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• SEAT Ibiza SC - paid holding fee for mis-advertised car 28 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  . the car wouldn't even start as the battery was flat. The interior was damaged and scratched. The windows were electric and wouldn't even go back up. Under the bonnet, all reservoir's i.e. the coolant was overfilled. Didn't even take it for a test drive as I dared to think what the engine
• Ford Mondeo - Idling / Revving Issues 9 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  of the sensors. He's not sure what could be causing the issue... but he said to try these two...: I swapped the Idle Air Control Valve . I thought this resolved the issue but it hasn't. It might have improve it slightly I guess. I've also swapped the Engine Coolant
• 96 Fiesta 1.8D awkward water hose access 7 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  Actually it's not a Fiesta, it's a Courier van, but I assume they're the same. Has anyone come across this before? It's the Ford 1.8 NASP diesel, and the coolant hose from the water pump has split. This hose goes into a metal T-piece, the other side of which has a small hose going
• Fiesta Ghia 1.4 Durashift - Strange one - radiator blocked??? 10 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  . I've emptied the coolant, and can't get a full amount back in (short by a couple of litres). But I can't find a cold spot on the rad, it drains out of the drain plug and out of the bottom hose, and I can put water in the expansion tank or the top pipe and and comes out both the drain plug
• Mazda 6 - Engine cutting out when cold then running cold 24 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  changes. I've only noticed this behaviour since the new battery, it started immediately the battery was changed. The old battery had gone totally flat. Does this sound like a thermostat problem or a coolant temperature sensor or something? Doesn't sound like a big deal
• Citroen Berlingo 1.9D 54 plate - Very strange occurance - brakes/engine? 24 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  , anyway) just the once, and if it would be related to the running hot problem.  normally it just gets hot going up hill or over 60mph, but it will do it! 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
• Ford Galaxy (1998) TDI 1896 cc - Overheating after garage repair 28 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Light was on.   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
• Vauxhall Corsa - Vauxhall Corsa D Condensation/Misting Up Issues 12 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  by wiping down all windows with a cloth and then removing the cloth from the vehicle every time. 3.  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
• 2004 VW Touran TDi - Humming Noise coming from Engine 15 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  be an expensive repair. 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
• Renault Megane II - Periodic start up problems 24 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  ) and my garage seem at a loss (local none Renault garage) but suggest replacing various sensors/part and hoping it solves the problem! 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
• Honda Happiness 30 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  and timing belt change so initially booked it in to an independent but then came across Honda Happiness. 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
• Citroen saxo 1.4i auto - Sluggish acceleration problems 8 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  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. The car runs perfectly in idle and when you dip
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 97 3.3 cooling fans won't come on????? 20 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  started up and drove on. 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
• Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.6 Engine Temperature problem? 22 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  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
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.9TD temp gauge rises when heater is turned up 7 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  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
• Toyota Camry (2002 - 2006) - 03 .65 A number of questions? 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  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? Q6
• 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
• Clio 1.6 K7M Oil Leak ? 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  enough oil to run down and form a drip over time, the oil level is not noticably dropping. 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
• 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
• 1998 Polo 1.0 stalling when cold 5 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  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