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• VW V6 AAA engine 5 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  just blown the coolant hose; cylinder head > throttle valve > heater exchange. replacement £50.00 - i didn't realise rubber was such a precious commodity?? at the heater exchange end a 'T' piece connects 3 x hoses. the hoses are 19mm diameter. the 'T' piece is 19mm but reduces to 5mm at the end.
• Condensation cause? 5 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  There is no sign of water ingress in the car, the carpets are dry as is the boot, no damp smells, the climate / heating etc works fine, no coolant loss etc. I wonder if the aircon evap drain could be blocked, I guess this could cause such symtoms. Otherwise perhaps the polen filter is due a change, it was done about 18,000 miles ago. 2002 Mondeo TDCi Ghia X.
• Engine oil burning comeback 9 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I bought an Alfa147 1.6 Lusso from a 'reputable' car supermarket two months ago and in that time, over 1,000 miles, it has used 3 to 4 litres of oil. The garage could find no leak and no signs in the coolant, meaning its being burned through the engine. It is 3 years old and has done 65,000 but I think this is unreasonable and not general wear and tear. I am going back to the supermarket trying to get them to pay for repairs (maybe a new engine is required!).
• Mondeo water leak 22 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I've got an '02 1.8 mondeo and it's leaking on my drive. I know where the coolant/water is coming from but I don't know why. looking from underneath the car, above the exhaust mounts at the front of the CAT are the two pipes taking the water to and from the interior of the car, and just below these two pipes is another pipe that doesn't go anywhere.
• BMW 523 - oil in cooling water 5 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  There is also a clattering noise on start-up which disappears after a few seconds. Now I discover that on unscrewing the coolant filler cap OIL comes out. My immediate thought is the cylinder head gasket, are there any other likely causes? If this is the problem, am I better off going to a BMW dealer, a non-franchised BMW specialist or an engine rebuilder, and does anyone have any recommendations in the Cambridge/Huntingon area?
• Incontinent Rover 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  I have a Rover 218SLDT 1995, 136,000 trouble-free miles, until now. Two questions: The metal pipes to the coolant expansion tank are beginning to rust and metal replacements are a ridiculous price of £56!! Any reason why the whole run shouldn't be rubber compound, as some stretches already are, so long as I don't trap it, let it catch etc?
• polo gearbox leak 9 May 2003 (Forum)
  I noticed a small pool of liquid under the car on Monday, after some pretty heavy mileage down to Cornwall for the Bank Holiday. I checked engine oil, brake fluid and coolant which were all OK, so I assumed it must be the gearbox oil (though there was no obvious problem with the gearbox). It has been dripping all week and I took it into a local garage who tell me it was leaking at the gasket and seals and has to go off to be re-sealed (£320).
• Cooling System Fault 12 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  the water temperature then goes back to normal temperature (90) straight away and i have heat as normal. i had froth in my expansion tank, but this seems to have stopped since i replaced the cap. I have replaced the thermostat and there are no coolant leaks. somebody suggested it might be a blockage to the heater matrix, does anybody have any ideas? I'm grateful for any ideas.
• Renault Auto Gearbox 5 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Its down to the oil cooler that sits atop the auto box - it seems to have corroded and is dumping coolant in the transmission (and vice-versa)... My question is, in this country, and as I never ever tow anything or go flat-out in the thing - does it really need this cooler. I know many cars dont even have one as standard so Im hoping that bypassing it will be a cheap fix to give the old thing some more life.
• Temperature gauges 15 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  But like clocks they are only of any use if they are accurate..which is my point. I want to know the temperature in the cylinder head of my engine in real time.Thats coolant exit temperature,by the way. I would also like it expressed in some internationally standardised unit of measurement.......degrees centigrade will perfectly well suffice. I have several thermometers about this place for various purposes even the inexpensive ones manage to be accurate to less than one degree,so this is hardly a matter for another million dollar development programme.
