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  A Grand Monday: Audi A6 23 Mar 2015 (News)
  . There’s some service history, which shows the car has had new spark plugs, air filter, belts, oil, coolant and brake fluid. It’s also had a new thermostat (we’d suspect a heating issue and want to know how serious this was). New tyres, discs and pads (front) have also been recently fitted
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  A Grand Monday: Austin Maestro 1.6HLS 5 Jan 2015 (News)
  of the driver’s door. Under the bonnet, the car’s been recently serviced – new oil and filter, spark plugs, distributor cap, plus fresh coolant. The brakes have also been given a bit of TLC with new wheel cylinders and brake hoses. According to the vendor, the automatic choke
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  Holiday hell predicted this Friday as pre-Christmas traffic DOUBLES 17 Dec 2018 (News)
  . "A single breakdown can bring some roads to a grinding halt, slowing down the Christmas getaway for all of us," said the RAC's patrol of the year, Mark Souster. "A few moments spent checking things like fuel, oil, coolant and screenwash levels and the condition and pressure of tyres
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  Holiday traffic returns to pre-pandemic levels 27 Aug 2021 (News)
  checking tyre pressure and tread, checking oil and coolant levels and topping up where required.  The RAC surveyed 1300 drivers to establish car use trends for the bank holiday weekend. It also worked with transport analytics experts INRIX to identify areas where traffic
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  'Car SOS's Fuzz Townshend launches Classic Friendly garage scheme 10 Jan 2014 (News)
  car insurers. In addition to pre-1960 vehicle safety checks, Classic Friendly also offers buyer’s and seller’s inspections, which includes coolant and brake fluid testing, paint thickness and condition reports and inspection of upholstery, chrome
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 406 Coupe V6 £450 13 Jul 2015 (News)
  . Do your homework, though. If the engine power is down, it could a dying coolant temperature sensor. If it’s running rough, it could be the coil packs. Make sure that there’s no sign of failing head gaskets, either, as replacing them is reportedly an engine-out job. Fine
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  Now Drivers Can Get The Condition of Their Oil Checked 13 Jun 2014 (News)
  to excessive heat, if it has been in the engine too long or the engine is overheating, or it could be due to the contamination of foreign materials, such as coolant or fuel. “MillerCare provides our customers with a detailed, yet easy to understand, report that covers all of the test results
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  A Grand Monday: Tempting Toyota MR2 Mk1 Project - £950 27 Apr 2015 (News)
  . ‘The engine mounted fan kicked in as it should. The idle does surge, which will be caused by air in the system so budget to change the coolant and bleed the system.’ All the electrics work fine including the electric windows and electric mirrors. There are no warning lights on the dashboard
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  Owner review of the month: July 2014 4 Aug 2014 (News)
  the car, in particular the eight-speed transmission, which is described as “sublime.” One problem involving coolant loss was reported but otherwise the owner has been impressed with the 1 Series. He even commends the dealer – Dick Lovett – and explains that a good dealer
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  Toyota Issues Steering Recall 14 Nov 2012 (News)
  this happen it will be indicated by a warning light being illuminated on the dashboard. There have been three reported cases in Europe. There are no reported accidents related to this issue. 2: There is an electrically driven water pump that circulates coolant through the hybrid components
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  Comma launches £2 million motorsport ticket giveaway 13 May 2010 (News)
  .   “Through our partnership with F2 and MSV, our oils and coolants go through 2.3 million miles of scrutiny at the very limit of performance. It’s important that our passion for performance is fed back through to our customers, and offering thousands of people the chance to experience the thrill
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  Sustainable Mobility, According to Renault Eco2 16 Jun 2010 (News)
  installed an additional servo valve in the engine cooling system. This prevents the circulation of coolant anywhere but the cylinder head and engine block until it has reached operating temperature. The servo valve then opens, allowing coolant into the cabin heater matrix. Then, when everything has got
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  World's Biggest Classic Car Auction: 3,500 Cars 3rd-13th January 22 Dec 2018 (News)
  steel wheels with dog-dish center caps, Goodyear Polyglas tires, a Hurst shifter, Stewart Warner 8,000 RPM tachometer and Stewart Warner auxiliary oil-pressure, coolant-temperature and amp gauges. The wildest production Camaro of its era, this ZL1 won Classic Chevy International Platinum in 2006
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  Opinion: Keep your friends close and your mechanics closer 16 Aug 2016 (News)
  career, but it was sufficient enough for me to learn the ropes. I’d love to say I’ve developed those skills further, but the truth of the matter is, I haven’t. I learned the basics – how to change oil, coolant, spark plugs, brake pads, filters, and also the dark art of how
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  Mondeo II for £2,400 at Auction Today 29 Jul 2005 (News)
  Despite 128,000 miles this 2000X 2.0LX chain cammer was quite a good one, too. Clean paint, with not many chips and scratches. No rust in the door bottoms. And nothing to worry about in the coolant header tank. It started at just £1,400, soon reached its reserve of £2,200, then bid
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 16-5-2015 16 May 2015 (News)
  .)     Tampa proof I live in Florida for 6 months of the year and own a PT Cruiser bought new in 2005 that has done 34,657 miles. I had to get the fan coolant unit replaced and was told this was a common problem, but unusual for such low mileage. The car was vibrating at idle when using the a/c. Also
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  Scrapping Over the Scraps at Auction Today 2 Mar 2009 (News)
  for £400 over book retail. Even then old tanks were dear. £350 for a Scorpio. £350 and £475 for a pair of Rover Sterlings, though at least the cleaner one had a nice full header tank of coolant. Someone went berserk and paid £925 for a 2000V Ford Ka
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 4 Apr 2015 (News)
  that the coolant level warning light had come on a couple of times in recent weeks, though the level seemed OK to me and the running temperature had not increased. I duly collected the car and all was fine, except I noticed that every item on the Visual Health Check report was marked Not Checked. Then, 8 weeks
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 6 Oct 2001 (News)
  for an quantity of oil, coolant, ATF, gearbox oil, brake fluid, etc over and above what the car will actually take. Very few punters ever spot this and if they do, tell them it's a clerical error, revise the invoice and refund them the extra money. 99 times out of 100 you'll never have to. The Major
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 16 Sep 2001 (News)
  obtaining the new filter from stores and fitting it, plus, of course, the cost of the filter. The Fluids Overfill Charge the customer for an quantity of oil, coolant, ATF, gearbox oil, brake fluid, etc over and above what the car will actually take. Very few punters ever spot