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  • Overheating 6yo Focus TDi 31 May 2006 (Forum)
    My Focus suddenly overheated and lost about 3litres of coolant over last weekend. No obvious leaks from hoses. I topped-up and it appears OK, although I'm having it checked, flushed-out & refilled tomorrow. I have changed the coolant twice during its lifetime, but not for about 2yrs, so suspect
  • Ford Fiesta Coolant pump leak 26 Apr 2005 (Forum)
    The water pump on my 96 1.25 fiesta appears to be leaking. I checked the hoses and radiator, these are fine, the water appears to be leaking from the area...
  • Coolant Thermostat / Temperature Gauge 19 Aug 2003 (Forum)
    Sorry, for the mamy postings but your help is greatly appreciated. My 1993 TD Astra (Isuzu), the temp gauge rarely goes above the blue, even on runs...
  • BL Miestro coolant problem 1 Jan 2003 (Forum)
    anybody able to help with a problem with BL Miestro water heated inlet manifold ,heated water inlet and outlet pipes (smaal robber pipes on route to heater...
  • Rover 214SLi Ghostly coolant 14 Apr 2002 (Forum)
    Losing water intermittently, no apparent leakage, no water in the oil. Checking the water level weekly, over a period of a month sometimes requires no...
  • Ford Focus ST - Engine High Tempurature 11 Mar 2018 (Forum)
    mile journey to the office I was presented with an high temperature warning light. In fairness the warning came within the first 5 miles. Upon getting to the office i discovered the coolant tank was empty. Thus, filled it and later in the day completed the return jouney. This time however
  • I'm losing antifreeze but don't see any leaks - what could the problem be? 19 May 2017 (Ask HJ)
    I hear a gurgling sound in the dashboard of my Volkswagen Passat and I'm losing antifreeze. I don't see any leaks. Do you know what the problem could be?
  • Skoda Felicia - Overheating 14 Apr 2013 (Forum)
    I have just changed the thermostat on my Skoda Felicia 1.3 petrol engined car of 2000 vintage.  The whole unit, including temperature sensor, thermostat and housing was fitted.  As per the manual, the coolant was topped up with the temperature sensor and expanion tank cap removed
  • Audi A5 3.2l V6 FSI Sport - Water Pump Replacement Costs 20 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Does anyone have an idea of the cost of replacing the water pump on an 09 plate Audi A5 3.2l V6 engine? Including labour if possible? I think due to...
  • Vauxhall Astra G Diesel (1998 - 2004) - 1999 2.0 coolant mystery! 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
    to drip again, but after a while, once the engine has been off, she'll stop again. However, if I open the expansion tank cap, even momentarily, she'll start to drip again. The problem is that I can't see where the drip's are coming from. When running at speed she's going through coolant at some speed
  • Vehicle inspections. 23 Jun 2008 (Forum)
    to say there was a coolant leak that also prevented the vehicle being road tested. This was total rubbish as the coolant level was checked as ok and in the final check coolant leaks were ticked as satisfactory. The examiner had noted however that one heater hose showed "signs" of coolant leakage. I had
  • How quick does your 306TD heat up? 7 Jan 2004 (Forum)
    ), and very slight warm air. 5 mins: approach motorway (slight warm air), blower on speed 2. 7 mins: good run on motorway, coolant temp approaching 80 degreees C. Internal heat getting warm. 10 mins: still on motorway, coolant rises to 94 degrees celsius, and then drops back to 82 degrees celsius (fairly
  • Daihatsu Skywing - Getting air out of the cooling system 9 Oct 2019 (Forum)
    Recently changed the coolant but some blowing from the reservoir suggests I didn't get all the air out of it. This happened last time too. Thought I'd blown the head gasket but it stopped eventually On refil I ran it with a funnel jammed in the radiator fill which coolant could expand
  • Peugeot 307 - Coolant temperature issue 4 Sep 2018 (Forum)
    Hi all I’ve had my Peugeot 307 1.4 (2003) for a few months now, passed its MOT with no advisories last month. In the past week, I've started having a few issues. The main one is the coolant temperature. On the dash, after around 10 mins, the indicator flies up to max and the STOP sign beeps
  • Seat Alhambra 2012 SEL 2.0 CRTD - Adblu (yellow container and spanner light) Fault 20 Jul 2017 (Forum)
    sensor (£400) and the coolant pump (£89 plus labour). The main dealer's replacement (the first one went bust) has looked at this today, and has told me: 1) it was a short circuit (on the Adblu pump; and then 2) it wasn't a short circuit on the Adblu pump, and finally 3) it was a faulty
  • Seat Leon 1.6 Copa - Seat leon Coolant Pump B fault at 23,500 miles??? 10 Jun 2016 (Forum)
    Hi, I have a Seat Leon 1.6 registered jan 2013. The engine warning light came on and stayed on. Garage said it was fault code P261A00 - coolant pump b egr cooling system fault. Seat customer service HQ said there would be goodwill but that I had to take
  • Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203 (2006) - Engine Services Light on and staying on 2 Apr 2012 (Forum)
    Driving home tonight, the engine services light came on. I drove about half a mile home then checked the oil and coolant. Coolant = OK Oil = Low, I put about 2 litres in (no sign of leaks but not long had dealer service) I had no indication that the oil was low from
  • Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.3 cold heaters even with hot coolant 5 Nov 2009 (Forum)
    is - is there an airlock in the rad or has the water pump given up? I mentioned the pump because when the engine is revved the coolant in the header tank doesn't move, whereas on previous cars ive had, the level will drop with the revs as I understand it is supposed to. Thanks in advance for any help!
  • CLA 180 - Engine management light 3 Aug 2018 (Forum)
    I recently bought a CLA180 AMG SPORTS. It’s a year 2013. I was driving on a nice sunny day with the air condition on and suddenly the engine management light came on. I carried out a diagnostics and error code P0128 came up. It reads: Coolant Thermostat {Coolant Temperature
  • Would changing a fuse fix my heater? 1 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
    My heater is only blowing cold air. Would a changing a fuse correct the issue?
 

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