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I'm having some issues with my petrol Renault Clio Rush 1.2 8V. I had the water coolant tank and stop light show on my dashboard because the engine was overheating. I found there was no coolant in the...
How often does the pollen filter in a Nissan Note N-Tec 1.4 need changing?
My Daewoo Matiz feels sluggish in first and second gear. It jerks and I hear the exhaust knocking, what's the issue?
The temperature gauge in my 2006 Toyota Avensis 2.2 keeps reading high. I got the car about a month ago and it has only happened twice. I took the car to a garage the day after it showed high the first...
I've bought a second hand petrol Honda Civic 1.8 with 20,000 miles on the clock. I got it 10 months ago from a Honda dealership with a 1 year warranty. 3 months after the purchase, I experienced a radiator...
I have had the water pump and thermostat in my 2002 Ford Fiesta replaced, but the water is over heating and coming out of the tank on top of the engine.
My Rover 25 has started overheating. The water in the tank is bubbling up and there is a small amount of steam coming out. The engine fan is also continuously on. Any idea what the fault is?
I drive a 2013 Toyota Avensis but recently starts to overheat in traffic if the air-conditioner (A/C) is on. The cooling system will stop working immediately the temperature rises. Once the A/C is of,...
I broke down after my car overheated. Looked at the coolant and there wasn't any. Put loads in and managed to get it back (3miles away). Got home and looked again and it again no water. The next day put...
My Peugeot 207CC has an intermittent fault of overheating. After about 20 mins of running, on comes the fan and up goes the temp gauge, heading to boiling. After parking up and leaving to cool for a couple...
 

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