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• renault laguna over heating 21 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Has anyone had problems with laguna overheating, in particular releasing coolant through pressure cap. I have replaced the pressure cap, thermostat, radiator, the head gasket was done 60000 miles ago by renault and i am now losing my marbles with what this could be. Please help me before i
• Vauxhall astra temperature problem 25 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I have a Vauxhall Astra 1.6 2001. The current problem is with the temperature gauge. It flucates between the 90 mark and 80. This is more noticeable when driving around town. On the motorway the change is not as great. I have checked the coolant and I am not getting any oil in it and it does
• Help! Fiesta (OHV) thermostat 6 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Just doing the coolant change on my girlfriend's Fiesta. It's the 1.3 OHV engine. Anyone know how you get the thermostat out? I've removed the thermostat housing, and now can't get it out! The manual says to 'compress and withdraw thermostat retaining clip' but doesn't show a picture. I can't see
• Astra T/D 1.7 19 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  My Astra has developed a coolant leak within the last 2/3 days, seems to be coming from the below the water pump area, dripping in 3 places.How difficult is it to repair/replace the pump , any idea of cost ?. Are there any known problems ? the vehicle has done 169k.-rickt p.s. just joined the forum
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  Flushing and filling an MX5 radiator 12 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Where is the drain plug positioned on the radiator on a 2003 MX5? I want to drain it from the engine bay as I am unable to get under the car.
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  Is the garage which sold my daughter a faulty MGTF liable to repair the engine? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter recently bought (mistakenly in my opinion, but she didn’t tell me until after she had bought it) a 6-year-old MG TF soft-top with 30,000 miles...
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  Is there a known fault with the engines on 1-litre Ford Fiestas? 6 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2016 1-litre Ford Fiesta. A red engine light came on, so we booked a service at Halfords. They stated that there's an internal sensor that is...
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  My nearly new car has persistent air con problems - should I reject it? 6 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a BMW M140i from new, the car is nine months old and has suffered persistent problems with the air conditioning. The local dealership has...
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  Is the head gasket leaking on my Jaguar XJS? 8 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Jaguar XJS 3.6 Coupe auto. It was laid up for over a year, but fired up and ran smoothly when I bought it eight months ago. I have restored the...
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  New car needs engine rebuild - what are my options? 28 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a new Chevrolet Captiva a few months ago. Within weeks of owning the car an oil drip appeared on my driveway and the dealer told me to bring...
• Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - 07 1.4 Head Gasket/Water Coolant/Engine failure 18 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  it in. So.... i made an appointment but as they didnt have any courtesy cars untill the end of the week i had to wait until then. During the week the heater stopped working and cold air was coming out, i called them and stated this and they said for me to check my coolant level as this would be the reason
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  Irradiated 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a nine-month old Vauxhall Vectra 2.2 litre automatic (mileage 10,000) in September 2004 from main Vauxhall dealer. In January of this year, still...
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9 130 BHP - White(ish) smoke. 3 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  it for 3 days. The first problem is I can't decide what the smoke is, whether its oil / coolant / diesel etc. It appears a blueish / white and I think it smells of diesel (although the garage say oil !) Heres a vid clip of the smoke www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBgCa__sQoc So far the car has had
• Toyota Yaris (1999 - 2005) - Garage keep finding new faults - now another £700? 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all - sorry for my first post being about a problem, but I guess problems are what often bring people here! Help or advice appreciated... I have been to-ing and fro-ing with my garage since September, which started with the overheating light coming on in my car - no problems with coolant levels
• Toyota Starlet - Coolant temperature sensor and temperature gauge 31 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  a warning code from it, and it came back with 22, indicating an issue with the coolant temperature sensor. I researched the correct part to buy
• Ford Mondeo estate 2010 - Ford 1.8 tdci mondeo overheating 14 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  summer it overheated on the M25 (almost no coolant) - I should have taken it straight back to the dealer (another bad move) but took it to my local garage instead.  They changed the fan which wasn't working.  Overheated again about a week later - this time found the coolant leaking out
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 overheating problem? 1 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  this be the Cylinder Head Temp (CHT) sensor telling the ECU to take precautions ? Strangely - if you ease off, it'll often return to the 12 o'clock position really quickly too - takes less than 30 seconds sometimes !? Both the coolant and oil levels are fine and there are no obvious leaks around any of the visible
• SEAT Altea (2004 - ) - 55000 mile report 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  months before they found a fix. Front wheel bearing failure Remote locking failed Water pump leak Coolant leak from plastic coolant port Boot lock failed Coil pack failure Exhaust gas recirculation valve failure Catalyst broke up - this was a £700 fix Further coolant leak, source unknown. A common
• s type jaguar 3ltr v6 - high water usage 16 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Hi, my jag is using vast amounts of water..(there is no water in the oil, as iv checked)...the 'engine coolant low' light keeps coming on, and despite topping up, and checking...cannot find any obvious leaks....Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, this problemhas been going
• Renault Clio III - Water sloshing noise - water pump change 18 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All, I have just picked my car up following a timing belt and water pump change. When driving home I noticed water sloshing sounds when accelerating. Is this normal when having coolant drained and re-added? Thanks in advance   Kate