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• Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi 2004 - Thermostat or Radiator issue 8 May 2010 (Forum)
  I recently had a leaking hose repaired by the AA after my coolant warning light came on.  He also told me that my radiator was staying cold even after several minutes' revving the engine at 2000rpm.  The temperature gauge reaches normal and stays there (I've never noticed it above
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.25 NEW Heater Valve, only cold air? 9 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  has packed up again, I only have cold air and the part is brand new. SURELY it CAN'T be the new part? The coolant level is fine, though I think the thermostat is abit dodgy. The engine temp gauge used to be right in the middle but now it's usually under half or just over.. Phil
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 05 1.6 Oil pressure light 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I am no dum dum but have a "glitch" with warning light. Car seviced 3 weeks ago and all was fine. On latest journey after 5 miles or so the light flickers on and off, I pull over swtch off and check level, coolant for oil, oil spater exesive exhaust smoke all ok. Continue and light off then after
• Toyota MR2 (1990 to 2000) - 91 2.0 Engine temperature in cold weather 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  , it goes to normal. Is my car about to blow up? Any ideas? It seems to be running fine... oil topped up, coolant at normal levels... etc. etc. Confused.
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.3 Endura Engine, Petrol - Oil leaking into co 24 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  I've had a problem with my car for a good few months now. It goes through oil like nobody's business. No noticeable leaks under car either. I have now started to notice oil in my coolant system. Having looked into this on other forums, it was suggested that i may have a breach in the head gasket
• Toyota Aygo (2005 - ) - Also applies to C1 & 107 - water pump failure 27 May 2009 (Forum)
  . The problem is a slow weep and there will be no evidence of water leaking from the car. Check the header tank level - ours was just above minimum and check around the pulley areas. You are looking for bright pink staining on all pulleys from the coolant. Toyota have been excellent with us and provided
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 01 1.3 Replacing thermostat again 7 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  locks? Going to try and replace the stat and housing without bleeding the whole system as have only recently bled and replaced the coolant. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.8 wont start, yet spark getting to plugs? 27 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  sensor or maybe coolant sensor, but im not convinced? any help would be appreciated?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 971.4 Overheating problem after cambelt change 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  the air bubbles from coolant system. I noticed that the cambelt sprocket was extremely hot and the cambelt was also quite hot possibly through heat transfer from the sprocket. The rockercover was also very hot. I let everything cool down and removed the rocker cover. There seemed to be an adequate
• Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 1999 1.4 - jolting in higher gears 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all I hope someone can help. I recently had the radiator changed as I had noticed the coolant levels were reducing very quicky and I wad advised there was a leak in the radiator. Since then i have noticed that the car seems to be "coughing" when I am driving esp in higher gears. It feels
• Volkswagen Golf II (1983 - 1992) - 91 1.3 Power loss, fluid leak near no1 cyl. 14 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  , and there was some fluid on the manifold well on the side of the one going into No1 cylinder, it doesn't seem to be petrol, could the manifold be cracked in side?, leaking coolant? the fuel pump seems to be fine i'l try fitting a one way valve to see if it helps, coluld the intake manifold be causing the poor fuel
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 99 1.4 - 'STOP' warning light has appeared 17 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  Hi team, Had a bit of a scare this weekend when the red warning light over the temperature gauge and the 'STOP' signal on the dashboard started flashing at me. The thermometer shows nothing out of the ordinary - 90 degrees or so - but I've topped up the oil and the coolant (ie water). It seemed
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2004 TDCi 130 - Vapour/Haze 12 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  have a 54 Plate TDCi 130 Mondeo. It is "venting" a white haze or vapour through the front grille. It does not appear to be losing coolant, cooling system pressure tested OK and Ford could not find the source of the vapour query "header tank fault" after changing the header tank cap which appeaerd
• Ford Mondeo 1 (1993 - 1996) - 2.0 Zetec Auto - running cold! 29 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  not up to "normal". I have two questions, if anyone can help with some advice! 1) Is it going to be a problem to continue driving it? 2) Is there anything obvious that would cause this? I'm thinking maybe the thermostat is stuck open? Coolant isn't getting a chance to warm to full temperature
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 2.0 8V XSi - Stalling whilst cold 25 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  I have a Peugeot 306 XSi 2.0 8V 1997. It stalls whilst the car is warming up. Once the engine is at normal operating temperature it doesn't stall. I have replaced the stepper motor and engine coolant temperature sensor with new replacements. The engine fault light does come on now and again
• Ford Dealer in USA 27 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  and they phoned me with some stuff which 'needed doing'.... Loose suspension ball joint $362 That would also need wheel alignment $125 Pollen filter $49 Dirty coolant $118 Brakes very low $230 so far I am thinking hmm... maybe that does need doing (except the pollen filter - for $49 I don't mind ingesting a bit
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - TD '99 problems with water/steam 25 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  first thought was head gasket but the car starts fine and there is absolutely no loss in performance whatsoever - drives perfectly only prob is coolant constantly needs top up and just chucks it out the back in steam. there seems to be fuel/water mix somewhere as well. fuel in water??? Iv heard
• Alfa Romeo 166 (1999 - 2005) - aircon & any other problems 14 Aug 2007 (Forum)
  I have just bought a 166 TS Lusso, guy says that a/c needs re-gassing, but internal console display says A/C fault please contact workshop. Doesn't blow icy cold when a/c set to low, Is it likely there is another fault I need to get fixed or would a lack of coolant gas cause the fault display
• VW Golf mk2 1.3 6 May 2007 (Forum)
  i'm having trouble with leaks comming from the cylinder head, the coolant and the oil have mixed a little bit has gone to the bore's and i was only getting 1bar compression, i thaught this could be the head gasket, so i changed it and just incase i checked the cylinder head with a piece of metal
• Golf mkiv temperature guage sender 6 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  NOT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ) which is located in the coolant hose. After that is done the temperature guage rises to normal and continues to work normally. I dont think the problem is electrical since I am not moving the electrical plug, and after this is done the temperature sender is working normally