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  Are diesel Fiestas any good? 22 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Are the diesel Ford Fiestas after 2008 any good? I need a car for covering 9000 miles a year and like the bodykit on the upmarket Fiestas. However, it's...
• Volkswagen Golf 2016 TDI - Diesel Care Tips? 17 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  Hi all    I am in the process of buying a Golf TDI and wondered what is recommended, other than good distance runs at speed such as motorway...
• 09 focus 1.6 diesel - clicking noise at around 1200 revs 17 May 2010 (Forum)
  at 1200 revs this noise sounds from under the bonnet/engine compartment, just sounds like a valve openning or a relay kicking in, no disruption to the...
• Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 2000 2.0 Won't start after stalling 31 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone help? Astra 2.0D Engine code X20DTL After stalling won,t start have changed crank sensor, have cracked open injector pipes & fuel is evident
• AUDI 80 Diesel Bad Starting 21 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Since changing the fuel filter the car ,which was always a good starter is now starting but at times it can several turnings over before it starts. The...
• Guernsey diesel price info? 5 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  A member of my family is taking his Discovery TD5 to Guernsey later this week and is wondering whether to fill up here in England before he goes (£60ish)...
• fiat tipo turbo diesel bad mileage 14 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  My car is constantly chucking out a cloud of dark grey/black smoke from the exhaust. The fuel and air filters have been changed recently and it doesn't...
• Used diesels 1 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Had he stuck with a simple petrol version he would’ve spent a couple of hundred quid a year extra on fuel but saved a large four figure sum on repairs. Moral of the story, stick with petrol when buying a cheap used car.
• Kia Sorento 2.5 diesel 2006 Auto. 70,000 miles. - Black smoke & slight loss of power on acceleration 29 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  It does not happen when the car is driven from cold and also will not happen while the vehicle is stationary (revving it) I realise thatv there was an issue with "delaminating fuel tanks" but I thought this only happend with the earlier models (this is a 2006). Can somebody explain how this can affect the injectors? Could this be a problm with the actual injectors or a fuel pressure problem?
• Audi A4 B6 (2001 - 2005) - 03 2.5tdiPetrol in diesel - not started 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hello all, today my wife filled her 2003 Audi 2.5tdi to the brim in Petrol (62lts worth). she only noticed when she came to put the nozzle back on the pump and found Mr Diesel was still home !. Luckily she did NOT start the car....... however inorder to push the car out of way the ignition had to be put on to free up the steering wheel and put the car in N (it is an automatic) I HOPE and pray that a full tanke drain should do the trick.. because the car had not actually run out of fuel am I right in assuming that techincally no Petrol should have made it to the Injector pump?..
• Has Fuel Changed? 7 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  My wife's Mondeo 2.0 Zetec has done exactly the same, it has dropped from 37 MPG to 34 MPG. Very odd as nothing else has changed apart from the price of fuel. No change to our journey patterns, no change to type of petrol or diesel used, or where we buy the fuel, yet both cars are using more fuel.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1994 1.9D Leaking Fuel From Throttle Shaft 10 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have recently found a fuel leak from the throttle shaft of my Lucas (yeah I know they're bad) diesel fuel injector pump. The throttle shaft moves up and down slightly if you pull and push it. I am guessing what ever was originally sealing it is not any more, and the idle speed of the engine changes when it is pulled or pushed.
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  Should I use Shell V-Power for 2016 Volkswagen Touareg? 3 Apr 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am purchasing a 2016 Volkswagen Touareg R Line. Is there any benefit in using Shell V-Power diesel with this car? Also, at the end of each journey will...
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  Why is my Volkswagen Caddy diesel van losing power? 25 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My 2015 Volkswagen Caddy 1.6-litre TDI is losing power. It starts fine and ticks over. Can you tell me what the problem may be?
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  Sell or keep? 28 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Bought 53 plate Ford Mondeo TDCI 130 in March this year and now see why they are called money pits on some forums! New pads and discs when I first got...
• Any - Tesco diesel probe: Branksome filling station stay 26 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  A Tesco filling station whose customers reported engine problems after they bought diesel is to remain closed. A number of vehicles broke down shortly after filling up at the station in Branksome, Poole, Dorset, on 18 September. The forecourt has been dug up and the supermarket is carrying out "further research" after tests on the fuel were inconclusive.
• DPF - Does all new vehicles come with it now? 26 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I am now thinking of my next car. I would like to try a diesel now but they all come with a DPF. I know that DPF tends to be very problematic and the repair costs are high. This might not cover the fuel savings made by driving a diesel vehicle. I do not cover that many miles per annum (7k), my driving is mixed (50/50, urban and motorway).
• VaG PD diesels - why are only some noisy 20 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Has anyone got any theories as to why there is such a difference in external noisyness (at tickover) of the good old VaG 1.9 & 2.0 PD diesels. Some seem to be 'common-rail' quiet whilst other seem quite clattery. Having owned 2 cars with this engine and observed many others I can't figure it out. Is it fuel, hard driving, soft driving or just out and out mileage that quietens them ?
• SEAT CORDOBA Diesel Vario 1.9TDI Estate 26 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Latest car available in my local area that has caught my interest: 1999 T reg SEAT CORDOBA 141,000 miles Manual Diesel Cordoba Vario (Estate), 1.9TDI, 141K miles FSH, clean well maintained, 2 owners from new, had since 2000. Thoughts on fuel economy, reliability etc for the subject vehicle would be appreciated from owners or others that may have experience.
• diesel filter how to change? - Corolla 11 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  hello everyone just wondering if anyone would know how to change fuel filter for a toyota corolla 2ltr diesel m reg (2c type engine)I've had a look underneath and I think it might need a special tool to undo the bottom connection maybe not though ???I haven't a clue basically!