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• Ford granada 2.0 dohc - Head gasket? 14 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  just bought an immaculate 1990 granada 2.0 dohc ghia x, with a genuine 48k on clock, all backed up with FSH. So I rather surprised and upset to find white smoke and loss of coolant a week after purchasing. Think it is head gasket. Seems rather low milage for this to go though! Any ideas people.  Thanks Darren 
• Starting a car in -12c temperature 12 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  My question is if I started tomorrow after a -12c freeze am I likely to cause damage if any of the coolant has frozen? I am not convinced I have enough anti freeze in to cope with -12c :(
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.8D Heater Problem 29 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  The heater was giving out hot even though the electronic switch was on cold. I bought a second hand coolant valve unit, (The thing with four pipes connected to it with a solenoid fixed on the bulkhead), swapped them over and now its giving off cold air even when the switch is on hot. Presumably they are both faulty or could it be the heat adjuster switch?
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 98 1.2 A pig to start in cold weather? 18 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Replaced coolant temp sensor and found this was overfueling before, cleaned plugs car started ok and ran fine until cold snap and back to same problem. Any ideas? it's off to garage on thursday for any codes to be read but any known problems with these which we could save a few quid?
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 00 1.8 Leaking water 30 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi folks, Have pretty bad coolant leak. Haynes manual doesn't really cover or illustrate anything about these cooling system components. The leak is at the metal pipe (piping runs almost directly over the drivers side wishbone and then runs straight on to meet a rubber hose).
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Workshop retribution? 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Six months after complaining about poor quality work during a main dealer sevice I noticed my coolant bottle cap leaking. During rework (unrelated to cooling system) the cap was greased, slowly wrecking the rubber seals. Weekly fluid level checks probably saved a breakdown. Replaced FOC by the service manager but now definatly lost a customer.
• VW Passat - head gasket just done 27 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Just picked up car (99 PD TDi Tiptronic) after head gasket replacement.....(included new cambelt, tensioner, water pump, coolant and oil/filter) Before repair car used to accelerate quite briskly but feels very sluggish post repair. Used to be able to overtake with ease, now I wouldn't be confident to even think about overtaking!
• Audi A4 1995 display fault 23 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  Please can anyone help. The instrument cluster on my A4 is faulty. Firstly the coolant warning light started flashing, then when i drove the car the speedo and revometer started exceeding the revs and speed I was doing (the needles were going off the clock) and finaly were the mileage should be it is now reading 'def'.
• Omega Cooling System 29 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Had new header tank fitted to cure supposed "COOLANT LEVEL ALARM INDICATOR" 3 months ago. Now alarm coming on even when header tank has required level of liquid in it. Tank also empties when used. Temp indicator up and down dependant on speed. Checked oil, no sign of water, also no visible signs of other leaks.
• Renault Clio 2001 13 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Ive been told that its at the back of the air filter housing but theres a few clips and leads there.Im almost a mechanical virgin so please help.If a clio doesnt have a IAT were is the coolant tempreature sensor? I needs to know ASAP you can even e-mail me on stevecageewf@yahoo.com Thanks.
• Camry 3.0 "B" service advice 9 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  There is no Haynes manual available so my questions are 1. where is the fuel filter and what is the replacement procedure 2. anything special to do with the coolant replacement Thanks for the advice Steve
• Peugeot 1.9 Tdi 13 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I am after some advice on behalf of a mate - his head gasket has gone on his 1.9SDlt 306 sedan - M reg. I have looked at the oil and it seems ok, though there is evidence of coolant running down the block, it looks like it has come from the head gasket just behind the fuel pump/govenor thingy. Any advice on how much this will cost to replace, will it be throwing money away?
• Xantia 1.8i Cooling 20 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Just a little problem I need to get around. Stupidly let some air into the cooling system of this car and since then have found that the coolant overheated and the fan would not come on. I refilled and think I have successfully expelled all the air out of the system, but the fan still shows no sign of cooperating. Where is the fan thermostat on the car?
• Audi Radiator Leak 18 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The ccar is already booked into my local dealer for a different job on Thursday next week (24th). Can I simply keep topping up the coolant resevoir with tap water until it goes into the garage, or should I look at getting it fixed sooner? I have no idea where the leak is coming from, and I'm not technical enough to trace it.
• Heater smell 20 May 2003 (Forum)
  This maybe be nothing but when the heater is on the Hot setting and when the heater blower decides to work the Hot air smells like , well its hard to explain but... it smells like gone off water , this smell only happens when the heater is on the Hot setting it does not smell while on the cold setting . Any ideas why it smells ? Should the coolant be changed or something , it does not leak any water .
• Radweld diagnostic test ? 6 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My 9 year old 2.0 mondeo is losing coolant gradually for some time now. I usually add a top up mix of 0.5l every few weeks. seems to lose after long crawling journeys. Garage replaced a rusting pipe under the radiator a few weeks ago but problem remains.
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  Air in cooling system - what's the solution? 12 Jun 2015 (Ask HJ)
  Every time I start my Mondeo 2.2 TDCi air bubbles can be seen in the expansion bottle (It is air there are no hydrocarbons present as the garage as tested...
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  A replacement part has damaged my engine 2 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  GSF car spares supplied me with a replacement expansion tank for my car, and also a screw cap to go with it and some anti-freeze. This was done by me checking...
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  Can you help with running problems in my Ford Puma? 19 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm after information regarding my 1.7 VCT Ford Puma. I have had bad running issues for some time now. Basically, when I start the car from cold the engine...
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  Radiating badwill 9 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a car from a car dealer some distance from home. Before leaving the car lot I pointed out that the coolant level was way below the minimum...