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• Impending gasket problems 309? :( 21 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  -Low coolant warning light came on today, after a 150 mile journey last night. Engine cold when light came on. -Very slow loss of coolant (the pint I replaced is still there after driving around, and the car has been driven a few thousand miles since having coolant replaced) -Loss of power when
• Ford Focus - Faulty Car (Small Claims Court or Not) 21 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Hello, Last Tuesday I bought a 2004 Ford Focus from a man who informed me in writing that he was a car trader and that the vehicle was faultless and drove without issues after a 34 mike trip home we had found this fault with the vehicle as shown in this video. Ford Focus Coolant thank reservoir
• MGF P Reg Coolant Overheating 9 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  . The temp gauge started to rise, got to just underhalf way then stopped. Here's the first problem, apparantly the normal level for the gauge is one bar under the halfway mark, yet mine normally sits one bar above the lowest bar! A couple of mninutes later steam started to come out of the coolant tank. My
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 White/grey smoke from car exhaust? 21 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Would this symptom mean head gasket problems and also how rapidly would the coolant level in the reservoir drop if coolant were getting into the engine and coming out of the exhaust pipe (the white smoke) ?? thanks bud
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 D-turbo coolant loss.. 23 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  ,- and was subsequently recovered by transporter! PROBLEM - Notwithstanding that coolant has been replaced and bled, the temperature gauge fluctuates between 72 - 76 [90 has been the norm for the past 10 years] - and coolant appears to be escaping from the expansion tank overflow pipe. The water level in the expansion
• Vauxhall Astra Club, Automatic, 56 plate - Failing gear box, old recall?? Coolant in gear box 9 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  out today (by chance) about the old recall regarding coolant getting in the gear box; a Vauxhall garage confirmed that my car went in for the recall work in 2009 but chap commented that they would not know exactly what work was done, ie was radiator changed etc.  Is it possible that when
• 2001 Golf 1.9 TDI 115. - 'STOP check coolant' but level is ok 22 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Hi there, I am hoping someone may be able to help me. I am getting a 'STOP check coolant' light coming on (usually during start up in the morning). The first time I checked my coolant it was low so topped it up. When it came on again I checked and the level in the water header tank
• vw passat se 20v Year 2000, 150,000 Miles - red oil light and coolant light 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Just part exchanged today for this vw. Red oil and coolant light came on and the red stop light. I topped up the oil and coolant and drove car home. The car seems to be in good condition with the last owner having the car since 2003. The car drove very smoothly but the oil warning
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 97 1.4i coolant is streaming from tube underneath 17 May 2009 (Forum)
  the red light showed on dashboard, so new switch fitted to radiator. Fan seems to be working correctly but the engine overheats because coolant leaks away. Car gets hot as soon as I hit heavy traffic and coolant begins to stream away from this small tube attached just underneath the cap, completely
• Peugeot 406 Water/Coolant Leak 12 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I have recently discovered a problem with my 406: the in-car heater wasn't working so I checked the coolant levels and found it is loosing coolant. Its only losing it slowly, so I ran the engine to see if I could see any leaks. Basically, the leak is coming from the top of the engine
• Mgtf 160hp 2005 - Possible head gasket blown 15 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Hello. Looking to buy this car Mot failure for o2 and lambda with eml illuminated. Has not boiled. Evidence of coolant leak at head gasket. 2 small top ups of coolant over last 500 miles. Could thereby anything other than head gasket..? Any advice
• Ford Fiesta - Water on driveway 12 May 2015 (Forum)
  53 Plate, 5 door. Just noticed a small amount of fluid on driveway, came from under the engine. After parked for half an hour, about a golf ball shaped amount appeared. Can I top up the coolant with water to get it to the garage for an inspection? Or does it have to be special
• Splilt antifreeze in engine. 27 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  While topping up my C-Max's coolant today, I accidentally spilt some onto the top of the coolant tank, which dripped down into the engine. It wasn't an enormous amount. Is this anything to worry about, or do I need to do anything about it like rinse it off? Why do they make the refill orifices so
• Citroen C5 2.0 HDI diesel - Coolant problems on Citroen C5 23 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  that the coolant temperature sensor was occasionally swinging up or down wildly, then returning to normal.  Last week while getting brake pads replaced at a local garage (that I've used before) I asked if they could replace the sensor too. They did it, saying they'd used a generic part (rather than
• Vauxhall Corsa D 1.2 (2010 model) - VX Corsa 1.2 petrol (2010 model) losing coolant 11 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  it. When we got the car home and I had a good furtle under the bonnet, the coolant level seemed a bit low, it was a couple of inches under the marking on the header tank
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 02 1.8 Coolant Leak 14 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi- My Focus broke down yesterday- luckily a nice day, hadn't got too far and early afternoon so could get it towed to the garage. It had lost power on the dual carriage way, temperature gauge at max etc. It turns out there was no coolant, and I admit I haven't checked it for a while (will do from
• Audi A4 - head gasket or not? 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  I have had a 1997 Audi A4 1.8 SE (ADR 20V engine) for seven trouble-free years and 120,000 miles until earlier this year when it started using water but in fairly small quantities (1 pint in 500 miles). This continued for several months while I tried to work out whether I had a coolant leak
• Golf Mk3 - Head Gasket Problem 26 May 2004 (Forum)
  there is obvious excess pressure; if I don't release the pressure gradually coolant sprays out. It gets through a bit of coolant (0.5 litres every few hundred miles), although some of this is what sprays out when I remove the cap. Also the level in the tank is obviously depressed after a day or two of running
• astra coolant plug 10 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Im having trouble realeasing the drain plug on my 1600 astra.The manual instructs you to undo wth your hands.The plug is orange and about the size of a...
• Ford Fiesta - Ford Fiesta 1999 T 1.25 zetec s heater always hot 2 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, i had an issue with my fiesta recently, it was randomly over heating, and the temperature of the heater inside the car was also whatever it decided to be at the time, i wasn't losing coolant or oil, and both were clean from one another. Some times i could do 100 miles trouble free