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• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - Garage keep finding new faults - now another £700? 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  The specialist diagnosed a fuel pump failure and a new one would be over £700, but they offered to fit it for free. There was clearly no issue with the fuel pump when the car went into the garage, and their argument is that the ongoing overheating problems have hastened the failure, which has been exposed by the work they've done to date, but that they didn't cause the failure, therefore I should foot the bill for the part.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2005 tdci Head CRACKED!!! w pics 26 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  So this morning he presents me with a cup of green coloured liquid and said its contamination, look at those tiny little particles in the fuel, he said they were going to reprogramme and drain the tank (after they had already done this once). I questioned that the fuel filter was at fault as surely it was its job to stop these black particles reaching the engine, anyway i left him to it and said i would be back at 4 to see what the problem was.
• Landrover Freelander - Consumer Rights Act 2015 10 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  From the AA van I called the dealer and asked if I shold get it revovered to him and he told me I could take it to any garge, so I had it recovered to a Jaguar / Landrover specialist that I have used previously. After much diagnostic work and repairs including a new fuel pump, new ECU and fuel injectors, all costing me over £3,400 the car was back on the road. Twice we offered to give the car back to the dealer for him to look at and repair and twice he refused, saying that my garage had caused the fault.
• Toyota - Estima 1996, 2.2 3CT-E engine. Diesel fault. 29 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Denso computer 89661-28580 (anyone got the pin-outs?) I seem to have about 11.5 volts going into various pins on the ECU. I have 9 volts to the fuel cut-off solenoid. I have 5.4 volts at both wires on one of the 4 electonic valves on the pump that control fuel to the injectors on the pump. Engine earth seems OK. I did a diagnostic test - (the engine had not run since the ECU had been disconnected for a night).
• Nissan Note - Help needed - intermittent vehicle fault 26 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Yesterday we switched cars and I put half a bottle of redex into the tank incase the issue was with fuel being ran to the dregs, or quality of the supermarket fuel. I drove the 23 mile journey to work with no issues. The car sat in my works car park for ten hours and started fine when I came to leave at 1am this morning.
• Renault Scenic - Used car warranty problems 3 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  They said there was no fault to the fuel injection because they checked the fault history of the car's computer log and it does not show any fuel injection fault in its history log. A week later feeling disatisfied and still with lack of power I brought the car in again to the dealership and insisted they have a second check.
• VW Golf GT Sport (140 BHP) - 91W and 91Y Tyre Pressures 9 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  This does not bother me as I would happily sacrifice some fuel consumption for safety, but now I am thinking that maybe my new 91Y rated tyres are not correctly inflated. I know that the GYEF1's are excellent tyres with very good grip, so maybe the drop in fuel consumption is due to them being slightly more 'stickier'/grippier than my old tyres (which were worn, so maybe that is a factor?)
• VW golf 04 - EGR and exhaust temp faults. Advice please! 6 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Looking at the diagnostic log from when the car was in for the service, I can see three faults. 6575 P0191 008 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Circuit Range/Performance 7808 P1400 001 EGR Vacuum Regulator Solenoid Valve -N18- Electrical malfunction in circuit 7863 P1455 008 Exhaust gas temperature sender 1 -G235 Implausible signal Now I understand that the first fault is why the fuel pump was replaced but what i was wondering was is the first garage negligent in the other two faults that could have prevented my car from cutting out the next day?
• Budget 2009 24 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  These will provide a stronger signal to consumers at the point of purchase. 7.53 To ensure that new VED rates and bands are clearly understood by motorists, the Department for Transport has worked with the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership to update the fuel economy label for new vehicles, and is continuing to work with industry to develop a fuel economy label for the second-hand car market. 7.54 Budget 2009 also announces changes to the VED rules on refunds, six-month licences and imported vehicles during the first year of vehicle licensing, from April 2010, as a consequence of the introduction of First-Year Rates, as well as general changes to the treatment of imported vehicles.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 02 2.0 HDi low power after hitting flood. 23 May 2008 (Forum)
  Its obviously delivering fuel, more than before, yet I have really low power in the lower revs. Overtaking is now a memory!! Tried the disconnect battery thing to reset ECU, all this got me was an "ENGINE IMMOBILISER FAULT", a tow trip to the garage and a 100 euros to reset.
