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• Citroen Berlingo 1.9D 54 plate - Very strange occurance - brakes/engine? 24 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  Today it really felt like the engine was about to seize up, or spit bottom end all over the road! Oil and coolant are fine, btw. Is there any way a braking system could do this only at speed? I know they work on a vacuum pump system but that's about it. Appreciate any replies!
• Ford Galaxy (1998) TDI 1896 cc - Overheating after garage repair 28 Mar 2013 (Forum)
     I pulled off the road and called out the rescue service    Once the engine was cool the technician said that either the coolant was not circulating, or that it was leaking:  a problem in the 'plumbing'.   Since then, the car has not been driven except to confirm that it  is overheating, and it has been trucked back to the vendor, for attention under the Guarantee.
• Vauxhall Corsa - Vauxhall Corsa D Condensation/Misting Up Issues 12 Jan 2013 (Forum)
   Air con off and air con on does not improve the problem (I do not have air circulation on). 4.  Coolant levels have not decreased over the past couple of weeks so there does not seem to be a leak there. 5. Pollen filter has been changed, which has had no effect on the problem.   I don't mean to sound rude but I just want to reinforce that the steaming/condensation issues are more than you would usually expect at any time of year.
• 2004 VW Touran TDi - Humming Noise coming from Engine 15 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Car is now back in the garage and I am yet to hear what they think it is....\ Until now, my car has been very reliable....need to top up coolant occassionally. Any ideas what might be wrong? Obviously now my car is at local garage I can't get the turbo checked at VW dealer.
• Renault Megane II - Periodic start up problems 24 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Before 'splashing my cash' I was hoping for a little more encouragement that the problem would be solved. Looking at various forums the coolant temperature sensor, TDC or crank position sensor were mentioned as giving similar, but not identical, faults  So does anyone recognise this problem or have a suggestion?
• Honda Happiness 30 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  This scheme enabled me to get the timing belt changed and a service (including oil, filters, brakes adjusted, coolant changed, sticking tailgate lock sorted and about 30 other items checked) for £200 all in at a Honda main dealer. And Mr Happiness himself gleefully told me that it was over 5 hours of labour and what a good deal it was.
• Citroen saxo 1.4i auto - Sluggish acceleration problems 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I have recently renewed the headgasket and had the head skimmed, as before it had a over heating problem, I had previously before renewing the head gasket also replaced the lambda sensor, coolant temp sensor and crankcase sensor but these didn't make any difference so I went for the complete strip down and replaced the gasket, which despite the current fault sorted the initial running problem out.
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 97 3.3 cooling fans won't come on????? 20 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  The following day, driving through the same area, same thing happened, though this time when the ignition was turned back on, NO fans, so let the engine cool a bit and found a nice bit of 40mph road to cool the beast down. Coolant levels OK! Pump working OK! (as was replaced before buying it), checked ALL fuses and relay's, OK! so got underneath, looking for the cooling fan switch and can't find it. So at the moment, courtesy of maplins and plenty of burns, cuts and swearing, jimmy rigged a fused switch to the battery, and the fan's work fine!!!!???
• Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.6 Engine Temperature problem? 22 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  After a long motorway run followed by some city driving I noticed white smoke from the exhaust. I checked the oil which looked clean and the coolant is unclouded. I noticed that the engine and radiator were warm but not hot. I think that the thermostat has stuck. The car has done 40k and the engine is a vtec which performs very well. Admittedly the weather is cold but has anyone got any other ideas as to what could be causing the grey/white steam.
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.9TD temp gauge rises when heater is turned up 7 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all this is my first post although I have read many articles on this forum and find it really usefull...ok here goes I have got myself another xantia 1.9td estate..the heater was not blowing hot or even warm air so I looked first at the control panel to check it was alternating from hot 2 cold via the switch..that was ok..next I put in a new thermostat..gave the radiator a flush clean..drained the whole system and flushed until clean...today filled up with fresh coolant using header tank..I now do have heat its not great but will do BUT when heater is turned up the temp gauge goes through the roof when heater is turned down temp gauge goes down immediately...makes me think it could be an electrical fault as how could the engine cool so quick...its annoying as having sorted out the heater problem now cant use it coz temp gauge goes so high..normally it works the reverse doesnt it!!
• Toyota Camry (2002 - 2006) - 03 .65 A number of questions? 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Is there a guide on the internet to allow me to understand wiring diagrams. I have looked but I cannot find a good one. Q5. If my bike has only a coolant temperature gauge that only warns you when the bike is overheating, is it possible to install one with an actual gauge. Where can I get a good outdoor gauge from - I've only seen interior ones for cars online?
