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  Parking "Fine" for broken down car 12 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have been issued with a charge of £80 by CP Plus for overstaying my welcome at Forton services on the M6 (3 hous 8 mins). In fact, we had broken...
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  Hot Focus 3 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned this car for 5 years now and just recently I've noticed a change in my temperature gauge. Last winter, a few minutes into my journey, if...
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 02 1.8 coolant temperature woes 10 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Firstly, apologies for the length of post. :-( I have a 2001 1.8 Vauxhall Vectra LS, 85K on the clock, regularly serviced. Around 8 weeks ago I noticed...
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  Keeno SAABy 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Many years ago I bought a new SAAB with a Ford V4 engine. I had once been told that when starting with a cold engine you should drive as if you were 'running...
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  Is a faulty thermostat causing my 1999 Ford Fiesta to overheat? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1999 Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec has started to overheat once in a while. Every now and then the temperature gauge flicks into the red. The warning light...
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  I can't find what seems like a blockage in my 2001 Peugeot 306's cooling system. 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  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...
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  Why does my Ford Focus' cooling fan run on after the engine's switched off? 30 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought an ex-demonstrator 59-plate Ford Focus TDCI in March. Ever since I bought the car the cooling fan runs on for around 20-30 minutes after the car...
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  Torque and trouble 5 Dec 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have driven, but never owned, a number of automatic cars in the past, and I am now tempted to make my first purchase albeit from the used sector. My...
• Coolant temp conundrum Astra 1.7DTL 20 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Backroomers, Sorry for the essay... I've had this motor for 2 years. Always wondered why the cooling system works like it does, and whether something's...
• Citroen C5 - Citroen C5 2.0 HDI 114k miles a good choice or not 17 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  Friend is in desperate need of a new car to replace his which is p***ing coolant. Was looking at a few places yesterday, prices are mad these days but we found a tidy looking 2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDI at £2195. 114k miles. Took it for a quick blast down the M6 and back and nothing
• Saab 9-3 - Anti freeze in the oil 15 May 2022 (Forum)
  with the start up of the engine or engine performance and the oil on the dip stick is a bit dirty brown but not the dreaded coolant brown milkshake.  Opinions, should this be dead now if she did put anti freeze in? Is her engine likely to just die anytime.   Thanks for any help
• Toyota Camry - Lost ATF 26 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  (the original started to weep at the bottom). I had new coolant and ATF topped up at the same time (some ATF was lost because the radiator incorporates an ATF cooler). The car was serviced (oil, filters and checks) in July last year. Yesterday evening I checked the ATF and was surprised to find
• 2003 NISSAN MICRA III K12 - 2003 NISSAN MICRA III K12 Identifying rubber pipe 24 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  the battery before but maybe I just didn't notice it was disconnected. The warning light for the engine being too hot has been showing lately and I am unsure if this pipe is related to it or if I just need the coolant topped up. I have checked all around the area of the pipe and can see nowhere
• MK5 VW Golf 1.9 Diesel - Cranking but not starting 12 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  resolved! I’m no mechanic, so I’ve been trying to do things myself with a little help from the internet. This is what I’ve tried so far. I’ve had it plugged in to the computer and nothing comes up. I’ve changed the fuel pump relay. I’ve changed all 4 glow plugs. Had a new coolant temperature sensor
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 30-06-2018 Part 2 1 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  In answer to DJL with the Volvo XC60 D4, if his car has Volvo's newish VEA D4 4-cylinder 2.0 diesel, the problem is almost certainly related to the well-known problem these cars have with the EGR cooler & valve. The EGR cooler design, and coolant flow to it, has been revised several times to fix
• 2011 Focus 1.8 Duratec - Mk2.5 Focus acceleration/throttle issues? 17 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  the issue. Additionally as low speeds in first/second it surges slightly, only 10-30rpm, is this another issue or normal? The oil is fine, so is the coolant. Ive checked the air filter and tube they're both clean, as is the face of the throttle that I can see. Ive pulled the spark plugs and theyre
• 1.6 petrol 11 plate - Ford Focus Mk 3 - heater pipe joint failure 24 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I had a failure of the O-rings which joins the heater matrix pipes to the pipes coming from the engine compartment. This led to anti-freeze/coolant leaking inot the driver's footwell. Ford have no altered the spec and there is no longer a joint invovled. However they can
• VW Golf III - VW 1993 AAM inlet manifold relay clicking+stalling 18 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  no. 171 906 383  ) is clicking and it seems to be losing its spark. It will drive well for a period of time and then kangaroo badly with the revs dropping and then suddenly returning to normal. It has just had a new throttle idle control motor unit and coolant temperature sender. Also
• SAAB 9-3 - Not any old white smoke problem! but a problem! 2 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  ). Problem which has been going on for a few months now: loads of white smoke and what sounds like something blowing. the MPG on the computer sarts to rapidly fall too. no loss of oil or coolant. here is the puzzling bit - it only does it randomly. If I turn the ignition off
• Ford Fiesta Freestyle 2001 Zetec 1.25 Code: DHA - Swapping Fiesta Engine - Must Engine codes match? 17 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi All I've had a coolant leak and fried the engine of my Fiesta and been told by a friendly mechanic that it will be cheaper to get a new engine and put it in. I know my engine code is DHA but have only been able to locate DHC and DHF engines in the local scrap merchants which