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Hyundai Getz vibration on acceleration 12 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
The wife's Getz has a funny vibration which is felt through the pedal and steering when accelerating. Usually comes on around 2000 revs. It's a light vibration... -
MERCEDES W211 AUTOMATIC - MERCEDES E320CDI W211 GEARBOX OIL GET DIRTY IN 20K 8 Dec 2011 (Forum)
Hi guys, I've got a 2003 53 reg Mercedes e320cdi auto. it has done 177k with full Mercedes main dealer history. It recently developed a slight judder when mild accelerating. I've read lots of information online about coolant in ATF prolem. Hence, I had the car for a Glycol test at local -
KIA Sedona 2.9CRDi 2004 - My MPV has started overheating and juddering 28 Sep 2011 (Forum)
. Basically I 'nursed' it to the nearest petrol station where I checked the coolant level which appeared to be low, so I topped it up. But it still needed to be nursed (stop/start) home. I left it unused overnight to let it really cool down. I have used it again on a very short journey -
Hot topic 10 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
I have a Fiesta 1.25 V reg and the heaters will not turn off. I've changed the heater valve and flushed and renewed the coolant but this seems to have... -
Hyundai Getz - Any Engine management experts out there? 15 Dec 2010 (Forum)
the engine was cold.. There were no fault codes so I thought I would look at some data instead. Here's what I found: I sat in the car and the car's display said it was 46F outside = 7.7 C. My OBD software was saying the car's coolant was 8C and the intake air was 7C. I -
Ford KA - Radweld on Ford KA 53 plate 30 Nov 2010 (Forum)
Hi, Would appreciate a little help - this will be a familiar story for you lot but looks like I'm leaking coolant/anti-freeze. It seems that I can go 50 miles or 200 miles and notice about the same amount of leakage (from max to quarter full) - it's never gone below that but I guess that's -
Why is my Volkswagen Golf III overheating? 2 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
I have a problem were my Volkswagen Golf III TDI is overheating. It seems to use a lot of water. I have checked both radiator hoses, and both are hot when... -
What's causing my Mercedes-Benz CLK's gearbox to stick in lower ratios? 7 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
I have run a 2002 Mercedes-Benz CLK Cab from new (it's now at 98,000 miles) and I recently had the autobox circuit board replaced by a good specialist... -
My Vauxhall Corsa has blown oil all over the engine - what's caused this? 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
My oil light came on in my 2002 Vauxhall Corsa 2002 yesterday. When I pulled over to check the oil the whole of the underside of the bonnet and engine... -
01 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 petrol Engine cutting out. 21 Feb 2010 (Forum)
(exhaust steam, funny coloured coolant and maybe sniff?? the coolant) He called again to say has just used the car to pick her up from work and whilst not cutting out in that trip it felt sluggish and described a missfire type problem so I've no idea what is going on. Its going in tomorrow to a local -
Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.25 Heater only hot when driving 8 Feb 2010 (Forum)
Hi people I've read a lot of heater issues on here but none fully match the problem I'm having. So it's a 1.25 zetec. On Tuesday I noticed my heaters where only blowing cold air then half way home (driven about 5 miles) the temp gauge hit red. Had a look under the bonnet and the coolant -
Simmer down under 23 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
When I was in Australia I borrowed a turbo-diesel people carrier. This had a device that could be set, if I remember correctly, to run the engine for 10-30... -
Daewoo Nubira (1997 - 2003) - 98 1.6 Location of coolant temp sensor on 1.6 24 Sep 2008 (Forum)
The Daewoo is showing the classic symptoms of knackered temp sensor -- runs fine when warm, but jumpy when cold. Nudge the gas pedal, and the revs dip... -
Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - County Court [Small Claims] dilema. 8 Mar 2008 (Forum)
Following an abortive installation of a radiator to my 1997 Peugeot 306 D-Turbo [one owner from new] resulting in the bottom hose becoming detached from the radiator, with subsequent loss of coolant [no overheating at this point, stopped immediatly low coolant warning light appeared ] I summoned my -
Ford StreetKa (2003 - ) - Overheating warning and erratic fuel gauge 5 Oct 2007 (Forum)
My mum is having some grief with her 03 reg StreetKa. Recently, the engine temperature warning light has been coming on sporadically, but there are no signs of overheating (no hot coolant smells, no steam or puddles, engine running/pulling fine). This has been joined in recent days by the fuel -
BMW 316i - customer options. 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
with the car. So happy with it i paid a deposit and collected the car the follwing day. After 2 weeks of driving the coolant light came on followed by the oil light which were leaking I have been keeping the car topped up with coolant and oil until i could have it checked yesterday. The garage has just told -
Daewoo Matiz Nightmare Update 5 Jan 2007 (Forum)
Hi there every-one. Well, i have just got the car back from the garage this evening, the leak in the engine was a split hose that connected from the engine to the heater matrix, hence my slight loss of coolant, and the strange putty like odour (antifreeze) A right sod of a job to get -
Vw Golf Immobliser (mk 3) 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
01268 Faults Found: 17978 - Engine Start Blocked by Immobilizer P1570 - 35-10 - - - Intermittent 00522 - Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor (G62) 30-10 - Open or Short to B+ - Intermittent Coolant obvious I've put none in yet!!! But I haven't got an immobilizer, nor do I want one!! It starts for about 1 -
Hot and bothered 5 Jun 2003 (Forum)
(it's definitely overheating - not electrical), new radiator cap, new radiator, new coolant, new water pump, back flushed engine (no blockages) and bled system for air locks. It's not losing any coolant and there's no water in the oil, or oil in the water. Any thoughts? -
Sloshing water in passenger footwell 6 Apr 2003 (Forum)
was stationary. The engine started shuddering when I was stationary e.g. waiting at traffic lights, so I took it to a garage and was told that the head gasket needed replacing urgently & that the coolant was leaking. So I shelled out hundreds of pounds for the head gasket to be fixed, picked up the car tonight
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