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• any - Colour of coolant 26 Jun 2013 (Forum)
  For many years fresh coolant always seemed to be royal blue.  Recently all the coolant I have noticed - including the bulk supply my indy uses - is orange.  This forum mentions all sorts of colours - is there a standard?  I wondered if blue was discontinued to prevent confusion
• Vauxhall Corsa SXI 1.2 2007 - Coolant loss and white smoke after head gasket. 12 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  Hi looking for advise, I sold the Corsa SXI 1.2 1.6v person came back with it over heating, white smoke, running badly and over pressured coolant. I took the head off, got it skimmed, new head set set and rebuilt. All seemed well it runs very smooth person was happy, 10 days later get
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  Why is my Transit losing coolant? 22 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Ford Transit (2000 model). Recently, I've noticed white smoke and a loss of coolant. In fact, all of the coolant has gone, even though the van...
• VW Passat 2.0 SE Petrol - My 2003 Passat 2.0 SE Headgasket gone? 30 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  had an alternator changed last week. Two days later I received a "STOP" coolant warning so I got my car recovered to the garage. The coolant was completely empty and we found that the coolant hose at the bottom of the engine was disconnected, not sure for how long. Garage filled the coolant up and run
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2001 1.6 Zetec s - Flushing/changing coolant 20 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Can someone give me the correct procedure for flushing and refilling the coolant on said car? I intend to refill with long life coolant(red stuff) so want to make sure the current blue coolant is completely gone from system.....also is there a drain plug on the engine block.....or is it done
• 1996 Polo - Mixing coolant types. 15 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  I want to replace the coolant in my Polo (1996). The stuff that's in there at the moment is blue and the expansion tank says it is G10. I got a new bottle of coolant from my local VW agent and the stuff they gave me is pink and is labelled as G12. They don't sell the G10 stuff any more
• Pug 106 Coolant Temperature Light coming 16 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  My 1998 1.4 106's coolant temperature warning light is coming on after 2 or 3 miles but there is no evidence of overheating. The coolant level is ok and when I let the car tickover for 10 mins or so the coolant warning light came on well before the cooling fans did suggesting that the car
• VR6 Golf 1996 2.8L - Coolant Problem 27 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Help!! My VR6 Golf is leaking coolant from the engine coolant housing but the housing seems to pretty well concealed under all sorts of pipes and things. Can anyone tell me what special procedure/tools i need or can provide any help that will make thibgs a bit easier..for me to sort out (I have
• VW Mk2 Golf: Coolant leak from thermstat 9 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 1300 VW Mk2 GOLF 1991. There is a gradual coolant leak from the temperature sensor that is fixed onto the thermostat housing. This was easy to spot as dry pink scale (coolant is pink) comes from here. The sensor is clipped onto the housing. Does the sensor need replacing
• Disposal of old engine coolant 21 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Does old engine coolant+flush have to go to the council dump / somewhere else? Thanks
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  Coolant loss through expansion tank 6 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Nissan X-Trail 2.2 diesel yesterday. I noticed the in-car heater was fine at first and then wasn't getting warm. I Checked engine coolant which...
• Peugeot 106 diesel coolant problem 4 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi my 1.4 106 (1993) diesel is losing coolant from the expansion tank. It\'s spraying out of the cap over the tank. It\'s been losing coolant through a leak in the radiator for some time. It\'s had a head skim about 60,000 miles ago, current milage is 137,000. I top up the coolant when it goes
• Vauxhall leaking coolant. 12 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Yet again our vauxhall carlton! Had a new thermostat fitted last weekend and it has been leaking coolant externally since. I thought it was an airlock so I opened the expansion tank and ran the engine the coolant ran over, I sqeezed the pipes into and out of the radiator and it seemed ok for a day
• Mk 2 golf 1.6 coolant questions 30000mil 10 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  89 golf 1.6 30000 miles Ive been having gunk in coolant (as described before in these formus somewhere) had it flushed and they tested for head gasket failures by testing for gases. Still got gunk in coolant and today the cap fell off at some point going into to work, must of fallen off really
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  Why does my car keep losing coolant? 10 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My 2012 Toyota RAV4 is losing a small amount of coolant. The dealer checked it and topped it up but its already losing coolant again.
• Honda Civic UK 1.6 auto (N reg) - Radiator cap breaking and coolant loss 18 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  I have an N reg Honda Civic 1.6 auto that is getting through loads of coolant, it has also broken the radiator cap assembly (springy bits etc) twice.  I stopped today to park and steam was coming from the front right of the car where the rad and coolant tank is, seems like
• BMW coolant 13 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Does any body have any idea on the type of coolant required for a 318i BMW 1999 model new shape. Thanks for any replies.
• Renault Kangoo II combi (2004 - 2008) - 04 1.5d coolant change 26 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I want to change the coolant on our 1.5dci with air con. Usually this job is straightforward - remove bottom hose , empty , fill and bleed but I can't find an easy way to get at the bottom hose to let the coolant out. Any one had experience of this vehicle? Also can someone confirm the volume
• Water in coolant 5 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  A poster suggested in another thread http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=4&t=23338 that he uses distilled water in his coolant. Is this common practice? I should have thought that the inhibitors in normal coolant would have been sufficiently powerful that - like in a central
• Coolant Change- Rover 25 9 Jun 2004 (Forum)
  I\'m due to change the coolant on the wifes Rover 25. I\'ve got some Halfords anti-freeze that is to BS6580 spec but the manual I\'ve got says that this spec has been replaced by OAT coolant. Can I still use the old type or will it damage the engine. Thanks MLC