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• low coolant temperature 25 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My question concerns my 1996 Seat Toledo GTI 16v (the one with the golf gti engine) The temperature gauge never gets much above the minimum band. The...
• Ford Mondeo Mk3 - Tdci - Strange overheating problem, only at speed 4 Jun 2018 (Forum)
    - Have had the thermostat replaced yesterday, coolant bled through - all pipes seem warm where they should be, suggesting coolant flow and working thermostat with no airlocks.   - There are no leaks (oil or coolant), coolant levels remain high.
• VW Polo 1.2 2004 - Tricky coolant leak 6 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Hi all. My polo has been losing coolant for around 2 years now and I’m struggling to find the source of the leak. It needs topping up around once a week (I drive for around 30 minutes each day). There is no visible leak from the car when cold or hot, and the entire system has been pressured tested when hot and cold by both the AA and an independent garage.
• Hyundai Santa Fe - Thermo-dynamics of diesel automatics 19 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  So is this heat gain from the engine doing a lot more work, as it obviously is, or is it from the transmission heat affecting the engine temperature via the coolant ?  
• Citroen Saxo - Head gasket 24 Sep 2012 (Forum)
   This was the first time the coolant light had come on and there had been no other indications that the engine was over heating. Several questions: a) Would the head gasket not have been changed when the cambelt was? b) If so, is it normal to only last 18 months?
• Ford Focus 2004 - Temp gauge issue !!! 8 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Ok, so just bought my focus and noticed slight coolant leak, turned out to be thermostat housing, new coolant, new housing all sorted.  Car starts and runs fine temperature gauge moves up to correct central position then whilst driving it drops back down to cold, few minutes later back up to the centre ??
• Toyota Carina E (1992 - 1997) - 95 1.6 Expansion tank tube missing? 16 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Bought a nice low mileage Carina off of a friends dad, and I have a question about the coolant expansion tank. The coolant level in this was just over full, however when I unscrewed the actual radiator cap I noticed that the coolant level in the radiator was well below the fins, so I topped this up.
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 2000 1.5 Coolant Temperature light - on or off? 5 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  .********* Trouble is I have now noticed the coolant temperature warning light on the dash board does not light up when the ignition in turned on. I'm pretty sure it was coming on before but I can't be certain. I have an older 1995 106 XND and the light does come on with the ignition and goes off when the engine starts.
• MG MG TF (2002 - 2005) - 04 1.6 Coolant leaking and heater hot all the time 24 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Know what you will all be thinking but she is my baby!!! I recently noticed that water was leaking from the coolant system and it was using about a tank of water per day. The fans in the car also seemed to be blowing in hot air even when they weren't on.......Took it the garage (worried to death it was going to be the usual HG probs).
• Vauxhall Omega Coolant Level 11 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 1997 Vauxhall Omega 2.5V6 Auto, and up until now it has been fine - but over the weekend I got the 'Coolant Level' warning on the trip computer (and I had filled it up just the day before). I looked at the level later that evening and it was full. Driving the car on Monday, I had the same message come up several times, and I also noticed that the temperature gauge went from zero to about the halfway mark in about 10 minutes (while my BMW takes about 20minutes or so).
• Rover 216 Overheating 29 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Four days ago I detect that the hose that goes from the radiator to the engine was disconnected (I was driving at 50 mph and hear an extrange noise from the engine and then I pull my car out of the road and smell an horrible odor (coolant) ). I wait for the hose to cool then I reconnect it and refill the coolant. I started my car and everything seems normal. Since that moment I note that the engine generates an extrange vibration, like it is working in 3 cilinders or something like that.
• Help! Xantia Coolant leak 22 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Was sitting waiting for SWMBO to meet for lunch when I noticed some steam coming from the engine. Opened the bonnet and found it was mostly white where coolant (I assume) has squirted all over the engine bay. There's a small fracture in the rubber pipe that is on the top right of the engine and this is where it's escaping from. I've posted a picture of the problem click here . or http://www.btinternet.com/~harkis/help.html I just need to know what the pipe is (it seems to end up at the radiator) and how much I could expect to pay to have it repaired at an independent.
• Xantia coolant temperature 23 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Hi to everyone! I have a '96 1.9TD, over the last couple of days the coolant temp has started fluctuating quite fast between 80 and 90 on the gauge upon acceleration/swifter driving at any speed. Returns to 80 at more constant speed/standstill within a minute or two. Rad/pipes are hot so I assume the thermostat (~1yr old, opens at 83?)
• Mini Cooper (BMW R50) '03 - Cooling system detective work required 16 May 2016 (Forum)
  Previous owner (family member) kept topping up with water..............:( I have replaced the radiator via the manual but noticed the new coolant stayed in the resevoir. So, I changed the thermostat, still no joy. I admit to being an amateur, but need to know what else I can check. Coolant pump? Sensors? How do I test the system? Your help would be appreciated.
• Vauxhall Corsa B - corsa b cyl head gasket 1.2 8valve 15 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, noticed corsa was loosing coolant the other day, checked it over found coolant running down front of block from head gasket. my question is are the head bolts reusable, and does the cam carrier have to come off, the head bolts seem to be on the outside of carrier. also does the water pump rotate to tension the cam belt or is there a seperate tensioner.
• Land Rover Freelander (1997 - 2006) - 01 2.5 radiator stone cold 13 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  I just recently changed the thermostat in my freelander and parked it up for a while. I decided to start using it and filled it with coolant, as the engine gets warm, pressure starts to build in the headertank and as it gets hot the coolant start to escape through the cap, but the radiator is stone cold. The top hose that goes into the rad is piping hot and the bottom hose is cold as well.
• coolant fan fitting - pug 306 19 May 2007 (Forum)
  Just had my 306 a/c model back from the auto spark and he told me the cooling fans are kaput just wondering if this is an easy diy job if i can source...
• v6 galaxy 19 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  i have been losing coolant ever since i bought the car 3 years ago. any help would be appreciated.
• Vauxhall Vectra Air Con Fault 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Any idea (a) which fuse controls this fan and (b) where the coolant filler point is and (c) is this a known Vectra fault?? Many Thanks
• Punto replacement cylinder head 6 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Overheating. water & steam from exhaust, steam bubbling from radiator immediately on starting....compression down on 2 cylinders....removed head....gasket surprisingly intact but obviously leaking between 2 of the combustion chambers and the coolant channels....pitting corrosion in head in these areas...questions are: Should I just replace with a reconditioned head or would it be cheaper to dismantle the head and have it repaired in a local machine shop and then rebuild and why has this happened at only 140,000 miles when I have had the car from new (petrol 8v 1.2) and changed the coolant every two years?