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  Ford 1.0 Ecoboost engine - is it reliable? 16 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Is this engine reliable?
• Ford Focus 2008 1.6tdci 110ps - Bleeding the cooling sistem on 1.6 tdci 110ps 4 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  cleaning. EGR gases on this model are liquid cooled using the engine coolant and by removing the egr radiator I've lost some coolant. Now that I have toped it off to the max level some air came out but in order to "corectly"bleed the sistem most cars have a bleeder valve wich I have not managed to locate
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  Overheating Peugeot 207 4 Sep 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Peugeot 207CC has an intermittent fault of overheating. After about 20 mins of running, on comes the fan and up goes the temp gauge, heading to boiling....
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  Air con not working on Volkswagen Passat - what's the fault? 30 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 2003 Volkswagen Passat Estate is suffering from air con problems. It refuses to cool, even after a gas top up. Any suggestions?
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  Turbo cooling 10 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 2011 Mercedes C-class Blue Efficiency, with a petrol engine. Do I need to take special care before switching off the engine, because...
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  Keeping my Jeep healthy 27 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee, 88,000 miles, fsh, etc. My first task will be to take it to my trusted mechanic for a thorough service. In addition...
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - vauxhall astra radiator fan not kicking in 14 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  topping up the coolant but it was something more than that. Neither the Radiator fan nor the Aircon fan kicks in no matter what you do. Luckily the car does not heat up during normal driving; it’s only at idle that the car heats up till the coolant is sprayed all over, suppose the air striking
• Hyundai Terracan - Hyundai Terracan Overheating 5 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  of driving , it will overheat and go into limp home mode. We can hear the coolant bubbling away under the bonnet! It also becomes noticeably colder
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 99 1.3 Overheating, think its the water pump 28 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  My Ka is overheating but the light isn't coming on in the dash. The light works ok as it tests at start up. The radiator fan does not come on either but does when I unplug the wiring on the coolant temp sensor. I have bled system, checked thermostat and checked for any blockages and fitted new temp
• BMW 325 ci (2002) - overheating woes 23 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  it be tested?   it should be noted that the expansion tank has split letting the coolant out. i am not sure if this related, but the overheating probably caused the expansion tank to split with the over-hot coolant. thanks for any thoughts  
• Peugeot 407 SW (2004 - ) - 04 2.0 HDi Overheated 28 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi The coolant bypass hose on my 54 reg 2.0 HDI burst and caused the engine to overheat and go into limp mode. I managed to replace the hose but when i have refilled the coolant and run the engine I cant get rid of the air bubbles, plus if i top up when cold it justs blows out the expansion bottle
• Rover 200 (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.6i boiling in expansion tank 2 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  hi all, i wondered if any one could shed light on this ; my 97 rover 216 sli is boiling over in the expansion tank. i have replaced the head gasket, thermostat, coolant temp fan switch, and have bled the cooling system to get rid of air locks, i have removed the ball bearing in the inlet manifold
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 1997 1.6 gurgling coolant header tank 25 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  Have an Astra 1.6cc 8 valve 75bhp. Recently noticed strange bubbling coming from front passenger side possibly expansion tank maybe heating matrix. Am...
• Dealer rip off or common sense ? 22 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Thinking about my recent thread on BiL's 330d (my old car). When I had the car all servicing was done by the book and the tab picked up by the lease company. Now it's in private hands BiL has carried on the credo of FDSH down to the recent coolant and brake fluid (he's a flyer so a bit....well you
• Fiesta '96(P) No heating / cold air only 8 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  -freeze and the coolant level is fine but it was doing this before I changed the coolant anyway. The engine temperature always runs somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 of the way up the guage so I am assuming this is OK. Does anyone have any ideas? I have got a Haynes manual if I need to change any parts
• A4 TDI pours out smoke at idle 2 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  My '00 1.9L 115bhp PD TDI with 77,000 miles had a head gasket replacement last year. Afterwards it started to smoke (white/blue) heavily when idling - v. noticeable in traffic queues, cars behind would back off! There's strong 'sooty' smell but no loss of coolant or oil, performance is unaffected
• Another waterworks problem - Maestro TD 4 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  In the last few months I?ve noticed that the coolant hoses on my wife?s Maestro TD are still pressurised after standing overnight. Opening the rad cap and the air blows out. I replaced the radiator cap with no improvement. The engine is running perfectly including the heater. No loss of coolant
• Cooling System Prob / Head Gasket 14 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Hi All, Hoping some of you techies can throw light on this prob. The Head gasket went on my 1994 Ford Granada (2 Litre DOHC) last week. One of the things I nothiced was the coolant system was pressurising. I just finished replacing the head gasket (after many hours of swearing at the thing
• Ford Fiesta 1999 V-reg 1.25 Zetec-SE - Running & idling problems, DTC codes - help please 19 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  , seems to be OK visually, can't see any arcing, I took it off to get at the coolant temp sensor and looked underneath at the sealant and it looks fine. I friend of mine
• C'mon!!..HJ's Corsa test. 27 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  C'mon Vauxhall.. Why no engine coolant temperature gauge? Why no mention of this omission in your roadtest, HJ? Surely (IMO) a critical instrument? I would not consider a Corsa purely for this reason.