petrol

  1. Leaking petrol

    Hi I have a 1.8 16v ibiza, and it is leaking petrol. It is heavily pouring out the rear of the car near the off side. :( Has anyone had this problem? It always smelt badly of fuel since I bought it. But now petrol spills out when I drive it. Also my petrol gauge went ballistic a few...
  2. Petrol smell in cabin

    Hi folks, Recently bought my Leon 1.6S 02-reg and there's a faint but noticeable whiff of petrol in the cabin every time I draw to a halt, say at traffic lights or similar. It's definitely petrol but with a bit of a 'marzipan' type of edge to it. It disappears just as quick on pulling...
  3. Petrol Treatments

    Hi all I was reading a thread re - std petrol and the likes of optimax the other day. The general consensus is that optimax and BP ultimate etc etc contain detergents which help clean/maintain your engine, compared to bog standard fuel (eg tesco!!). What are your guys opions of using...
  4. sicasey

    Why would anyone buy a petrol over a diesel these days?

    I cant think of any proper reason why anyone who does more than 4K a year would buy a petrol over a diesel these days...... Modern diesel's are very very quick MPG faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar better than petrol More refined than they used to be - once your moving you cant tell it is a...
  5. petrol

    i have a N reg,1.8 16v GTI its done about 100k full survice. its costing me a bomb 2 run or is it me been tight??? get about 90-100 miles to £20 is that bad??? :confused: :confused: :confused:
  6. Newbie: Help choose between 1.9TDI or 1.4 petrol?

    Hi All, I have a dumb question or two. I am getting a Ibiza but don't know if I get a petrol or TDI model. From a driving point of view which one is better in your opinion: 1.4 petrol or 1.9 TDI? I've heard that the TDI is a little heavy in the front and doesn't corner at speed too well...
  7. MARRA

    Arosa reeks of petrol

    My mates fiancee has a 1.0 Arosa and he's been complaining of a smell of petrol for a few weeks now. The other day I went up to his house and although the car had been in the garage all night and although there were no obvious signs of petrol leaking anywhere, the smell of petrol was...
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