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• Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - 1994 1.3 Auto - Starting Problem 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  The car had a full service 2 months ago and once restarted runs normally with good pulling power.There is a good spark. 4. The AA mechanic thought it might be a sticking fuel injector, I've added 2 lots of fuel cleaner to the tank at inervals over the last 5-6 weeks witout seeing any improvement in restarting, Model: Ford Fiesta LX Equip Auto 1299cc 1994 Grateful for any advice.
• Price of Shell diesel 13 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  I see that Shell have now introduced a credit card that gives you cashback of 1% on purchases but 5% on Shell fuel purchases for the first 60 days, then I believe it goes down to 3% after that. My local garage is Shell and at the beginning of the week diesel (I drive a diesel and tend to check the price) was 101.9 going up on tuesday to 103.9.
• Vauxhall - 00 2.8d Monavo blue smoke soon after start up. 2 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  The smoke is by no means excessive, but it is causing me a little worry. I have just brought the vehicle and treating it to a diet of good quality fuel and "redex" fuel system cleaner. Is there anything I can do. I've just had an oil change new filter done. Vehicle is a Vauhxall Movano van with a 2.8 TDI engine, done 138K. I see you can get these "smoke reducing" liquids from Halfords and other motor places, that you put in with the engine oil.
• Advice on Choice of Daily Commute Car? 13 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Also good comfortable cruiser, with good motorway accelration, as car will probably get driven 4 hours a day at least. Fuel economy is not so much of an issue as fuel is paid for by company, A car that will have good resale is also a must...ie when its over 5 years old and taken out of service we want to recover as much of our money as we can.
• VW Passat TDI 130 Jerky Acceleration 24 May 2007 (Forum)
  It passed it's MOT Emissions test without problem just after the repairs The car has just been serviced with a new fuel filter fitted but still jerky from time to time over 40 mph no problem and fuel economy is OK but just a bit lower I think. No apparent problem with power because I tow a caravan and it seems to be OK when towing I would like to sell the car soon as I am buying another one but would like to sort the problem out first I would be grateful if anyone has had this problem and had it cured or can suggest where to look my mechanic is puzzled Many Thanks
• Scrap! 5 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  So, off to the scrap metal man it went - he's got a surprisingly useful job, and the processing is interesting. The scrap vehicle has the tyres removed, and all fluids drained. Some of these are recycled (fuel, particularly, is put into drums, and sent for "cleaning" and re-use. The scrap man is paid for this fuel). After this, the whole vehicle goes straight through a shredder, which reduces it to small pieces.
• jumpy/smoky F. fiesta, injector leak? 2 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  when it kangaroos by the way there is a loss of power. Also found that maybe air is getting into fuel? injector leak (could the black around the injector be just that?) fuel filter need to be changed? any opinions would be most welcome :) thanks Leo
• Range Rover cutting out 27 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  'Tis very odd! Its a 1986 "Classic" manual with fuel injection, and usually I quite like it. However...... Its just had surgery to repair rust for its MOT, so you think it'd be grateful. No chance! Every 3 or 4 miles or so it cuts out. Dead. Without warning.
• CR Diesel Nightmares. 9 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I've tried it with the last 3 fuel fills & the engine starts & runs the same as it always has. Can anyone see any downfall in this idea. At least I can sleep sounder at night LOL.
• Hyundai Yellow Engine Check Light 6 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  A day later i got the Yellow Engine Check light comer on so i called the AA, they said that it might be a malfunction so cleared it, it was coming up with 3 codes , P1128 FUEL VOLUME REGULATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT , P1801 AND P1805 FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE CONTROL CIRCUIT. It stayed off for about 3 days and came back on so i dissconnected the battery and then true to form 3 days later it came back on again.
• Biodiesel user, total loss of power 28 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I can't think of anything else it could be and I thought i'd check if anyone has any ideas before i order a fuel filter from GSF. Thanks in advance, Richard
• Dearer fuel=buying opportunities? 27 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  I am about to take a few years out (after 33 self employed)and consequently will be driving far fewer miles....about 8k p.a. In addition to my trusty 8...
• vw golf .. any k jet experts?? 13 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  i have a 89 golf gti 16v, it wants to kangeroo first thing from a cold start..otherwise it runs sweet after a few mins and starts on the button ive got a reasonble understanding of k jet..please dont chime in unless your SURE , as ive already had some bump steers :( things ive checked .. new injectors and o rings fuel system pressure ok at 76psi warm wur pressure ok at 49 psi airbox flap height ok 5th inj sprays when cranking new vac hoses, no other obvious air leaks ive also used a air/fuel monitor and the readings check out at hot idle, cruise and when pulling hard now , i need to ask few things does idle mixture ajustment affect the mixture above idle how does the airbox flap height affect things any ideas what c/o or a/f ratio should be upon start up?
• Help with next car please: 21 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I don't mind what fuel it uses. Good luck, hopefully someone will hit the spot with this one. Thanks in advance
• 306td...no ignition?? 29 May 2004 (Forum)
  The fuel pump has not been disturbed so the pump internal timing should be fine. It is not an immobiliser problem. Its cracking me up, can anybody shed any light on other possible causes?
• BP Diesel, rough running. Vauxhall Omega 15 May 2004 (Forum)
  I\'ve a newish Omage 2.2 DTI that\'s had misfire below 2,000 rmp for the last 10,000 miles. The dealer has tried everything to cure it (new ECU, remove and flush fuel system etc) and I was on the point of getting rid of the car. At the last visit they said avoid BP fuel, which as it happens I almost always use. Something about a high bio-diesel content and a known problem with Ford diesels.
• Reporting pot holes 5 May 2004 (Forum)
  This is very strange; they acknowledge the pot holes but fail to repair it immedietely. It reminds me of Rogue Traders: they take the money (fuel and road tax), the finished product is appaling (pot holes) and they run away. Shouldn't there be a law protecting us consumers where if we pay for the road, and the road is poorly/ not maintained we should get a refund on our road tax and fuel taxation.
• Warranty Compensation 17 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  My Volvo was off the road recently for about 2 weeks in 2 seperate incidents. The end result was that the fule pump and fuel injectors were replaced, with a total retail cost of between 4 to 5k. The cause of the problem, was never found, the fuel injectors were not at fault, but were replaced anyway. This happened after 31k miles and over a year into the 3 year/60k warranty.
• Engine Insulation 2 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  By reducing heat loss, plastic wraps could theoretically cut fuel consumption by 5% in the summer and up to 10% in the winter. The system has been tested at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences using a 1.4 litre Volkswagen Golf. A research team led by Professor Norbert Deuben enclosed the car's engine with 30mm thick polyurethane foam boards.
• New petrol types 23 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Car (Renault Clio 1.4 16v) slightly more responsive 3. Apparently increased economy. No measuring yet, just that while driving the usual way, the fuel needle moves more slowly. What surprised me is that with plain Shell V-power (98 octane unleaded) my Clio was more responsive than with BP Ultimate! But then again, maybe it was just a feeling...