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• Ford Focus Estate Diesel 99/2000 - Water / coolant leak 29 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi my engine overheated and i had a loss of power when i checked the water level, as soon as i unscrewed the cap all the water started pouring out but...
• Volkswagen Bora - Reason for water temp gauge fluctuation? 30 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  switched on that water temp gauge fell from normal position to lower quarter. Car idles well, fuel economy as before and does not require top ups of coolant. Did put VAG-COM on and got a message for intermittent engine coolant temp sensor.   Could it be as simple as replace
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2000 1.8 intermittent coolant leak 17 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, I noticed the other day a pool of water under my car and just assumed it was the normal drips from the aircon condensation. going to work this...
• MG MG ZR (2001 - 2005) - 04 1.4 coolant problem??? 26 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  hi, car is a 2004 mg zr 1.4 lt. i've just have fitted a replacement radiator as the old one sprang a leak. since fitting it and running the car p to temperature,...
• rover 214 - headgasket / coolant prob? 3 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  hello my son has a rover 214 the head gasket went, the head gasket has been replaced the car runs fine ticks over fine but the water is not flowing properly,...
• '93 Polo. Coolant leak? 17 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I think I might have a leaking heater matrix, but I want to know what you lot think first. About a month ago, I had the Polo (see profile for specifics) in for a service, part of which was a coolant change. When I got back, and a few journeys later (no more than 100 miles) I checked the fluids
• Corsa C 1.2 SXI+ - Instant gasket + Bars Leak blocking cooling system 9 Mar 2019 (Forum)
  Hi. Just brought the above car with 72K on a 56 plate. It seemed OK but then I changed the coolant, which was filthy. This has changed the environment within the engine which has loosened whatever was in there and now I have a serious cooling problem along with a tickover issue which I think
• Toyota RAV4 - Repair woes! 12 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  . Car returned and driven for about 5 days before I noticed a coolant leak. Car returned for investigative work, and discovered 1st a faulty water pump (replaced) and then a small fracture on the inlet pipe from the block to the pump (replaced
• Hyundai i20 - Reduced mpg 26 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  .  I filled some petrol last week and on the MPG reading was going down and down and down as low as 10 miles to the gallon (I've never seen it that low) which spooked me, it has increased to high 20s since but still not great The only thing I've noticed is the bottom coolant hose is cold even
• Ford Fiesta Mk4 1.25 16V 1999 - Coolant temperature sensor / gauge 20 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  the instrument binnacle and tested the moving coil gauge separately and that's all working OK. So unless there's another coolant sensor I can't see I assume the sender unit connects to the ECU which has a relay output to control the radiator cooling fan and a signal output to drive the gauge. If I'm
• Hyundai Getz 1.1 year 2007 - Hyundai getz radiator fan not working 6 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  fan and blower and its not that. I've bridged RAD1 and RAD 2 relays and the fan runs. I've disconnected the coolant temp switch and the fan runs.  Are there enough clues above for someone to offer some advise on how to proceed further as I desperately need this car on the road for my wife
• Ford Focus Estate 1.8 Petrol - Coolant temperature 7 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  I drove the wife's car today for the first time in many months and noticed a characteristic smell upon stopping that suggesting it was running hot. There are no other indications so far of a problem but it is overdue for a service. According to the ECU the coolant temperature
• Skoda Fabia - 02 Fabia Brake Lights & Other Electrics 29 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  Car has been running reliably since new, but recently we had have the head off, skimmed & replaced, together with a new coolant tank.  Since then there have been two problems: 1) The coolant warning alarm goes off when it is first driven, but not on subsequent trips once warmed
• Citroen C2 - A temporary fix needed to keep a damn car going 8 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  to loosen the coolant cap until it goes "SSSSSSSS" (taking care not to lose my hand) so that the pressure doesn't force the coolant into the cylinders.  If I don't do this, the car won't even turn over next time without trying it about a million times.  Even parking the car for an hour will cause
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol 1.6 - 'Using' coolant... normal? 30 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  far so good. But the very decent seeming seller volunteered that the car 'uses' a little coolant (but with no sign of any leak) but that his mechanic had told him this was normal for an Astra. I'm just slightly worried about this water 'use'. Perhaps I'm barking entirely up the wrong tree here
• Renault Kangoo Van - Cooant levels 29 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  day checked the coolant level which was below the min mark, so I bought some coolant and filled up.  However, two days later, I checked the level again and it was again below the min mark, so, bought some more coolant and refilled.  Couple of days later; same thing.  I have now refilled
• Vauxhall Astra F - Overheating issue, running out of ideas 9 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hello all, The wife's Astra (1997, P reg) is overheating and we are stuck for solutions. Having been a cold running engine for all these years, 3 weeks ago out of the blue, just overheated and spat its coolant all over the engine bay.  Topped up coolant and it's not lost
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 99 2.0 coolant temp fluctuations - normal? 30 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  of heat is available for the cabin. On the way home (warmer air temp, mostly uphill) the temp gauge appears normal but if I put the heater on full I can make the needle drop back out of the zone. Is it normal for the cabin heater to make this much difference to the engine coolant temp? (I've heard
• Ford Focus III (2008 - ) - 08 1.6 Coolant Loss/Use 5 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I had some trouble with this about six months ago as the car was using/loosing coolant, it went to dealers no problem found, all topped up and was fine. Since then the car has been fine on all the trips even long runs down the motorway. Now the other day we went out and drove about 7 miles stopped
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - 88 2.6 Disappearing coolant... 13 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi chaps I've recently got myself an old Merc 260E. It's a fine old bus and is running great, however it's losing some coolant - needs a top up every few weeks or so depending on usage Horrible head gasket related thoughts immediately entered my head - it doesn't seem to be showing any other