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• Chrysler Voyager (2001 - 2004) - 02 3.3 V6 Grand Voyager that won't start 24 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  The detail is that there's plenty of petrol but the gauge is reading zero, the engine turns over and when fuel is squirted into the air intake it starts but then immediatly stops, the plugs are dry. Is it possible with modern engines that if the sender unit fails, it sends a signal to the fuel pump not to pump fuel 'cos it thinks that there isn't any and consequently no fuel, even when there is stuff in the tank isn't pumped hence the dry plugs.
• honda deauville 650 - honda deauville restarting after fuel empty help 3 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Hi I am a novice to understanding bikes with any kind of electronics fuel pumps etc,  I find myself having bought a Deauville 650 as a stop-gap that does not want to re-start, having refuled following running to empty. Can anybody advise me please.
• KIA Sportage - Water in Fuel Filter Light occaisonally comes on 17 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I drive a 2007 2.0 diesel Sportage. 5000 miles / 4 months ago the water in fuel filter light started coming on occaisionally. I took it to the dealer who drained the fuel filter  (he said he could tell whether there was water in it or not). This didn't make any difference to the regularity in which the light comes on.
• Poor fuel consumption - 1.3 Polo 2 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  actually , i am a granny but my much loved 20 year old vw polo coupe 1300 is giving me very very low mpg- recent mot (feb) and full service and in last month- recent new fuel pump, second hand distibutor, second hand carb, new coil, new air and fuel filter- some one said that a test and possible adjustment to the carb may solve the problem- no obvious leaks anywhere- am worried about throwing away more money - but i do love this motor; is this carb test worthwhile?
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  How much fuel can my 1990 Ford Sierra hold? 14 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 1.8TD Ford Sierra estate, 1990 H-reg. Do you know how much fuel it can hold?
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - (99-04) 2.0 HDi 110 - fuel filter renewal 11 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I went to change the fuel filter on my 406 hdi 2.0 110 and in the haynes book it says that there is a drain screw on the front of the filter housing but when I looked at mine it isn't there? There is a hole with a female thread there but no screw inside it?
• Saab 9-3 2.2 tid - fuel / engine problem 9 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi,  I am experiencing problems with the above, all of a sudden the car has developed a fault (No fault lights are on the dashboard) when traveling along the car looses power then returns to normal, Under acceleration same problem, pulling off same problem, it lasts for seconds and is a continual problem, Feels like a fuel problem, i do have thought might be a sensor problem as it feels like it cuts the engine and instantly return to normal as when it is fuel starvation the process is usally longer than seconds, In netural the car revs upto 3000 rpm and then sounds like its miss firing but then if you try it againn it will be normal and go round to red line so very hit & miss
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  Can I fit a new instrument cluster to my 1999 Ford Fiesta? 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have an S-reg 1999 Ford Fiesta. The instrument cluster only contains a fuel gauge and a speedometer. Can a cluster containing a rev counter, speedometer,...
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  Fuel of my future 18 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I am not sure whether to buy a used Audi 2.0 litre 140 TDI or a 2.0 TFSI, around 70k miles. I am aware that the diesel will give more mpg but as I will...
• Does running your tank on empty cause problems ? 24 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  As a teenager my tank was always run on dregs, fuel going in £5 (or less) at a time. These days I run from full to dregs to spare the pain of filling up. In 28 years of driving in 25 different cars I've never had a problem with dirt in fuel so is it time to consign this piece of "wisdom" to the bin ?
• '73 MG BGT - diagnose fuel gauge probs 20 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi folks Have a wonderful 1973 MGBGT - the fuel gauge has recently started dropping to "E" despite the tank being either full or partially empty. Since the dash & guage is easy to get at, I though I'd start there - assuming the fuel gauge is a simple volt meter, would anyone happen to know what voltage range the guage works off ?
• Top fuel dragsters- how fast? 13 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  Anyone know how fast the top fuels can go if given a long enough straight, or are they designed with such single-minded purpose that they just fall apart if pushed past the 1/4 mile distance? Has anyone tried it? John
• Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone 11 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  (See previous topics) In September Roly93 mentioned adding 1ml of Acetone for each litre of diesel in a previous discussion thread. Sounds like a good, cheap fuel-saving tip! Please let me know more re Acetone....(would the engine be at any risk?) (I must add that I acheive >53mpg on any trips over 10 miles [after which my old cruiser is well warmed up] and 49mpg around town on rarer short trips so I'm not overly worried about fuel economy!)
• Peugeot 306 fuel problems 1 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  On starting the car in a morning,it just turns over and over and over without fireing up. Priming the fuel system using the priming bulb and then starting the car, it fires up first attempt. If i leave the car for a couple of hours and try to start it, it turns over a few times then starts up. Leave it for any longer and i need to prime the fuel system again.
• have I damaged my fuel pump? 23 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Ran out of fuel this afternoon, bit daft of me I know. I knew it was low but when I left home this morning at 530 it seemed to have dropped overnight almost and there was'nt anywhere open at that time thought I could make it to work and back.
• Fast A2B car with good fuel range.Ideas? 13 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  I travel to the Welsh borders a lot and fancy the idea of a Focus RS, Subaru Impreza, Lancer Evo type car. However, I am put off by reports that these type of cars have a limited fuel range. My round trip is 320 miles approx and having to fill up more than normal is a pain. Ideally, I would like to complete the journey without eaking out the remaining fuel after a good blast!
• Mercedes 230 E ( W123 ) fuel pump relay 6 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Everyone, I have had a problem with my Mercedes today, the first ever, where it would not start, the fuel pump ( electric ) was not running, so I took a live feed from the battery to the pump, and it started without a problem, and continued to run fine and restarted, even after I removed the improvised feed.
• Fuel pump auto delivery & cut off 13 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  (No doubt DD will prove me wrong) Considering the litigious nature of some countries and safety nanny paranoid state of others, (USA, Scandinavia spring to mind) why is it that in these places you can set fuel pumps to auto fill with the nozzle trigger clip "thingumajig" and we cannot do this in UK? Yet the other day using an HGV pump in UK realised that this pump had the necessary "thingumajig" device so the pump could be set and left running while I wandered around cleaning lights etc until the fuel flow shut off automatically.
• Peugeot HDi low pressure fuel pump 10 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Arrowed, in red, is the pump itself contained within a plastic swirl pot; arrowed in black is the fuel gauge float arm, simple in operation. Just though you guys would like to see, it's not something you often see. Did somebody ask how a fuel gauge works back along? Well, there you have it. Also, I have included two pics of the net result of a low speed cambelt failure on a Peugeot 205 Diesel - merely a broken can bearing.
• SAXO Help Me Fuel Cons 19 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi there, I bought a SAXO 1.4i SX '96 'P' Reg about a month ago. The fuel consumption was fine driving it back to London on the M1 and also surprisingly good going to and from work in traffic for the first two weeks. However, recently I'm getting about 200 miles out of a full tank, this is compared to about 500 miles previously.