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Range Rover - surging and poor starting 22 Jul 2007 (Forum)
I don't think this is the problem, and given the price for the job we won't be happy if it doesn't solve the problem. The poor starting appears to be air in the fuel system, and I suspect that when they stripped it down to replace the fuel pump (which I don't deny was faulty), something wasn't tightened up properly. What concerns me is that I can't see how replacing an injector pump will solve the issue, nor can I see what it has to do with the "surging" which leads me to suspect the MAF sensor. -
406 hdi 2.2 fuel filter warning (FAP) 2 Jun 2007 (Forum)
Hi all Blasted 406 has a new error-says fuel filter needs cleaning (FAP)with a sort of an indicator lamp on the top right hand side of the dash showing a schematic pipe with some dust particles in it. Shortly after the management system light has also lit (the one bottom centre that looks a tad like a brake cylinder) saying Anti Pollution system has failed, which I take as a consequence of this filter not doing it's job. -
Fuel at Leeming Bar services - not! 7 Jan 2007 (Forum)
Although I wasn't desperately short of petrol but getting low, I decided to fill up at Leeming Bar services - all the signs on the A1 indicated a full range of services including fuel. When I got there, there was the remains of what had once been a petrol forecourt. Now, it's clear that this has been disused for some time - dead as a dodo and large concrete blocks diverting the services road round it. -
VW Golf 1.4cl 1992 - cold starting probs 24 Oct 2005 (Forum)
Sounds like it's firing on less than all four, but clears itself and the problem never reappears after the car warms up. Plugs and lead and dis cap look OK. Replaced fuel and air filters about 12 months ago. Top of carb looks clean and none of the hoses seem to have leaks. Tail pipe is a bit sooty. Took it to (competent) garage a while ago before this problem started, and had them check it over because fuel consumption had climbed. -
Audi A6 smoke 17 Oct 2004 (Forum)
This email has been prompted by reading an article in last Saturday's "Motoring Telegraph", the chap in the article has run Audis for years and said that he had been pulled over several times by the police for excessive smoke in a couple of his cars. Honest John has made a comment in the past about fuel timing in these cars needing regular attention, which mine has not had. I have not gone to the bother of having the fuel timing looked at because I believe that poor fuel economy would be present if the timing wasn't correct: the mpg is as good as it has ever been - excellent. -
Mondeo diesel starting - or not... 24 Feb 2003 (Forum)
Performance is pretty good for a diesel with over 160,000 miles and averaging 50 mpg so I would discount fuel starvation or air in the system; doesn't hesitate, pulls well enough, air filter is 3 months old. I do use Safeway fuel but have, for the last 2 months, been using Millers Diesel Power Plus (no significant obvious gains or losses there). -
Petrol Stations 23 Aug 2001 (Forum)
Is this so - and 10p on the price berore fuel tax? -
Mazda MX-6 12 Apr 2001 (Forum)
I currently drive a mazda mx-6 (as the subject indicates) and find it a very fun drive (although the cabin is a bit rattly) on a 94M with 77k. I have read the manual and spec which states that it is a 60 litre fuel tank. I have never been able to put anywhere near 60 litres in. The fuel warning light comes on just under the 1/4 tank mark and if I fill up straight away it usually comes to 35 or 40. I understand that the car is low and the fuel tank is probably designed around the spare wheel, but is this common, or can I drive to what I should expect the car to be able to do on a full tank (some 350 miles) or keep on filling up at 250 - 300 miles? -
Honda Jazz Crosstar- cam belt or chain? 24 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
Honda Jazz Crosstar engine - is it port injection and does it have a timing belt or chain? I can not find out anywhere. -
Ford fiesta mk6 - Fuel injector opinions 21 Mar 2021 (Forum)
So I have been recommended to use some injector cleaner from my local garage on my ford fiesta mk6 as it has been stood for around 14 months and have... -
2016 Fiesta 1.24 - Petrol Smell 12 Apr 2020 (Forum)
Recently,I have noticed a strong smell of petrol at the lower back of my car when parked.Thinks!It could be the purge line come off the Evap. canister or a leak in the return fuel line but as there is no evidence of wet fuel,I think the second cause is unlikely.Both these would need the tank dropped to check.Further thinking,All my driving recently has been a one- mile each way journey to a local supermarket.As the canister is only purged when engine is in "closed loop" mode ie.not idle or "WOT",could this be the cause? -
Ford S-max 2006 manual petrol - S-max start but then stalls 25 Mar 2020 (Forum)
Once started, I press on the accelerator, but no revs and then the car stalls. When I turn the ignition on, I am not hearing the fuel pump priming. But if the fuel pump was busted, would the car start in the 1st place? Looking at the pump, it looks fine, no burn or melting marks. I have not done a voltage check yet. -
2013 Ford Fusion - 1.6L ecoboost running on 2 cylinders 2 Feb 2020 (Forum)
engine starts but only runs on cylinders 3 and 4. P0301 and 0302 and random misfire codes as well as low fuel pressure codes. swapped coils, plugs etc. no change.. new fuel regulator sensor. no change. compression is 150 lbs all cylinders... No noises. I'm at a loss. Any ideas? THANK YOU. -
KIA PRO-CEED CRDi 1.6 - ENGINE CUTTING OUT AT 2500RPM 9 Feb 2018 (Forum)
To be brief: Car: Kia Pro-Cee’d 1.6 Diesel D4FB engine, (Bosch injection) 2008, 137,000 miles Problem: car cuts out at exactly 2500RPM We have replaced fuel filter, fitted a second hand low mileage fuel rail complete with pressure regulator & pressure sensor, We have replaced flow control valve in the pump and something similar that I can’t remember what it’s called. -
Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 24-06-2017 Part 2 26 Jun 2017 (Forum)
Tens of thousands of people a year misfuel petrol into diesel, but only about 4 people a year manage to get diesel into a petrol car, because the diesel fuelling nozzle won't fit (you have to be REALLY determined and dribble the fuel in). Did he fuel it by using his own canister? Perhaps he was using red diesel or something like that - an extremely expensive error! -
Which fuel is best these days 15 May 2017 (Forum)
It's about time for me to buy a new car (not brand new) after 9 years with my current car. I do around 12-14k miles a year and had been quite... -
Mercedes 220 Cdi SE Coupe, - Alternative (cheaper) tyres 23 Jul 2015 (Forum)
I have seen alternatives that would save quite a few quid but am curious about the quality and ratings. e.g. on Black Circles the Michelin is £102 and their own brand is £55. Are there known equals to Michelin and how relevant are the ratings for fuel economy, rain and noise? For example what would the fuel economy difference over 10,000 miles be between an A rated and C rates tyre? Many thanks -
vauxhall zafira B 1.9cdti - central locking fault 27 Aug 2014 (Forum)
Sometimes it will lock the front passenger door and the driverside rear door, also the boot and the fuel cap. Sometime it wont lock any of them, sometimes it will only lock the boot and fuel cap. Even if you lock the doors manually it might not open from the inside. Any help appreciated. -
MINI One - Cataclean 8 May 2014 (Forum)
So either this stuff does work, or theres another reason the emissions dropped over that last year. Bear in mind I'm using the same garage for fuel, and its the same MOT station as well!
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