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  Why can't my wife's Mercedes-Benz A160 compete with my Audi A4 for fuel economy? 5 Mar 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My wife and I drive between West Cornwall and Ealing, 570 miles return with all but 10 miles on motorways and dual carriageways, cruising at an indicated...
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  What do you think of the Evoque Cross-Coupe Range Rover? Is it worth the money? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I was just wondering what your thoughts are on the Evoque Cross-Coupe Range Rover five-door version. Also at £35,000, and being slightly smaller than the...
• Peugeot 306 HDi 2.0 (2000) - 306 HDi...possibly a dumb question 9 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 306 which wouldnt start, I ruled out the LP pump by powering it via a sealey power probe and a spare battery and the car starts and runs fine After looking into common faults with this model and bearing in mind I probably know less about cars than the average 6 year old girl this might be a world class dumb question lol So far I have figured out the following The fuel on is pumped by the LP pump in a circle back to the tank and the HP pump takes only the fuel it needs The LP pump primes for 10 seconds in the pre ignition phase to allow for a car thats run out of fuel but runs constantly once the engine has started So rather than finding the fault thats stopping power from getting to the LP pump which icould be the pump relay, the connector, the wiring itself an ECU output or maybe even the emergency fuel cut off solenoid (its a diesel so not as risky as a petrol model) what, if any are the downsides of just powering this pump from a 15A supply that becomes live with the ignition?
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  What can I do to repair my Ford Escort GTI which keeps losing power? 30 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1997 Escort GTI keeps losing power. When I start it up it idles fine, but when I press the accelerator it chugs and splutters when it is cold. Took...
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  My Peugeot 106 diesel won't start after running out of fuel. Does it need to be bled? 27 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 106's battery went dead so I gave it a jump start from another car and it started straight away. I put a new battery on it, but it had run out...
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  De-hyundrated 10 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have an April 2009 Hyundai i10 Comfort automatic returning 22-30 mpg. My dealer says this is because the engine is still tight (only 1,400 miles to date)...
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  Empty premise 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Given that the holiday season is upon us perhaps you could advise your readers again on the pitfalls of hiring a car. I booked a car from Europcar via...
• Peugeot 306 - Pug 306 1.9td rough running, white smoke etc... 29 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  I have taken off the injectors and had these tested - no problems, I have also put on a clear pipe off the fuel return from the pump and there is no air in the fuel. On taking the intercooler off there is some thick gloopy oil in the air inlet, i guess that this is from the turbo, which hasn't worked since i got it, but don;t think that this would cause this problem?
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  Futureproof 2 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering spending a fair bit more than I usually would on a nearly new car with the intention of keeping it for maybe 7 - 10 years. What concerns...
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  Saf fan 13 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Early this morning, on a thankfully very quiet M25, my 1993 Renault Safrane cut out and would not restart. No prior sign of distress in running, or any...
• America Unchained 8 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Only watched it by chance as was a film by Dave Gorman, whose work I have always liked as seems to act out ideas thought out in the pub after quite a few drinks, but does go through with. The attitude to the customer was astounding to see. As they were not buying fuel from the chains, inevitably it meant running out of petrol (especially as the fuel tank was not as big as they had been told by the seller). In one case the owner of a fuel station drove out 5 miles with a can of fuel to get them into town to fill up, and expected no money whatsoever for this.
• Fuel Consumption (again) 17 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  Well, she replies, for the last week and a half you have been driving so slowly and carefully, never going above 60 mph on the motorway, freewheeling every time we approach the hill back into our village, and you always take the Saxo when you are going short journeys now! Sheepishly, I had to confess that I was trying an experiment with fuel consumption but in my heart of hearts I did not realise that my whole driving style had changed! I don't think I will make a very good control for scientific experiments! As a postnote, I did fuel up again and had averaged 49.8mpg but whilst putting Millers in my tank I realised that I had also only put in 1 measure which was for 20 litres, my car takes 60 litres!
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  Volkswagen improves Transporter BlueMotion 26 Mar 2014 (News)
  
• Optimax is History! 8 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Shell launches V-Power 99 RON unleaded fuel. Looks like Shell are replacing optimax. http://tinyurl.com/ofm59
• Car of the future? Honda FCX? 11 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Fuel cell trial http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4686826.stm
• Alfa 147 1.6 MPG 21 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  What sort of fuel consumption should I expect from a 1.6 engined 147? Ta
• Ford S-MAX - White smoke from under bonnet. Losing the will! Please help :-) 25 Feb 2023 (Forum)
  When I got the car back there was diesel leaking. He assured me it was just where he had to remove the injector and fuel had dropped down into the belly pan underneath and was simply spilling out whilst I was driving. He jet washed it all out. I had the car back and drove the car 10 miles but then white smoke was coming from under the bonnet and it was clear there was a fuel leak.
• Shafted by Small Call Dealer? 28 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  As I expected, the car was quite mucky with patches of rust around the doors but that didn’t bother me. However, after putting in £20 of fuel, I noticed a strong smell of petrol when I drove the car. Had it checked by a reputable garage and they have told me that: 1. There is a split in the fuel tank seam. 2. The front subframe is rotten. 3.
• Kia Niro 2018/68 - Fuel Consumtion of PHEV 5 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  I have been running one of the above for 2 years now and find the car superb in every respect. I see there is quite a lot of discussion re fuel consumption of PHEV's. Obviously, the more miles you do on electric, the better the overall result will be. In the real world though,motorway and long distance driving does crop up. We do approx 10000 mpy and our crude overall consumption is 90 mpg.
• VW Sharan 2007 2.0 diesel - Fuel / strong smell in VW Sharan without engine ru 5 Dec 2019 (Forum)
    For the last week we've noticed a strong smell in the car when the car has been parked overnight or even left for 2 hours with doors closed.  It smells like a fuel smell but I suppose it could be something else.  When the engine is running it doesn't seem as bad but that could be the fan clearing the smell away a bit.  The smell is so strong you can feel it in your lungs , and taste it in the back of your throat.