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  Head gasket blown on Rover 25 - is it worth fixing? 6 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  The head gasket has apparently blown in my 2004 Rover 25 and I have been quoted £1140 for a new one and £700 for a second hand , but no guarantees. I am...
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  What's causing my Citroen Xsara to overheat? 16 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Citreon Xsara is losing water and overheating. I cannot find the source of the leak and have checked the radiator. Lately my demisters appear to be...
• 2012 corsa 1.2 petrol - vauxhall warranty 7 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  wife bought the car new in feb 2012 from arnold clark glasgow , got full service end jan 2013 at same garage - 5000 miles . engine temp light came on on way home from work , topped up coolant and light went off and ok for rest of week . went on motorway following week and light came on again
• Rover 400, T reg - Rover water leak 5 Jun 2012 (Forum)
    Hi all Significant water leak has developed on my son's T reg Rover 400 GSI Turbo diesel: he has to add at least a couple of litres after every trip. We suspected the head gasket at first, but there's no mayonnaise either under the oil cap, on the dipstick or in the coolant
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  Cooling fan not working 3 Jul 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My Grand Voyager was overheating, the RAC said that the 2 two cooling fans were not working. Is it likely that it is a switch problem or the whole fan...
• Rover 25 (1999 - 2005) - 03 1.6 --losing water 10 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Bit of advice please, guys. The coolant expansion tank of my son's Rover 25 regularly requires topping up--at the current rate of loss it would probably go totally dry in a matter of a couple of weeks. There are no other obvious signs of head gasket failure; no mayo under the oil filler cap nor
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  Should I have my Citroen Picasso's timing belt changed before a 2000-mile journey? 7 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2003 Citroen Picasso 1997cc with a mileage of 84,000 has just had a tow bar fitted, and will be travelling with a caravan on a 2000-mile round trip....
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  Why is my Volkswagen Golf Estate's expansion tank overheating? 5 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have, for a while, had problem with overheating with the expansion tank in my Volkswagen Golf estate TDi, particularly when going up steep hills. I keep...
• Golf 1.4 cooling system pressure 6 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  is in the morning. Undoing the expansion bottle cap releases the pressure with a surge and then the hose is all soft again. Any ideas on this as I don't think it's normal. Head gasket looms to mind but the coolant has no signs of oil nor any water in oil. Nor mayonnaise round oil filler cap. Doesn't appear to lose
• Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  properly serviced so will take it in for a full sort out and MoT test. So a few questions: - 1. Cambelt or chain? 2. Car ten years old and 37,000 miles. What should I do other than obvious service items? 3. I want to change the coolant. Given this is a Japanese designed aluminium engine (I think Yamaha
• citroen ax starting problems 2 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I had left my citroen ax in the driveway for a couple of days and when I tried to start it today it took about 4/5 attempts to start. I recently had to leave it in because it was overheating, and the mechanic fitted a new thermostat, flushed out the radiator and engine coolant and fitted a new
• Loss of power in Rover Metro 998cc 20 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  . The engine does not rev highly when this happens, so its definately not the clutch. She did overheat on Friday night, and she has been getting worse since then. There is no mayo on the oil filler cap. She has always lost coolant (throught the heater fins), so its difficult to know whether she has lost
• Kenlowe Hot-Start 7 Feb 2001 (Forum)
  I have a year-old Focus tdi, which I hope to keep for a long time! I bought Hot-Start, on the basis of its manufacturer's claims that, by heating the coolant to 80C, it eliminates most cold-start wear & high fuel consumption. It has a built-in 3Kw heater & a pump, which is plumbed into the heater
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  Coolant leak on a 207 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Our car is a Peugeot 207 1.4. Bought it after reading all your reviews which are SO helpful. We recently had a service and were notified 'coolant housing...
• Volvo XC60 - Really need some advice - faulty car from garage 3 Sep 2021 (Forum)
  Hi All Really hoping you can help me! I purchased a 16 plate car from a local garage on 13th August. Went to collect the car and as soon as I drove it off the forecourt noticed an engine coolant warning. Walked straight back into the garage to raise this to be told it was due to new coolant being
• Vauxhall Astra 2014 - Used car purchased-faults - dealership not refundi 14 Oct 2018 (Forum)
  Hi I brought a Vauxhall Astra 4 weeks ago from a used car dealer. Within a 3/4 days I had a engine message saying the coolant was low. So I took it to my mechanic he said to just fill it up with coolant which I did. Within a few days the engine message came up again. So I emailed the dealer
• Citroen Berlingo 1.9D 54 plate - 'Unsolvable' over-heating problem! 27 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  it gets there, it takes quite a while to come back down even coasting and blipping the throttle to maintain coolant flow. I managed to stabilise it at 65mph, bang on 90C. What I have tried so far: Numerous thermostats and coolant changes. Upper and lower radiator hoses
• Vauxhall Corsa D - bleed valve 12 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  HI I HAVE  AVUXHALL  CORSE  1.2  YEAR 2006  I WONT TO DO A COOLANT  RENEWAL AND PUT IN SOME NEW  ANTIFREEZE  HOW DO I DRAIN  IT AND DOS I HAVE A BLEED  SCREW  AS I DO NOT WONT TO GET A  AIR LOCK  THANKS IN ADDVANCE
• Mondeo thermostat change(Yreg 2.0 petrol 11 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Hello Fellow Backroomers. Iam going to be changing the thermostat in my mondeo. Is there any way to stop the water from going everywhere so i can put it back in the coolant bottle. All help appreciated Martin -- (iam not a mechanic) Martin Winters
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  My car has had two new engines and now has more problems - can I reject it? 30 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a Ford Focus Ecoboost for the last three years and it has had two new engines. It has now gone back to garage with the same problem. Ford...