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Car using water 17 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
I've got a Fiesta Zetec 1.4 and it seems to be using some water. It has not overheated as of yet but I have not been in any major traffic. The fan seems... -
Rubber bandit 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
My daughter has a 2003/53 Citroen C8 with 55,000 miles. The cambelt snapped with resultant engine damage. The handbook advises cambelt change at 100,000... -
Diabolical Sequential Gearbox 10 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
I was delighted with my 2005 SEAT Altea 2.0TDI DSG, purchased March 2006, until March this year when clearly there was a fault in the drive train, diagnosed... -
Vauxhall Corsa D Auto - 2008 Corsa D - coolant pump replace 25 Jun 2017 (Forum)
hi fellas, Got a couple of questions about trying to replace the water pump on my 2008 Corsa auto... I've got all of the pump bolts out,... -
Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 26-11-2016 Part 1 5 Dec 2016 (Forum)
I ran the same engine in a Touran with the 7 Sp DSG. The EGR valve failed after 2 Years, a known weakness, followed by the EGR coolant sensor, then another coolant sensor, then finally an ABS sensor, all known issues, but all fixed under warranty. While it never broke down, it was getting stressful waiting for the next failure, so sold it and bought a RAV4 Petrol Hybrid last week. -
Engine failure on Nissan Qashqai 14 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
The 1.5 diesel on my Nissan Qashqai broke, due to turbo failure. Nissan has replaced the engine and I am due to get it back tomorrow. What should I check? -
Corsa heater problem 9 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
The heater in my Vauxhall Corsa only produces cold air and I don't understand why this is. -
2006 Mazda 6 Petrol - Overheating after service 22 Oct 2010 (Forum)
My 55k Mazda 6 has just had it's annual service by the local Mazda dealer and since then it's overheating and the heating and air con are working sporadically. The coolant was replaced and the air con system was serviced. I've only done about 30 miles and three times the temp gauge has gone to the red line. The coolant in the tank seems cool and I've released the cap on the rad and it's boiled over loosing maybe half a pint of fluid and the temperature gauge returns to normal. -
How can I drain the coolant from my 2001 Volkswagen Passat? 25 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
I wish to flush the water out the cooling system in my 2001 Volkswagen Passat, but I don't know where the radiator drain plug is. Can you help? -
Astra G 1.4 16v 2001 - astra cooling problem 22 May 2010 (Forum)
so the car carried on as normal misfiring a bit but with no temperature, then the needle started going up and down for a bit but right down the bottom, 5 mins later everything is all fine, temperature gauge returns to normal, no coolant loss, misfires or anything, ive been told its more than likely the coolant temperature sensor reading faulty causing the engine to misfuel etc? Many thanks -
BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - 97 1.8 Coolant Bubbling 18 May 2009 (Forum)
Hi please can some one help? My 318I touring becomes normal tempretaure very quickly. If I am in traffic for10 mins tha guage rises and it ould possibly... -
Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 1995 2.0 Water coolant leak 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
I have a vectra 1995 (2.0). . . I notice water diappearing from water resevoir every two days. check all pipes for broken pipe but all are fine. I noticed... -
Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 8v. Brown Sludge in the Filler cap 2 Dec 2007 (Forum)
Hi, I have noticed brown sludge in the filler cap of my 2003 Astra 1.6 8v petrol. There is no sign of extra coolant usage, infact I've never had to top up the coolant and the dipstick shows only normal condition of the oil. I have not noticed any decline in performance and I use 10w50 10w/40 oil ## of a good quality. -
Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.25 Losing coolant. 25 Sep 2007 (Forum)
Hi, I have a fiesta 1.25 LX on a 1998/R-reg plate. Before I had it serviced I noticed the water level was going down slowly but consistently. I asked... -
Motorbike Head Gasket CBR1000F 18 May 2006 (Forum)
My normally reliable CBR1000F appears to have possibly blown its gasket. when it gets warm i'm getting loss of coolant thru a jubilee clip ( they've been checked along with operation of the thermostat)Drained coolant, there's no sign of oil in it, checked oil no signs of emulsion, i'm thinking gasket failure from water jacket to cylinder. -
Fans and coolant on 306 13 Oct 2004 (Forum)
Hello I have a couple of questions about my 1997 306 xtdt.First is the pair of cooling fans on the rad. i tried to test them the other day by letting the... -
Wot! No Bleeding Screws? 16 Oct 2002 (Forum)
In every vehicle I've ever owned or worked on there have always been bleedscrews in the cooling system (usually in the heater exit pipes and maybe the top hose feed to the water pump as well) to assist you in bleeding all the air from the system when replacing coolant. I've just bought a 1990 Toyota Corolla for SHMBO and am about to change the oil and coolant as a precaution. Checking both the vehicle and the Haynes manual I find no mention of bleedscrews. Haynes just tells me to drain and refill the system. -
Volkswagen Polo - Cooling fan eager to start 18 Feb 2020 (Forum)
It doesn't happen all the time, but there have been several occasions when it's been quite cold outside (3 or 4 deg C), I've started the engine from cold first thing in the morning having sat overnight, and after a few seconds the cooling fan starts. Looking at the coolant gauge it's not even left 0 yet, and the oil temperature on the dash isn't registering any temperature at all. After I drive for a few minutes the coolant and oil temperature starts creeping up as I'd expect, so I don't think it's a sensor problem. -
Ford Focus 2006 1.6 Petrol - Coolant/Antifreeze 15 Jun 2019 (Forum)
Hi, Just a quickie on Coolant/Antifreeze ( C/AF ). My car had a new cambelt kit and water pump fitted a couple of months ago. I now find the C/AF is way below minimum, I presume this is due to the mechanic scrimping on C/AF when filling up after completing the job (even though I paid top dollar for the job), so I need to top it up. -
99 Ford Fiesta 1.25 - Overheating 1 May 2013 (Forum)
Popped the hood again, the fan is cutting in. There doesn't appear to be any leak in the system. I can't be 100% that the coolant was at the correct level when i bought it - so maybe i'm hoping adding this coolant will help? It's a vague hope i guess.. I'm dubious of a head gasket fault as oil looks clean and no traces of oil in expansion tank.