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• Golf 1.6 SE petrol - Wont start when hot or after short journey 17 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  I have recently had the car serviced and a new timing belt fitted. Aftter a short journey or when hot  car refused to start. It will fire/turn over  but will not pick up.  An orange light was showing which suggested  a coolant sensor  was causing the problem
• Mk2 Mondeo - Expansion Tank is blowing bubbels 3 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  out the coolant. When I started the engine this stopped until I switched the engine back off.  The engine fan is working fine. Please advice
• Peugeot 406 - i split water hose made it home before car cut out 30 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  one of the water hoses on bottom of radiator to bottom engine split i managed to make it home although it was trying to cut out all the time well now it wont turn over or will but sounds like no compression is this just as simple as to fix hose an refill coolant or have i cooked engine
• BMW 5 Series E39 - White smoke coming through air vents 18 May 2012 (Forum)
  is not over heating and I can't see any coolant leaks.
• Mercedes-Benz - Valeo Radiators 4 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Both my wife & I have automatic 2003/2004 Mercedes C & SL class respectively - having recently read about the problems of  leakage between the coolant and transmission fluid parts of Valeo radiators I am anxious to know if our radiators are made by Valeo. But when I
• peugoet206 2.0 ltr hdi - overheating 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  but after 5 minutes of driving it the coolant temp goes off the scale and the expansion tank is full of steam.does anyone know if its repairable or not?
• peugeot 206 HDI - Leak 6 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hi , I'd really appreciate any advice or anyone elses experience on this. I 've been having to top up my coolant level every few days so I assume I have a leak somewhere. In the past on older cars I have used Radweld as a temporary measure. I was just wondering if anyone else has used
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 Changing antifreeze 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I need to top up my coolant /antifreeze. I know you should not mix the pink and blue varieties, but what is in my system currently is just a rusty brown colour. (I'm assuming it was once pink?) Can I just add a 1litre top up, diluted as per instructions?... Or should I really drain the whole lot
• Renault Clio III (2005 - 2009) - 05 2.0 Air Conditioning Problems 18 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Actually a 182 Renaultsport Clio. In my BILs car at the weekend and he suddenly lost control of the air conditioning /fan. Blowing hard all the time and not responding to the OFF button either. Going into a specialist today but what might have gone wrong? Coolant has never been topped up- could
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 97 1.5 - head gasket diagnosis 23 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  for this? There is no white crud on the oil filler or dispstick and I dont think its loosing coolant. What other things could it be? cheers
• Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 1996 3.9 Gases in the cooling system. 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My disco started blowing gases into the cooling system. Took it to my local garage and spent over £800 on skimming the heads and new gaskets. That didn't cure it. Gases are still getting into the cooling system and after a few miles looses the coolant. The garage says it must be the block. So
• FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - 2003 1.2 Losing water 22 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, my wifes 53 reg Punto seems to be losing coolant by about 1-2 inches per week, i've checked for leaks but cant see anywhere its leaking from, have noticed when revving it at standstill when cold i can hear a gurgling noise from the heater area as if theres an air lock, so wondered
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 Car constantly steamed up 16 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  it. Is there a filter i need to check and maybe the coolant level?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - '97 - 1.25 identical to 1.4 ? 11 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Guru's My car knowledge inept son believed the only thing you had to put into an engine was petrol, Therefore the lack of any form of lubricant (and coolant) has resulted in crank damage.. It is currently a 1.4 Zetec-S, a breakers locally has the 1.25 version. My question, would you know
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 95 Diesel radiator problem 7 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  hi I have a 1995 diesel and have noticed steam coming out of from of grill occasionally. On looking the coolant level was quite low and radiator seems quite corroded. Have topped up and used radweld. Any advice on anything else I can do to help. A new radiator not an option for me right now. How
• Renault clio head gasket failiure? 5 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 2002 clio 1.2 16v with 26500 mile on the clock. It looks like the head gasket or something related to this has failed, as I have water mixing with the oil and the coolant level keeps dropping. As this is such a young car with low milage does anyone know if I have a case against renault
• How Do I remove a rusty old jubilee clip 26 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, I was wanting to change my engine coolant today but theres a slight problem. One of the jubilee clips clasping the hose on the raditor is really badly corroded...so bad that when I tried to unscrew it the thread jsut went all "Mushy". Now how am I supposed to get this off. I have tried
• Corolla 2001 - Full Service Bill 26 May 2006 (Forum)
  Can someone tell me how much is expected to be paid for full service of a car, in general? Is that a ripped off for the following: 4-year Full service done last month - 270 + VAT Details:- Local Private Garage (London Zone 3/4) Corolla, Y reg, 22k on the clock MOT Engine Oil Engine Coolant Spark
• SAAB 9-3 Tdi 1999 8 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  wondering if this something that it is safe to ignore? It is not related to any other warning lights, (oil, elec, coolant temp etc) and seems to mean nothing except that it is mostly off and very occasionally on.
• '98 primera-couple of niggles 19 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  After a recent service I was told that 'both front cv cracking'.Is this expensive to sort out. I am looking at changing the coolant myself for the first time-I am not particularly mechanically minded but thought I should give it a go.Is it simple? My boot is getting difficult to open.I should just