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• Rover 800 (1986 - 1999) - 1996 2000ti petrol tank leak 23 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  My Rover 820 Vitesse Sport has developed a leak in the fuel tank. I know this model has a high capacity fuel pump, but other than this does anyone else know if the petrol tanks on 800s are all the same (just different pumps - which I can swop over). Also, anyone know of a source of good 2nd hand tanks - new are obsolete at dealers.
• MoT - in a flap over fuel filler? 21 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Guys, My car's MoT expires in a few days and I need to know if it will fail due to a missing locking flap - ripped off by SWMBO a week ago when filling...
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.8 Zetec - Poor Fuel Economy 11 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Help! My Focus is only delivering 23-25 mls per gallon on a run and some town work,115,000 mls, new plugs, leads, air filter, replaced so far. Would new...
• Renault - 1.5dci common rail engines and cetane boosters 29 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  No real help from the fuel companies or the makers of additives, naturally.
• A technical question about vacuum 10 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I have a 4 cyl motorcycle, 4 carbs, each has a stub to connect to a vacuum balancer, three stubs are blanked off and one is connected to the fuel tap which is vacuum opperated. If the stubs were linked and in effect all were connected to the fuel tap would the vacuuum applied at the tap increase? I think not, the vacuum from all 4 carbs will be the same so will be absolute, rather like pressure and volume being independant.
• Fuel additives: do you use them? 1 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Further to the thread on SUL... Which of you use petrol or diesel additives? I used to use Miller's Diesel Power Plus in my VW Golf GT TDI, and I plan...
• Fuel prices going down? 20 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I did a lot of miles last weekend and bought the cheapest Shell diesel I saw at 97.9p/l. Last night, filled up in Watford at 94.9p - u/l was 92.9p/l....
• 96 bmw 318is coupe fuel consumption 13 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  my car has become a little juicy compared to what it used to be. is there any recommended additives i could use. i am a bit sceptical about adding these...
• Those scary fuel protestors.... 15 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  From the BBC news website - "At the Vopek terminal in nearby Thurrock, one protester who drove his car on to the wrong side of the road to try to block...
• Terrano diesel lumpy tickover 21 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  On a 1999 Terrano 2.7tdi automatic the tickover is erratic sometimes and at other times displays a "hysteresis" pattern (thrum thrum thrum like an old commercial diesel). however normal running is OK and fuel economy as normal. Car is regularly serviced so filters should not be clogged. Have tried Redex diesel in a tank of fuel without much success. Any ideas? Not too worried because I'm trading it in soon and the problem is probably not bad enough for dealer to notice.
• Driving VW Diesels Economically 11 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  HJ advised an owner of a 130bhp VW Golf to keep the engine revs between 2 and 3000rpm to maximise the fuel economy. Admitedly this was for a six speed gearbox. I've tried this in my Passat 100bhp 5 speeder. I found myself driving generally two gears lower than normal. According to the computer the fuel economy was worse than usual.
• Hard to start without priming - Fiesta. 12 May 2004 (Forum)
  Fiesta 1.8 LX diesel. I just changed the hand fuel pump, primer pump. The car is quite hard to start after an overnight wait unless i prime the pump a few times then start no problem. Its like low fuel pressure which would indicate a leak somewhere but the bolts were all tighened properly all seals were oiled and added so i cant see where the problem might be ?
• Biodiesel - real miracle fuel? 24 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  It's Tuesday - Motoring day in the Independent. Nothing from LJK though. But Sean O'Grady has a piece featuring Josh Tickell, who has crusaded across...
• Biodiesel for the 21st Century 24 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Would they consider buying a diesel car in future if the fuel was greener and/or cheaper? I would like as many comments as possible as it would be great research. Thanks for your time. :-) Mike Farrow
• Petrol additive to boost octane rating 18 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  A friend who lives in a remote area of West Scotland, has bought an Audi TT with the 225bhp motor that requires 98 ron fuel. The problem is that his nearest garage selling super unleaded is 100 miles round trip away. Is there any additive product on the market that would boost normal 95 Ron to super unleaded ??? He is lucky to live in an area where Gatsos are unknown, so enjoys the blast to get fuel.
• Mondeo 1,8TD diesel fuel pump change 14 Jul 2002 (Forum)
  Hi! Te diesel pump (Lucas)in my Mondeo 1994mod is US and I try to install an "new" pump from an 1996mod. Byt, the electrical conections are not the same...
• Best Fuel 26 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  On the advice of many people, I am now using Shell Optimax in my Saab 9000 Aero, which seems to work pretty well. However my father has just bought his...
• Fuel consumption 5 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  I used to run a Toyota Avensis Estate (1.8) that regularly gave a consumption better than the official combined figure of 36.2 mpg. I now run a Citroen...
• Seat Leon 1.6 Fuel 8 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Picked up my new (8 month old) Seat Leon 1.6 this week and filled it up for the first time this morning. The inside of the petrol cap says use 98RON super...
• Motorway fuel economy 27 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I have a changed cars from a 2L car engine to a 1.6L hoping for greater economy. The 1.6L car is much more economical in "general driving" but about 5...