Radiator fan fault

The electric fan of my car does not switch off after having been driven even very short distances, and sometimes when I have just switched on the ignition and then off without even starting the engine...

Vanishing water

There's water loss somewhere, but I can't find out where. No visable signs of water loss. Engine runs well and there is plenty of power. No mayo in the radiator, but I have to fill up with water every...

Let off some steam

Can you tell me why the hose at the bottom of the radiator beneath the header tank has blown off twice? Recently had a new radiator but the heater does not work fully, I only get heat out of two middle...

VW Golf Mk3 engine problem

I own a 1995 Volkswagen Golf MK3 1.8 cabriolet. I have recently discovered brown foaming in the radiator expansion chamber. The temperature guage inside the car goes up to 70 quite quickly and the warning...

Heater matrix

I have a Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI 1999 with a heater matrix problem I think (no heat. The car had a leak on the main cooling radiator so a mechanic put some sealant in last year. The car has had a new...

My Rover 75's radiator is leaking after the garage changed my clutch master cylinder. Is this related?

I've just got my Rover 75 back from the garage. They replaced the clutch master cylinder. I drove the car home, about two miles, and noticed water coming from the cap on the radiator.

My Audi A6 loses coolant following a radiator replacement. Could this be related to the air conditioning?

I have a 2001 Audi A6 1.9 TDI 130 SE. Its given me 247,000 miles of trouble-free motoring and for the last 147,000 miles has been maintained by a local Bosch garage. The radiator was recently replaced...

How do I use Radweld in my Peugeot HDI?

I'm absolutely hopeless on these matters but I've got a leak somewhere in my radiator. I'm having to top up the coolant every few days. I bought some Radweld, but to me the directions aren't clear as to...

What's causing my Mercedes-Benz CLK's gearbox to stick in lower ratios?

I have run a 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK Cab from new (it's now at 98,000 miles) and I recently had the autobox circuit board replaced by a good specialist garage, as the gear change sometimes stuck in lower...

I can't find what seems like a blockage in my 2001 Peugeot 306's cooling system.

I've recently changed my 2001 Peugeot 306's water pump but the coolant doesn't seem to circulate. I've even removed the thermostat. One of the radiator pipes is very hot and the other is cold. I've checked...