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - MK5 1.9 TDi electric heater 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  I'm not sure if this is public knowledge but i found out today that the above car has got an electric heater aswell as coolant heater. From 'research' on the net today there is a 1kw ceramic heater moulded into the dash. For those of you who are thinking wow how do you get that to work then this is for 'S' spec car with climatic control set the heat range to 26 degrees (some say 90% of range others 50%) press the econ button so that the led is OFF Turn the fan to whatever speed you want, maybe be better off with 1 first off to see that it is working and off you go.
• Clio 1.6 K7M Oil Leak ? 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I have taken the manifold heat shield off and the only place I believe the oil can be coming from is the head gasket (though I have not ruled out the cam cover) I changed the coolant about three months ago, the old was spotlessly clean despite its eight years and the new still is perfectly clean, the level is fine and the temp gauge rock steady. I have heard of HGF on this engine, IF it is the head gasket seeping oil then any views as to whether this inevitably leads to HGF ?
• A4 1.9TDI Issues 27 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hi a couple of annoying problems with my '98 a4 1.9tdi(ahu engine), a couple of weeks ago the car developed a water leak which i traced to the plastic t pipe that houses the coolant temperature sensor(think thats the one, 4 wire job blue plug) there was a crack in it which i have now sealed up and the leak has gone. since then there have been a few noticeable issues, firstly the glow plug light on the dash now stays on for anywhere up to a minute before going out although the car will start as soon the fuel guage shows the level, also intermittently but twice in the last two days it has failed to start, it just turns over without firing, i suspect the glowplugs have failed but haven't had chance to check but i did check they are getting voltage.
• 1998 Polo 1.0 stalling when cold 5 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  It won't restart straight away (just turns over nice and fast but never bursts into life), I have to leave it a couple of minutes before trying. After that, it's 100% fine for the rest of the day. I was adviced to change the coolant temp sensor, which I did (genuine VW part of course, with blue ring) but that made no difference :-( I also cleaned the distibutor cap contacts and rotor arm as they were filthy and pitted, but although the engine now ticks over more "evenly", it hasn't solved the stalling problem at all.
• Breakdown: 95(N) Rover 416i, 82k 27 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  Bad news indeed thinks I, engine cuts out at top of slip road. Highways Agency towed us into service area. No coolant in system, radiator appears to have spontaneously disintegrated. Engine turns over but won't fire. RAC recovered vehicle to home address. I have not had a chance to look at it since, but I suspect the dreaded HGF.
• Peugeot 406 stalling during warmup 20 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  t think any of these are the real cause of the fault. I thought that the ECU is perhaps getting incorrect temperature information from the coolant temperature sensor, but when I trakced it down, there is a nice new shiny sensor already screwed into the housing, so someone has tried to fix this before (yep, we?ve just bought this car?.) I might be in luck ?
• Ford Ka cooling fan/warning light inop 21 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Have run it since then for a few months long & short trips without any problems but have to have heater blowing hot in traffic to keep it cool and would like to fix fan/light. Coolant level has been rock solid so I reckon head gasket is OK so checked out fan circuit which is driven by engine management. Found thermistor under the manifold and replaced it but seems to be the same.
• Under-bonnet checks in test - pointless? 19 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi What do people think about the "new" rules whereby learners have to learn how to perform oil/brake-fluid/PAS/coolant level checks as part of their test? On paper, I think it's a good idea - people have an idea and an awareness of weekly/daily checks they have to do to make sure their vehicle doesn't brake down.
• vw polo cutting out 24 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  hi all thanks in advance for your help i have a 1993 L reg polo fox coupe 1.05 litre this occasionally dies in mid traffic with no warning (usually lifting the foot off the throttle or going down the gears (4 speed) from 30 to 70mph. more so after a run of 10 miles or more when things are hot, and possibly more on wet days..sometimes it will run for hundreds of miles without a hiccup performance is not special but seems to run smoothly enough when starting and running the hall effect unit on the end of the cam has been replaced complete with rotor cap etc , new plugs fitted coolant and antifreeze all changed in last 20k service and oil change carried out at 95K new air filter etc (2 months ago) new plugs, have checked under the bonnet for loose connections and sprayed cleaned fuse box passenger side. cleaned and sprayed all the plug together connections accesible. it has been suggested to me it might be a fuel filter problem or fuel pump however i dont know where the fuel filter is as i cant see one directly attachted to the single point injection mechanism under the air filter housing. i dont know if the fuel filter has ever been replaced , certainly not by me in 10K miles. can anyone help or throw some ideas?