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• Jeep Cherokee - Heater Matrix 12 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  I've found pudles of engine coolant in the footwells and in all of the air vents. I'm assuming that the heater matrix has either sprung a leak or become disconnected. The manual has a lovely sketch, but it isn't clear where it's actualy located. the car is right hand drive
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 04 1.2 Heater cold & empty coolant reservoir 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Heater blowing cold. Checked water bottle in engine - empty. Filled it up and started the engine. After a minute or two noticed water spluttering up out...
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1997 1.25 16v - water burns off quickly 14 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Dear all I notice that my engine coolant evaporates really quickly on either extended journeys, or on motorways when the engine is extended. I lost half a tankful in covering 80 miles on the motorway on Saturday. My current coolant is a mixture of antifreeze and water - nothing special
• 92 Pug 405 - Coolant Drain Valve. 30 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Folks, Hi I have a Peugeot 92' 1.8 Turbo Diesel. Could you help me, I need to drain the water system entirely for an antifreeze change. The radiator...
• low coolant temperature 25 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  My question concerns my 1996 Seat Toledo GTI 16v (the one with the golf gti engine) The temperature gauge never gets much above the minimum band. The...
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  BMW 3-Series: engine Noise and Coolant Loss - can you help? 6 Nov 2012 (Ask HJ)
  A couple of months ago I bought a 15,000 2008 BMW 330i SE Auto (E90) from my local main dealer. Upon collection, I noticed a number of noises from the...
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  Why is my Volkswagen Passat losing coolant? 27 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 2012 Passat 1.6 diesel in May 2015 from a Volkswagen dealership. In January 2015, the low coolant warning light came up on the dashboard....
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  Can I claim for a punctured radiator under warranty? 9 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a three week old car. It showed that the coolant was low so I took it in to a dealer for a check. "Oh it's a new car", they said. "We've topped...
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  The coolant system of my car is contaminated with transmission fluid - what can I do? 22 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2012 Seat Exeo ST 2.0 TDi Auto. One morning I found a pool of transmission fluid and water on my drive. It was towed to a SEAT main dealer and...
• Mini Cooper (BMW R50) '03 - Cooling system detective work required 16 May 2016 (Forum)
  Recently aquired  '03 plate Mini Cooper with cooling issues. Previous owner (family member) kept topping up with water..............:( I have replaced the radiator via the manual but noticed the new coolant stayed in the resevoir. So, I changed the thermostat, still no joy. I admit to being
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  Why doesn't the heater work on my camper van? 18 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have petrol 1990 Nissan vanette camper. The heater blows but no heat, any ideas?
• Vauxhall Corsa B - corsa b cyl head gasket 1.2 8valve 15 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, noticed corsa was loosing coolant the other day, checked it over found coolant running down front of block from head gasket. my question is are the head bolts reusable, and does the cam carrier have to come off, the head bolts seem to be on the outside of carrier. also does the water
• Land Rover Freelander (1997 - 2006) - 01 2.5 radiator stone cold 13 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi Guys. I just recently changed the thermostat in my freelander and parked it up for a while. I decided to start using it and filled it with coolant, as the engine gets warm, pressure starts to build in the headertank and as it gets hot the coolant start to escape through the cap
• coolant fan fitting - pug 306 19 May 2007 (Forum)
  Just had my 306 a/c model back from the auto spark and he told me the cooling fans are kaput just wondering if this is an easy diy job if i can source...
• v6 galaxy 19 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  can anyone offer any logic as to why i appear to be losing less/if any coolant when climate control is switched off. when switched on i lost 2 Litres over 4 days, 58 miles last week. no external/internal signs of any loss. have replaced water pump and expansion cap. it could be thermostat
• Vauxhall Vectra Air Con Fault 3 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 2.0CDi Vectra - 1999 version which runs fine, however when the aircon is put on it only blows out warm air and no cold. Went to Halfords and purchased an aircon coolant refill kit, only to find I cant find the refill point under the bonnet. Also found a second fan internal to the engine
• Punto replacement cylinder head 6 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Overheating. water & steam from exhaust, steam bubbling from radiator immediately on starting....compression down on 2 cylinders....removed head....gasket surprisingly intact but obviously leaking between 2 of the combustion chambers and the coolant channels....pitting corrosion in head
• Parked car heaters - any news? 1 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I know it's a perennial thread, but I would be interested to learn any latest experience of Backroomers with parked car heaters, whether of the Kenlowe variety (in-line coolant heater powered from the 240V mains), or Webasto (burns the car's own fuel in an auxiliary heater). As I understand it both
• Another punto head gasket 3 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all . Was wondering if anyone could give me some advice beofr i go to Fiat. I have been going through about a lire of oil every 800-1000 miles, and Havr recently noticed that my coolant level has dropped, COuld this be a head gasket problem? There is no white gunk around the oil or coolant
• VW Polo 1.2 2004 - Tricky coolant leak 6 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  Hi all. My polo has been losing coolant for around 2 years now and I’m struggling to find the source of the leak. It needs topping up around once a week (I drive for around 30 minutes each day). There is no visible leak from the car when cold or hot, and the entire system has been pressured tested