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• Dacia Jogger - Small Turbo GDI engine 31 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  One of the annoying stuff you don't want and #3 it's has a warranty that I wouldn't get with a second hand 7 seater at the price I paid.   My question is what fuel to use. I've always used standard petrol and diesel fuel in run of them I'll family cars only using the super stuff in more spottier cars, but this being my first small turbo GDI engine car would it be beneficial to use the super petrol to help stop carbon build up on the valves etc.
• BMW125D - A couple of discussion topics 12 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  It would make it easier for new drivers to have it the other way round surely? I like to look after my cars and use the premium fuels. Whether they are worth it I am not sure. Anyway, when I used the premium diesels I understand they contain additives and when I lift the fuel cap it states no additives. A contradiction?  
• Audi RS 4 - Dealer selling dangerous cars. 14 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  As part of the background research I am doing for my solicitor, I found a website showing a review on the same dealer that had been submitted by somebody unknown to me who bought a car from the same dealer at about the same time. This persons car had had a faulty fuel line repaired very badly. This caused diesel fuel to spurt out all over his hot engine. Once again the dealer denied responsibility. Given the very dangerous nature of the cars sold by this dealer, is it likely that the police might be interested ?
• 55reg mondeo 115 2l - mondeo not starting 1 Apr 2015 (Forum)
   he then put the injector back and now its just cranking over and over with a fault of low fuel pressure when cranking. but it did run before he took apart.  we had another injector which allowed the engine run before  he did above, So put the injector back and coded it back in, and  try and it is still coming up with low fuel pressure.
• Citroen Xantia 2.0hdi 2000 model - engine sound wavy when you put the boot down 3 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Hi all I have 2000 model Xantia 2.0hdi 90bhp with AirCon, when I put the boot down to go up through the gears the engine gives a wavy sound to it as if she is not firing on all cylinders or not getting diesel.  pulled out the fuel pressure regulator at the weekend and blew it out with a air hose, all was clean there. plugged the computer in and one  injector was injecting too much fuel, got that one changed and still happening.
• ford focus 1.8tdci sport 56 reg - electrical fault? 1 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi there, we have a 56 reg ford focus 1.8tdci sport and have problems in the past where the fusebox got water in and in turn made the instrument cluster go costing us a fortune to get fixed!  .................recently the car seems to be using more diesel than normal and has some power lag when you try to accelerate at times. Today my husband went to drive it and it started no problem, drove no problem but when he looked at the dials on the dashboard the temperature dial was at the highest point and the fuel gauge was higher than if you had a full tank of fuel!
• BMW, 2002, 320d Touring, 80k - Starting , smoking and ragged engine problems. 18 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  The car has been lumpy and juddering for some time, culminating in a glowplug being replaced earlier this year. The problem has not gone away, since then the fuel injectors have been suspected and due to an unclear diagnosis only cleanig fluid applied, but very little has changed. Returning from West Country yesterday and having topped up with Shell Regular diesel it was very dillicult to start after the next stop.
• 2002 mondeo TDCI - Mondeo TDCI wont Start 19 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All I have a mondeo tdci which my wife has been using regularly for the past 2 years with no problems then 2 weeks ago she parked it up outside the house next morning it would not start checked for fuel full tank looked for any leaks and could see nothing, checked the forums & saw that the cam sensors fail so bought one of these and a crank sensor and fitted both. I must admit that I did change the fuel filter at the start of my fault finding but as I have a fast flow of diesel coming out of the return pipe when it is removed I presume that the pump is working and most of the air would be out.
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 DPF failure 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Have got a Focus estate, 3 months outside of warranty that is having problems with the fuel system. Started off as a faulty fuel injector. Ford delivered three new injectors to the dealer and they also proved to be faulty. I am now told that the Diesel Particulate Filter is blocked and that it needs replacing at a cost of over £1000.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2003 130TDCi - Erratic idle. 28 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Shame on me. Effect - slight improvement. As if the PCM (ECU in old money) was relearning how to fuel the engine correctly. 3. Added a shot of STP fuel system cleaner. The bigger bottle £15 from halfords, added to tank then filled up with shell diesel. Efffect - Car appears to be cured. No erratic idle and no wanting to drive at 1550 revs when in gear.
• Excessive Consumption 23 May 2001 (Forum)
  However, the fact that it STILL smokes somewhat suggests, to ME, that too much fuel is going in there!)
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  Why does my Citroen C5 keep cutting out? 3 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Citroen C5 estate 1.6 diesel (2006 model). It's done approx 73k miles and has always been serviced on time. A While ago I got the anti-pollution...
• Korando, Kuga or 3008 19 Jun 2018 (Forum)
  I want to buy a used car - I live in Peru and models are limited and there aren't any diesel cars after 2011. I have narrowed the choice down to: Ford Escape (Kuga) 1.6 (2013) Peugeot 3008 1.6 (2015) Korando 2.0 (2015) In terms of reliability, fuel consumption - would welcome opinions.
• Volvo D4 - dpf, dmf scaremongering? 12 Sep 2017 (Forum)
    Fed up of trying to find a decent family petrol car on a 12k budget. Petrol used prices increasing, poor fuel consumption etc. Love the V60, but OK if you want a ridiculous Polestar. So I'm afraid I'm going back to diesel. Does anyone know if I would have issues with a 3 year old V60 D4 with 50k on clock?
• ford fiesta tdci - fiesta 1.4 tdci cutting out when cold 21 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  my 02 ford fiesta tdci,  keeps cutting out when i slow down to go round a corner. it seems to happen when its cold. ive had the car seviced and diesel filter changed.  anlong with the maf sensor, cam sensor and fuel lines, there are no fault codes showing , its costing me a fortune at the garage .help 
• Peugeot 206 1.9 d - idle speed? 5 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Mine is strange, some days it idles at 1100rpm, some days 750rpm, some days 800rpm some even at 500rpm. its just i do a lot of motorway miles and the higher it idles the higher the revs at 70mph and the more fuel it uses. i would like it to idle at 500rpm ALL the time as it does 135miles for £10 of diesel :) thanks in advance
• Kia Sportage / Hyundai Tucson advice please 2 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I am considering buying either Kia Sportage / Hyundai Tucson (new or upto a couple of years old) with the diesel engine option. Does anyone know if they have any major faults? I believe that the common rail fuel system is from Bosch. Does anyone know if it has a DPF (it is Euro IV)? I believe that the camshafts are chain driven.
• Vauxhall Signum (2003 - ) - 03 2.2 ECU fault light 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 2.2 diesel signum, the ECU fault light keeps coming on and putting the car into safe mode, the vacuum pump was changed, and fault was still apparent, i have now changed the airflow meter, and still getting the same fault with lots of black smoke from the exhaust, I have now put some injector cleaner in with the fuel what can I do next.
• Engine fouls own nest - `food` goes into wrong end 29 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  During re-generation,with particulate filter equipped diesels, do injectors really blast fuel into the cylinders on the exhaust stroke, wetting bores and contaminating oil? Or is there a separate injector just upstream of the DPF? Is there a better engineering solution to cleaning a particulate filter?
• BMW X5 E53 SUV (2000 - 2007) - X5 3.0D + fill of unleaded! Here's your bill sir! 28 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  A family member recently filled up their X5 diesel with unleaded and drove it several miles before realising their mistake. The car was towed to the local BMW dealer and the fuel system replaced. Guess how much the final bill was? I was surprised to hear that the insurance company coughed for it as it was considered an acccident - just as well!