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• Any - Turbocharger Care 1 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  , chances are the turbo is water cooled. Do not neglect to maintain the cooling system. Change the coolant at the manufacturers recommended interval or earlier if there is any signs of loss or corrosion in the header tank. I recommend a mix of 25% coolant, 75% de-ionised water and one bottle of water wetter
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  Should Volkswagen replace my my Golf's EGR for free? 12 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2011 Volkswagen Golf Mk6 1.6 TDI, bought in in December 2015 from a local independent Volkswagen dealer. My mechanic noticed a water leak after...
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  Problems with an Almera 6 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Almera 1.8 has done 60k easy miles 'never driven hard' and is regularly maintained. I recently had to replace a coil pack on No1 piston, which...
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  Vauxhall Zafira cutting out - how to get fault codes? 4 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Vauxhall Zafira 2000yr. A few weeks ago I was driving and the car cut out, stereo and lights work ( ruling out battery ) but the windows wouldnt...
• Honda CR-V - Suggested price for CR-V 2009 automatic 5 May 2024 (Forum)
  transmission filter (genuine Honda) #Replaced differential oil (genuine Honda) #Replaced coolant (genuine Honda) #Replaced sparks plug (Denso irridium) #Replaced drive belt #Replaced alloy rims for nice looking diamond cut. #Replaced all 4 tires for great quality all season Good Year Vector 4 gen 3 #New
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  When should I change the antifreeze in my car? 15 Mar 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I have a March 2018 BMW 530i. Can you please advise on the recommended time interval before changing the antifreeze? I thought it was every six years but...
• Ford Focus misfire after rebuild 18 Dec 2023 (Forum)
  . After like a week the head gasket blew going down the motorway after all of the coolant leaked out.  Apparently a common problem on this model. I bought it from a dealer, it was under their warranty and they rebuilt the engine, with a new head (they sent the old one to be skimmed
• DS the early years 28 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  the engine coolant. Steering ball joints cracked, fuel tanks collapsed due to an internal-external pressure differential. There was only a key lock on the drivers door on early cars, so if it was parked drivers side next to a tall kerb, when the suspension 'settled', you couldn't get in!. Even the wind up
• Volkswagen - White smoke from oil filler cap and dipstick 20 May 2018 (Forum)
  how hot or cold the engine is, there is never the slightest hint of smoke from the oil filler cap or oil dipstick. In older cars smoke from the oil filler cap or dipstick usually meant burning oil, coolant in the oil, head gasket about to go etc. SO you can see my hesitation with buying
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  Could a water leak be a head gasket problem? 5 Aug 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I just put a deposit down on a car. The seller says it has a water leak "due to a compressed water supply" which to me sounds like maybe a damaged pipe...
• Mercedes-Benz C180 - Starting Probelms 7 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  ).   I have checked for fault codes and there is none.   I have replaced the crank position sensor without any change.   I have checked the coolant temp sensor (using OBD) and this varies nicely as expected
• Had car 2 months, needs 2 grands worth of repairs 17 May 2012 (Forum)
  Hi There! Bought a car 2 months ago from a decent looking dealership, not a main dealer though. Paid top price for that make, model, age, mileage - £12k Car was loosing coolant rapidly, dealer replaced the radiator to his credit, which didn't quite solve the problem
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  Idling problem with a 1997 Audi A4 18 Apr 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have an Audi A4 2.6 and it has done 207,000miles. I had been fine for ages but over the last 500 miles it's got a problem with revving up to 1500rpm...
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.25 Heating only works when engine pushed hard 9 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  . This didn?t really matter as the weather wasn?t cold then so I left it. About 2 months ago my car developed a coolant leak and needed a seal changed underneath the engine (not sure how else that describe it!) I did some searching about the earlier problem on the Internet and found that it was most likely
• Volkswagen Golf IV - White smoke from exhaust 14 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  it a couple of months and I've already had to put about 7-8 litres of oil in it. The oil is definitely not being lost through it dripping on the floor, nor is it being mixed with the coolant so head gasket has been ruled out (by 3 garages). I have been told that its likely to be the piston
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 96 19td Urgent maintenance advice 6 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  , and he claims that we wouldn?t need to heater matrix system and he by the water tube by not going to matrix system. I found the water come out from coolant expansion tank filler cap too corroded and yellow orange. Please advice on this. Clutch engage problem. 1. Even though full clutch pressed the second
• Renault Laguna (1994 - 2001) - HGF and what next ? 26 May 2009 (Forum)
  . There was no evidence of any colour to the coolant. I was satisfied that I was looking at HGF but 1) did I spill the beans to the stepbro' and recommend that he didn't travel with his car in that state? 2) not wanting to be the bearer of more bad news, did I keep quiet and hope that the RAC would pick up the pieces
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0 TDCi Split pipe 22 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  disc with a pipe in the top (a vaccume pipe?) underneath the fuel rail on the left hand side of the engine, more or less level with the glow plugs.... is this the EGR? Do I need to run off the coolant to clean it out (the EGR and is it hard to do)? 5 weeks ago some divvy at Nationwide Autocentre sent
• My first BMW... 24 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  did six plugs, oil , fueland air filters, brake fluid and coolant, plus fixed a dodgy earth to the number plate light) for £120 all in, and found no other issues. I'm not at all convinced by the 119k mileage though; it has service history up to 88k in 2001 and since then, nothing. It is possible
• Engine failure just prior to trading in. 23 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  , and I guess I would have noticed hitting a deep pool of standing water! The dealership and Saab UK insist that it's water ingestion and the only other thing I could think of was cambelt failure leading to a cracked head and coolant being sucked in and then out the airintake, thus making it wet