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Peugeot 309 (1986 - 1993) - 89 1.9 losing water/coolant 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
Since summer, I've noticed I've had to top up the water a lot more frequently - maybe every month, then every 3 or so weeks in the last couple of months - but not by much. 10 days ago sprained my ankle so it sat parked totally undriven (facing downhill, in case that's relevant). got in last night, coolant light on, had to top it up about 2 litres until light went off. I know I'm asking you to speculate, but does this sound like a radiator just suddenly going or a leak? Reason is, I have to think about how much money I want to spend on a car I want to keep for another year or so but not more (going travelling). -
Ford StreetKa (2003 - ) - 04 1.6 Running hot ?? 5 Aug 2009 (Forum)
Heater is working too, hot and cold on demand ( although is does seem to get hot way too fast in my opinion ) I can smell hot coolant in and out of the car but given the fact that the heater control valve disintigrated a week ago and sprayed all the coolant over the engine im not too suprised. Since the repair it hasnt leaked any coolant and the levels have been constant. -
Rover416 Over heating. Water pump vanes? 17 May 2007 (Forum)
On the most recent journey - 1st 40 miles on fast dual carriageway/ motorway at 60/70 it started to overheat. Some minor loss of coolant so stopped and a minor top up of coolant Next part - fast A roads probably similar speeds and another overheating situation. Final part - fast A road at a controlled 50 mph with me in convoy appeared OK. -
W Fiesta Finesse 5dr coolant leak 13 Apr 2007 (Forum)
No luck - and I'd been noticing a clonking noise coming out of the dash. Next day I checked the coolant level and noticed the tank totally empty - nothing in the pipes at all. So I filled up (overfilled in fact) and noticed that two days later the level has dropped below the min level. I've checked below the car this morning and I've got a few drops of oil and a bit of water underneath - not puddles but just general dampness. -
Audi A4 Coolant Loss 23 Jun 2004 (Forum)
Ok here goes the tale. I recently noticed that my 1996 Audi A4 110bhp TDI was loosing coolant fluid. On inspeciton I foudn that it seemed to be boiling off at the top hose to the radiator was too hot to touch, but the radiator was cold. Having searched the net I replaced the expansion cap as a starting point but no change. -
Renault 19 engine termperature 16 Sep 2003 (Forum)
The first time this happened, I nearly had a heart attack and assumed that I had a serious overheating problem. I then did a lot of investigating in an attempt to fix the "overheating". Coolant flush, precautionary replacement of thermostat etc. Made no difference. Also, no signs of coolant leaks, airlocks, blown HG, blocked rad etc. I concluded that the car was not overheating and that there was a fault with the gauge. -
Any water cooled engine - Is Old Coolant better or worse than water? 6 Dec 2016 (Forum)
[url=https://servimg.com/view/18149521/242][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/18/14/95/21/th/img_6910.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://servimg.com/view/18149521/243][img]https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/18/14/95/21/th/img_6911.jpg[/img][/url] Since I've now got the right hose, and there was rust where it was leaking, I flushed the system (forgetting to do the heater, so I'll have to do it again, DUH!) replaced the coolant (with "green stuff", possibly RT-Mart own-brand. labelling all Chinese with no recognisable specs on it, so I'll have to regard it as short-life) and replaced the hose. There was fine rusty sludge in the coolant, and a few scale flakes flushed out of the bottom of the radiator. -
coolant flow and rad problems. Pug 306td 19 Apr 2004 (Forum)
Someone else has told me it makes no sense being in the top hose as it would create a back pressure to the thermo hoousing and effectiveley stop the water flowing out of the cylinder head, but I cant see it as the pump is still drawing coolant from the rad therefore creating a vacuum effect that will pull the coolant the right way?? Sorry if I went on one there but trying to give as much detail as possible to get a good accurate response. -
Volkswagen FOX 1.3 - fault with VW Fox 9 Jul 2014 (Forum)
Hi everyone, Has anyone else had a problem with a faulty coolant system on their Fox..AND why is it no longer in production.. -
Antifreeze for Polo AEF Diesel Engine 19 Dec 2004 (Forum)
According to Haynes, only Volkswagon G11 Blue coolant should be used on these engines. Is this still necessary or can any proporietry antifreeze be used? -
My car is losing water - what is the cause? 20 Nov 2017 (Ask HJ)
My 2002 Citroen Berlingo 2.0 HDi has started to use water. I can't see any leaks and it never overheats plus there is no white gunk on dip stick and no... -
Vauxhall Astra - Is it a ruined head gasket..? If so, advice please 2 Dec 2015 (Forum)
Bought a vauxhall astra 05 plate from a local dealer on Friday. Drove it home and realised the heating wasn't working on the car. Checked the coolant levels and it was completely empty. Topped it up with anti-freeze and thought nothing more of it. The next day set off in the car and realised that the coolant had gone, again! -
Oil in water problem - how can I fix it? 21 Jul 2014 (Ask HJ)
I have oil in my water coolant. I have a Renault Kangoo with a 1.5 diesel engine. The Kangoo is running perfectly, but oil is coming out the top of the... -
Why is my Fiat 500 overheating? 10 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
My Fiat 500 was recently recovered after overheating. The radiator reservoir was empty and the garage diagnosed a leaking small radiator behind the dashboard... -
Does my Peugeot 407 have a head gasket problem? 16 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
For at least six months I have had a coolant leak, but there are no signs of a leak anywhere. I am now putting in one litre as frequently as every two... -
Volkswagen Lupo - loud screech noise from rad fan 2 May 2010 (Forum)
I was getting the following error code on my wifes 1.4 vw lupo and the coolant seemed low. This would also explain why the car was running rich. (quite smelly) http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/00522 I cleaned out the old coolant, flushed and burped the system with 50/50 red coolant. -
Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 97 1.9TD unpredictable Blower 28 Jul 2009 (Forum)
Problem: Temperature rises gradually if I drive more than 50 KM distance continuously. Action Taken So far: 1. Change the coolant expansion tank cap to avoid any coolant leak while coolant very hot with great pressure. Still the same problem Exists. 2. Flush radiator and change the coolant. Still the same problem Exists. 3. -
VR6 water leakes 6 Sep 2001 (Forum)
Has anyone experienced water leaks from the plastic manifold -front nearside of the engine. Does anyone know where or if there is a drain tap/point for coolant on the VR6 Thanks -
Ford Fiesta - 2005 fiesta overheating - temp gauge normal 26 Oct 2024 (Forum)
The thing is the tempature gauge shows normal when the coolant tank is bubbling up and steam coming from it. Shouldn't the tempature gauge show that the engine is overheating if it was this fuse? So I'm wondering if I'm going down the right lines with looking at the fuses?