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• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1995 1.8 AAM Auto engine hesitation when cold 3 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  otherwise. There are also no faults recorded on the ECU and the ECU temp sensors (coolant and air) read exactly what the current outside temperatures are. regs Joshs
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 95 1.0 Starting Problems 12 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  of cranking to get it to cough into life. That was after checking for 4 good sparks and drying the plugs. Today was the same saga, but I gave up after 10 mins, and tried bump starting behind a land rover. fired first time in about 10 meters! Having read the various threads on this, should I go for coolant
• Citroen Saxo (1997 - 2003) - 00 1.4 lumpy running and cutout on warm-up 4 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  way of reading the fault codes without a diagnostic check. Is it possible that the mixture mapping could be corrupt at a certain coolant temperature and is giving it over enrichment? Any help appreciated. Cheers slt
• SEAT Altea (2004 - ) - 2004 2.0 FSI (petrol) cooling system problems 26 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  . This doesn?t make sense as the water leaks from the car when stationary as well as when it is running, even when left for a week. No steam is visible when looking at the engine, the water appears to be coming from the engine and not the radiator or header tank. The coolant is not showing signs of head
• Vauxhall Omega (1994 - 2003) - 97 2.5V6 - new head gasket - now poor MPG 4 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Hi All! Had the HG done, as we were loosing 1/2lt in 300miles or so. No loss of performance, or water in oil, so not certain if this was REAL cause of coolant loss, as it needed 2 further attempts to fix 'other leaks' after the HG! But that's hard to quantify, so ignoring that, really. What we do
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - buying e46 330d sport 17 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  My current car has died (see thirst for coolant on technical) and need a new (to me) car. I have always wanted a 330d (see post over two years old) and am taking this opportunity to get one (03,04 e46 204bhp sport with some spec). Am I mad?? newer cars don't seem to have a feeling of quality
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - (95-99) Multiple problems. 14 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  to first gear and try to drive the car with the handbrake up the car moves, now the heater dont work and everytime I top up with coolant it doesnt seem to fill the container but I dont see any water leaking from under the car and plus there is also a cranking noise like metal shaking the noise comes
• MG MG TF (2002 - 2005) - Just bought one! 18 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  need it, will give some peace of mind. Will fit a low coolant alarm as well just to be on the safe side - although hoping that hgf will be many miles away. Any other TF owners in the backroom?
• Seicento update 19 May 2007 (Forum)
  had coolant changed, just as a precaution. Only real fault so far is that the OS front indicator keeps running fast when I first turn it on, then after a few seconds, it goes back to normal speed - Im assuming a loose connection somewhere? Havent had time to investigate yet. Other than that, its
• peugeot 406 110 16 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 52 plate 406 110 hdi. 40K miles There is a problem with the temperature gauge. The gauge usualy rests half way but can swing down quite suddenly then back up again to center.Sometimes it will go down to zero and stay for a few seconds, This can be accompanied by the "engine coolant
• audi stalling and oil leak 11 May 2007 (Forum)
  with the smell of burning oil on the exhaust and I now appear to be losing my coolant water. I wondered if anyone could help with my problem. I am tempted in taking it to a dealer but I have been warned about the hourly rate. ouch!
• Old Charade 12 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  flys through the MOT. The engine still seems quite sweet and doesn't smoke or use any oil in between the 5 year chages!! As a new year treat for the car I'm going to get the coolant, B/fluid and pads, oil, plugs etc changed and; the timing belt. Is there anything else I should consider to prolong
• Jeep Cherokee 4 litre S reg 7 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  condensor fan cuts in every few mins even with the aircon switched off. Apart from that, the engine and cooling system are in excellent condition and has had regular coolant change and flush through (both directions) Is there a vehicle body condition monitor or similar on these cars as Jeep wont say
• Corsa 1.2 8v running cool 30 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  . The coolant hasn't been changed before so do I need to flush the system, or is the garden hose sufficient? The car has 80,000 miles on the clock so should I look for anything else to replace while I have all these bits off. Thanks Andrew
• ZX TD - Takes ages for the cabin to warm 25 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  - miles easier to fix that a matrix ! Any ideas on how to diagnose.. All these problems and many more to follow, Citroen, drive the dream! Thanks to others that have recently helped, radweld 80 % cured the coolant leak.! Paul
• Oil Consumption - Volvo V70 2.5 20v 13 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  and expensive search for the problem? The car exhibits no other problems that I can see. Coolant levels are stable and the oil does not have signs of emulsifying. It is also usually quite clean. Cheers Mike
• 306DT no hot air 7 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  ? I'm lost. Is it possible for the matrix to fill with grime, does anyone know the flow path, is it possible for the coolant to just be passing over the top and not through the fins. Removing the entri dash and maxtrix is all I have left to do, but I would rather avoid it. HELPPPPPPP cheers H
• Extended Warranties 31 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  milky gunge. Get the system pressure tested at a Vauxhall franchised dealer - fails test. Car not driven any further. Garage removes heads and finds that the whole cooling system is clogged with emulsified oil/coolant. Car needs new radiator, heater matrix, head gaskets, oil cooler, etc, etc
• Rover 414 stalling 3 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  -starts perfectly. My garage have replaced the spark plugs, distributor, rotor arm, ignition coil, engine temperature and coolant temperature sensors. If I can drive on quiet roads, the temparture never gets hot enough to cause the problem. Can someone advise me on what the problem might be (or how I can
• Diesel Smoking / Additive 8 May 2003 (Forum)
  that this smoke can be attributed to the aditive cleaning the engine, or is it normal for a diesel of this age to do this until the engine warms. Or is here something afoot? Car runs perfectly though. Am I worringly unnecessarily? P.S. It was the sender that was faulty on my coolant temp problem. Thanks