Pet hates

Having recently put unleaded into a diesel car, (luckily not started it) I am interested to know if you can get any "retro fit" devices to prevent this happening again? Is there something that can be fitted...

I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with petrol - do I need to have the whole fuel system changed for £7,000?

I filled my diesel Jaguar XF with unleaded fuel. I drove it 400 metres to my house with no problem. In the morning I had difficulty starting it. When it eventually fired it ran rough for approximately...

Whistling turbo

My wife's Freelander is nearly 3-years-old and we have recently noticed a whistling noise which our local Land Rover dealer has diagnosed as a bearing in the turbo. Land Rover have refused to repair...

Dealer used the wrong fuel

I have bought a used 206SW 1.4 HDi. On the drive home (20 miles) I felt that the engine was misfiring, but power seemed to be reasonable. On getting home wondering what might have caused this I sniffed...

Why do so many of your readers fill their cars with the wrong fuel?

What is wrong with people who misfuel their cars? Do they not understand there are things you just do not do? I find it difficult to believe that such people actually are allowed on the roads. Please allay...

Can you suggest a device which prevents a driver putting petrol into a diesel vehicle?

Can you please supply details of the device that will prevent one from putting petrol into a diesel car? I know you have published these details before, but at the time I did not have the need for one...

Petrol in a diesel tank

I put in 26 litres of petrol in my 2.7 S type diesel Jaguar. Having realised this I then filled up to the tanks capacity (about 66 litres)with diesel. The car appears to be going o.k. Do I have a problem...

Can I use unleaded with a bit of diesel in it in my Citroen?

I have put 55 litres of unleaded petrol with five litres of diesel in my car. I have had it drained into five-gallon drums. Would I be able to use this in a P-reg Citroen?

Why aren't fuel pumps designed so that nozzles can't be replaced wrongly?

Can anyone confirm that all petrol nozzles at a fuel station will also fit in the diesel holder of the pump? Around eight months ago I filled up at a supermarket with £60 of what I thought was diesel....

A garage misfuelled my Saab 9-3 Convertible - should I ask for an engine warranty?

I took my Saab 9-3 in for its first service which was completed late and left the car dirty. The garage agreed to collect the car and perform a valet as a gesture of goodwill. However, on returning the...