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• Renault Kangoo Combi (1999 - 2004) - 00 1.9D help!- overheating & losing coolant 29 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  HELP!, My Kangoo (2000 1.9D) is overheating and losing it's coolant. After only a mile or so the temperature guage quickly rises to 3 quarters- then falls back to the centre in a couple of seconds. When I open the bonnet the coolant is down below the minimum mark. I put a new cap on the coolant
• Vw Passat TDI (2002) Loss of coolant 29 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I have a VW Passat TDI which about 5 weeks ago started loosing a litre plus of coolant every 3 days (lots of motorway use) and slight loss of power.Took it to garage who did pressure test ,every think o.k.Continued to loose coolant and recently found oil in filler reservoir,garage said very likely
• Megane 1.6e Auto 96 - Drinking Coolant 6 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  My car is doing my nut, in the last month it has had a new thermostat, and subsequently a new pipe where the coolant is returned from the engine. The car is presently drinking about 2 litres of coolant per day, even though I only make short journeys, and the heater has now decided not to function
• 2000 Vectra 2.5 V6 CDX Temps/Coolant 29 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Well I did the auction on Saturday and picked up a (hopefully) nice W-Reg Vectra 2.5 V6 CDX with FSH and 62K on the clock for £2350 It has the Multi-Info-Display or whatever it's called and has 'Coolant Level Check' displayed on it constantly. The coolant is full (I mean to the top) and temps
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  Why is my Volkswagen Bora overheating if the coolant is full? 29 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Volkswagen Bora 1.9 TDI 115PS and when I drive for about 3-4 miles the car overheats and sometimes there is no coolant at all. I asked a few friends...
• VW Golf Mk 4 GT TDI 2002 - VW Golf Coolant loss Issue 8 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  Any advise/ thoughts welcome... My golf loses all coolant on long motorway trips every approx 100 miles. This does not happen on short journeys around home and only on longer trips when the engine has fully warmed up to usual 90 degree temperature for an hour or so... I have been topping
• Ford fiesta 1.3 - Heater blowing cold 17 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Hi just brought a 2001 fiesta 1.3 and the heater only blows cold no matter where the heater dial is placed. I have flushed the coolant system and heater matrix, replaced the water pump , thermostate and heater control valve and fully bled the coolant system so coolant fan kicks in. I have rechecked
• Peugeot 306 DW8 (wjz) - Broken coolant system. 5 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  I can't get coolant flowing through my matrix. There are no air blocks and I've recently replaced the matrix, water pump and thermostat; and also flushed the whole system numerously. I can only get flow through the matrix when the matrix bleed srew is off
• Loss of Coolant 22 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  I own a 1990 Audi 80. It has provided 5 years of excellent service. However during the past year it has started loosing coolant. I have to top it up about every 2 months. The rate of loss has suddenly increased during the last few weeks, to the point when the coolant light comes on, it now needs
• any - coolant renewal 2 Jul 2018 (Forum)
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• mg zr 160 53 plate - coolant problems! 23 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  hi guys firstly the head gasket has been done with mls gasket ages ago with cam belt and bolt kit ect ect and has ran fine since over 30k ago,any way the other day i thought i would do a coolant change with all the rocomended coolant i.e oat long life coolant (the red colour stuf).at first after
• Peugeot 308 1.6 hdi - Coolant leak at oil cooler 23 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Hi my 308 hdi starting leaking coolant down an around the oil cooler .What do i have to replace thank you.
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus 2015 1.5tdci Blown Head Gasket 27 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  Hello all. Looking for some help and recommendations. The story so far... Started off with huge amounts of pressure in the coolant when cold. When I would undo the coolant cap, when cold, a huge rush of air would escape and cause the coolant to drop. Also had dark discolored
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  Why is the low coolant light on? 4 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Volvo XC60 has done 91,000 miles and runs well; however, the low level coolant light has come on four times in the past 15 months. I have topped up...
• Skoda Octavia I (1998 - 2004) - Coolant change 22 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Do I need to use the recomended Skoda coolant when doing a complete change? or is this the usual "trying to get you to use the main dealer stuff". Also is it an easy job?
• ZX/Xsara coolant 10 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  It's time to change the coolant on my 95 ZX Volcane TD. I've heard it can be a pig of a job to get rid of air locks. Anyone got any handy hints? The wife's Xsara (same 1.9TD) also needs doing.
• Coolant Loss 2002 Model Passat PDI 25 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Slowly lost around 3 pints of coolant from my 100ps Passat over the past 6000 miles or so. 89,000 miles total. No visible oil in coolant or vice versa. Almost impossible to see much else but no obvious leaks or overheating. Is it a 'please take my credit card' job or can I check more myself? -- I
• Saxo - air bubbles in coolant 7 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Wife's Saxo diesel recently had a radiator leak, now repaired. The car never overheated, and the most I had to top the expansion bottle at any one time was about a quarter litre. On checking recently I have noticed air bubbles in on the coolant, quite a froth sometimes. Coolant level remains
• Coolant Level 10 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  Apologies for my ignorance. Car is eight years old over 100k. If fill the coolant level up via the expansion tank and you overfill, I assume that the excess will drain out and via the overflow pipe when the car gets going. Now the question I have is. 1. If you over fill your coolant
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  Why is my Peugeot 208 using so much coolant? 7 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 208 1.4 petrol runs at around 96-98 degrees and the engine is using a lot of coolant every week. I've called out the AA, but they say this operating...