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  I bought a Vauxhall Astra six weeks ago that has broken down - is the dealer liable? 17 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a 2005 Vauxhall Astra 1.7CDTI from a dealer on 3 June 2010. About two weeks ago I was driving home and had a temporary loss of power at 60 mph,...
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  The air conditioning in my Honda FR-V needs an expensive repair - how do I get a goodwill contribution? 4 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A holed condenser caused gas loss in my Honda FR-V in late May. It was replaced in early June (£475) but operating pressure was too high (24 atm and rising,...
• Golf 2008 - 2.0 TDI Diesel - Spark Plug Light and Limp Mode - Recurring Issue 11 Aug 2021 (Forum)
  It has done around 110000 miles with full service history. First couple of days the car was superb but all of a sudden I had a coolant fault and it needed topping up. This happened a few times and was took back to dealer. They replaced the EGR cooler and a resistor (resistor for the air con which was separate). Then the main problem occurred.
• Ford Fiesta Titanium X (EcoBoost 125) - EcoBoost Compression Loss 29 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  I've had a basic diag done at Ford dealership who confirmed loss of compression, but the car apparently passed all of the tests related to coolant issues. Any ideas?    
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  My car only blows cold air from the heater - what's the problem? 7 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2010 Vauxhall Astra that is blowing cold air only. I have checked the coolant levels and they're fine. What could be the problem?
• 2011 Mercedes C220 BlueEFFECIENCY - Thick White smoke from exhaust and burning smell 5 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I’m waiting for the AA to come and called the dealer I bought it from, who had a “meh” sort of attitude, still waiting for his call back! ( it’s been a long 10 minutes!!) I’ve checked the engine, coolant is still there, checked the oil, no residue around the cap but smells a little. No warning lights at all and engine sounds fine, no loss of power or any detected leakage underneath. I’ve had numerous head gasket and cylinder head failures on other cars and this is my uneducated guess it will be a head gasket failure.
• ford 2012 mondeo titanium x sport (Auto) - 2.0 ecoboost piston destroyed 5 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  Result no sign of a piston in cylinder 2, whats left of the con rod is dangling vertically from the crank, spark plug smashed. 47000 miles on clock, pretty sure its legit. owned for 2 months, selling ford dealership have been very good so far, can not fault them. No engine faults warnings or codes diplayed prior to failure, coolant display temp normal. Sudden fluid ingress into cylinder would explain this sudden failure without prior signs/ warnings. Possible reduction in mpg over last 2 weeks. Now the questions. Can a head gasket fail suddenly to the extent it causes hydrolok?
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  Does a creamy substance on the oil cap indicate head gasket problems? 21 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Does a creamy substance on the oil cap indicate head gasket problems?
• SEAT Ibiza SC - paid holding fee for mis-advertised car 28 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  The windows were electric and wouldn't even go back up. Under the bonnet, all reservoir's i.e. the coolant was overfilled. Didn't even take it for a test drive as I dared to think what the engine was like. This car was nothing like it was stated in the advertisment. I also made a list of all the faults from what they advertised and the substancial evidence.
• Ford Mondeo - Idling / Revving Issues 9 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  I thought this resolved the issue but it hasn't. It might have improve it slightly I guess. I've also swapped the Engine Coolant Sensor . This hasn't made a lot of difference either. Does anyone else have any other ideas? It is a real pig to drive at the moment!! Cheers Nick 
• 96 Fiesta 1.8D awkward water hose access 7 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Actually it's not a Fiesta, it's a Courier van, but I assume they're the same. Has anyone come across this before? It's the Ford 1.8 NASP diesel, and the coolant hose from the water pump has split. This hose goes into a metal T-piece, the other side of which has a small hose going to the thermostat housing, and the bottom of which connects to the bottom radiator hose, and another small hose to somewhere I haven't bothered to find out.
• Fiesta Ghia 1.4 Durashift - Strange one - radiator blocked??? 10 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  However, the engine does not overheat, the heating and air-con work fine, the fan woks with direct 12v to it but never comes on and the bottom rad hose is hot when the bottom one is clock cold. I've emptied the coolant, and can't get a full amount back in (short by a couple of litres). But I can't find a cold spot on the rad, it drains out of the drain plug and out of the bottom hose, and I can put water in the expansion tank or the top pipe and and comes out both the drain plug and the bottom hose.
• Mazda 6 - Engine cutting out when cold then running cold 24 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  The old battery had gone totally flat. Does this sound like a thermostat problem or a coolant temperature sensor or something? Doesn't sound like a big deal, but it seems to be hammering the car's MPG.  
• Citroen Berlingo 1.9D 54 plate - Very strange occurance - brakes/engine? 24 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Today it really felt like the engine was about to seize up, or spit bottom end all over the road! Oil and coolant are fine, btw. Is there any way a braking system could do this only at speed? I know they work on a vacuum pump system but that's about it. Appreciate any replies!
• Ford Galaxy (1998) TDI 1896 cc - Overheating after garage repair 28 Mar 2013 (Forum)
     I pulled off the road and called out the rescue service    Once the engine was cool the technician said that either the coolant was not circulating, or that it was leaking:  a problem in the 'plumbing'.   Since then, the car has not been driven except to confirm that it  is overheating, and it has been trucked back to the vendor, for attention under the Guarantee.
• Vauxhall Corsa - Vauxhall Corsa D Condensation/Misting Up Issues 12 Jan 2013 (Forum)
   Air con off and air con on does not improve the problem (I do not have air circulation on). 4.  Coolant levels have not decreased over the past couple of weeks so there does not seem to be a leak there. 5. Pollen filter has been changed, which has had no effect on the problem.   I don't mean to sound rude but I just want to reinforce that the steaming/condensation issues are more than you would usually expect at any time of year.
• 2004 VW Touran TDi - Humming Noise coming from Engine 15 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Car is now back in the garage and I am yet to hear what they think it is....\ Until now, my car has been very reliable....need to top up coolant occassionally. Any ideas what might be wrong? Obviously now my car is at local garage I can't get the turbo checked at VW dealer.
• Renault Megane II - Periodic start up problems 24 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Before 'splashing my cash' I was hoping for a little more encouragement that the problem would be solved. Looking at various forums the coolant temperature sensor, TDC or crank position sensor were mentioned as giving similar, but not identical, faults  So does anyone recognise this problem or have a suggestion?
• Honda Happiness 30 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  This scheme enabled me to get the timing belt changed and a service (including oil, filters, brakes adjusted, coolant changed, sticking tailgate lock sorted and about 30 other items checked) for £200 all in at a Honda main dealer. And Mr Happiness himself gleefully told me that it was over 5 hours of labour and what a good deal it was.
• Citroen saxo 1.4i auto - Sluggish acceleration problems 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I have recently renewed the headgasket and had the head skimmed, as before it had a over heating problem, I had previously before renewing the head gasket also replaced the lambda sensor, coolant temp sensor and crankcase sensor but these didn't make any difference so I went for the complete strip down and replaced the gasket, which despite the current fault sorted the initial running problem out.