• Cars - Just a numbers game? 25 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  It almost always gets over 40mpg, and on the motorway it can approach 60mpg (depending on conditions). If I got this car I would be very dissapointed because I wouldn't expect it to drink more fuel. I suspect the Getz would probably pay lower tax too, but in reality it is probably worse. This week I saw an interesting thing in my local IAM newsletter. Apparently some Auto Express tests have show that the best-selling models do not live up to their claimed fuel consumption figures, with some using a third more.
• 306 HDI 90 T reg - ECU/Imobilisor?? 30 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  I would appreciate any advice on the following so's I now which garage to trust... 1.Car wont start one lunchtime. Not battery or fuel and this is first time this has happened. 2. I towed it 1st garage who tried a new ignition aerial with no luck, refitted the original and said take it to better equiped garage. 3. 2nd garage removed ECU and sent away to Bosch for diagnostics which reported back saying ECU needs repair to fuel pump, however they can't do anything as secondary fault reported which might be imobilisor. 2nd garage thought car was imobilised due to 1st garage 'playing around' with ignition aerial.
• A More Economical Engine. 29 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  ie. 1 - 2 1 - 3 1 - 4 1 - 5 2 - 3 2 - 4 2 - 5 3 - 4 3 - 5 4 - 5 These figures can be fed into a computer for analysis of exactly how much fuel that particular cylinder required injecting. I am convinced this theory would work and would result in - 1. Greater fuel economy. 2. Greater horsepower for size of motor. 3. Greater Torque. 4.
• Chevrolet Matiz - General advise about lack of power going uphill 27 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  Last time I drove it it struggled to make 20mph on the hills and was slow on the flat and there was an awful strong ‘fuel’ smell when I tried to push it. It starts fine. No warning lights on the dash and no other problems that I’m aware of. A couple of people (and Google) said it could be the fuel filter blocked so I was hoping that’s what it was.
• Subaru Forester/Toyota Auris Estate 2010 to 2015 10 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  Hi All, Looking to change my Honda Accord diesel soon and have a couple of options available. Subaru Forester 2010 petrol - Straight forward petrol but not great on fuel, already have a 2007 older model and has been great over the last 4 years and running it till it dies. Proper 4WD and capable. There are only two in petrol at the sort of budget I am looking at. Quite a lot of the diesels around...............
• Is it possible? (£4,000.00 Budget) 31 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Ideally the width of the back seats could also fit an adult in between them, at a push. Good boot is also needed, etc.  Excellent on fuel. I commute 40 to 50 miles a day on my own so fuel costs are a big factor to me as I have to pay these myself (no allowance etc). Its mostly rural driving, if that matters. I realise 'good MPG' is subjective, but 45+ is what I'd be looking for I guess.
• Mercedes E class 2017. 250d - Intermittent smoke greyish from exhaustt 17 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  With lock-down they rarely drive the car but it is not moisture as there is too much of it even when the engines hot. The fault is not readily replicated. Looking around the web, could it be a faulty fuel injector IE stays open for longer after hard acceleration?
• Ford Focus MK2 2.0 TDCI - Issues with loss of power 3 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  (cambelt replacement, full service done, MOT’d few months ago) Since two days she’s got loss power, as soon as I press accelerator fuel consumption goes from roughly 7l/100 to 32-40, surprisingly when on cruise control fuel consumption goes right down. No smoke coming out, oil filled, no lights on dashboard , unplugged battery overnight to reset computer- tested on OBD today - no codes) car starts on first turn of the key, other than being sluggish no other issues.
• A bit of bother in La Belle France right now. 11 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  Just an update, if anybody is planning to drive to and/or across France in the immediate future, be aware that the yellow jacket( Gilets Jaunes) protest movement have published plans on FB to close the country down on the 10th of December if their demands are not met. Fuel stations are short of fuel right now due to blockades of refineries and distribution depots, this will probably get worse.  Details of their plans in pidgin english:- This message was given this morning from a giletsjaune group… “We address the population, it’s calm before the storm!
• HELP! stalling on hills below 2000rpm Skoda Fabia mk2 1.6tdi cr 2 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  And then I can't get back up without having to roll down to a flat road and happens as worse when the engine is hot   Last week the engine wouldn't start on hills when was very hot, then after changing the fuel filter, it was better but lots of juddering and loss of power up hills.   Thought cooling fan didn't come in but it did after 30min doing injector cleaning process after I did a liqui moly injector purge today but it made no difference.