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Is it better in the long run to top up fuel at half tank on a regular basis or to refuel when almost on reserve?
Could you please advise me how to get diesel out of the tank of my car that is possibly going to be written off? There is £40 worth in and we've tried to syphon it out but there is a something stopping...
I have had a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI sitting on the drive for the last six years with some diesel fuel in the tank. Now I am about to restart using the car again, do I have to drain out the old fuel...
I have a Ford Escort Mk1 and the interior smells of petrol when driving. The boot has same smell of fumes. What's causing it?
I have a 1998 Nissan Almera. I parked it up the other day and it wouldn't start. Tried to bump start it but nothing, it just turns over and isn't firing. I was poking around in the fuses and the fuel pump...
My 1998 Fiesta Zetec only has 33k miles but has started dying while driving. It randomly starts and then doesn't start, so can't be trusted. I recently replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter and air filter....
My wife has owned her 2011 MINI One D from new. The other day the car started making a rattle from the rear driver's side. Upon closer inspection the bolt holding the bracket supporting the fuel tank to...
I have a 2010 Toyota Auris Hybrid T-Spirit and have a query about the fuel gauge. The ‘Optitron’ fuel gauge has 10 blocks on it which, when it gets to the last one, flashes and displays a Low Fuel Warning....
My 2010 Honda Jazz 1.4 EX gives strange fuel consumption results. I filled it to the brim, looked at the computer and it said it could do 490 miles until next fill. I drove approximately 300 miles, at...
I read the question in your Telegraph column (from ND in Lincolnshire) about a Mitsubishi Sigma fuel tank that's leaking. You advised finding a plastic tank or a racing fuel tank - we actually refurbish...
 

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