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• Doh! No interior + Empty diesel tank 15 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  OK...Does anyone know how to manually open the fuel flap on a SEAT Toledo? (VW Bora clone) The button for doing it with solenoid is currently sat on the garage floor. :o)
• Passat Water Ingress 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I have a very wet rear footwell in my T Reg Passat, and failed electric windows and fuel filler cap release, presumably as a consequence. The windows were not left open! Any ideas?
• citroen ax 1.5 diesel problem 10 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  citroen 1.5 diesel,satrts first time,every time.but stop running after 4-6 seconds,disconnected fuel cut off-makes no difference-HELP PLS???
• Throw the baby out with the tap water? 19 May 2006 (Forum)
  Never mind acetone and additives! Which of these incredibly fantastic two fuel saving devices would you put your money on? http://tinyurl.com/g94uv or http://tinyurl.com/fzgps
• Carrying an extra person 20 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  Hypothetical question .. Would there be a noticeable difference in fuel consumption on a long journey, carrying one, two, three or four people ? ( say a 1200 kg car carring an extra 75 / 150 / 225 / 300 kg.
• Classic Vehicle Owners. 26 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  LRP(lead replacement petrol)is being withdrawn.What to do?-leaded fuel is still available-where?? Go to www.leadedpetrol.co.uk and find out.I found I've got a stockist within 2 miles and three others not faraway.
• Rover 115 STD 29 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hi New to this site so here goes. Trying to service the wifes car.Ifrst time on a diesel. Have put in new plugs, oil filter and fuel filter. Problem is she wont start. Any suggestions.
• Wynn's "Dry Tank" 13 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Does anyone have experience with the above or similar product which is supposed to mop up water which has condensed in the fuel tank, thereby reducing chances of corrosion? (Other benefits also claimed.) Oz (as was)
• fiesta 1.25 dash light 20 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi this is my first visit to the backroom. Can anyone tell me how to replace the lights that illuminate the speedo, rev counter, temp and fuel gauges on a fiesta 1.25? Any help welcome
• What will we drive when the oil runs out 13 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Fuel cells, chip fat, chicken poo - what will the car of the future run on? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3782801.stm
• Late model Fiat Uno ie ? 14 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  Could anyone owning a late model 1.0ie or 1.1ie Uno please confirm for me, if the vehicle has an inertial fuel cut-off switch ? Thank you, petel@clara.co.uk
• Mondeo TDCI safety recall 9 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I heard from my dealer today that there is a new safety recall to \"beef up\" the main fuel filter but he had no further information. Does anybody know any more about this?
• Modeo Immobiliser 5 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have an N reg mondeo and it seems the fuel pump has stopped.Apparently this could be down to the PATS system immobiliser.Problem is the immobiliser is behid a metal plate. Does anyone know how to bypass this immobiliser??? Keiron
• LPG 4 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  I have heard of someone with a subaru impreza turbo running on lpg, and i'm curious about the idea. Stonking performance at a sensible fuel cost....
• unleaded needed? 27 Dec 2000 (Forum)
  I have recently become owner of afiat twin cam powered MG Midget, should I be using unleaded fuel in it and what would the consequences be if it needs it but had been run for a couple of thousand miles without it?
• petrol over diesel 24 Nov 2000 (Forum)
  As I drive about 10000 miles a year, is a 1.6 petrol car a better bet than a 1.9 diesel. How many miles before the extra cost of diesel fuel/car cost made up?
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  Is swapping from petrol to diesel a good move? 25 Aug 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am on the cusp of trading in a 2016 TSI VolkswagenTiguan (Mk2) for a 2018 TDI Volkswagen Touareg (Mk3). Putting the cash differential to one side (the...
• Ford focus econotec diesel 2008 - Car chooses when to start - Help!! 21 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  He looked at at and said it wasn't the EGR Valve. He ran a computer diagnostic test, a diesel injector leakage test, fuel pressure removal, cleaning and refitting, he changed the fuel filter and added liquid moly diesel purge fuel system cleaner. The car started and ran fine. A few days later it stopped again. My wife found a youtube video where someone warms up a car engine with a hairdryer and a little fan heater and the engine started.
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  Can you recommend a good, 17-inch summer tyre? 22 Jun 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Could you recommend a good all-around, summer tyre for my Honda Civic? Tyre size is 225\45\17.
• Ford C-MAX - DPF replaced, rotten egg smell and amber light 14 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Hi,  I bought a 2008 C Max 3 weeks ago. Mileage 126,000. The guy said he hadn't used it much during lockdown. When I put fuel in it, it took a while for the fuel gauge to move. OH plugged it in before the drive home and it said fuel pressure sensor code, but the gauge gradually came up as we were discussing the car. I noticed exhaust fumes filling the cabin on the 2 hour drive home.