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  Vauxhall Corsa - 'mayo' in the breather pipe. 22 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  We have an 09 reg Corsa 1.2 that has 62k on the clock. We have had it since new and it has a full Vauxhall service history. At the weekend the breather...
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  Should I pay £650 for a new air conditioning switch that failed whilst the car was in the garage? 12 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My car went into a local garage for a replacement radiator. When I collected the car the air conditioning wasn't working and the next day a coolant warning...
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  The perils of overeating 3 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Golf VR6. The car has started to overheat so I’ve pulled over to let it cool down. I’ve then topped it up with water, started the engine with...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0 TDCi Overcooling 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The coolant temperature used to reach the middle of the normal range in about 4 miles and stay there, except when coasting downhill for a significant period. Recently, I have found it can only reach and maintain the normal temperature if speeds of 55-60mph are maintained and drops away rapidly as I
• Peugeot 405 Diesel (1988 - 1996) - 93 1.9 head gasket 1 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I have a 15 year old Peugeot 405TD estate, my 2nd one, with 160,000 on the clock, and I love it! I've done so much to it that I want to hang on to it if I can. I think the head gasket is going as it loses coolant with no obvious leaks and also pressurises the cooling system - fluid sometimes
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 1993 1.4i overheating - driving me nuts! 23 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  then idled again with fan disconnected until approaching red again * Radiator hot at top and bottom, and hoses hot. Seems like the coolant IS circulating, guess thats why coolant overflowed suddenly with cap open. So I'm stumped, as far as I can see the fan, thermostat, pump and airlock situation is ok
• Mondeo head gasket 25 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  old with 115000 on the clock. 2.0 Ghia Auto zetec engine... My problem now? The garage reported that they carried out a test on the coolant reservoir, which indicated "exhaust gases" in the coolant. I remember seeing other people mention this test elsewhere on this forum. This indicates a problem
• Mystery smoke - 1992 rover 827 v6 8 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  , there is no oil in the coolant, the coolant level has stayed stable, the oil looks like it could do with a good change but there is no mayonnaise or froth. The engine runs fine (smooth, linear power) and isn?t down on power. The engine doesn?t overheat (or come even close to it). If you really rev the car hard
• Is this bill about right? 4 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  ?timing belt and tensioner, flush through coolant system, change oil and filter, fit new air filter, antifreeze, run up and test. £425.00 PARTS - Head skim £35., Cylinder head £473, Thermostat £8.24, Head bolts x 10 £65 , gasket set £74.50, air filter £11.17, timing belt £24.33, tensioner £21.12
• How does this work? Omega 19 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  2nd time I write this!! there must be some sort of time out feature. This time I will highlight and copy the message b4 I press "post this message". OK so breifly, when compared to my first version :o) 2.0 16V Omega what function does the engine coolant serve to the throttle housing, I find
• Ford focus 2001 1.6 - Fan not kicking in 11 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  and the fan kicks in on default mode. Change the temperature sensor and it still the same.  Coolant level hadn't moved. Fuses are fine. Not sure what else to check?
• Astra G smoking 1 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  no massive oil loss or coolant drop, no mayo on the oil cap.  Am I looking at a head gasket fail, piston fail or something else?   Any help on this is welcome as currently is lining up for a scrapp age if I can't get this sorted. 
• Ford Fiesta - Which Fiesta? 22 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  First off thanks to all who responded to my post regarding the saga of the coolant loss on my wife's Peugeot 207. The garage reckoned it was a faulty temperature sensor which they changed. We now wait to see if they have in fact fixed it. However we have both lost faith in the car and my wife wants
• Rover 25 2003 - Engine oil tapping clicking noise 10 Jul 2014 (Forum)
  ? Everything looks ok, coolant up to max mark, no signs of oil leak or leak at cyclinder head, etc.
• Vauxhall Astra H (2005) - Fault codes after head gasket replacement 13 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  New to the forum. Have found a lot of useful advice here over the years so hoping one of you knowledgeable people can help me with something. A fortnight ago, the tensioner pulley for my fan/aux belt seized, causing the belt to snap. As I pulled over, flappy bits of ex-fan belt took out a coolant
• 2007 Vauxhall Vectra Life (petrol) - ECU 8 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  Started car up this morning and the temp gauge wasnt registering then all of a sudden it shot up into the red, i took it to the garage and was told it was 1 of 3 faulty senser, a friend of mine did a diagnostic an got error codes P0115 Coolant temp signal and U2139 Can-Bus
• 1999 v reg seat toledo 2.3 v5 - engine issues 22 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I have the above car an am experiening problems. Recently I have had loss of power between revs, I wait for the engine to warm up before moving off but we I do one minute the power you would expect is there hen it dies.   Iv had an engine service oil, coolant
• Volkswagen Golf - Mk2 Golf idle problem 18 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  think its related. Tested coolant temp sensor. Looks fine. I dont have any ideas. Please help!
• Vauxhall Corsa - Waterpump failure on my corsa 10 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, 10 days ago I took my vauxsall corsa into my local main dealer in Birkenhead. I had a full service, engine flush and coolant flush. Last week it broke down and the dealer have told me the engine has burnt out, due to a faulty waterpump which has caused the engine to overheat. The car had
• All - Flat out in fifth 13 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  I had a good blast down the M3 last night in the Berlingo, took the long way home and kept my foot to the floor to give it a good Italian tune up after lots of town work. As fifth is an overdrive the revs never go over about 4000, as long as the oil/coolant is topped up and timing belt