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• Skoda Superb Estate, VW Passat Estate, - Diesel or Petrol Estate/MPV 14 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I am looking for a (one to two year old) large estate/MPV which is good on fuel economy and capable of carrying a variety of loads (not at once) camping gear, logs for stove, gardening equipment for allotment, labrador. Daily commute is 26 miles round trip most of which is dual carriageway/motorway.
• Ford Focus 1.8 Duratorq (KKDA) 55 reg TDCI - Ford Focus 1.8 Duratorq engine system fault 20 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Question is – what could the fault be if not the fuel volume regulator and how should I deal with the garage. All advice much appreciated.
• Vauxhall corsa 1.2 - Cold starting problem 17 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Sometimes when the engine warms up and is still running, I can reconnect the MAF and the car will run fine (but only after the engine is up to running temperature). With the MAF disconnected its not a problem running but probably running with wrong air/fuel mix I guess. Tried 2 new bosh MAF's and same problem. Its as if the engine thinks its up to running temperature when its cold, so thinks it needs no choke when cold. Hope that makes sense. Any help please?
• Honda Accord 1.8 - Honda Accord Cutting out 17 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  It has since done this 2 more times. Could these be related (havent changed HT leads yet) or am i looking at something like fuel pump/filter or a loose connection? Any advice greatly appriciated.   Sorry for the ramble
• Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 CDTI - inlet manifold change 2 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all,iv got a vectra 1.9 cdti the rod on the swirl flaps as come of iv been told it needs changing so ive been to vauxhall and got a brand new inlet manifold and gasket at the expence of £260,so anyway ive started to change it an ive hit a brick wall its all loose ready to come of but theres a black unit some sort of pump i think thats stopin it from coming off,lookin at the engine bay from the front of the car its located towards the back of the engine on the left but its on the right hand side of the timing belt its got 2 pipes coming off it 1 goes to the fuel filter and 1 goes to the fuel rail,what is it, when ive tried to remove it its loosenin a cog on the belt only i dont want to mess the timing up,if i remove it will i need the timing doin or is there a way i can mark it up and fit it back to the marks,im not reely clued up with timing,any help will be gratfully apreciated,glyn ,thanks,its a 2004.
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 1992 1.6 GTi - wont start 23 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  The only things I havent changed but not sure if there is any point is the Cold Air Start Device (located under the distributer) and the Air Flow Meter. I understand these can cause problems but surley not failure to start if you have both fuel and spark present? Its driving me mad, please help someone. Thanks, Tim
• Audi A3 Sportback - New Car for Motorway Driving 7 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  -Comfortable for long range driving (I do 200 mile round trips at least once a week) -Mainly for use on the motorway, so picking up speed between 50 and 80 is very important to me Those are my main concerns.  Fuel economy is a bonus, but not essentail as I am fortunate enough to have a Fuel card. At the moment, I am thinking about a Audi A3 2.0 TDI, a VW Golf 2.0 TDI and a BMW 118d. Does anyone else have any recommendations on cars to look at or avoid?
• Vauxhall Corsa B - starting problems 5 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  hi all my P reg 1.4 8v ohc single point injection corsa refuses to start and i must stress i bought  this car as a cat d stolen recovered off the blue cycle auction site which im sure many of you have heard of anyway i was given only the spare key but the ignition barrel and housing have been as good as destroyed . right i have wired the igition so the dash lights come on but the engine management light flashed constantly. again with a bit of technical wiring re-arangeing  i have managed to achieve a steady engine management light but the fuel pump isn't working. i put some petrol directly into the carb and fired it up and it ran until petrol in the carb ran out so i no its not electrically immobilised (i think anyway) so i have bypassed the fuel pump and put it on a switch and it hums when turned on but she still refuses to fire up any ideas peeps pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaasse   thanks in advance petrol heads hope to here from you soon cheers
• Citroen Despatch (2007 - ) - 01 2.0Hdi Cutting out on full trottle 22 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  It only cuts out on full trottle but if you drive it slowly it is ok. Firstly i had diagnostics done, it showed common rail problem P1112. I then changed the fuel pressure sensor. Still cutting out on full trottle. Then as follows changed and still the same problem : a - pump in the tank b - hp pump changed c - injectors reconditioned d- wiring loom changed e - alternator reconditioned f - trottle sensor changed g - fuel filter housing changed h - ECU checked, was ok i - Cam sensor and crank sensor changed j - Cam pulley replaced k - emissions checked and ok l - used injector cleaners, made no difference m - air flow meter changed Can anyone shed some light on this, after changing all these the van is still cutting out.
