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  Why is my MINI Cooper S getting so hot? 6 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2008 MINI Cooper S with approx 70,000 miles on it. Last night, after a 10 minute drive without going above 3000 rpm, I stopped the engine and noticed...
• Toyota Previa 2.0 D4d - Coolant in sump?!? 19 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  even treated her to a main dealer cam belt / pulleys, water pump, coolant and oil change just over 5000 miles ago.. However over the weekend cruising along at 70mph on motorway, the car just stalled (no smoke, no warning lights, no buzzers, no prior indication anything was wrong!) coasted to hard
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  Car using water 17 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've got a Fiesta Zetec 1.4 and it seems to be using some water. It has not overheated as of yet but I have not been in any major traffic. The fan seems...
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  Rubber bandit 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has a 2003/53 Citroen C8 with 55,000 miles. The cambelt snapped with resultant engine damage. The handbook advises cambelt change at 100,000...
• Vauxhall Corsa D Auto - 2008 Corsa D - coolant pump replace 25 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  hi fellas,   Got a couple of questions about trying to replace the water pump on my 2008 Corsa auto... I've got all of the pump bolts out,...
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 26-11-2016 Part 1 5 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Regarding the 1.6TDi VW engine in AJ's Polo. I ran the same engine in a Touran with the 7 Sp DSG. The EGR valve failed after 2 Years, a known weakness, followed by the EGR coolant sensor, then another coolant sensor, then finally an ABS sensor, all known issues, but all fixed under warranty. While
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  Engine failure on Nissan Qashqai 14 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  The 1.5 diesel on my Nissan Qashqai broke, due to turbo failure. Nissan has replaced the engine and I am due to get it back tomorrow. What should I check?
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  Corsa heater problem 9 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  The heater in my Vauxhall Corsa only produces cold air and I don't understand why this is.
• 2006 Mazda 6 Petrol - Overheating after service 22 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  My 55k Mazda 6 has just had it's annual service by the local Mazda dealer and since then it's overheating and the heating and air con are working sporadically.  The coolant was replaced and the air con system was serviced.  I've only done about 30 miles and three times
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  How can I drain the coolant from my 2001 Volkswagen Passat? 25 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I wish to flush the water out the cooling system in my 2001 Volkswagen Passat, but I don't know where the radiator drain plug is. Can you help?
• Astra G 1.4 16v 2001 - astra cooling problem 22 May 2010 (Forum)
  , then the needle started going up and down for a bit but right down the bottom, 5 mins later everything is all fine, temperature gauge returns to normal, no coolant loss, misfires or anything, ive been told its more than likely the coolant temperature sensor reading faulty causing the engine to misfuel etc
• BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - 97 1.8 Coolant Bubbling 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  Hi please can some one help? My 318I touring becomes normal tempretaure very quickly. If I am in traffic for10 mins tha guage rises and it ould possibly...
• Vauxhall Vectra B (1995 - 1999) - 1995 2.0 Water coolant leak 6 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I have a vectra 1995 (2.0). . . I notice water diappearing from water resevoir every two days. check all pipes for broken pipe but all are fine. I noticed...
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 8v. Brown Sludge in the Filler cap 2 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I have noticed brown sludge in the filler cap of my 2003 Astra 1.6 8v petrol. There is no sign of extra coolant usage, infact I've never had to top up the coolant and the dipstick shows only normal condition of the oil. I have not noticed any decline in performance and I use 10w50 10w/40
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 1998 1.25 Losing coolant. 25 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a fiesta 1.25 LX on a 1998/R-reg plate. Before I had it serviced I noticed the water level was going down slowly but consistently. I asked...
• Motorbike Head Gasket CBR1000F 18 May 2006 (Forum)
  Any bikers on this forum changed a head gasket on a water cooled bike before. My normally reliable CBR1000F appears to have possibly blown its gasket. when it gets warm i'm getting loss of coolant thru a jubilee clip ( they've been checked along with operation of the thermostat)Drained coolant
• Fans and coolant on 306 13 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hello I have a couple of questions about my 1997 306 xtdt.First is the pair of cooling fans on the rad. i tried to test them the other day by letting the...
• Wot! No Bleeding Screws? 16 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  In every vehicle I've ever owned or worked on there have always been bleedscrews in the cooling system (usually in the heater exit pipes and maybe the top hose feed to the water pump as well) to assist you in bleeding all the air from the system when replacing coolant. I've just bought a 1990
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  Diabolical Sequential Gearbox 10 Oct 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I was delighted with my 2005 SEAT Altea 2.0TDI DSG, purchased March 2006, until March this year when clearly there was a fault in the drive train, diagnosed...
• Volkswagen Polo - Cooling fan eager to start 18 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  ), I've started the engine from cold first thing in the morning having sat overnight, and after a few seconds the cooling fan starts. Looking at the coolant gauge it's not even left 0 yet, and the oil temperature on the dash isn't registering any temperature at all. After I drive for a few