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• Mazda CX-5 - Coolant leak to cylinder head replacement 26 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  I purchased a CX5 in July 2018 with 103k on the clock. 3 months later, following a recall, I was told that the turbo had gone. Mazda paid 80% of the cost,...
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  Nissan Micra emitting white steam from exhaust 3 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have whitish steam coming from the exhaust of my Nissan Micra (1996) when I accelerate. There is no cream in the oil or coolant loss. Any ideas about...
• Rover Streetwise - Cooling System Headache 1 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all, just wondering if anyone can help.......  Had alot of problems with my streetwise's heaters / overheating engine. Firstly, the heaters were rubbish & took ages to heat up. I took to garage and they pressure washed the coolant system
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  What do the fault codes on my Vauxhall Zafira mean? 4 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The engine light has come on my 2003 Vauxhall Zafira. I’ve done a pedal test and got the following fault codes: 1540, 0110, 0100, 0704. Any idea what...
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  Audi A4 heating issue 24 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Audi A4 has a heating problem. When the car has warmed up to a normal temperature and I turn the heating on, there isn't a lot of heat coming out but...
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  How can I clean the inside of my Rover 25's windscreen? 16 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Rover 25 and find that the inside of the windscreen gets very greasy, or what appears to be grease, and it is almost impossible to clean. It this...
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  Maintaining my Rover 75 29 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a 54 plate Rover 75 CDTi Automatic with 28,000 genuine mileage. I paid £4650 for what almost appears to be a new car. I intend to...
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  Short Scirroco journeys 6 Apr 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I am interested in buying a Volkswagen Scirocco 1.4. However, I have to do a lot of short journeys (half a mile or so). Would this damage the supercharger/turbocharger...
• MG TF - MG TF Engine Warning Light On 22 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2002 MG TF 1.6L and on the way back from a holiday to Cornwall (approx 650 miles travelled over 5 days) I filled up the car at an ESSO petrol station. As I pulled off my engine warning light came on. All the oil/coolant/etc levels were fine and so was the coolant and oil
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  Should I be able to feel the gear changes in my Mazda 6? 11 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Is it normal to be able to feel the gear change from first to second with an automatic gearbox when the engine is cold? Once the engine is warmed up the...
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  Alfa darling 17 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  For fun, we have just bought an 03 Alfa Romeo 147 that has done 28,000 miles, which is, of course, rather low. It has yearly service stamps but no other...
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  Apple rumble 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am hearing a rumble and gurgling noise through the front of my 1999 Renault Espace 2.0 automatic when driving. It doesn’t happen when stationery. It...
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  Smooth, creamy hell, man’s 6 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 65,000 mile 1999S petrol Mercedes Benz E240 has excessive white creamy sludge on the inside of the oil filler cap, particularly during cold weather,...
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 02 2.0HDi Losing coolant 15 May 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 Xsara 2.0l HDI I was told that the cylinder head gasket was gone so I replaced the engine (used). Water pump replaced as well. It still was...
• Audi A4 B6 (2001 - 2005) - 02 3.0 engine coolant temperature circuit high 15 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  hi there my sister has an audi A4 quattro 3.0L V6 52plate the problem is sometimes it turns over but wont start i plugged my diagnostics in and up came...
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - HDI 90 Coolant warning lights keep coming on 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  51 reg 307 has only done 50k miles, the temperature gauge has hardly ever moved off zero from new . Last week it started to suddenly move right off the...
• Ford Focus/C-max radiator blocking 19 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  with scale and corrosion). This is really really poor on a car that it less than three years old. I would imagine that the coolant had been Fords OAT (10 year life) stuff. It sounds to me that either there is an incompaticbility between the coolant and material in the engine/cooling system, or substandard
• Mystery coolant loss - Sprinter van 5 Apr 2005 (Forum)
  My mate has a Sprinter van which has started using water. As the warranty was about to expire, he took it into the local dealer to ask for their help with...
• Nissan Primera Radiator damage 7 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  A friend with a 3 week old Primera found it losing coolant in a big way from the radiator. They are not car literate and were initially fobbed off by dealer with the line of, "stone damage, not covered by warranty....... happens regularly!" Well if it happens regularly it can only be a design
• Audi 80 warning lights - just the diode? 23 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I have an Audi 80 Avant 1995, 163,000 on the clock. Serviced on the dot and all problems seen to on the dot. Today, on A66 over the Pennines, from Brough to the A1(M), on incline to summit, coolant/temperature warning came on, not constant, but blinking and faintly (on, next second off, next