• Volkswagen Lupo (1999 - 2004) - 99 1.4 Very bad misfire - cured by restarting 17 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Strangely when the misfire comes, its at all revs, including idle but it never stalls out, the car also seems to be drinking fuel and when the misfire occurs there is a hot smell coming out of the exhaust. No warning lights show and the car is not overheating The car had a basic service (plugs,filters (not fuel) and oil) less than 300miles ago.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Alternator only lasting 3 months! 18 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  The things die in the same way, battery light comes on, battery puts out 12ish vaults under load and refuses to increase to any more than 12.4 vaults. Once my mechanic said it looked like there was fuel in the alternator but this was a one off (possible fuel leak from pump?) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dave.
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 04 2.2 Water running temperature when fully warmed 6 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  For example I drove 90 miles yesterday on a mix of country, town and motorway roads, the outside temperature was about 10 degrees and it never went above about 83 degrees which seems to me too cool Every car I have owned; once warmed up runns at 90 degrees and I am concirned that this will increase my fuel consumption. My questions are: What is the correct running temperature of the water in a Zafira 2.2 SRi once warmed up. What effect will this have on the fuel consumption I'm guessing that the guage or thermometer may be at fault or the garage did not do the repair.
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 97 3.3 Laid up for several months, now won't start 28 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  All lights are on, immobiliser goes off but the engine doesn't even crank. Strangely, when checking the usual fuses, the Fuel pump fuse blew when replacing it although the ignition was off and key removed. I am worried that this may be a fuel pump problem (Ugh at least £350 plus labour)...so was hoping to cover off all bases before spending unecessary ££.
• Suzuki Swift (2005 - ) - 06 1.5 Petrol leaking out of the filler cap 14 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I've found that when I have around three quarters of a tank of fuel in my car, there is petrol leaking out of the filler cap and spraying over the rear panel and bumper. As the fuel level goes down, the leakage stops. A Suzuki garage have looked at it briefly and noted that there seems to be too much pressure when taking the cap off, but the cap itself isn't damaged.
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - 5 Series - Which engine and spec 1 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Will be looking at paying ~£3-4k, so would be looking at something like a 00/01 reg. I do around 12k miles/year, so excellent fuel efficiency isn't a major issue, nor is blistering performance. I currently get around 34mpg from my current car. I am tending towards the petrol models, but is there any overriding reason why I should get a diesel, or are petrol models more reliable/cheaper to run (fuel apart)?
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2003 1.4TDCI Whistling at 2800-3000RPM 6 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently had a ticking noise from the engine which on further inspection was shown to be the fuel injector seals. I had 2 of the 4 replaced (the other 2 were apparently ok and tightened down to save me money). This cost me £122 which I thought was quite reasonable due to the time it took to remove the old seals.
• Premium Derv - `twenty fairies dance in HP-Pump` 4 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Objectively though, its the £2.50 extra paid for a tank of the `best` and with my Eco-crate, that`s 30 or so, miles lost. All before the premium fuel additive fairies even get out of bed to try to magic it back..... It is quieter.. but so what?
• Honda Accord UK (2003 - 2008) - High mileage honda accord 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  More specifically , I have found one petrol engine one with 2 previous owner and 82,000 mileage for 5,300 pounds but with official combined fuel consumption of 35mpg while I found another accord diesel based with 52,000 mileage for 7,300pounds with combined fuel consumption of 54mpg. Which one should I choose?
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - Gazole - Yes or No? 17 May 2008 (Forum)
  m about to go on holiday to France again and was going to fill up with Gazole while I was out there, BUT when I filled up at my local station yesterday I noticed (for the first time!) that on the fuel filler-flap it states that I should NOT use Bio-diesel or Gazole. I?m now confused as to whether I can or can?t use it, I have a VW Golf 2.0 TDI (2006) which I thought would have been setup to accept this kind of fuel.
• SAAB 900 (1993 - 1998) - 1995 2.3 Enigne Fault Light 15 May 2008 (Forum)
  Can anyone HELP me, I have just bought a Saab Convertible 900SE 2.3 and it drives a dream, on the way home the petrol light came on showing I was low on fuel, as I only had about 4-5 miles to go before I was home that is what I did and was going to fill up the next day, in the meantime before stopping the car it started missing very slightly, I was home so I stopped the car, later went out to move it and it would not start giving the impression that it was out of fuel, when it did start I parked it up and saw that the ENGINE FAULT LIGHT was on, now I am thinking could I have brought up some muck and therefore the sensor is showing a fault as it is to much of a coincedence as what happened above.