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• Fuel-line cutting epedemic! 21 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Dear all, For those of you who live in the North East of England (which I dont think many of you do) I would keep an eye on you fuel supply lines!. Not so long ago, I remember reading in the local newpaper and on the regional news, that a spate of cars had been sabotaged by their fuel lines being cut. The petrol that was drained off was being used so that they could inhale its vapours, in order to get a 'kick'.
• Mondeo mk4 2008 2.2 - ford mondeo mk4 2.2 wont run unless easy start 1 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  bought a non running mondeo mk4 2008 2.2 titanium x and have tried all sorts to get it running first off the pump/sender unit in the tank was not pumping fuel up to the filter so replaced that .replaced the fuel filter too.the problem im having is it will not start . the clear fuel line that runs from the filter was full of air bubbles so went and fitted an inline pump before the fuel filter so now its constant solid fuel up to the high pressure pump.
• Ford Fiesta encore1.3 1998 - Ford Fiesta 1.3 1998 fuel pump problem? 16 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  hi there   i have a 1998 ford fiesta encore with a 1.3 engine , engine number wj49264 . sometimes the car starts and some times it doesn't , i am pretty sure it is a fuel pump problem but i wanted to post here as it is a bit weird . i can drive the car somewhere and back and go inside for a cup of tea and when i come out the car won't start , i have got it to start once by slamming the boot lid shut , i have removed and replaced all the relays in the box beside the battery and checked the fuel cut off switch , sometimes when it is working fine i get into the car i notice the clock has been reset and reads 0.00 but all i have done is open the door and sit in the car . ( can't remember if i put key in or not but defo had not started car)   has anyone any ideas what i might be dealing with here, i was going to order a new fuel pump but  the previous owner installed a replacement fuel pump about 10 months ago ( not sure if it was new).
• Vauxhall Astra - Car hire broker contract` 21 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  Car Labs told me they would change the cost of the car to 23 euros and the other 24 euros would be taken by the car hire company to pay for the fuel. On checking the voucher it became clear the 24 euros was deposit for the fuel and a payment would be required for the actual fuel at car hire company prices. So to summerise I will be getting a smaller car and paying more for the privilege.
• Mitsubishi Outlander - loss of power 24 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  I had contaminated fuel in my tank and the vehicle started to lose power.  I had my fuel tank drained a few times and each time it got a little better, it then got to the point where the car would struggle to get to 60mph and would shake violently when going up steep hills.
• Mercedes C class estate - Wide profile tyres and fuel consumption 12 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  It just goes to show that wide profile tyres are not only expensive and give an uncomfortable ride, but make a big difference to fuel consumption too.
• Ford Focus tdci - Focus focus tdci 1.8 2007 non starter 7 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  First post so be gentle :)     I have a mates' focus 1.8 tdci here which is failing to start. Seems to be lack of fuel. Have changed fuel filter and seals and also 4 glow plugs as I'm reading a glow plug fault. I realise this wouldn't cause the non start but I understand they can cause limp mode on these engines. I have filled the filter with fuel and tried a spray of easy start into the intake.
• Honda Civic - Honda Civic sloshing fuel in tank 27 May 2013 (Forum)
  Hi All, I recently bought a brand new 2013 2.2 i-DTEC Civic. While I am generally happy with the car, I have one major gripe: when the fuel tank is over 2/3s full, I can hear the fuel slosing around in the tank! This isn't a problem when I'm driving on the motorway, but is quite annoying when driving around town, as I speed up and slow down the fuel sloshes and clumps around the tank.
