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• Mitsubishi Carisma 1600cc year 2000 - Cooling fan coming on now and again 3 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Hi all My cooling fan been running now and then during the colder weather recently, usually when the air-con is on.Is this to keep the air-con 'bits' cool with it running so much ? The temp gauge sits plum in  the middle as it's always done. No loss of coolant - car
• Ford Focus - 07 1.6 petrol focus temperature gauge reading low 13 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all, Just picked up my new car today, a 07 plate 1.6 petrol focus. I drove it in mixed traffic, a roads and motorways for about 30 miles and the temperature gauge didn't reach the mid-point.  It sat consistently at about 80% of the mid-point. The coolant levels
• Renault Megane - Radweld - slow radiator leak, advice please 21 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all Having replaced the radiator on my Y reg Megane after a smash with one from the breakers, I've noticed that the coolant drops from max to min over about a month. So far I've just kept topping it up and checking it regularly, but I was wandering if radweld or a similar radiator
• Vauxhall astra g mk4 - Help no automatic choke anymore when freezing 25 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  what feeds the ecu with the info for it to work correctly my coolant temp sensor seams to work fine the Gage goes up ect any info would be great
• Vauxhall Monaro (2004 - 2007) - Smile: you're on candid camera .... 11 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Interesting video here ... a Monaro owner took his car to his VX dealer to fix a coolant leak. The mechanics took it for a test drive to see if the leak was fixed. What the garage didn't realise was the owner has a Roadhawk video & GPS recording device fitted, which when examined later, showed
• Nationwide AC - Servicing 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  brake fluid and bleed system Drain cooling and replace coolant Plus all the checks. My car is a 98 Mercedes c240 sport. Do you think thats a good price? Would a indy do a major service for that or a cheaper price? (i haven't bothered ringing MB as i am sure the price will be very expensive)
• Vauxhall Astra H (2004 - 2009) - 04 1.7 vibration in car whilst driving 12 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  for?the oil and coolant and brake fluid all seems to be fine.the car steers ok, i think it may have something to do with the engine.please help
• Ford Fiesta (2002 - 2008) - 04 1.4 burning smell from heater vents 19 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  I have a 2004 1.4 petrol fiesta that has recently been producing a burning smell from the heater vents. When I returned home I checked coolant levels and oil etc and everything absolutely fine. Also, the temperature gauge absolutely fine. Tried turning the heater up and set to maximum hot setting
• Engine development testing - does it exist ? 29 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  This is a long shot but I thought I would ask. Is anyone or has anyone worked in engine development testing before ? Are engines tested to destruction and if so is it to find weak points in an engine ? Are they tested without coolant / oil to see what breaks ? How do the car makers perform
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 00 1.9tdi Head gasket 3 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  hi. a while a go the coolant warning light came on so i stopped to check the level and fill it up,but when i opened the cap it was thick with oil. i have since had the head gasket replaced and the head has been skimmed, all was fine for about 100 miles but then oil appeared in the header tank
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.6 Faulty Engine Temperature Gauge 20 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  further on the needle pointed at the red again. As we were waiting for pick up we had a look in the engine there seemed to be nothing unusual with coolant or fan..... Any ideas would be great. Thanks
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 1999 1.0 Radiator fan not cutting in 4 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The cooling is working OK in normal use, but when the coolant temperature rises into the read on teh gauge, e.g. when stuck in traffic, the radiator fan does not come on. I have just brought the car. The previous owner obviously had an issue as the radiator thermostat plug was missing. I have
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 2001 1.6 cooling fan from cold 12 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  when i start my 51 reg 307 after 5-10 seconds the temp gauge goes to red hot & display reads engine coolant temp too high & stop,fan runs constantly, checked wires for brakes, new senders,relays, its been on computer & comes up with error code p118 or p180 cant remember which but it says cooling
• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - 02 1.9TD - Cooling 24 May 2008 (Forum)
  . The fuse is ok. Where are the coolant temp sensor and the fan switch and how can I test them. I do not think that I have an engine problem as the gauge sinks back to normal too soon. Please can anyone help?
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.25 Where does the temp gauge get its reading? 22 May 2008 (Forum)
  Where does the temp gauge on the dash get it's reading from? I thought it was the coolant temp sensor under the coil pack. but i unplugged that and drove the car, but the gauge on the dash returned to where it was before i stopped the car to unpulg the sensor. For years, mine was, under normal
• Nissan Serena (1993 - 2000) - '99 2 litre petrol; service info 18 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Has the engine on this model a belt driven cam and if so how often should it be changed? Need I use Nissan coolant for a change or will the universal type stuff do? The vehicle has done 55k and although the service book is stamped up it is not clear what other jobs have been done. The main dealer
• 2001 Primera ABS 27 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  I have a 2001 old shape Primera which I had a major service on in Oct (coolant, brake fluid etc) at 67000m. Since then progressivley (it was a couple of weeks before I really noticed) I have had the ABS physically coming on all of the time when I have to brake, and, I can hear the pump working
• VW V6 AAA engine 5 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  just blown the coolant hose; cylinder head > throttle valve > heater exchange. replacement £50.00 - i didn't realise rubber was such a precious commodity?? at the heater exchange end a 'T' piece connects 3 x hoses. the hoses are 19mm diameter. the 'T' piece is 19mm but reduces to 5mm at the end
• Condensation cause? 5 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  , the carpets are dry as is the boot, no damp smells, the climate / heating etc works fine, no coolant loss etc. I wonder if the aircon evap drain could be blocked, I guess this could cause such symtoms. Otherwise perhaps the polen filter is due a change, it was done about 18,000 miles ago. 2002 Mondeo TDCi
• Engine oil burning comeback 9 Nov 2006 (Forum)
  Hi. I bought an Alfa147 1.6 Lusso from a 'reputable' car supermarket two months ago and in that time, over 1,000 miles, it has used 3 to 4 litres of oil. The garage could find no leak and no signs in the coolant, meaning its being burned through the engine. It is 3 years old and has done 65,000