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My T2 was loosing some coolant, and I tracked it down to the front of the engine- was concerned re head gasket, took it to local garage and he pressure tested it, before replacing the thermostat housing & the housing gasket. My garage reckoned external coolant leaks with a duff head gasket are...

GPS speed will nearly always be less than speedo displayed speed, yours isn't too bad actually, when I drive at an indicated 110km/h, my GPS speed is 98km/h. Manufacturers usually have an indicated speed higher than the real speed, as legislation permits a speedo to over read but not to under...

Some research suggests otherwise, so I'm not entirely believing "myths", although I equally accept that there are significant concerns that the use of biofuels won't produce a sufficient enough change in CO2 levels alone in 25 years to make a difference. In fact, probably the only fuel switch...

Before you go, just check the connections in the engine bay heading to & from the condensor radiator. Look into the engine bay from the front and down to your right (the passenger side of the car) are the aircon pipes. there are a couple of unions that sometimes loosen, check these, and then I...

If you go to Kwik Fit they use an automatic machine that will safely remove the old refridgerant (if there is any), pressure test the system, then refill with the appropriate refridgerant. Removal of old gas is important, as just topping up will simply dilute whatever useless gas is in the...

Veggie oil is carbon neutral though ie the CO2 it produces when used as a fuel is the same as the CO2 it took in as a crop - so there is a benefit that it isn't removing fuel from beneath the earth and relaesing CO2 taken in millions of years ago. Palm oil as a fuel is a no goer - its a solid at...

I'm using 50:50 at the moment, get slightly nervous at some of the colder temps at night, but I've had a small bottle of oil in the fridge down to 0.5 degs, and its remained clear - putting it in the freezer at a much lower temp and it gets very cloudy and viscous. The wife won't let me put...

Its worth a try for not a lot of dosh, so yes change the fuel filter and see what happens.

The main problem with running pure SVO is to do with the fuel being too viscous in the fuel lines & injectors, so an in tank heater wouldn't do the job - the problem with SVO is similar to running none winterised diesel during cold weather. Those who run on 100% SVO seem to use a dual fuel...

Mine has never leaked at the pump end of the pipe, only the injector ends, and I've never had to fit a clip to it. I've acquired a set of long handle clamps from a set of surgical tools that were being disposed off, that makes the job a little easier.

Can't really compare fuel usage based on £20 fill up though, it needs a brim fill, run down, then refill. You've used x litres to cover x miles, then you can workout fuel consumption. Fuel consumption increases in winter months, so is that the cause of our problems? And it might have been me...

We've just got back from france, cheapest diesel was 1.23 euro per litre, motorway prices was up to about 1.38 euro. Because of the useless exchange rate (about 1.20 per £) then these prices are not far removed from the UK, unfortunately, but France has seen an increase in prices similar to the...

I has these symptoms when running dodgy biodiesel that had blocked the fuel filter. New filter, problem solved.

From comments I've read elsewhere, those people using almost exclusively SVO (ie a dueal fuel diesel on starting & stopping, and SVO for running) feel that this system can't heat SVO sufficiently as it is dependent upon fuel passing over 2 glow plugs, and the fuel isn't in contact long enough to...

I'm afraid I'll be taking this attitude when anyone deals me the "green" argument, especially as I'm running with SVO/diesel mixture.

Any dash lights etc illuminated? Sounds like it could be a fuel starvation problem, could try a new fuel filter for starters, assuming no difference between X & Y reg vehicles then AFAIK our wagons don't have the mini filter at the fuel pump. One member had problems with what would seem to be...

Nice drive to get there as well.

Ahh, never mind, perhaps I shouldn;t have been so quick to e-bay!!

Matt, I'm not aganst the population living in Wales (except when it comes to rugby......) but the current political situation is producing inequalities - agree with you that politicians are all cast from the same mould.

Any govt has got us over a barrell, but surely a change at the top - with a PM elected by the population - would allow a review of some of the less popular decisions made by the current govt. As far as road tax, so long as I can afford to pay it, I'll run my wagon - anyone who tries any "green"...