiure of the fuel pump as many commontators (inc our beloved Honest John) would have me believe? I leave myself at the mercy of your collective learnings. {Subject header given a more meaningful and less vague subject header.
• "carbon neutral" 12 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  "All ministerial journeys are carbon neutral" quoth the PM's spokesman. What on earth does this mean? At best, it means that the fuel is a bio fuel - so it turns current CO2 into current carbon-based fuel... but no doubt using coal-generated electricity to undertake the chemical processing. At worst, it presumably means that they are patronising some 'noble savage' (Rousseau, qv) somewhere to plant a couple of trees which might absorb some of the carbon from the air.
• BMW 320d fuel/oil leak 27 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Are these 2 issues likely to be linked? I saw an item on this website about a known issue on 320d of this age saying fuel pump and filters are likely to need changing) The car was purchased from Lloyds Bank Car Select and came with full warranty. Have booked car in for check at the warranty firms chosen garage - but this is not a BMW garage.