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• Who should get the second car? 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Now, my inital plan was for her to take over our current car - R-reg Rover 200 - and for me to get a diesel, so as to save fuel costs. However, following the ingenious method Honest John suggested, I have now measured the fuel consumption on the Rover, and it is giving 39.9, which is pretty good. I suspect I won't save that much money by switching to diesel, and that perhaps better value would be to buy a second petrol car for herself.
• Nissan Qashqai - 2007 2l diesel Qashqai 20 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  I have the above car. The problem is when I am accelerating the car starts to shake, its ok till I get to 50mph, but when I accelerate more it starts...
• Audi A3 Sportback 1.9tdi BKC 2005 - Diesel car fidgetty at steady speed 13 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  Started to have problem with car after refill but this could be coincedental. The car feels fidgetty when at a steady speed, say 30mph in 3rd gear. ...
• Hyundai i20 1.4 diesel 2014 - car trouble 11 May 2020 (Forum)
  hello, my car bucks as soon as I pull away first thing in the mornings. I get the P0532 a/c refrigeration pressure low and P0101 MAF. would the A/C affect...
• Nissan X-Trail 07 2.2 diesel engine YD22DDTi/2.2 - Strange knock and miss when started from cold 15 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Nissan x trail has slight miss on cold start  and knocks on accelaration  knock disapears after 15 to 20 miles at first I thought it was a small...
• ford kia vw etc - small economical cars 17 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  i trying to decide which cars is best i have ford fiesta 1.0 80 bps  not as good on fuel as it says so im going to trade it in. iv been looking at new cars  fiesta 1.5 or 1.6 diesel  but price keeps going up and the insurance  groups go up on eco diesel  up group 12 on 1.6 tdci kia 1.1 which not so priced so high and group 4  but undecided    ant ideas on small family eco 
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.7 DTI Misfire when cold 1 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi The engine misfires when cold, i.e. first thing in the morning and when driving away at night. The fault will clear within 20 seconds or so. There...
• Peugeot 307 SW 2 lt turbo diesel - Car will not start 17 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  my peugeot 307sw 2lt turbo diesil will not start? was working fine no warning lights, parked it up went out next day turns over fine but does not start....
• astra 1.9 sri 150 - diesel mpg 13 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I have just had my 07 astra 1.9 serviced at a local garage (80k miles), and the fuel economy has dropped from 48 ish mpg down to 40mpg.  I have...
• Volkswagen Passat (2005 - ) - 2007 2.0TDi - Diesel misfire 11 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Anyone know what would cause an occasional misfiring in my 2.0 TDi Passatt - happens at about 1800RPM with light throttle at say 42 MPH in 4th gear or...
• Sneaky filling station 19 May 2008 (Forum)
  Local station (Total branded) has 6 diesel pumps. 4 seem to dispense Total "Excellium" which is 128.9p per litre. Fortunately I read the unit price on the LCD dsplay before I started dispensing fuel. I jib at paying 123.9 but I wonder how many other people check the unit cost per litre on the pump before they start filling their tank?
• correct name of pipe/hose - Mk2 Golf 27 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Merry xmas one and all, its that Golf Mk 2 diesel again. There is a rubberpipe/hose that runs from a nipple under the carb ( do Diesels have a carb ?) to a nipple on the non injector side of the cylinder, its leaking fuel and corroded. does any one know the correct name for this bit, and more importantly where I can buy piece of it about half a metere long, its not reinforced by the way, and its just a push fit, its quite a small bore.
• Old diesel tuning 9 May 2006 (Forum)
  The fact my dad's had his Rover 75 chipped led me to wondering whether I could get any more useful power from my 1.9TD XUD Xsara, which according to the...
• mondeo td problem 17 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  about 6 months ago had the advance solenoid on the fuel pump changed costing about £200, now it has started leaking diesel, cant take car back to garage who fitted it as they have shut down, question is i think its a faulty part and obviously dont want to part with more dosh if i can help it. the garage was a lucas main dealer/agent, would i be able to contact lucas for help and if not can anybody recomend a diesel garage in basingstoke/farnborough area. all help appreciated 1998 mondeo 1.8td
• Peugeot Partner Combi (2001 - 2004) - 03 2.0HDi Judder under load? 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I wonder if the problem is in the fuel system. Could the fuel I bought have been contaminated and affected the filter, injectors, metering or something else? Any ideas, because I am baffled?? Thanks Chouxfleur
• Shell vs supermarket 27 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  I don't intend to cause regurgitation of a lot of ill-informed arguments, but I think an observation of mine is worth sharing. Recently I have been attempting to use Shell diesel when possible, but the last 4 times I have filled my Polo have been twice from the Shell station and twice at Tesco. Both times at Tesco I have noticed the fuel markedly more frothy and difficult to get brimmed full (to measure fuel consumption - anally retentive I know...)
• HJ Renault ECO2 diesel - HJ-PR advertorial drivel 20 May 2011 (Forum)
  As well as downsizing (and down weighting), it has a low pressure Exhaust Gas Recirculation system. This takes hot exhaust gases after they have passed through the diesel particulate filter, cools them, passes them back through the intercooler at relatively low pressure, then recombusts them at optimum temperature in the combustion chambers. Multi injection that involves injecting fuel during the combustion process as well as before helps create the necessary temperature to regenerate the particulate filter, however the engine is being used.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 2.0 HDi P0230 Not starting. Injectors not firin 2 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi guys, Long story so here goes.... Bought a 306 HDi that had petrol put into it. The car was drained of the fuel and diesel refilled. Car ran but was a bit lumpy. THe car was traded in at a local garage and a lad bought it, 'drove' it home, parked it up. A friend bought it and decided to change the fuel filter and empty the fuel lines as he said he could smell petrol still.
• Kia Sportage - Halfords Issue 8 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all, Looking for a bit of advise regarding an issue I've had which I have been lead to believe may be a result of Halfords Auto centres mistake. I have diesel car with a mechanical high pressure fuel pump and no on tank pump, which had a fuel filter replacement last year combined with a service at Halfords Auto centre. Within about 1500 miles I had intermittent 'surges' but not consistently, they felt more like a tiny judder.
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus TDDi cut out and won't re start 19 Jul 2017 (Forum)
  i only ask as there were no symptoms leading upto this failure and maybe somenone has had the exact same thing happen?? (long shot!!) oh and i did only have a eighth of a tank of fuel roughly......i know i know, no need to tell me i shouldn't be running a diesel so low!