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• VW Sharan - Power Loss 10 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  The vehicle is a T registered VW Sharan, 1900 Turbo Diesel. It has lost power, EGR valve is functioning well, fuel filter renewed. Pls help, any ideas?
• Performance Enhancers, worth it? 27 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Was thinking about getting some kind of flush or cleaner for the injectors and fuel filter on my passat. Are they worth the £5 they cost, has anybody noted any markable performance improvement? Many thanks
• Motorway 70 to stay 15 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  How did the government manage to restrict the announcement last week to a tiny item in the Times? Did no other publications/broadcasters pick it up? Reason given was NOT safety, but fuel conservation and pollution control.
• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - 04 1.6 Hdi Non-starter P0087, P1113, P1351 19 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  But still wouldn't start. I added a gallon of fresh diesel and bled some out of the bottom of the Delphi fuel filter which looked perfect. It fired up for a few seconds then died again. I guess the P0087 & P1113 codes mean a fault in the HP pump, fuel filter, fuel injectors or HP fuel sensor on the common rail.
• Mercedes CLK 2001 model year. - Mercedes CLK 200 Kompressor W208 loss of power 19 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  The car has been losing power lately. I put some petrol in at an independent petrol retailer, and the mechanic I now use thinks the fuel might have been contaminated. The fuel filter has been changed as a precaution. I ran the fuel tank nearly dry and filled up with BP super unleaded, but it hasn’t made much difference   There are not warning lights or codes to go by.
• VW PASSATT 2.0TDI 56 Plate - VW PASSATT FUEL INJECTOR HELP 30 Jul 2021 (Forum)
    I have had my 56 plate 2007 car 4 months and it has broken down twice.  The problem was the fuel injector and it had to be replaced.  Fortunately the VW technichian was a top guy and put the case foward to have it replaced under goodwill other wise it was going to be 800 pounds.  Three weeks later my car has broken down again and guess what..same problem.. different injector.
• Skoda Octavia Estate - A difficult decision to make 8 Apr 2021 (Forum)
    I tend to run my cars to the end of their life rather than trade them in so whatever I will get will probably last me until such time as the position around EVs is a lot clearer in a few years time. Thanks for reading, and hopefully your views will help me to decide which fuel to go for!
• ford cmx/ Xsara PIcasso/ Other mpv - Dilemna between cars... 6 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  Xsara Picasso (2006-2007) seem to not have big faults Scenic, I'm just afraid of the fuel consumption as mentionned previously, although there is one Scenic Model 3 with very low mileage too... don't know about them at all... Would someone be able to give me their thoughts on the matter?
• Ford Focus - Misfuel - Diesel in Petrol Car ( 9 May 2016 (Forum)
   I am disputing this the company as the Branch Manager agree it is his fault , but say it is still my mistake. Also in the contract I signed as nothing mentioned on the on type of fuel car it was given to me.   But now , I am not sure what damage it has happened. AS far I have seen all forums says, car should be  fuel drained as Disesl will act a lubricant and car will need to throughly cleaned and flushed out of Disesl and will be ready to run.
• MINI One D - Mini one D doesn't start when engine is hot 2 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  I had a diagnostic test done by my mechanic and had the crank shaft sensors changed (mini official part) and a fuel pump (which seemed to fix it for a week or so) then I found a post about air being in the fuel line and one of the return valves could need changing. I told my mechanic about this however they can't seem to find any valves on the fuel line.
• Ford Focus Estate - 2004 focus 1.8 tdci , power loss , bad starting 30 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  No change Cleaned out the egr valve ...no change  Checked all hoses    Then she failed to start    New glow plugs fitted ..no change    Green flag out , 2 fault codes one for turbo boost ( pretty sure its the sensor and its sending her into limp mode ) no big drama    Second was for fuel pump pressure ...suspect fuel pump ...changed the filter first , split the old one open for any metal off the fuel pump and it was as clean as water so I can't see it being the pump    Injectors were fine on the diagnostics    Bunged in bg244 as I was already chucking a few Bob at her    Any ideas ( even better cures ) would be smashing   Weavy 
• Vauxhall Vectra B - Vectra B starting issue 17 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  It can take a while to turn the engine over when the car has been stood still for over 12 hours or so. Turns out its a fuel issue, i dont know a great deal about motors but there has been a pump system fitted along the fuel pipe i presume, situated under the bonnet at the top of the engine(under the wipers) which includes a manual bulb type pump. a mobile mechanic told me to manually pump this to prime the diesel to the engine, which works to an extent. so decided to drop it in with my regular mechanic who suggests its the fuel pump drawing in air and its too expensive to repair on an old car. im wondering a) why was this not an issue on cold starts ?
