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• Citroen Xsara Picasso (2000 - 2010) - 01 1.6 coolant 24 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  oil and water levels ok, multifuntion display says stop temperature.
• Peugeot 206 1.4 Petrol - Dirty brown stuff inside coolant reservoir 16 May 2019 (Forum)
  Just got this car and noticed that the coolant reservoir is dirty with dried brown gunk around the sides.  Also the oil on the dipstick is a lighter brown than I'm used to seeing, viscosity seems normal though.   Is this likely a head gasket about to go and stop driving
• nissan micra 1986 k10 - possible coolant temp sensor problem 5 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  have got micra 1986 k10 when car starts ticks over but as car warms up approx 3 minutes revs drop car stalls will not start till car has cooled down . have been told this is famous problem and to replace coolant temp sensor is this true and if so where do i locate said sensor in engine
• Fiesta 1.4 petrol Ghia '04 - Engine Coolant Leak 4 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  My header tank is going from high to low in a week, I looked under the front of the car and there is a coolant leak coming down from behind the oil filter, very slowly dripping off the oil filter. My garage pressure tested the system to 1 bar and couldn't find a leak! 'I can't
• mg zr - small amount of coolant loss a year 22 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  hi is it normal to lose a small amout of coolant a year?about 1/2 to 2" in header tank over a year,i know that mg are known for hgf but mine has been done allready, ive had the car a year now and only had to top up twice maybe a inch a time over the year,no leaks no milky oil no oil loss runs
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 04 1.3 What colour antifreeze coolant should I use 14 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  Should it be blue or pink? The looklet just says L250. The coolant in there needs changing as its gone a rusty brown colour. Probably not changed as car has only done very low mileage. Appreciate any help or in a car this age does it matter so long as the anti freeze meets BS standards.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 Coolant level concern !!! 23 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  At the beginning of August 08, my Ford dealer topped up my coolant level (the orange antifreeze) to the maximum mark. Since then the level has gone down to about 3/4 full. I am obviously concerned that I may have a leak and if not how else could the level go down ? (I have driven about 1700
• Rover 45 (1999 - 2005) - 51 reg - Loosing Coolant following overheat 10 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Have a Rover 45 51 plate. About 2 weeks ago it overheated on a short motorway journey. Have topped up with coolant ever since but now seems to be drinking the stuff. Have been told its a possible radiator problem and to put some Radweld into it, though can't seem to find the obvious place to pour
• Passat tdi coolant temp indicator 8 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  I have a problem with the coolant indicator on my passat. Most of the time it indicates 90 after everything has warmed up. Sometimes it just sits at zero. I have found 2 post in the history of the forum indicating that this is either the thermostat failing or the sensor. Looks like thermostat
• Coolant sensor 23 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  of coolant temperature. i need to rectify this. Does the XUD engine cooling fans run on two speeds and how can i rewired it. Many thanks in anticipation
• 2001 Fiesta mk4 endura-E 1.3 - 2001 Fiesta operating temp? 9 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  , when I enter the hidden menu I can view the coolant temp: so engine warms up until coolant temp reaches 89c and then I can see a drop in temp as the thermostat opens while driving at highway speeds or to say above  30-40 mph coolant temp is around 92-96c at very traffic or very
• Golf gt tdi 02 - Leaking coolant 22 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Ok have a golf that's leaking coolant, had cambelt replaced as 20k done since last, and then put in a new water pump and cap When I say leaking it isn't noticeable I can't see any water and it is a tiny amount, it falls just below the minimum every week or so Cambelt was replaced 3weeks ago
• Skoda - trouble with coolant temperature sensor (locked) 18 May 2008 (Forum)
  snip. Duplicate post removed, and earlier posting moved across to Technical Matters - as notified to you by email a few hours ago.
• 1.4 TFSI - Audi Q2 Coolant Loss 13 Oct 2022 (Forum)
  Hello readers. I would like your thoughts on a serious problem. I had the cambelt changed on my Q2 1.4 TFSI {25000 miles} at JCT600 after the work was completed i drove away and lost all my coolant over a distance of 10+ miles. The dealer has checked the car and is saying a thermostat hose has
• Volkswagen touran 1.6 TDi - Black coolant Bad fumes 18 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  my eyes and back of throat. I returned it to the VW garage and they agree about the fumes, and they also found the coolant to be black with what appears to be soot. They do not know the cause, although they seem to know it is unrelated to their previous work. They have sent the coolant fluid away
• Mini Cooper S R56 First registered 2007 - Overheating 21 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  i was recently held up in traffic and with out any warning my car started to boil up ,no dashboard warning lights no audio warning ,I checked coolant level this was ok ,the engine coolant fan did not cut in .Having got the vehicle home I shorted out the coolant fan relay and the fan started to work
• MINI MINI Cooper and S R56 (2007 - ) - 06 1.6 Another one loosing coolant 3 May 2010 (Forum)
  Just before Christmas i was driving the wifes mini when the heater suddenly started blowing cold air and the temp gauge started moving around erraticaly. upon investigation it appeared that the coolant level was low, took about a litre to top up. All has been fine but now the level has dropped
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 97 2.8 Flushing / cleaning coolant system 14 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Since I bought my car about 6 years ago, the coolant has been a sort of brown colour, instead of pink. I've changed coolant lots of times, flushed it a number of times with water / flush until it all runs clear, but the brown colour always comes back. A brown substance coats the inside
• Nissan Primera III (1999 - 2002) - 00 1.8 Antifreeze/coolant query 26 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  I noticed the other week that the antifreeze/coolant on the Primera was very low in the header/expansion tank. It's an indeterminant greeny/brown colour from what I can see through the plastic so I really don't know what's already in the system. I have heard horror stories of mixing the 2 basic
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2000 2.0 HDi - Coolant loss 13 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  SWMBO's X -reg estate (sixty-odd thousand miles) has recently started to need its coolant level topping up - about half a cupful every fortnight, low mileage covered in that time. An inspection under the bonnet and under the car reveals nothing. (Mind you, the car stands on gravel.) All the hoses