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  • Why doesn't the heater work on my SEAT Ibiza? 26 Mar 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I have a SEAT Ibiza (2010 model) and the heater doesn't warm up. I turned the heat up to 28 and it blows out cold air. I have been in the car 30 minutes...
  • Peugeot 307 SW - EGR cooling leak 2 Mar 2015 (Forum)
    Hello all,, Now,, I have a coolant leak on my 2004 Peugeot 307 2.0 hdi.  I've managed to trace it to the back part of the engine and it looks like it could be one of the hoses that go in to the egr cooling system.   I can't seem to find a diagram or decent view of what
  • Audi A4 Avant - should I keep or sell? 13 Jun 2014 (Ask HJ)
    I drive a 2010 Audi A4 Avant 3.2 which is superb and is the fourth car I've had with the VR6 engine. I'm heading for semi-retirement so wondering whether...
  • Fluctuating temperature on a Mondeo? 25 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Despite changing, in this order: thermostat, coolant temperature sensor, water pump and temperature gauge, the temperature is fluctuating on my Ford Mondeo....
  • vw golf tdi 150 2003 - mk4 golf tdi water loss 22 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    my temp gauge is erratic. barely moves but on a long motorway run it hit middle. i knew of a water leak but thought i had sorted it with radweld. shorter journeys made the 'check coolant' message show on dash, but never made temp gauge move. a good motorway run made gauge get to middle
  • Peugeot 308 - Second hand car engine test 5 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    is delivered with antifreeze when it was brand new and I don't give any chance to the owner to change the coolant within 3 years with a coolant without antifreeze for no reason, I am suspecting of possible damage on the car. Do you agree with me? Can you comment on this?
  • peugot 206 CC, maKE 2004 - air polution malfunction message 27 Jan 2011 (Forum)
    the engine running and re start again , and the message came up again and so is the red light ,    so i thought  its because maybe the engine is too hot , so  i put  a little bit of water to the coolant, then  the messages and red lights GONE ,, what confused
  • Why is the 'Stop' warning light coming on when I start my Peugeot 306? 4 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
    Sometimes when I start my T-reg Peugeot 306, my fans come on straight away and the stop light comes on as well. If I wait the light goes out and the fans...
  • Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - What is this warning light? 15 Apr 2010 (Forum)
    speeds than high speeds. I can make it go away by either revving the engine briefly or sometimes by braking quite sharply. All this would make me think that it's a coolant level indicator, either pressure or volume, except theres plenty of coolant in the car and its not losing any! Possibly a large air
  • Idle moments 27 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
    You stated recently that you were considering not recommending diesel vehicles due to expensive problems with Turbos, Intercoolers and EGR Valves etc....
  • Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 98 1.7 td overheating 2 Feb 2010 (Forum)
    Hello all, I'm having a bit of bother with my 1.7td (low-blow), I noticed it overheating at the start of the week....when driving about it seems ok but when in traffic or pulling hard the temp can rise steadily. Firstly i flushed the system and put in fresh coolant which helped but didnt solve
  • Vauxhall Zafira B (2005 - ) - 06 2.2 petrol direct - starting problems 14 Jul 2009 (Forum)
    , with no improvement at all. It also frequently shows the "Coolant level check" message on the upper console MID at least once every 10-15 miles, which the Vx dealer has told me to ignore as no coolant is being lost... I don't think this is linked to the starting problem (expansion tank sensor issue?) but you never
  • flashing glow plug light Golf MK2 17 Sep 2005 (Forum)
    all day trying to find any other broken connections, doesnt seem to be any, anybody any ideas, this was a low import model according to Haynes,(1600 GTD) so I only have a manual for a Golf petrol. An Amreican site talked about a faulty coolant sensor, but they were on about the 1.9 tdi, there must
  • Volkswagen Golf II (1983 - 1992) - Leaking Coolant. 6 Aug 2004 (Forum)
    I've got a problem with my VW golf mk 2! A few weeks ago when i got out of my car i heard a sound like someone crushing a plastic bottle before noticing...
  • Mercedes E-Class W211 17 May 2003 (Forum)
    that was dripping onto a coolant pipe and had damaged the pipe to the point where it was about to rupture. They have given me another E-Class to get around in but I can't believe that if someone hadn't spotted the oil I may well have had a ruptured coolant pipe to deal with. I know they have looked after me very
  • Rover 216 Overheating 30 Oct 2002 (Forum)
    Hi My P reg Rover 216Si has suddenly started overheating (last night and this morning). Although I've now booked it into the garage for tomorrow, I still need to get home (about 6 miles). I'm worried that I might cause irrepairable/expensive damage to the engine. I topped up the oil and coolant
  • VW 1.8t 20v 16 Dec 2001 (Forum)
    A couple of weeks ago I noticed the coolant temperature on my Golf 1.8 GTi was not up to normal(90C) after about 15 minutes driving. I have watched it pretty closely since then and the time taken to reach normal varies greatly from 10 to 30 minutes. I have had thermostats go on other cars
  • Ford Fusion - Where is my oil going? 18 Aug 2018 (Forum)
    My 1.4 petrol Fusion is using about a litre of oil every 500 miles. There are no leaks, there is no oil in the coolant and there is no smoke coming out of the exhaust. The car has done 105k miles. Anyone any ideas?
  • VW Lupo - heater blows cold 1 Dec 2011 (Forum)
    Heater blows cold, even though both heater hoses are hot. If car is started and the water expansion chamber cap is left off, the coolant overflows. Does this mean there is air in the system? If so how do you remove it?
  • Oil level sensor - Citroen ZX (XU9A) 22 Apr 2007 (Forum)
    While draining the coolant from the cylinder block today on my Citroen ZX 1.9D (93) I discovered that the oil level sensor is missing. I'll order & fit a new one but where does it connect to?
 

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