Morning all,

I've been having a Google search for this problem for quite some time, and I usually find it's either one problem or the other as opposed to both at the same time.

I've had my Ford KA for about seven or eight months now: it's a fantastic little car, starts up fist time without fail and runs like a dream. A couple of months ago I'd run a usual check on the coolant and oil levels and noticed the former was dangerously low: no problem I thought and topped it back up. I tended to do this once every two weeks (no idea if this is normal!).

However, it has now gotten to the stage where I'm topping up the car once every three days, if not every day, as it is losing that much water. I identified a leak yesterday when I left the car running in idle - it was offset centre of the passenger side (sorry to not be more precise: I'm not very good with cars!) and a mechanic advised I mix a bit of Radweld with the water as a temporary fix. The leak appears to have stopped, but the car does not blow hot air for the life of it.

I phoned up a garage this morning and am taking the car there after work. This mechanic seemed a bit dubios about my use of radweld however! Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be and how much it will cost to fix?

Thanks for any help :)

Sam