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• Ford Focus 2004 - Aircon not cooling car 15 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I had the Aircon regassed in June 2016. The garage said that the coolant level was virtually zero after the previous regas in 2014.  The mechanic regassed and checked for leaks and said there were none. Today's temperature was in the mid seventies/ 25 centigrade.  I had
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol - Astra burning oil 24 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Had a problem with my 51 1.6 Astra overheating. There was no smoke from exhaust but bubbles in the coolant. Took it to my garage and they diagnosed a blown head gasket. Got that changes and now it is blowing grey smoke out and going through 1lt of oil every 20 or so miles. Garage trying to tell me
• leaking punto 1 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  18 month old punto is leaking rainwater into front passenger footwell - definitely rain, not coolant or spray on underside. Dealer cannot do anything for over a week and, as it's parked outside and it's raining hard, we have a problem. Because carpets are fitted it's not possible to trace
• Toyota Yaris 5 door hatchback 1999 998cc V624LBM - Serpentine belt 29 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  Hello all, My son has only had his car a few weeks and hey presto the belt has come off, worrying he informs me a bit shredded. I am sure we can sort the replacement belt but is shredding a sure sign of a pulley fault or oil /coolant leak or could it simply be worn, many thanks for any
• renault clio 51 plate - water leak underneath car 21 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  under the car. im just wondering if the anyone knows if there is any form of water(coolant) pipe around that area.thanks.
• any - Magic cooling? 30 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Took the old Meggie out for a good run today. How interesting! But with a difference. I've had the lower radiator grille raped over for over a year now. But I thought I'd go the whole hog and tape over the entire grille and see how long it took for the coolant to completely heat soak. (I
• Mitsubishi Carisma - Cooling Fan 3 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all My cooling fan been running now and then during the colder weather recently, usually when the air-con is on.Is this to keep the air-con 'bits' cool with it running so much ? The temp gauge sits plum in  the middle as it's always done. No loss of coolant - car
• Golf 1.6 SE petrol - Wont start when hot or after short journey 17 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  I have recently had the car serviced and a new timing belt fitted. Aftter a short journey or when hot  car refused to start. It will fire/turn over  but will not pick up.  An orange light was showing which suggested  a coolant sensor  was causing the problem
• Mk2 Mondeo - Expansion Tank is blowing bubbels 3 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  out the coolant. When I started the engine this stopped until I switched the engine back off.  The engine fan is working fine. Please advice
• Peugeot 406 - i split water hose made it home before car cut out 30 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  one of the water hoses on bottom of radiator to bottom engine split i managed to make it home although it was trying to cut out all the time well now it wont turn over or will but sounds like no compression is this just as simple as to fix hose an refill coolant or have i cooked engine
• BMW 5 Series E39 - White smoke coming through air vents 18 May 2012 (Forum)
  is not over heating and I can't see any coolant leaks.
• Mercedes-Benz - Valeo Radiators 4 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  Both my wife & I have automatic 2003/2004 Mercedes C & SL class respectively - having recently read about the problems of  leakage between the coolant and transmission fluid parts of Valeo radiators I am anxious to know if our radiators are made by Valeo. But when I
• peugoet206 2.0 ltr hdi - overheating 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  but after 5 minutes of driving it the coolant temp goes off the scale and the expansion tank is full of steam.does anyone know if its repairable or not?
• peugeot 206 HDI - Leak 6 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Hi , I'd really appreciate any advice or anyone elses experience on this. I 've been having to top up my coolant level every few days so I assume I have a leak somewhere. In the past on older cars I have used Radweld as a temporary measure. I was just wondering if anyone else has used
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 Changing antifreeze 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I need to top up my coolant /antifreeze. I know you should not mix the pink and blue varieties, but what is in my system currently is just a rusty brown colour. (I'm assuming it was once pink?) Can I just add a 1litre top up, diluted as per instructions?... Or should I really drain the whole lot
• Renault Clio III (2005 - 2009) - 05 2.0 Air Conditioning Problems 18 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Actually a 182 Renaultsport Clio. In my BILs car at the weekend and he suddenly lost control of the air conditioning /fan. Blowing hard all the time and not responding to the OFF button either. Going into a specialist today but what might have gone wrong? Coolant has never been topped up- could
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 97 1.5 - head gasket diagnosis 23 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  for this? There is no white crud on the oil filler or dispstick and I dont think its loosing coolant. What other things could it be? cheers
• Land Rover Discovery (1989 - 1998) - 1996 3.9 Gases in the cooling system. 7 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  My disco started blowing gases into the cooling system. Took it to my local garage and spent over £800 on skimming the heads and new gaskets. That didn't cure it. Gases are still getting into the cooling system and after a few miles looses the coolant. The garage says it must be the block. So
• FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - 2003 1.2 Losing water 22 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, my wifes 53 reg Punto seems to be losing coolant by about 1-2 inches per week, i've checked for leaks but cant see anywhere its leaking from, have noticed when revving it at standstill when cold i can hear a gurgling noise from the heater area as if theres an air lock, so wondered
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 03 2.0 Car constantly steamed up 16 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  it. Is there a filter i need to check and maybe the coolant level?