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Sounds good but have you tried puffin eliquid with the extra flavour option?
I have found they have excellent flavours which are consistent and vary close if not prefect replications of the actual thing its meant to taste like. Especially when steeped.

I used to really push my car to the limit... 0miles to go and I would go to leeds and back on the motorway then a drive around bradford at rush hour to pick a friend up from work before filling up or a week of picking my daughter up from school. (sometimes I would get to the last drags where the dash would say EAC FAIL and would go really slow until I filled up but I never ran out of fuel lol

at least 25 more miles to go. I used to love playing that game lol

(Ford Geek Here)
The car has not been looked after. The problem with the turbo is that the oil has not been changed / right type used.

MANY people still believe that fully synthetic oil is only for high performance cars but when your talking about Diesels with Turbos, you need to use fully synthetic to minimise the carbon build up.

The Focus 1.6 and Fiesta 1.6 (as well as the BMW Mini 1.6 and Kia Ceed 1.6 and a few more cars I can't think of) all share the same Peugeot HDI engine. Ford have totally rebuilt it and made it much better although one of the main problems (Gunk in the oil blocking the turbo oil feeder pipe) still remains unless the right oil is used.

Even "some" genuine ford dealers were using the wrong oil until the Ford data sheet was updated about 2 years ago.

I had a 55 plate 1.6TDCI Fiesta until recently... I had it for 5 years right from 11k on the clock up until I sold it with 82k and never had any problems with it except ware and tare (new brake disks, pads, handbrake tightening and tires.)

I always made sure I used fully synthetic oil and had the oil and filter changed every 5000k


What to do with your car.... Hmmm this is a tricky one depending how badly the engine is gunked up.

If you could get a mechanic to remove the oil sump and visually inspect the amount of gunk built up inside it would give you a better idea on what to do.

If it's salvageable, you will need to have an upgraded oil feeder pipe to the turbo but 1st, get the engine oil professionally flushed out at least 3 times gently running the car for 100 miles between flushes.
then, get a high performance oil filter. I recommend K&N (also upgrade your air filter to K&N as they allow the car to breathe more freely.)
On the final flush, have the garage use a very high quality fully synthetic oil (brands are not important although do not use Castrol Magnatec as it actually has a negative impact on the pistons.)

I would also get the Clutch system looked at. (I know this may sound odd but if the flywheel is on it's way out, it will send sooty deposits into the engine which clog the EGR Valve, cam shaft and crank shaft sensors and everything inbetween)
Your injectors may have been replaced in error as if either the cam or crank shaft sensor is faulty or clogged, it will have similar symptoms as a faulty injector.

If it IS the injectors. you may need to replace your fuel pump, fuel filter and fuel line as the fuel tank may be rusty and iron filings are building up blocking the injectors.

I hope that helps.

Three also cap spending if you ask them, they just don't advertise it.
The problem with people like carphone rather than going to the network provider is you only get 1 years warranty on the phone whereas (with three at least) you are covered for the duration of the contract.

Bloody hell!
I can normally haggle myself into a new contract within 30min usually with the phone I want at a price I am willing to pay for the service.

I have just been on the phone with 3 and the Carphone Warehouse for over 2 hours really doing my best to haggle something out of them (yes, I played them against each other and asked for the cancellations team and even started cancelling my contract.)

I finally managed to say with my provider and get a Samsung Galaxy SIII no upfront fee, free delivery, free nano sim card, 500min + 2000min 3-2-3 calls + 5000min + totally unlimited data for 26 quid a month.

I'm knackered!

I actually wanted the Samsung Galaxy Note II but they wouldn't go below 36pm with another 69quid upfront!

I started with an e health cigarette... Really really crap but it got me wanting to see what else was out there. I then moved up to an ego tank kit then a twist then my ltv2 and then a ego again while my lt is broke and I await the arrival of my vamo