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• Crude oil Price V Pump fuel price 24 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Plucking some average figures out the air, for today, crude oil is $75 a barrel and fuel at the pump is £1 a litre. I can't do the maths but if oil went to $150 a barrel what would that do to the pump price of fuel? I appreciate that it wouldn't double as well, obviously! One pundit/doomster is talking about $250 a barrel for crude - what would that do to the UK pump price, assuming Greedy Gordo keeps his taxes at the present levels?
• Water in fuel (intentionally) 31 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  In the case of diesel, water also reduces the tendency to detonate and significantly lowers NOX emissions. California is making an 80% diesel 20% water fuel available at commercial filling stations.
• Short measures at fuel station. 10 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Tired and unemotional I stuck £20 of fuel in the Picasso late on Sunday night. A few miles down the road I noticed the gauge had hardly gone up at all - Even less that I expected with fuel at these astronomical prices [before anyone says it].
• Pug 306 fuel filter 11 May 2004 (Forum)
  Hello all, My car is a 306 1997 xtdt. i recently changed oil and filter, air and fuel filter. Everything ok except the rubber bulb primer that is used to pump fuel into the new filter is always soft.by that i mean it takes about three or four pumps to firm up even after the car has been run, this isnt a problem as it always starts after being left over night, but i was curious as to why the bulb now goes soft as before it used to stay firm?
• Summer/Winter Fuel Consumtion 23 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  I know that the consumption readouts from on-board computers are not necessarily that accurate but I would have expected that cold weather and low temperatures would have improved my indicated fuel consumption. The fact is that, regularly driving the same 15 mile route in the same manner, my fuel consumption has worsened by about 5 mpg indicated. Any ideas please? The figures are still accpetable but I would have thought that cold weather would have improved the engine's overall efficiency but this does not seem to be the case!
• "Fuel Trim Limit" code 17 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Volvo V70R The 'engine management light' came on earlier in the week, had it investigated and the code came up as "Long term fuel trim limit". The light was extinguished by garage (two days ago). Anyway, today the light has come on again, so I'll need to take it back. Does anyone know what "Long term fuel trim limit" may mean in normal speak?
• Clio Erratic Fuel Gauge 18 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My wife's 1400cc Clio Rt Auto 1994 has an erratic Fuel Gauge. It seems to read high even when only half full. At other times it remains high on the needle until the 'Low Fuel' light comes on then it drops. I have checked the float mechanism that has differential springs top & bottom biased in the 'down position' where the resistance readings & float action is OK.
• Petrol v Diesel v Dual Fuel 12 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  (Thinking high mileage) Diesels cost more, but do they depreciate less? Some petrol engines are very fuel efficient and not that far away from diesels. Will dual fuel always be as cheap as it is now and how much do they depreciate compared to the other two? Are the Whatcar depreciation tables accurate?
• '85 golf gti starting trouble 24 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Eventually the engine would start and when driving it seemed fine. This problem has now got so bad it will not start at all. I've changed the fuel filter + metering head with no change in symptoms. There is definitely no fuel reaching the injectors on turnover however the fuel pump seems to be working ok, supplying fuel to the metering head..... any ideas??
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  Which fuel should we use in our petrol Fabia Estate? 18 Jul 2022 (Ask HJ)
  We run a 2012 Fabia TSI Estate with a 103bhp petrol engine and we hang on to our cars until they give up the ghost. Could you please tell men what grade...
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  Premium fuel benefits? 7 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Given your valid recommendations for V-Power fuels, would my Civic benefit from consistent use of V-Power (or similar) unleaded, or would regular 95-Ron...
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  Direct injection and carbon build-up? 26 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I've been considering a Lexus IS250, and my internet research has highlighted problems with carbon build-up on the intake valves of the direct injection...
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  Noisy Polo fuel pump? 19 Apr 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We purchased a brand new Volkswagen Polo a few weeks ago. The car has developed a whining noise which you can hear from inside and outside. We are told...
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  What is the best high octane pump fuel available? 27 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I always try to use Shell V-Power super unleaded petrol, but here in Bideford there are no local Shell stations. The next nearest fuel station until recently...
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  Why is my Citroen C3 running slow and losing power? 9 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2002 Citroen C3 1.4 HDI is running slow, suffers a loss of power, and won't go above 3000rpm. It starts easily but it won't tick over straight away....
• Ford Mondeo - Mondeo loss of power 8 Sep 2024 (Forum)
  Mondeo Mk 3      2 litre petrol Duratec Mazda engine Power loss, fuel problem diagnosed New fuel pump. new fuel filter Will start buit wont rev over 1500 No EML light, no codes on (cheap) OBD scanner Help
• Honda Civic - Replacing faulty fuel injectors 31 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a faulty Fuel injector, I have been quoted 500 to replace one but they recommend replacing all 4 at 1700, Car is 2010 Honda Civic Type S 1.8.  Is this high price or in the right ball park?
• Fuel duty increase - 23% 25 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  Needless to say, I'm loading both barrels to fight this tooth & nail A sneaky 23% rise in Fuel Duty is planned from March 2023 @pritipatel @cmackinlay SEAT Ibiza - defective fuel guage 14 May 2022 (Forum)
  I have a 2003 Seat Ibiza just recently the fuel gauge has a intermittent fault, display I put 20 litres in tank today and was registering empty? later in day registered 1/4 full is all over the place is this an expensive fix?
• Freelander 1 TDI - Freelander 1 TDI 1999 - Fuel supply problem 30 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Hello, Further to my previous question. I have fitted a new fuel relay but still the problem persists. Any ideas very welcome!   Thank you for previous suggestions.