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• Vauxhall Combo van (2002 - ) - 02 1.7 fuel pump 18 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  i have a vauxhall combo van diesel and the fuel pump is broken, is it possible to replace this myself i have been told this could be over a grand to do in a garage
• Filling with fuel to the brim 15 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  When buying fuel I always "fill to the brim" so I can reasonably accurately calculate consumption, but I read somewhere that it's a bad idea. (I use diesel, by the way, if that's relevant.) Is bad to fill to the brim?
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  S Max - Petrol or Diesel? 20 May 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking about getting an S Max as a family car but Petrol models appear to be thin on the ground. I'm apprehensive about getting a diesel as most...
• Restarting Golf TDi - fuel filter drain 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  Has 56k on the clock and one owner from new. Lovely dark green colour. I am aware its good to drain the diesel fuel filter periodically via the screw tap/bung at the bottom of the filter. My question is how does one restart the car after draining the filter and surely the car will not have any diesel in the filter to run on?
• advance corrector 30 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  I own a 1998 Peugeot turbo diesel and my brother owns a 1994 Peugeot turbo diesel both are fitted with lucas fuel pumps. On a schematic diagram for the electrics mine shows advance correction solenoid and advance correction relay, however on my brothers it shows advance corrrector/fuel cut off solenoid and advance corretor relay.
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  Should I switch to diesel, now my annual mileage has doubled? 5 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My commute has recently become longer, and as a result my annual mileage has changed from 10,000 to 20,000 miles. I currently have a 06-plate Volkswagen...
• Missfueling Ad Blue into the diesel tank 26 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  A call to them before driving off would have limited the damage to a drain and clean ! Audi refuse liability as one of the fuel caps is coloured blue and marked Adblue but is adjacent to the diesel cap.
• Lancia Beta Coupe (1981) - Diesel in a carburator petrol engine. 17 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I have possibly been an idiot and put in diesel to my carb based petrol engine (if so it would be about 40/60 diesel/petrol).  The reason I think this is the car was running fine, put in fuel... drove 300 yards and it coughed and spluttered its way to where I was able to pull it over.
• Renault Megane: petrol in diesel engine 4 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I drove it 4 miles before it started juddering badly, cut out and wouldn't re-start. The dealership recovered the car and it turned out they had filled it with petrol not diesel. They've drained the tank & fuel system etc and claim it will be okay: I'm not convinced. Any advice - I assume that it will have been running hot on a lower viscosity fuel. Piston rings and valve seats could be damaged.
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  I've been accused of misfuelling a rental car - how many miles can you theoretically drive after misfuelling? 28 Oct 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm in dispute with a car rental provider who want to sue me for a small fortune. They allege I filled up a diesel car with petrol but some things are...
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  Which car is the better option, Toyota Auris hybrid or diesel? 18 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Which is a better car to buy, the Toyota Auris diesel or hybrid? I do a combination of town and road driving, approximately 70 miles a day, so I need something...
• DSG gearboxes, CO2 and fuel consumption 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Looking through engine specs for the Mark VI Golf today, I noticed that the effect of adding a DSG gearbox seems to be reversed depending on whether you...
• Future fuel price. 8 Mar 2024 (Forum)
  With many people getting EVs the demand for petrol and diesel will presumably decrease. I don't know which way prices will go...any thoughts?
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  Why shouldn't I use supermarket fuel? 1 Jul 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I get the impression that you think it best to avoid supermarket petrol. Why?
• vauxhall dti - fuel consumption 21 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  hi my vauxhall vectra c dti on 03 plate is using a lot of diesel , i put £10 of diesel in and only got about 51 miles some town driving , have had...
• Fuel Prices..Not a Moan - well yes it is 7 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Good morning all, When I was getting petrol before, I noticed that diesel, at this particular garage was 89.?p a litre and petrol was 'only' 85.?p a...
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  Why won't my Citroen Saxo start? 10 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2000 Citroen Saxo 1.5 diesel. Yesterday, as I was driving home from work, the car started to lose power and slowly died after two miles. When I...
• problems warm starting a bmw 318 diesel 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  The engine will start eventually but requires 4 seconds and more on the starter to fire it up. this always results in a great cloud of white (unburned diesel) smoke and could I guess eventually damage the engine. I have replaced the fuel filter. and checked that the fuel pump delivers fuel from the tank to the filter ok. there does not appear to be a leak in the system between the injection pump and the injectors. my next guess is that the valve clearances are not correct.
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  Diesel prices drop by record 12p a litre 6 Jun 2023 (News)
  
• any - who adds 2SO to their diesel fuel 1 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I wonder if there are any motorists out there who add 2SO to their diesel fuel . Dont use red 2SO otherwise you have a job explaining why you have what appears as red diesel in the tank to a fuel dipper ! Extract  " due to the pollution control measures of the EC diesel-oil is nearly sulphur free and contains up to 5% of bio-diesel.