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• Next fill of biodiesel 24 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  Hi HF. My, you were burning the midnight oil last night! To respond to your post, TD stands for turbo-diesel. The fact that yours is a D rather than a TD just means that your diesel engine isn't turbocharged. In simple terms, turbocharging means that the exhaust gases from burning the fuel are used to make the engine go faster.
• diesels - thoughts on this article 9 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I'm looking into getting a newer car and had been looking forward to going back to diesels ( having owned older diesels , thought a modern diesel might be nice ) but there seems to be a general theory that modern diesels might not be so reliable as they once where, and that any savings in  tax and fuel economy are outweighed by the costs of repair.
• Budget quick summary 9 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  The Government also intends to exempt hydrogen from fuel duty for a limited period in the future to encourage further development and early take-up. Budget 2003 freezes the duty on road fuel gases 7.31 Budget 2003 increases the duty on rebated gas oil - red diesel - and fuel oil by one penny per litre above revalorisation from Budget day.
• Subaru Forester - Fuel Additives 7 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, I have recently bought a subaru forester diesel and upon reading the manual it states that no fuel additives are to be used at all. I just wondered if there is a reason for this as my previous car was a nissan xtrail and I used to add millers eco to the fuel, I did not add this for extra power it was for keeping fuel system clean which at mot time mechanic commented that  emmisions were extremely low and dpf light hardly ever came on whilst using this.
• Ford StreetKA - Fuel Consumption 28 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hello everyone I recently bought a 05 StreetKA. Love the car but the fuel consumption is terrifying! I only manage 240 miles on a full tank. I travel 60 miles a day of which 40 is motorway. I'm driving at 60 and trying REALLY hard to conserve fuel! Just part-exed a Fiat Grande Punto diesel for the StreetKA - mad I know- but didn't expect it to use as much fuel as this!!
• Vauxhall Vectra C dti - vectra dti fuel problem 11 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  hi ive got broken glow plug and need to know how to get this out also my vectra is using alot diesel glow plug wouldnt cause this but would leaky injector ...
• Future Fuel Prices 6 May 2008 (Forum)
  Some doomster saying today that we must prepare for oil @ $200 a barrel I can't do that maths! If the taxation structure remained unchanged, (looks out...
• any - Price of Diesel 11 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Article in the German press today states that the EU in Brussels have passed a new regulation to come into effect in 2013 which by todays prices would increase the price of diesel fuel by 79cents a litre,Because city air is getting dirtier its an effort to stop people using diesel fuel.Also being discussed is bringing the tolls for cars into effect here in Germany along with a speed limit on autobahns after the horrendous crash by Rostock.
• Citroen C5 (2001 - 2008) - 2002 2.0 - petrol put into diesel 15 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  hi anyone help i put petrol into citreon c5 diesel. any drained all the full system, added fresh diesel and the car started and drove, but around 35 miles later the car warning lamp came on and the car stopped, garage said i need a new fuel pump why
• mondeo diesel, underfuelling 14 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Is there provision to increase the fuel delivery on this Bosch diesel pump?Thanks guys Jonnybaby
• non start polo diesel 5 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Can anyone out there help, I have a r reg polo diesel with a lucas pump on which will not start or even fire, The A.A kindly dumped it on us apparently it ran out of diesel, some diesel was put in and bled in the normal way but still would not start.
• Ford Focus III (2008 - ) - 08 2.0 Fuel overflows at first automatic shut off 4 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  I refuel the fuel tank until the first automatic shut off of the filling station nozzle and leave it at that, I don't try putting more fuel in. I then notice there is diesel fuel coming out of the fuel overflow pipe underneath the rear of the car, about 0.5 litre or so which leaves a right mess on the forecourt floor to be cleared up, not to mention the wasted fuel.
• a simple question that needs an answer.. 17 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Why is diesel called derv? what does it mean? Reason?: all the garages i've seen without exception over last few days that have run out of diesel fuel, the notice says 'no derv'.
• Hybrid cars 19 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  with all these hybrid cars coming out, can someone explain why they are petrol/electric rather than diesel/electric? it seems that the petrol/electric doesn't give any better return in fuel economy than a diesel engine in the first place.
• What does diesel do to tarmac? 10 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  A3(M) was closed yesterday afternoon/evening due to a broken down lorry and fuel spillage and at midnight the workman were out resurfacing the road. So, what does diesel do to a road surface requiring it to be relaid? Does it dissolve it? Is it absorbed into the surface with the risk of it floating to the surface when it rains?
• Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate - Petrol in a diesel engine- is it possible to tell? 31 May 2011 (Forum)
  Is it possible to tell if a previous owner of a car has mistakenly refuelled a car (in this case a Mercedes) with petrol instead of diesel? If they have, are there any symptoms in the car's behaviour that might show eg reduced fuel consumption? Appreciate your thoughts
• Ford Ranger 2500cc Diesel pick-up - Won't rev past 2000rpm 9 May 2016 (Forum)
      Ford Ranger 1999 non turbo (v reg) same as Mazda B2500 Hi everyone, Thanks for taking the...
• Chrysler Voyager (2001 - 2004) - 2001 2.5 diesel stalling on hard acceleration 23 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  2001 Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.5 CRD Can anyone help please ??? Car drives fine around town with gentle accelerating and will even get up to 70+ (eventually!)...
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 98 18.d Diesel non-turbo non starting 10 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Any help appreciated. Have van which was fine on v cold morning (-12c) when I set out but died on A34 at 40mph. Recovered home by RAC. Only bought van...
• Peugeot 307 SW (2002 - 2008) - 02 2.0 anti pollution fault 31 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  I have a Peugeot 307 Rapier HDI diesel estate - I keep getting the anti pollution fault come up and twice in the last week the car has gone into safe mode while I was driving - after switching the engine off for a few mins the fault clears and car drives normally - my local garage has put the car on the computer and 3 faults have come up: Fuel Pressure Coherance short circuit, Fuel Pressure signal short circuit and Diesel High Pressure Flow Regulator short circuit to ground - last year I had the same problem but needed to replace the Fuel Pressure Regulator - is this going to be a very expensive ongoing situation - please help {typo in header corrected}