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• Ford focus 1.6 - cooling system hoses/ high speed temperature 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  tank or radiator are, or provide a diagram. Also any idea how much i should pay for a flush and replacement of the coolant. Thanks
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.9tdi engine cuts off when warm 3 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All whilst driving my golf the engine cuts off, usually when its warm. After a minute or so itl start again. Iv taken it to a few agarages who cant seem to diagnose the problem, wev had the obvious things changed i.e. fuel filter, coolant sensor etc but still got the same problem. has
• Volkswagen Golf IV (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 electrical connectors 26 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  I'm about to change the coolant temp' sensor on my golf engine code BFQ. i've tried removing the electrical connector (4 pin) without any joy so far. Do i need a special tool to get this connector to dis engage from the sensor. There are lots of electrical connectors on the car all of them seem
• Skoda Octavia I (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 No warmth from heater 26 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Temp Gauge 90c as standard. But no heat from Heater.??? Temp Light is flashing & beeping. Water level ok..No leaks.... Have topped up water in anti freeze bottle a few times & beeping stopped. Then the heat failed later on.. would a low coolant level cause NO HEAT. Any suggestions appreciated
• Hyundai Accent (2000 - 2006) - (00-06) Maintenance questions 13 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all I wonder if you would be to help me with the following questions: 1. DO I have to reset the car alarm or anything when I replace the car battery? 2. How often does the battery need to be changed? 3. Are there different types of coolants? 4. I have not changed the gearbox and brake
• Volvo S40 temp guage 27 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  coolant leakage or anything but the temperature needle is still in the red zone. When I switch off the car the needle drops down to bottom but as soon I switch it on it shoots up to the red zone. Could it be a fault sensor?
• pug 406 erratic idle 9 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi Folks I drive a NOV 97 406 1.8 lx . I have recently had the car serviced with new coolant and i have noticed that the car has started to idlle erraticly. It often hovers between 1000- 15000rpm before settling at 800 after about 10secs. Has this got something to do with a service? i must admit
• Pug 306 knocking on startup fixed 26 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Thought this may help others with similar problem. Symptoms are car makes knocking/rattle type sound on startup. First thought it was the coolant pipes knocking aginst bulkhead wall, but that was all secure. Finally located problem with engine mounting bracket on timing belt side. Had to remove
• Rover K series - 1400 29 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  is that bargain or not, is that it has a K series engine. So my question is: Is the 1.4 K series OK and is it just the 1.8's that have the HGF problems? Or are they all rubbish? I've done a forum search, and noted the advice to check the coolant etc. TIA
• Punto heater 13 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  When you use the heater on my wife's Mk1 Punto (no A/C) we get a light film deposited on the inside of the windows. I am wondering whether the heater matrix has a small leak. There is no noticable loss of coolant. Years ago I had one leak and that emitted a cloud of 'steam' when it was used
• Clio 1.5 DCI Radiator Bleed Problem 31 May 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I've just changed the coolant on my 1.5 DCI Clio (2001) and I'm worried there is an air pocket in the top of the radiator I cant bleed. The top hose that connects to the radiator is about 3 inches below the top of the radiator itself, and I cant see any bleed valve to bleed the air out
• Faulty Lambda sensor (?) in PUG 306 28 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  have checked MAP sensor, put in new stepper motor and engine coolant sensor. Before I take to get the code read is it worth changing the lambda/oxgen sensor or could it be somthing else?
• Golf MK2 GTI Heater matrix? 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  already been done on the car. PS there are no obvious leaks, dry carpets etc and condensation is much worse on starting to use demister to clear windows. Sometimes a sweetish smell. But no significant coolant loss! Any other ideas? pmh (was peter)
• Head G'skt & Belt Update 2 May 2002 (Forum)
  it was. They think it might be the water pump, but they need to have it in to investigate. Which will probably be next Tuesday. But driving to work this morning the coolant warning light started to go off?!?!? Doesn't it annoy you when you book your car in for work and it still goes wrong!!! Grrrrr......
• refreshing change, 89 polo stalling 2 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  , coolant and oil look ok. Has had a habit of getting a strong vacuum in the fuel tank making fuel cap difficult to remove. Recently replaced fuel pump,
• qashqai 1.5dci .. no dpf version - high pressure smoke from oil filler with cap on 3 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  dipsick, not much from there. tractor pulled me out, went to nearest garage and changed oil. i will point out, there seems to have been no loss of oil or coolant. and oil temp gauge was just in the middle where it normally is. now this is where you can call me an idiot. I did not do anything about
• audi A3 2.0 TDI 2015 184 - Audi 2.0 TDI 184 H.G issue? 2015 4 Feb 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all, in the past few months i have had 3 or 4 ''coolant low'  warning lights, but each time i top up, i have no problem for a few weeks! manual model Today it was the RED light, when i stopped the coolant was fairly well spread, all over the place under the bonnet
• Ford Focus - Temperature Guage issues - ford focus 26 May 2012 (Forum)
  I discovered my coolant reservoir was completely empty and we had a leak in the system which turned out to be some cracked housing. This was replaced along with the thermometer and coolant replaced. After a day the temp guage kept shooting to red. Took it back to garage (twice) and they stated
• Ford Focus 1.8 petrol 2003 - ford focus - please diagnose my leak!! 23 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  . checking under the bonnet the coolant level was right down, so i topped it up with water just to get me home.  fortunately i made it back home driving very carefully, warning lights still on, but temperature back down to normal i checked the coolant level again when i got home (about 30 mins
• Mazda MPV 2002 - Discovered fault after 3 weeks, where do I stand. 5 May 2010 (Forum)
  Just over three weeks ago we purchased a late 2002 Mazda MPV.  All was well until yesterday when we couldn't get any warm air from the heater.  I checked the coolant level and found the header tank empty and it took a litre to refill, after which we started to get warm air