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• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 93 998 Fuel problem 5 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Engine will start .If I soak the air filter in petrol it starts but only for a few secs. I guess engine is not getting fuel from the pump. The starter spinns the engine quite easily as if no petrol in the cylinders. Where is the fuel pump so that I can check? Any other checks you can suggest. Is the pump not running because of a sensor somewhere?
• BMW 3-Series E90 (2005 - ) - "Bad" Fuel? 1 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  I filled it with ostensibly the same Diesel Extra. Since then the engine has been running rough, performance has been down and the OBC indicated fuel consumption has dropped to 31mpg. Bad batch of fuel?
• BMW 5-Series E39 (1996 - 2003) - fuel smell from inside cabin, (sometimes) 7 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  hi i am getting a fuel smell from inside the cabin ,this only happens sometimes and varies i,e i can drive all day without any smell and then it will start, has anybody got experience with this on e39 bmws mines is a 530 sport, my car is 1 owner and has done 82k, i dont know wheter i should change fuel pressure regulatars or leads as a precaution, are there any particular fuel loss related problems with these cars
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 01 1.6LX Petrol Poor Fuel Economy after repair. 5 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Hi - had the fuel tank filler neck flexi hose replaced recently ( leaking fuel was the tell tale sign of it's demise ! ) but have experienced very poor fuel economy since then. I realise that it could be coincidental, but do you know of any problems with this replacement part, e.g. is there a filter or such like attached to it which could have been missed by the mechanic !?
• split toyota fuel line. 9 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I tried rubber fuel hose and jubilee clips but it was not secure.........guy in factors said i did not need high pressure rubber...engine is fuel injection btw. I dont want to go down the "Flaring" route as I am not too adept at using the cheap and nasty flaring tool I have Thanks in advance.
• peugeot 406 faulty fuel gauge reading 13 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  I have refuelled the vehicle 22 litres of fuel guage now reads 3/4 full trip reads 350 miles range ?? any ideas re this thanks.
• Golf couple's fuel efficiency record 6 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Just in case you may have missed it, there's a story today about husband-and-wife team John and Helen Taylor setting a new fuel efficiency record on a 78-day around the world drive. Using a special new non-standard fuel formulated by Shell they drove 18,000 miles through 25 counties and their VW Golf used just 24 tanks of fuel (287 gallons), averaging 62.7mpg.
• over fueling ford fiesta 6 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  ford fiesta 1.1 ohv 94 l reg, the spark plugs are wet through with fuel! cleaned them up ran the car for about 200mls no start, wet through again removed air filter box carb unit seems to be over fueling there's a lot of fuel sprayed into the carb on tickover, the air filter is dirty which i have replaced my question is this carb adjustable?
• Mercedes E300D 95 leaking fuel 24 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  Just noticed that I have a diesel leak coming from a unit just below the inlet manifold to the right of cylinders 1 and 2 - it looks like the leak is coming from the top of this unit where the fuel feed pipe (from the fuel filter assy) enters at the top. It looks like the pipe is just a push fit without any sort of clip but I was peering at it with a torch so I may be wrong. The fuel has run down the side of the whole engine block.
• Why is 'normal aspiration' best? 28 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My understanding is that 'normal aspiration' is just a (hopefully advanced) form of traditional carburetter (i.e. fuel is drawn into cylinders from tank by a mixture of gravity and suction) whereas 'fuel injection' is where fuel is pumped into the cylinders. What I find surprising is that some F1 cars and many other high performance cars and motorbikes have 'normal aspiration'.
• Toyota Corolla verso 1.6 VVTI - Changing fuel filter 20 Nov 2022 (Forum)
  There is no evidence of a fuel filter change on my 2003 Verso. is it worth including this on my service due in a few weeks and is it a complex job ?
• Synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). 8 Dec 2020 (Forum)
    https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2020/company/porsche-siemens-energy-pilot-project-chile-research-development-synthetic-fuels-efuels-23021.html
• Peugeot 406 - Increased fuel cnsumption 10 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  my car fuel consumption has increased. dash board showing check engine and air bag fault icons. what is the problem? Advice me on what to do. Thanks
• Vauxhall Movano - fuel leak 31 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  I have a 2.2 dti movano with fuel leaking from behind the engine at what seems to be the inlet manifold from a length of hose... any ideas or help would be appreciated... thanks Adrian
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 2006 1.25 fuel guage problem 1 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  my digital fuel guage is working erratically showing varying amounts of mileage can you please help
• Fuel consumption 21 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  What other people can do: if drivers of "white vans" observed their proper speed limits, there might be more fuel to go round.
• Fuel payment scam affects thousands 8 May 2007 (Forum)
  Check your credit card statements for dodgy transactions if you've bought fuel in a large number of locations mentioned here. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6578595.stm
• Fuel Tank Inserts 11 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  is there a recognised convention concerning the colour of inserts for fuel tanks on modern cars? I know this sounds naive but......and I should be grateful for an answer quoting any legislation etc. that may cover this please. Thanks Don
• Fuel savings 4 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Now I know I have read somewhere (some time ago) that coasting in the scenario now being discussed, was more benificial for saving fuel. I tend to agree with that. So I emailed the DOT but they still say coasting uses more fuel, but stay in gear & ease off the gas to reduce the fuel flow to the engine to virtually zero. I still can't see how that can be, any opinions on this very contentious issue especially in light of the impending strike, if it were to happen.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 99 2.00 Fuel Promblem 6 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi new on so here go's I have a Peugeot 406 diesel Est. it was running fine up until 4 weeks ago then it started to cut out when i put my foot down a little on the motoway, i pull over sat for 5 mins then it started again, it slowly got worse over 3 weeks, then one day on my way home from work it just stopped all together, also when it cut a light came on the one for the fuel injection one, so i was told it could be the relay for the glow plugs, i change that, then i put new glow plugs in it, i changed the fuel filter and it still wont start, i,ve now been told it could be the fuel pump in the fuel tank.