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• Jaguar X-Type 2 litre D 54 reg Dark Blue on A12 - Smokey the bandit 20 Sep 2011 (Forum)
   I followed it for ten miles all the time he was trailing a big plume. Quite oblivious to it as well.   If that was unburnt fuel he must have been getting godawful mpg.   Wonder how clunkers like that get MOT's.  
• I Have a Question about 'Blue Fin' 8 May 2011 (Forum)
  Will it damage my engine or reduce its life span? Some superchip products say they will also improve fuel consumption. Does anyone have any experience with these type of products/claims?
• ford fusion 2 2004 - engine response to throttle is intermitant 19 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I can be cruising merrily then pull up at lights. I pull away there is a serious lack of power feels like fuel shortage, push throttle harder and misfire will turn into power surge. frightening!! I have found that if I turn off car and count 3 then fire up again it clears.I am now so frightened of this I feel like selling car.
• Nissan Primera IV p12 (2002 - 2006) - 2.2 dci recall related to Engine Managment System. 15 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  This can lead to a lack of power, poor acceleration response, black smoke from the exhaust and/or whistling noise" Anyone got any inside information on this. Perhaps it will actually fix the only real complaint I have with the car: Poor fuel consumption!
• Mitsubishi L200 - mot fob off 27 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  i took my l200 in for its mot, it failed on brake and fuel pipes so i let the mot place repair them, they also put new drive belts on for me and a new feul filter, as i drove it out and i was struggling to get it in to gear, it didnt have this problem before it went in!!
• Ford Transit Connect - Stiff crankshaft turning 9 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  After speaking to a mechanic yesterday, it seems the crankshaft gets very stiff at certain points (about every 2 1/2 turns) putting too much tension on the tensioner and bending the tab. As the fuel pump is chain driven by the crank and the camshaft is belt driven by the pump, im beginning to think it could be a damaged chain or sprocket. Could this have happened with a cambelt failure?
• Citroen C5 2.0 petrol - Citroen C5 wont stay running! 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  i have a c5 2001 saloon the other day it died and would not start again, after a tow back home and quick look i noticed a broken air pipe on the top right hand side of the engine, quick repair with a bit of pipe and a couple of clips. then she wont start at all, it will turn over and start(just about) then splutter and die!! any ideas???? was thinking fuel pump or filter??   Wish i had kept my celica!!
• Ford Fiesta zetec 1388cc 2000 - Metal brake pipe replacement 4 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Can anyone who has replaced metal brake pipes from front to back tell me what needs removing for access to remove&refit new ones?Fuel tank,exhaust,heat shields etc??Was this possible laying under car?Probably only really needs small section at rear doing but as I have to do it myself and don`t have expensive flaring tool for steel lines then don`t know any other way .Thanks.
• Saab 95 2.2diesel - smoking diesel 24 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I have an 04 plate Saab 95 2.2 turbo diesel, that has started to run very rough. it has 55,000 on the clock, and was serviced @50,000. it starts without any problem, and runs well until it gets up to temperature, then it runs very rough, blows too much smoke, and is using too much fuel (down from av. 45 mpg to 38 mpg). When running, it accellerates ok, but when it is held on a steady thottle, you can feel the engine hunting, and it blows a lot of smoke, can anyone help me?
• Ford Focus Zetec 1.8 TDDI - Ford Focus diesel - a few questions 22 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  2) Air-con needs charged 3) No service history - 118,000 miles - cam belt? 4) Odometer reads 95,000 miles as dash was changed because fuel guage didnt work   Apart from that it ran nicely and was good to drive.
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 98 1.8d pats immobiliser 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  i just swapped my engine over from same year model engine,but the problem is i can't get it to start 1st thing is the key not turning engine over ,the fuel is not getting though cause of the shut of valve witch comes back to immobliser (pats)and the key ,had a guy out to reprogram key could not get any response from his computer when he plugged into main brain, can you bypass the imobliser does that cure the rest of my problem's thanks
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.9tdi engine cuts off when warm 3 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Iv taken it to a few agarages who cant seem to diagnose the problem, wev had the obvious things changed i.e. fuel filter, coolant sensor etc but still got the same problem. has anybody else had this problem, any advice would be appreciated.
• Daihatsu Fourtrak (1985 - 2000) - 83 2.5 Taft F50 will not idle when cold 17 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 1980 land rover fitted with a daihatsu 2.5 taft engine, it starts well but will not idle and i have to keep the revs up a bit till warm, also it's jerks when going slow unless i keep the revs up, i have changed the fuel filter but with no change, could it be the injectors needing replaced, also i am having trouble getting parts so will the later 2.8 injectors fit. thanks.
• What to replace with 27 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  Current 2nd car is a 2000 Mazda 323 1.5, with 87,000 miles which we have had for 2 years and and do 2000 miles per year in Unfortunatly the 1.5 engine is a tadslow and are thinking about replacing it in the next 12 to 18 months car currently have about £1,000 plus part exchange value, any idea of a suitable replacement bearing in mind the following (1) Fuel economy between 40 to 50 mpg (2) Co2 emmisions of not more 160g/km (3) Car insurance group maximum 8 (4) If possible room to fit two bikes in back.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 01 2.0 non starting hdi 15 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a problem in so much as my 306 hdi just will not start. Driving along one day it cut out and has not run since. It is not a fueling problem on the pumping side, it is on the electrical side. There is no feed going to the injectors to open them, Ecu been checked and is fine so it tends to look more like maybe a broken wire or relay something like that.
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.6 not starting 23 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  It will only do this under full throttle and after cranking the engine for a while. I do not get anything from it with the throttle in idle. changed the fuel filter and re gapped plugs. the car has not been serviced for a few years (5). where should i start. Also before this happened i was geting poor mpg and the car was lacking power ( wont do over 65 on the mw) thanks for any help.
• Medium Van - Merc Vito or VW Transporter?? 20 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I like the Merc Vito, but also the VW Transporter. Which is bigger, the VW looks it? In the terms of reliability, residual value and fuel efficiency, which comes out on top? Which would people chose if presented with two identical spec vans from the different manufactures? Thanks
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 1995 (1.5L diesel) Diesel pump leak 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hello, Just had car serviced and mechanic says the fuel pump has a leak underneath: he said its diifficult to see where it is coming from. He said it needs to go to a specialist to be repaired and will cost a lot of money, at least £300. I feel a prat as I have just bought the car!
• Jaguar / Land Rover and the Government 15 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Why should the Government, who are taxing high emission cars and want us to move into smaller more fuel efficient cars be surprised at the problems being experienced by these two companies. Looking at the SMMT figures Jaguar have one model with CO2 emissions of under 150g and Land Rover has 2 with emissions under 200g (none any where near 150g).
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 98 1.5d starting problems 13 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I just started to have trouble starting my 106 1.5 diesel yesterday.it allways started ok before. what happens is the car turns over fine but will not try to fire if you put the key in and out of the ignition and turn it off and on it will eventually start. the problem as far as I can tell is from the immobilizer or the fuel cut-off solenoid is sticking. Does anyone know how I can test these to see if they are the problem. the immobilizer is the type with the chip in the key. thank you