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• Rover 75 1.8T - Mystery coolant loss 17 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Coolant disappears although garage can find no sign of leak when pressure tested,and no sign of oil in coolant or vice versa.Cooling fan does not appear to kick in even in recent very hot weather. Suggestions please.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 petrol coolant query? 24 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I haven't taken much notice before now about this. Secondly, as far as I know the coolant has never been completely renewed since the car was new, although I have always kept the concentration of the coolant mixture correct and it has a FSH. When I look at the coolant in the reservoir I notice that it has a small amount of "debris" - would a certain amount be normal ?
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  Should I change my brake fluid and coolant? 28 Jan 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 207 is less than four years old has done 13,000 miles. It is due for service and the garage says it needs brake fluid and coolant change. Are...
• Fiesta 2004 1.4 Coolant level 16 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  My 2004 fiesta has done 7000 miles, and when doing the routine checks i noted that the oil and coolant level were approaching min. I can understand oil levels going down on a new car since it is being run in, and hence i have topped this up. But a low coolant level concerns me slightly. Should i take the car back to ford to have the system pressure checked for leaks, or is it normal for a car to use some coolant (none of my last cars have ever had a drop in coolant level which is why i am asking).
• Corsa starting motor, coolant loss 5 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Yesterday again the engine would not start and shook the car when it was tried. We suspect that the coolant has found its way into a cylinder filled it over night and when it was started tried to compress the coolant in the cylinder. What damage could be expected if this was what happened? Cheers Al
• Vauxhall Corsa SXI 1.2 2007 - Coolant loss and white smoke after head gasket. 12 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  Now it's back there is white smoke, and the water pump is shot. They took it to a garage that said the head gasket had failed as the dipped the coolant and the was exhaust gas in there. There are no other symptoms of the head gasket it not running badly, not over heating while the there is coolant in it and it's not over pressuring the coolant.  The only other place the exhaust gas can mix with the coolant is the egr valve but will this give the white smoke?
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  Why is my Transit losing coolant? 22 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Ford Transit (2000 model). Recently, I've noticed white smoke and a loss of coolant. In fact, all of the coolant has gone, even though the van...
• VW Passat 2.0 SE Petrol - My 2003 Passat 2.0 SE Headgasket gone? 30 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  [endif]--> I had an alternator changed last week. Two days later I received a "STOP" coolant warning so I got my car recovered to the garage. The coolant was completely empty and we found that the coolant hose at the bottom of the engine was disconnected, not sure for how long. Garage filled the coolant up and run a carbon mono-oxide test on the coolant tank.
• any - Colour of coolant 26 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  For many years fresh coolant always seemed to be royal blue.  Recently all the coolant I have noticed - including the bulk supply my indy uses - is orange.  This forum mentions all sorts of colours - is there a standard?
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 Zetec s - Flushing/changing coolant 20 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Can someone give me the correct procedure for flushing and refilling the coolant on said car? I intend to refill with long life coolant(red stuff) so want to make sure the current blue coolant is completely gone from system.....also is there a drain plug on the engine block.....or is it done through rad drain cock?
• 1996 Polo - Mixing coolant types. 15 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I want to replace the coolant in my Polo (1996). The stuff that's in there at the moment is blue and the expansion tank says it is G10. I got a new bottle of coolant from my local VW agent and the stuff they gave me is pink and is labelled as G12.
• Pug 106 Coolant Temperature Light coming 16 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  My 1998 1.4 106's coolant temperature warning light is coming on after 2 or 3 miles but there is no evidence of overheating. The coolant level is ok and when I let the car tickover for 10 mins or so the coolant warning light came on well before the cooling fans did suggesting that the car is not getting too hot.
• VR6 Golf 1996 2.8L - Coolant Problem 27 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Help!! My VR6 Golf is leaking coolant from the engine coolant housing but the housing seems to pretty well concealed under all sorts of pipes and things. Can anyone tell me what special procedure/tools i need or can provide any help that will make thibgs a bit easier..for me to sort out (I have a new engine coolant housing and a seal but thats about it) Thanks in advance
• VW Mk2 Golf: Coolant leak from thermstat 9 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Also do I have to drain the coolant to replace this sensor? N.B The sensor could be thermoswitch.
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  Coolant loss through expansion tank 6 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Nissan X-Trail 2.2 diesel yesterday. I noticed the in-car heater was fine at first and then wasn't getting warm. I Checked engine coolant which...
• Disposal of old engine coolant 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Does old engine coolant+flush have to go to the council dump / somewhere else? Thanks
• Peugeot 106 diesel coolant problem 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  I top up the coolant when it goes below the limit, but coolant loss has obviously sped up since it started coming out of the cap. Is it time for a new radiator. I don\'t understand why is pouring out of the cap.
• Vauxhall leaking coolant. 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Yet again our vauxhall carlton! Had a new thermostat fitted last weekend and it has been leaking coolant externally since. I thought it was an airlock so I opened the expansion tank and ran the engine the coolant ran over, I sqeezed the pipes into and out of the radiator and it seemed ok for a day. Anyway its leaking coolant again, the temperature guage is running hotter than normal and the heaters are cold.
• Mk 2 golf 1.6 coolant questions 30000mil 10 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Anyway got new cap from vw garage and g12 coolant - is this the right stuff - before flushing the coolant was blueish, slightly blue after flush. Ive filled the tank back up (this evening) with water (took about 1 litre) and ran the engine, squeezed pipes, put in some more water and bit of coolant.
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  Why does my car keep losing coolant? 10 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Toyota RAV4 is losing a small amount of coolant. The dealer checked it and topped it up but its already losing coolant again.