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• Xantia Heater 7 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  After driving for weeks with nothing but cold air coming out I have disovered something that cleans out the heater matrix. I recently bought some sink unblocker/drain cleaner from B&Q. I put about a cup full inthe coolant and after acouple of days the air has started to get warmer. Prior
• CMAX Diesel Mayo 3 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  ) trips lately and I thought this might have disappeared. The car doesn't appear to be drinking coolant so is this just a combinatation of the short runs and the weather getting a bit cooler or is there something else(i.e. the vent has blocked on the oil filler cap?) With the design of the oil filler
• Skoda Elegance 1.9TDI 5/2003 11 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  to ask local Skoda garage if they can consult their computer to check if brake fluid etc has been done. Was considering oil & filter change, brake fluid swop (DOT4?), Coolant change (probaly 5 year anti-freeze). When is the cambelt due on these, and do you require tensioners etc (405 still on original
• Mk1 Mondeo V6 - airlock? 5 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  cooling system - opening expansion tank will cause a jet of steam, followed by what can only be described as the sound of plastic bending or cracking, I assume this is hoses expanding. Thermostat has been changed and coolant drained/refilled, but problem persists. We both had a poke around this morning
• Sisters 51 1.2 Punto - never serviced 24 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  , I am trying to allow her to let me service it, any issues with oil filter access or the drain plug in Punto's? Do I need any fancy tools, we have star and hex bits.. Any discount OEM suppliers on the NET? I need to do coolant, oil, plugs, leads and air filter. Its very low milage but as I've said
• Damsel In Distress - Vectra Fumes! 30 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  . It was worse with the windows open. Also a slight rattling but that could be innocent. On inspection the coolant was very low so it's been topped up. I also noticed some liquid spitting out of the exhaust and don't know how normal that is. The garage claimed to have serviced it and replaced the cambelt. I
• Am I neglecting my car? 26 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  /tyre check and anti-freeze drain/refill. Am I effecting the long term future of my car with this attitude? I check my tyres obviously and would keep the oil/coolant topped up (not that the levels ever seem to change!) Other than the cam-belt (due for replacement soon) is it worth changing any other
• Vauxhall Omega (1994 - 2003) - 93 2.0l auto radiator top hose pressure 12 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Vx omega 2.0L 16v ecotec-auto box- 95k L-reg Hi all, lost lots of coolant from radiator top hose last night,where the hose fits onto the rad. The rad is ok & the hose is only 3 months old. It's as if there's too much pressure & that's where it blows. I tested the thermostat 3 months ago
• Reviving a Fiat Punto.... 24 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  my wife's is a slightly older 5 dr SX. I want to help but I'm not sure where I should start; The battery is going to be flat - should I recharge it or would it be less hassle to get a new one (£25-30)? What other things should I look at? - oil/filter/coolant change, brakes, tyres, spark plugs
• BMW 330D E46 Door Leak 1 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  these out and dried the car out with hairdrier and car heater. The following day i was greeted with the same pool of water. Can anybody help me, it is rainwater and not coolant of any kind i have been assured. I have been trying to get a hold of one of those rare beasts called a BMW SERVICE
• Fiat Punto Overfuelling 12 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  Who knows anything about Fiat Punto engine management? It's a 1.1 litre petrol, 8V on an N plate. It is currently overfuelling on tickover and is difficult to start when warm/hot due to excess fuel. The fuel injection warning light is on. Have looked at coolant temp sensor, inlet air temp
• 309 service 7 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  K93 309 1.4i, 81000 miles For convienience I have just booked my car in at Halfords (AA). £146 covers the following: -Engline flush -Mobil 1 and filter -Air filter -Spark plugs -Coolant change -Fuel filter -'Checks on brake fluid boiling temperature, steering, suspension and so on' (what exactly
• Help! Pug 306 Radiator swap nightmare 27 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  !) Any help/info would be appreciated. /John PS: Previous posts about how to refill & bleed the coolant system on a DTurbo have been already been read and noted.
• Golf Mk7 1.6tdi SE 140k miles - Coolong system 2 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hi folks, car heater output low or non existent and low coolant light comes on some time, top is around half a mug full every 1000 miles or so.  I thought it was dodgy heater matrix,- not so.  Called RAC - very smart guy poked and prodded around with UV light, could see no obvious
• 2008 VW Golf 1.9 tdi with BXE engine - cooling fan runs randomly 16 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hi   I've just replaced both coolant temperature sensors, one in the side of the engine and the other in the bottom hose, and the cooling fan, Mine is the one with just the one large fan.   I still have the same fault, which is, the fan comes on randomly
• OBDII Bluetooth Scan Tools 25 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  liners, I want to be able to keep an eye on coolant temp or at least intermittently monitor it. I would rather not go down the route of a separate gauge glued to the dash and all the associated wiring that entails. I have seen android apps that can be set to alert you if it goes over a certain temp
• Jaguar X-Type 2.0d 2004 182k - The Old Girl Rolls On 27 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  /painting. 'Chwarae teg' ('fair play') as we say here, when I collected the car he had done the tyres, checked/topped the coolant, oil, brake and steering fluids, put it up om the ramp and given it  a quick pre-mot to check she was ok for the winter.  (Nothing to report). Total cost
• Toyota Auris - Auris Hybrid 2013 - maintenance 28 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  its complicated new tech but can I still do the following jobs myself?  1. change engine oil and filter 2. Change radiator coolant 3. change brake pads/discs 4. change auxilliary belts (if it has them) 5. change air/fuel filters I really do not want a car
• Volkswagen Golf IV - Is it the headgasket? VW Golf S reg 15 May 2015 (Forum)
  oil cap and also further down that pipe. (white/yellow/brown) Unscrewed coolant, quite a bit of pressure, and it fluctuated (spilled out, then sucked back in, repeated.) and at the same time i could hear a squelching noise coming from elsewhere. google said could be a few things
• Ford Focus 1.6tdci - Ford Focus 1.6tdci oil level increasing 11 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  The oil level in my 2009 1.6tdci focus is increasing. I have to change the oil every two weeks to save the engine!! The coolant