• Nissan Micra Tempest 1.0 - Nissan Micra slow fuel filling boredom ! 22 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  But I assume the makers decided that Micra owners have all the time in the world and that's why the Fuel Filler tube is so narrow and has a sprung trapdoor in the top, that it blows back when you fill up. This causes the fuel delivery into the tank to slow to the rate of about 20 seconds per litre.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 01 2.0 hdi 90 rhy cutting out and running on 11 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  am intending on draining the fuel from tank as dont know where it was brought from though it is white, and another fuel filter then will report back any ideas very apricated thanks
• VW Golf Mk4 1.6 petrol - Engine stops when fuel tank 1/4 full &runs rough 17 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  It starts again with no problem. I have had the fuel pump and sender unit replaced, (problem could have started after this but can't be sure), I have had the fuel filter changed, I have had the earths checked, I have had the breather from the fuel tank checked, I have had the MAF sensor replaced, I have had the ECU removed and tested twice with no faults showing.
• Ford Focus - 99 Ford Focus TD DI - Fuel leak 25 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  So bolted everything back together and made sure all was tight including the fuel lines to the injectors. Also resealed the thermostat housing as that was leaking fluid. Ran the car and there was no obvious leeks. Got underneath and there seemed to be a small amount of diesel dripping from the alternator bracket which to me suggested the back of the fuel pump where we couldn't see anything.
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.2 not injecting fuel into cylinder 21 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  aafter many hours last nite trying to solve the probelm with my corsa i have now noticed that it is not puting any fuel into the cylinder closest to drivers side.it was dry inside after taking plug out.cracked it over and all the other 3 misted up fuel n could see the pistons were wet with fuel.i am having sum trouble as i have changed the engine saw it running in scrapyard was ok.but its running lumpy and not started when hot??
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 2.0tddi - no fuel in filter 31 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Ive got a 51 reg 2.0 tddi mondeo estate, the other day while driving it started to splutter and throw out loads of smoke and finaly cut out and would not start again,i had the car towed home and was told it may be fuel filter blocked and may needed changing ,so went bought new filter took old filter off and noticed there was no fuel in it,so before i put the new filter on i filled it with diesel connected everything back up and it started straight away i left it running for 10 mins then i cut out and would not restart so i disconnected the filter again and once more no fuel in it.Could it be the lift pump under the car near the fuel tank and also is there a relay that runs the pump.I know there not cheap is there any way of testing to see if it is the pump.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 tdci Injectors? Fuel Pump? Cheap Diesel? 20 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The glow plug light was also flashing. I'm worried that the injectors may have gone again. But does anyone know about the fuel pump on this model? & whether there has been any recalls by ford? Or is the lesson that these cars can't be driven on cheap fuel?
• Supermarket cynicism in money off fuel offers. 23 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I had an experience recently of the way at least one of our leading super markets encourages customers to part with their money in devious but legal ways. My chosen SM periodically has a promotion on ?cheap? fuel. If the customer spends more than £50.00 in the shop then a coupon is given entitling the said customer to 5p per litre off the fuel in the SM station. Looks good, hey ! Advertised cost 106.9p, less 5p = 101.9p.
• Dacia Dual Fuel Prices 17 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  I see Dacia have dropped the price of their dual fuel (petrol & LPG) cars to exactly the same as their petrol only equivalents. So presumably the customers are not prepared to pay a premium (as they did for diesel when they had diesel models across the range) No space for a spare wheel with the LPG tank though kinda spoils the whole proposition too.
• Citroen Saxo (1997 - 2003) - 1.5D fuel filter housing leak 23 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  My 1.5D saxo has diesel leaking out of the side of the fuel filter housing.It looks like some sort of plug on the rear nearest the bulkhead.It leaks as soon as the filter is primed.Anyone know what this plug is for and how do you get the filter housing/thermostat housing off?
• Suzuki Alto 2014 manual - New car - poor fuel economy 7 Mar 2014 (Forum)
  I've used 1 & 2/3rds of a 35 litre tank and travelled 440 miles, which seems very poor. Is it usual to have poor fuel economy for the first couple of thousand miles while the engine beds in?
• Peugeot 307 - low fuel additive 3 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  Hi I have a 307 the low fuel additive comes up on the display i have filled the tank and the counter as been re-set also the cat purged the light comes up when the car is started for about 5 seconds with a audable beep then goes out .