• HELP! AX OVERHEATING 15 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  Warning light comes on, electric fan does not kick in and although the top hose is very hot, the bottom hose remains cold. Hot coolant is then forced out of the radiator filler cap. Could it be someting as simple as a blocked radiator core or even the stat? The heater blows hot by the way, so not the heater matrix.
• Renault Clio 2 1.2 16V - Overheating 14 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  Younger daughter today on a road trip rings me to say a couple of warning lights are on - further questioning reveals the temp gauge is well above mid-point. It would then cycle up and down a few times then stabilise. I’ve had to add coolant - expansion tank being empty or close on empty, I can’t see an obvious leak in the few minutes I’ve had, but I do know that the engine fan is cutting in. I’ve ordered a new thermostat, and will hunt for a leak around the housing, but anyone any other likely suggestions.
• Vauxhall Astravan - Crank no start 18 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  I've confirmed I have spark, fuel, air and that the timing is ok. Compression test showed the following: 175 175 120 160 - the van does have a small coolant leak so maybe has a cracked cylinder head. The head gasket has recently been replaced but didn't solve the leak and was running ok until a few weeks ago. I have replaced ECU, EGR valve, and crank & cam sensors.
• Volvo v70 2.4 automatic 2000 - Radiator replacement 15 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hello,    My recently aquired volvo v70 2.4 automatic, has developed a coolant leak. It seems to be coming from between the cooling fan housing and the radiator. It drips down onto the garage floor at night and when looking underneath seems to be driping from the centre of the radiator.
• Vw t5 transporter - Cooling problem 6 Feb 2018 (Forum)
    Engine temperature gauge work's normal. Heater blows hot air .dose eny one have eny ideas? I had a coolant leak couple of weeks ago it turned out the cylinder head was cracked now I have  had new head gasket and cylinder fixed new cam belt kit New water pump. As said before the radiator bottom hose is not getting hot and the radiator but  the temperature gauge is working normal and the blower is working normal.
• Ford Fiesta - Ecoboost engines 1 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  I know there was an early issue with these engines where a pipe in the cooling system was prone to give up the ghost, dumping the coolant and wrecking the engine, but something is telling me that some other problem was mentioned. If anyone knows the detail of this information I'd be grateful for a resume', because a used Ford Ecoboost is one of the alternatives I'm thinking of looking at when I move on from the B Max.
• bmw e46 330i m sport convertible - E46 BMW 330i dodgy electric fan, 8 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  In short, the electric fan seems to be on too often, or doesn't come on at all,  unless i use AC, which is kind of pointless when the roof is down. There is enough coolant , and i changed it anyway , 6 months ago.   Any ideas? its a 2002 model, 330i m sport, automatic
• Renault Kangoo 2000 - kangoo x reg 2000 1.4 rad fan 4 May 2015 (Forum)
  hi i have a renault kangoo 1.4 x reg petrol, the rad fan has stopped kicking in, ive put a power supply direct to the fan and it runs so i replaced the thermostat and coolant temp switch but the fan still isnt kicking in, ive checked all fuses and all looks ok. Im thinking its possibly a relay which leads me to the question, if this model has a relay for the radiator fan where is it as ive looked online and through the hand book with no success??
• Toyota Celica - toyota celica 190 self revving /high idle 2 Nov 2014 (Forum)
   vvtli 190 celica 2002.I have a problem when the engine gets warm, when I bring the car down to tick over,it revs at 1500 and blips the throttle to 2000,on off, like someone revving it for you, it then will suddenly change, drop down to 900 and runs sweet, few minutes later it's at 1500 again revving to 2000, could this be a  problem with the coolant temperature sensor, iacv? Maf? Can't find. Any vacuum leaks as such, please give me your knowledge. Thanks,j :-) (Duplicate thread)        
• Toyota Yaris 1.0 - Brake replacement costs 16 May 2014 (Forum)
  Here is the list:  - MOT (50 quid) - Oil + filter change - Spark plugs - Air filter - Coolant - Replace rear brake cylinder + replace brake fluid - Replace both front brake pads  Comes to £390 quid! And that doesn't include replacing the front brake discs, which are heavily corroded but only an MOT advisory.