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• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 2002 2.0 Diesel misfire 21 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Cleared all faults and said lets run it for a wk or so. See what shows. The misfire continued and he was baffled so the car went to a diesel specialists. Not peugeot main dealer though. They said it had a faulty fuel rail pressure sensor which was replaced. Car ran fine for the 40 mile motorway journey home but misfire came back as soon as we got into traffic and speed dropped.
• Volvo - BBC Watchdog Wins - Volvo Recall Diesels for fire 22 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  It was not immediately clear how many British fire incidents there had been. Bohlin said the fuel injector plants or bolts, located on top of the motor cylinder, were faulty, potentially causing diesel to leak out into the motor. Injector plants or bolts would be replaced free-of-charge in a procedure that would take about two hours, she said.
• Running in a Diesel - advice please! 17 Mar 2005 (Forum)
  Can anyone give me the benefit of their advice so I can give the car the TLC it no doubt deserves? Also am I best to give it 'Top Of The Range' diesel for the first few tanks or give it the normal stuff from day one? It will only get normal stuff for the rest of it's life as it is a company car and the company (and I!) would resent the unreasonable premium there is on these so-called premium fuels.
• Mondeo Diesel 19 Mar 2001 (Forum)
  My son in law has a Mondeo diesel which simply will not pull away from rest with any speed. From what he tells me it sounds as if the turbo is not coming in from low revs but this is only a guess. His job is driving Texaco fuel tankers on regular nights and he was telling me today about meeting a chap the other night who is one of Fords leading training engineers who travels all over the continent training mechanics on diesel engines etc.
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Halfords Auto centre 17 May 2012 (Forum)
  Slightly dangerous in an environment such as a mechanical garage I thought! So I go to Asda and start !complaining about their fuel but I'm told by the manager that there was no other complaints at all and that it wasn't possible to have petrol in the diesel pumps. I now return to the Halfords garage Alan again assures me that it's petrol and that's it, no way it can be diesel.
• Suzuki SX4 2013 1.6 Petrol, 35,000 miles any good? 15 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  I'm going to look at one this afternoon with a view to parting company with the diesel corsa and migrating back to petrol.  Mainly as the price difference is quite noticeable and as I do the majority of short town runs it won't have the EGR/DPF troubles of the newer diesels.  My mileage is dropping to around 16 - 17k per annum so I feel that now would be the time to return to petrol power.
• Fabia II TDI 1.6 CR 2010 - Diesel Engine stalling. Blocked injectors? 29 Mar 2018 (Forum)
  Hello, I run the tank down to 10miles remaining and since then it has cut out on hills and had some stutters when around 1000rpm. Just read that...
• cant decide between 328i and 330d 21 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  I'd been told that BMW petrols have weaker resilduals but I wonder if that will change with the current climate on diesel bashing and also the move to a more economical 4 cyclinder turbo petrol over the older thirstier 6 cylinder petrols. I'm also not sure how things could change over the next couple of years on VED and fuel duty for diesel.
• Skoda Octavia - Used Skoda Octavia - Which Diesel Engine? 21 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  Having gone round the houses trying to decide which used cars to consider for my long daily commute (130mile round trip) It looks like an Octavia estate...
• Toyota Corolla D4D 2.0 - Diesel Corolla losing power 12 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  My 53 plate Corolla, on 82,000 miles, keeps losing power and then cutting in again, usually once during say a 20 mile run, but now getting more frequent;...
• Peugeot Boxer 2002 1.9 diesel Motorhome - Blueish smoke from Exhaust 9 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, hope you can help, i bought my motorhome almost a year ago, it runs very well returns 30 mpg, does not use or lose oil or water, but ever since i...
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 98 1.9 Diesel wont start when neither hot nor cold 5 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  My non-turbo 1.9D starts fine first thing in the morning, and if it's left for an hour or so, it's also ok. The problem is when the car has been left for...
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.7 Knocking noise from engine 31 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi my asta van has a general knocking noise coming from the top end of the engine, i have checked the valve timing and checked camshafts for wear and checked...
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - Glow plug and tyre pressure check question 21 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  How do i know when to change the glow plugs on my 124k mile astra 1.7dti? i have no service history for it. Can anyone tell me when the change period...
• Land Rover Defender (1946 - ) - 1989, 2.5 Turbo Diesel, Starting problems 3 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hiya, My old Land Rover's not starting! I have plenty of battery and fuel, but when I turn the key I get a single click and then nothing. It doesn't...
• Clean burn engines 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  (HCCI = homogeneous charge compression engine). This is a development of features from both petrol and diesel engines with a view to meeting the coming restrictions on release of NOx and particulates (and a 20% increase in fuel economy). It will most likely introduce solenoid open / close mechanisms because it requires such close control of valve timing.
• Veg oil 26 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Having dutifully informed Customs & Excise of my intentions, I've just poured my very first litre of Sainsbury's vegetable oil into the tank of my VW Passat 1.9 Tdi. There were 50 litres of normal diesel in the tank at the time, so the blend is just 2% veg oil. Taking the car for a test drive, the engine seems smoother and more willing. Also the most amazing thing is there is no noticeable diesel smell any more.
• Any - A Shake-Up in the the way we buy Fuel 9 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  Having wasted several hours trying to find a better deal for my Gas & Electric I pondered what it would be like if we bought vehicle fuel in a similar way .............. May I suggest we need more 'competition'in the domestic market for petrol and diesel fuel. With more electric vehicles coming on to the roads we also need to make vehicle energy consumption easier to understand for all consumers.
• Peugeot 306 TD Phase 2 1997 - Peugeot 306 TD Phase 2 - Starting problems 7 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Can hear an audiable click. Changed the battery for a Bosch 600+ Crank Amp Changed fuel filter and seal Cleaned the fuel strainer in the tank, did notice a large build up of dirt in on the strainer Fixed what seemed to be a small leak on the join going to the bulb primer Bled fuel lines using the bleed nipple on the pump Before I changed the fuel filter I noticed that when I pressed the primer bulb, a small amount of bubbles would appear from the fuel filter, visable in the clear pipe between the filter and pump.
• Focus 1.8 TDCI glow plug light flashing 29 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I have now owned my Ford Focus Sport 1.8 TDCI duratorq for 3 years and during that time have had several problems with it. All of which i have returned to Brooklyn dealership to be repaired (or at least they tried) 1. Fuel guage stopped working ( They replaced the sender unit) 2. Bellowing Black smoke from exhaust ( EGR changed) returned again for black smoke and service technician suggested it was the diesel i was using.