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The temperature gauge in my Fiesta reads 'normal' but the water in the coolant reservoir keeps boiling. I was advised to change the thermostat which i did but it made no differance, I since noticed the...
I've had my car for 2 months and something is bothering me. I put the heating down to cold and turned the fans off, and the engine heat was going up to red. As soon as I put the heating to hot and turned...
The cooling fan in the car has stopped working. I've checked and replaced one fuse, but this has not solved that problem. The car is overheating and I have to keep the interior fan on to try to cool...
My Grand Voyager was overheating, the RAC said that the 2 two cooling fans were not working. Is it likely that it is a switch problem or the whole fan units. would any garage do or a specialist auto electrician?
I've owned this car for 5 years now and just recently I've noticed a change in my temperature gauge. Last winter, a few minutes into my journey, if I stopped at a traffic light, my gauge would go from...
My 1998 Chrysler Voyager has started having overheating problems in that the water will shoot into and out of the expansion tank!
Hi, I had a problem with my Opel Zafira 2002. I faced a lot of problems. The first problem was the car stopped when I was taking an exit from motorway. The mechanic replaced thermostat and EGR valve...
The last two years have seen us drive to our holidays in Southern France and Spain in our 2004 SEAT Alhambra TDI 130. The journeys have been uneventful, apart from a particular section of the Massif central...
I've just bought a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 auto and the temperature gauge doesn't move when driving but when sitting it starts to rise?
I have recently inherited a 2002 Rover 45 with 38,000 miles, mostly short journeys. It has recently had a new cylinder head gasket fitted and new tyres and has a current MOT but no recorded service history...