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• Ford B-MAX - Ford B-Max - Ecoboost engine issue 27 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  Hello.  Recently purchased this 6 yrs old, 59,000m car.  Due to the well-known problem with some Ecoboost engines failing due to coolant system component flaw (which Ford will compensate for if occurs), I asked Ford for a free inspection of the coolant system on the ground
• 56 plate Astra Life 1.6 petrol auto - Autobox problem. 19 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  coolant into oil circuit. Car driven minimal distance since and will go into 2nd or 4th but not 3rd. 1500. At 68 I am old world car savvy but have never worked on this model. Is it worth using Radweld say and draining and refilling gearbox? I asked son to check engine coolant level
• Nissan Micra K12 - Nissan Micra overheating problem. 3 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All.   I am a bit stumped. I have a 2003 Nissan Micra 1.2 se. It has been overheating. Today, I topped up the coolant and ran it on idle, after a bit the expansion tank was to the top and it was spitting coolant out. I checked the thermostat and it is definitely knackered
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 coolant leak after w/pump & rad change 26 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hey all, My Astra, W reg has not long had both its radiator and water pump replaced, yet two weeks after having the pump fitted, the water/coolant had gone down to about 3/4 of an inch full. I'm getting a bit annoyed now as its getting too expensive to run if it keeps having these issues
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.3 Coolant flushing and renewal 7 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I've decided to renew the coolant in my Fiesta 1.3 Flight since whats already in there contains what looks like dust, rust flakes and an oily surface sheen. Can I just check that all I need to do is open the radiator plug at the bottom of the radiator, collect everything that runs out
• I feel great! Fixed temp gauge problem! 20 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I just changed the coolant temperature gauge on my car and it made the temp. needle work again. Yay me. I'd already replaced the thermostat but that didn't fix the problem and, thanks to Haynes and some help from this forum, I managed to successfully flush the rad/engine block, replace the coolant
• Mysterious Water Leak from Audi Engine? 26 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a mysterious water leak on my Audi Coupe Gt 2.0i 5 cylinder. I changed the coolant last night. Then I ran the engine to remove any air. I then went to the shops and after about one minutes driving I noticed a red light flash on the dashboard indicating low coolant. I immediately
• Golf V -coolant temperature gauge 24 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  that the engine when starts is rotating at higher RPMs that it used (+- 1100RPM, previously 900 RPM). Can this be any how related? How can I realise what is faulty, the coolant temperature sensor? The gauge? I heard that the sensor on MK IV has some faulty connection and gets easily loose. I would like to check
• BMW 318 cooling system 14 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  The day before I went on a short trip, the "water level" indicator on the car facia showed that the coolant level required topping up. It's a simple DIY job which takes about 10 minutes. Yesterday, just before I had completed the 80 mile journey, the "water level" indicator came on again. Once I
• Primera / any car : Cooling system flush 4 Apr 2004 (Forum)
  the appropriate hoses and flushed through the bits I could with a hose but the cylinder block will not be fully flushed. I filled up 70/30 with water/coolant. It still looks pretty watery in there though. My quaestions are would a week without proper coolant / diluted coolant cause a problem? Should I use
• Rover 216 cooling systems 6 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  to function. It did prior to the blowup.Now my repairer has had the car back to bleed the system on numerous occasions, the last time using vacuum equipment. I have called out green flag on several occasions. As I type the coolant has been discharging through the pressure cap on the coolant tank after a short
• Coolant Level warning in a Vectra 11 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  up with "Coolant Level" warning. When I checked, the level was low, so I topped it up and sighed about the service people missing it... 2 weeks later, back came the warning again. I checked and the level had, indeed, gone down again. I took it back to the garage and accused them of muppetry
• Ford Focus 2006 1.8 TDCi Ghia - Using Coolant and Engine System Fault Message 31 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  .  Still seemed to be using a lot of water/coolant so took it back to the garage again.  According to them, it was the head gasket, plus brake switch and clutch switch
• Ford Fiesta 2000 1.3l petrol manual - Mk4 Fiesta 1.3l petrol overheating 24 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  caused all my coolant to leak out and I didn't realise until it was too late.  I only drove it a very short distance to get home.  I flushed out the radiator and replaced the coolant and everything seemed to be OK.  But after a month or so, the engine started overheating and the coolant
• Nissan X-Trail - Water pump replacement 1.6dci 21 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  Hello, I have coolant leak in my Nissan xtrail t32. In around 500km coolant is going from Max to Min which is around 250ml. System was pressure tested and there was no visible leaks however there is some staining around water pump so I presume it's the source of the leak. I have
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  Why is my heater blowing cold air? 21 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My 2011 Jeep Compass heater is blowing cold air all the time. Any ideas on what is wrong?
• Citroen C3 - heater faults 13 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  , and the oil and coolant temp is constantly at -40 degrees so i changed the coolant temp sensor and this has made no differace any help would be apperciated thanks mike  
• Removing oil from coolant? Vaux Corsa 17 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hello! Can anyone help me with the following, regarding a '95 Vauxhall Corsa Diesel? The car had blown a head gasket, which was replaced etc., but I...
• Ford Mondeo 1997 1.8 Zetec Overheating 7 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, The temp gauge on my 100k Mondeo now shoots up to the top end of normal after only traveling a couple of miles. Have checked coolant levels and pipes and all are ok. Took it for a four mile drive and when I got back had a look and the cooling fan on the rad wasn't going round which you'd
• ford granada - loosing coolant 19 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  Hi All, Can anyone help? My ford granada has been losing water for sometime and today after a 15 mile journey she started to over heat. There doesn't...