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• Vauxhall Astra H (2005) - Fault codes after head gasket replacement 13 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  New to the forum. Have found a lot of useful advice here over the years so hoping one of you knowledgeable people can help me with something. A fortnight ago, the tensioner pulley for my fan/aux belt seized, causing the belt to snap. As I pulled over, flappy bits of ex-fan belt took out a coolant
• 2007 Vauxhall Vectra Life (petrol) - ECU 8 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Started car up this morning and the temp gauge wasnt registering then all of a sudden it shot up into the red, i took it to the garage and was told it was 1 of 3 faulty senser, a friend of mine did a diagnostic an got error codes P0115 Coolant temp signal and U2139 Can-Bus
• 1999 v reg seat toledo 2.3 v5 - engine issues 22 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I have the above car an am experiening problems. Recently I have had loss of power between revs, I wait for the engine to warm up before moving off but we I do one minute the power you would expect is there hen it dies.   Iv had an engine service oil, coolant
• Volkswagen Golf - Mk2 Golf idle problem 18 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  think its related. Tested coolant temp sensor. Looks fine. I dont have any ideas. Please help!
• Vauxhall Corsa - Waterpump failure on my corsa 10 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, 10 days ago I took my vauxsall corsa into my local main dealer in Birkenhead. I had a full service, engine flush and coolant flush. Last week it broke down and the dealer have told me the engine has burnt out, due to a faulty waterpump which has caused the engine to overheat. The car had
• All - Flat out in fifth 13 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  I had a good blast down the M3 last night in the Berlingo, took the long way home and kept my foot to the floor to give it a good Italian tune up after lots of town work. As fifth is an overdrive the revs never go over about 4000, as long as the oil/coolant is topped up and timing belt
• golf 2.0 ltr gti, 54 reg. - water loss 12 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  only half the message did not go on first time, a friend flushed the system out and filled it with the correct vw g12 coolant,on inspection at first there was no signs of a leak any where, the reason i asked my friend to have a look was because after the first top up the water in the expansion tank
• Citroen Xsara 'Y' Reg - Loosing coolent water 30 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I seem to be loosing water from my radiator coolant bottle. I have to add 0.5 litres every day.  Driving long distance I have no broblems, sitting in traffic and start stop traffice causes the coolent warning lite to come on.  When I then drive the coolent warning
• BMW 2002 E39 525 - loss of power and white smoke 31 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  but there is no loss of coolant any ideas would help  
• Pug 306 heater matrix 30 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  MY heater matrix has finally sprung a leak on my Pug 306 93 XTDT 128K. Now I know what was causing my windscreen to mist up after 15 mins of driving. It is definitely a coolant leak, as I can smell the antifreeze. I have the haynes manual and can see that this is quite a tedious job (dash out). I
• Toyota Hilux Surf (1984 - ) - 1991 2.4td erratic temp gauge 9 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  hi all, my 1991 2.4td surf has an erratic temp gauge, it often goes to the high end, then stays for a while before going back to the middle. the coolant level doesnt drop at all, nor are there any leaks. could this be the thermostat or something else? also the speedo doesnt work. how easy
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 2004 2000 head gasket? 20 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Bought the car, 54 reg 140 tdi( now with 45K) last Jan topped up the coolant for the first time in December in response to the warning light and again last week now the lights on again 400miles later. Doen't look good but car going fine, no signs of contamination( oil or water ) temp guage ok
• Vauxhall Zafira A (1999 - 2005) - 01 2.0 DTi How to drain radiator / cooling system 9 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I am thinking about draining the radiator and replacing the coolant in my 'Y' reg Vauxhall Zafira 2.0 DTi and also my 'W' reg Pug 206 1.4 petrol. How do I go about it for both cars and is it easy enough to do at home. I think you take off the top hose and bottom hose and flush through
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 1.6 Cooling system/heater problems 4 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  kicks in. also heater not noticeably working. Any ideas on what may cause this. there has been no loss of coolant. s
• Toyota - You ARE joking! 11 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  My daughter has just had her Yaris serviced by a main dealer. A special price for older vehicles £140. No complaints at that. Plus coolant change & brake fluid change. More ££s than expected but convenience etc. etc. OK Centre exaust box rotting so best to have all replaced Sir, as it may
• mercedes sprinter overheating 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi My mercedes sprinter is overheating. There is a new radiator fitted, and the coolant level is full. Initially the water was boiling out of the radiator. I filled it up and tried to bleed it...... Got lots of air coming up. Within 4 miles the van starts to overheat. With the radiator cap off
• Why do cars have cambelts? 30 May 2006 (Forum)
  Is it me or is this a cynical exercise to allow dealers the opportunity to charge the earth? My 1987 Mazda 323 doesn't have a cambelt, the result of which means that even a full service ( oil/filter, coolant, plugs, brake fluid, air filter ) only comes to about £120 if that. My question is, does
• Freelander 1.8 xei 1998 Oil Sludge. 16 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  gaskets on early Freelanders and am concerned about this. We are also losing coolant like it's going out of style !! Looking forward to some top tips.
• 306TD Water Loss 4 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  checked it. i can't see any obvious leaks so wondered if there was a known common problem? what about the core plugs?(think thats there name, round inserts in top of block near coolant drain plug?) cheers chris
• Golf Mk2 water leak mystery 23 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 1986 C Golf GTi 1800 that I have to top the coolant up on with about a pint of water a week. We've replaced loads of hoses, even the cap on the filler bottle, and it still loses water. There's never any trace of water anywhere, there's nothing in the oil so it's not head gasket. Anyone