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• Ford Fiesta 1.6tdci Titanium - Cat C repaired car - major issues, any advice 28 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  the bolt simply welded back on and a damaged inner supprt panel. There was dented air con pipes and leaking coolant hoses. The guys at the garage said that this car had obviously been involved in quite a heavy front end impact. They also said that the cambelt had probably snapped due to the mis
• Review Fiat Doblo 2002 JTD "the Fault-Master" 13 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  . The side door jammed at this point and one of the coolant hose had to be replaced due to chaffing (spotted by me) Time went on and there were many other little foibles and faults such as the rear window rubbers becoming sticky - as in seemingly uncured rubber - and on the sills that little forward
• Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - consumer rights 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  on September 23rd last year for £4500 with 82K on the clock. Was told by the sales guy that I'd get their full 'gold warranty' with it so felt reassured with my purchase that if anything did go wrong I'd be covered. Anyway, about a month and some 800 miles or so later I was doing some routine checks (coolant
• Honda Accord UK (1998 - 2003) - 00 2.0 Auto Gearbox Failure after service 17 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  more gentle with the throttle so it wasn't quite so bad. From 2nd to 3rd was slightly jerky but not too bad. Once the engine started warming up (coolant gauge moving to warm) the problem disappeared and all changes were nice and smooth again. All was well until the next time I started from cold (after
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 04 2.0 TDCI 115: Flashing glow plug light 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I've had a good read on the net and have realised that the flashing glow plug lights can be anything from £15 worth of work up to £2000! When I turn the ignition the engine management light comes on and the coolant/aircon light (? I think- the snowflake light) goes from amber to red. When I start
• Advice Sought On Paying The Bill 20 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I posted in the techincal forum last week about a problem that I had with low oil pressure on my 05 Passat TDI. In short, two weeks ago I was 50 or so miles from home when a STOP - Oil Pressure - Engine Off! - Owner's Manual red warning came up on the MFD. Having ignored a coolant warning on my
• Ford Mondeo - Rant about blatant lies from second hand dealer 10 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  that". When I picked the car up I should have lifted the bonnet to check but I didn't.. I don't know why, just taking him at his word. When I actually got some time to check it at home I found the brake fluid below minimum, the coolant below minimum and the washer fluid empty. The brake fluid
• DPF Q&A -- sheds some light 1 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  loading in the DPF. Question: What conditions are required for the DPF to begin regeneration? Answer: The following conditions must be fulfilled for regeneration to begin. a.) Engine running since start for longer than 2 minutes. b.) Calculated saturation higher than 80%. c.) Coolant temperature
• Those whom the Gods would destroy... 10 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  white smoke, just the black residue of a large muscle car being revved up and wasting irreplaceable natural resources as is entirely appropriate. Removing the radiator cap does however reveal something more reminiscent of Starbucks than radiator coolant. That needs looking at. Four 50% worn Bridgestones
• diesel - Diesel Engine remaps and emissions. 10 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  and coolant sensors. Unlike gas engines, diesel engines do not NEED any of these data to operate. These parameters are measured solely so that the ECU can optimise the fuelling rate and timing to real time local conditions. Fuel quality across Europe is regulated to a common standard. Fuel quality
• Picked up the Scenic today.... 23 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  at first, but the big LCD panel works far better than I was expecting. The panel contains the aforementioned speedo and rev counter, plus bar gauges for fuel and coolant temperature, and a text information panel which relays information from the trip computer, as well as any service errors. . Dynamically
• Renault Espace (1997 - 2002) - Diesel Problem Vol2 19 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  just paying for the 72000 cambelt change, the 72000 major service, and for coolant and brake fluid changes (not at a Renault garage but using Renault parts and a saving over Renault dealerships of 50% £600 for all this rather than £1200). Apart from the engine problems I think the car is excellent
• Skoda Yeti - Skoda Yeti - my thoughts on 10K miles / 1 year 1 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  found random people asking me what it was etc. Over the first year / 10K miles it required no oil or coolant whatsoever. The tyres at 10K miles were 1/3 worn on the front and appeared virtually unworn on the back I had 3 unscheduled visits to the main dealer * ECU
• Spent £826 on repairs this year on a reliable car 23 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  ) Resprayed wheel trims (cosmetic) £6 for the primer and finsih 10) Resprayed wiper arms (cosmetic) £1 paint from £1 land 11) New coolant and brake fluid £25 inc labour 12) New front tyre £45 (emegency) 13) New rear shock absorbers 14) New ball joint 15) New CV boot £156 fir 13, 14 and 15. 16) Some body work
• Warning for Rattle: how to do it, how not to do it 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  I have found this old piece among my files. Unpublished, although I seem to remember quoting from it here. It embodies a warning to Rattle and anyone else tempted to seek short-cut solutions to coolant or gasket problems. Forgive me for this shameless recycling, but it seems a pity to let
• Corsa CDTI 2004 - LOTS of Black smoke..... 13 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  (Swapped from working car) Maf Sensor (Swapped from working car) Crank sensor (Swapped from working car) Cam sensor (Swapped from working car) Coolant temp (Swapped from working car) Leakage pipes (Swapped from working car) Continuity
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - 01 1.6 inlet valves bent on test drive after newca 17 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  2001 1.6 16v Megane 83000 miles ** I know this looks long but it's a good read and it would really help me argue my case with the garage** My water pump suddenly got very noisy, I was leaking coolant and the engine started to overheat. Knowing that the water pump is cam belt driven and knowing
• Hometune Service? Good Value? 13 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Replace 6. Brake Fluid Level Check/Adjust Check/Adjust 7. Clutch Fluid Level/Clutch Cable Condition Check/Adjust Check/Adjust 8. Engine Coolant Level Check/Adjust Check/Adjust 9. Anti-Freeze Strength Check Check 10. Battery Fluid Level Check/Adjust Check/Adjust 11. Power Steering
• see if I care..... 15 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  bought a new Yuasa (they\'re the best). Hoses, belts, rad and coolant seem A OK so left them alone. The a/c is the old Bendix compressor out of the ark and used on every US car in the 50\'s/60\'s, so I had a leak test and I got it refilled with Freon and so far so good. But these are really old stuff so
• Citroen ZX - Citroen ZX Turbo Deisel - XUD Head Gasket Repair 1 May 2010 (Forum)
  be at fault. So I replaced that, too. The symptoms remained the same. The car didn’t overheat but did continue to run warmer than usual. The oil and coolant looked clean, but the car did gradually use more and more water. Then one day it blew the bottom radiator hose off. From cold, on tick over