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• Zafira diesel engine doesn't like a run 27 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I have posted on here several times with the same problem and have received some good advice, but I am now struggling with what to do next !!!!! Basically...
• Espace 2.2 dCi Won't start 6 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  They spent a dya on it - no fault codes found - but said at the end there was petrol in , instead of diesel - and charged for that diagnosis. My gargage towed the car back to their place, drained the system and found only diesel in it. Still it won't start. Can anybody offer assistance - apart from torching it.
• 96 Rover 420SLDI Running problem 5 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Hello to all,this is the first time I have posted on this site so you will have to bear with me,I hope you can help me in my quest to sort out the problem with my Rover Diesel. My problem is this,when you are accelerating it suddenly dies,as if you have turned the ignition off,it can be in any gear,if I take my foot off the accelerator and put it back on the power comes back,when it does it if you press the pedal down further it just keeps dieing until you raise the pedal and depress it again then it runs fine again.It ticks over fine.
• Peugeot problems...:( 13 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  I also started to hear a horrendous noise from the engine and severe power loss, no warning lights (the best way to describe it would be that when I reved the engine it sounded like a diesel truck rather than a car..diesel engine noise x5) then after ten miles it just stopped. I asked some mechanic friends and they said at a guess it was bad fuel clogging the injector and the engine was flooded and must have blown it out.Which made sense as on Tuesday the car was jumping all over the place after filling up with petrol the night before.
• DIY Cam Belt - Diesel Astra 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  I have a 1997 Astra TD. 1.7 GM SOHC engine. 36,000 miles. Vauxhall suggest 8 year/80,000 mile cam belt renewal, which seems a bit ambitious to me. Naturally...
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  A car to suit all needs 5 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Apologies if this comes across as a rather long winded one... The decision isn't an easy one, hence a simple bit of advice would be most gratefully received! My...
• Peugeot 2008 (2013 to 2019) - 2017 / 2018 Peugeot 2008 1.6 Diesel Engines? 22 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  I am looking to buy a Peugeot 2008 1.6ltr Diesel and preferably the 120bhp version (with 6 speed gearbox). I am wondering - as I can't seem to find anything on the subject - are the 100bhp and 120bhp engines the same engine but just chipped for the power differences?
• Ford Focus 56 plate 1.8 Diesel - Ford Focus 56 plate 1.8 Diesel - Smoke on startup 12 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi I'm wondering if anyone can help diagnose my car issues, info on car from Ford: Focus 04-08, 1.8L Duratorq-DI HPCR (115PS) Lynx, Sea Grey (Metallic)...
• mazda 6 diesel 2000cc sport diesel - mazda 6 2008 2000cc diesel noisey engine 13 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  mazda 6 sport 2008 2000cc diesel. Bought the car to save money on fuel and traded in a Civic type r 2007 which I had no probs with. Bought it mainly on looks and based on road tests and crucially for more MPG yes what a fool I am!!!!!
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  Is a 2015 Honda Civic a risky buy? 26 Jul 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at buying a 2015 Honda Civic 1.6 diesel manual with 56,000 miles on the clock. It's from the main dealer with a warranty of one year and two...
• Toyota Yaris 2010 - Multiple ECU faults all at once. Dead car on M6 ! 10 Dec 2018 (Forum)
    I've got:   P 1271 - Accelerator position P 0089 - Suction control valve stuck (diesel pump) P 0045 - Turbo boost sensor P1228 - Injector short / intermittent fault P0252 - Injection pump fuel metering control   These all seem pretty unrelated, have also seen ones for Mass air flow sensor and cam phase sensor come up after cranking etc.
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  Need a cheap and reliable car for work 9 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I'm after a cheap runabout to use for my daily commute to work (five miles return). I have found two cars, but can you advise which one would make the...
• Land Rover Discovery 4 - Restricted performance 25 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Hi, My wife and I bought a used LR D4 at the end on January - diesel, manual and about 83,000 miles. 3/4 weeks ago the Restricted Performance light came on. We have taken it to the local LR dealership and who thought it could be related to the fuel filter or moisture in the fuse box as a seal had broken, both where fixed.
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  Getting a non-runner Transit back on the road 25 Oct 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I've just bought a 2002 Ford Transit 2.4 diesel as a non-runner. It has got too much oil in it and looks like it has had oil in the header tank too. I...
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  Erratic temp gauge - should I be concerned? 15 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2005 MG ZT-T diesel with 69,000 miles - up to the last 3000 miles the needle on the engine temp has always stayed at the half way bar on the gauge...
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - (96-97) 1.9TD -White Smoke on Starting 28 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  There are no obvious mis-fires in the engine, and it generally seems to drive as normal... My best guess is that it's either: A) An injector has gone down B) Fuel timing is out Ive read around, and most people suggest that white smoke is unburnt diesel. Fuel filter looks brand new. I did an oil & oil filter change over the weekend. and put a new Air Filter in too.
• not another out of company car Q :o) 6 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  really would like a barge type of car but good torque when i need it. not going to make much out of fuel at 17p per mile, with diesel going toward 105p a litre! and heated leather seats / cruise would be a bonus. I just am not going to be looking at laguna, as I have had a few, and they were always breaking down. or do I go medium and could get seat leon 150tdi cupra for around £7K but will it be comfy on 40K miles of driving a year?
• Replacement car 18 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  I do not want an estate car or a diesel engine. I have been looking at another Ford Focus from the year 2015 but the Eco boost engines have had such a bed press and so has the powershift (I would prefer an auto over a manual). Vauxhall Astra seem to rate so badly in reviews.
• Latest miracle bolt-on for engines 24 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Today's Times reports a package invented and developed by a retired submariner, which is claimed to clean up petrol and diesel emissions - while improving consumption figures - by adding hydrogen to the air/fuel mixture.  The hydrogen ( ortho -hydrogen, just to make it special) is generated by electrolysing caustic potash solution in a 'black box'.
• Toyota Yaris - Horn not sounding 16 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Hi Posters,  Toyota Yaris diesel 2010.   The car had the MOT last month and passed at the dealer. Then two weeks later the car was booked in to have some work carried out for TSBs, I believe these relates to the DPF oil fire and air bag recall.