• Honda Accord i-CTDI Sport 2004 Diesel - Failure to Start 22 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Thereafter, the car drove considerably smoother and the engine was quieter but it still took about 20 seconds to start. I returned to the garage and I was told the fuel pump was not generating enough pressure and needed replacement. I gave the go ahead and a new pump was fitted for £120 ( I was told this wasn't from Honda but worked well on my car model and I had also gotten the fuel filter changed less than two (2) months before all of this started).
• Zafira 1.8 petrol auto 2003 - Cold start problem - please help !! 1 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Had a new radiator fitted first to cure the leak although I know this is nothing to do with this issue, just trying to give all the history I know Thought maybe it was it not getting enough air, so the air intakee valve was stripped and cleaned and replaced with a new air filter at that point Still didn't seem to want to fire, so full set of new plugs were put in, coil pack has been replaced also Oil filter and oil changed Checked fuel pressure, the rail is primed and there is loads of fuel pressure so didn't appear to be a fuel supply issue Took it to a garage, had diagnostics done, ecu reported a faulty crank shaft sensor, replaced this, made no difference (although it has cured the rough idle when it is running) Battery is good, in fact cranked it over with battery attached to a second huge battery at same time and still same issue, so don't think it can be any issue there!
• Hyundai i10 - fuel economy and journey length 20 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  I bought a new Hyundai i10 1.2 and like some people on the forum I am disappointed with fuel consumption. BUT do I have unrealistic unrealistic expectations? I average 42 mpg  driving on A and B rural roads with a few stops and starts. I guess this is what is "combined" driving?
• Vauxhall Vectra B Diesel 2.0 Dti - fuel supply problem/ oil pump 27 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2000 X Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 Dti, which I inherited from my Grandfather. It has only done 57,000 miles. It has an intermittent fuel supply problem, which two different garages have put on their diagnostic systems and diagnosed as an oil pump needing replacement, and that as this is integral to other parts of the engine and its management, the cost is £2000 for parts and £500 for labour.
• Vauxhall - 05 1.9 tdi Vivaro Starting then dying immediately 10 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  I have been having loads of trouble with my van but recently was under powered and turbo not kicking in till around 2600 revs and glow plugs light coming on occasionally. Put it into a garage no codes found but I asked them to check fuel filter as I had heard horror stories of filings and destroyed high pressure fuel pumps all was ok on that front. Finally got codes by driving around with comp plugged and codes suggested excessive exhaust gases so EGR valve was taken out and cleaned found to be sticking but was put back in until new part arrived.
• VW passat 1.9 TDi PD 115 AJM - hesitation under load & lack of boost at 3000 rpm? 19 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Seems there is a vacuum? Now really stuck as to what to do next, people have suggested changing fuel filter, replacing the housing to the fuel temp sensor, cleaning the MAF connector, replacing the thin hose that runs from the exhaust near the turbo to the ECU? ? dont know whether any of these things will help or if there is any new ideas people might have?
• 2004 ford mondeo 1.8lx - loss of power under load 28 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  since this began its been to the garage 4 times and every time it is showing no dtc faults.  The mechanics have so far changed the fuel filter, the spark plugs and the ignition coil. they dont think its the fuel pump because the fault only shows up under load. that didnt work so it went back again and they took the cap off the fuel tank incase it wasnt venting properly, they put a blanking plate on the egr valve incase that was at fault.
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - 3 years with ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi 30 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Well its been three years trouble free motoring with just one glitch with a cooling fan relay stick on, but rectyfied in one fix by the ford dealer with no issues at all. Now its covered 20 K the fuel consumption is improving and we covered 279 miles on thursday with 200 on motorway & 79 all town work, filled back up at the same fuel pump on the same forcourt untill the fuel was level with the neck & it took 22 lts dead so averaged 60.1 to the gallon and that was with good motorway speed just trying to crack on for the day.