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• Mondeo water leak 22 Jul 2006 (Forum)
  I've got an '02 1.8 mondeo and it's leaking on my drive. I know where the coolant/water is coming from but I don't know why. looking from underneath the car, above the exhaust mounts at the front of the CAT are the two pipes taking the water to and from the interior of the car, and just below
• BMW 523 - oil in cooling water 5 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Recently I have had to put a lot of oil in my 00/W BMW 523 Touring but it doesn't seem to leak from anywhere. There is also a clattering noise on start-up which disappears after a few seconds. Now I discover that on unscrewing the coolant filler cap OIL comes out. My immediate thought
• Incontinent Rover 9 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  First time, so all help appreciated. I have a Rover 218SLDT 1995, 136,000 trouble-free miles, until now. Two questions: The metal pipes to the coolant expansion tank are beginning to rust and metal replacements are a ridiculous price of £56!! Any reason why the whole run shouldn't be rubber
• polo gearbox leak 9 May 2003 (Forum)
  I've got a 1.4 1996 (N) VW Polo. I noticed a small pool of liquid under the car on Monday, after some pretty heavy mileage down to Cornwall for the Bank Holiday. I checked engine oil, brake fluid and coolant which were all OK, so I assumed it must be the gearbox oil (though there was no obvious
• Cooling System Fault 12 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  expansion tank, but this seems to have stopped since i replaced the cap. I have replaced the thermostat and there are no coolant leaks. somebody suggested it might be a blockage to the heater matrix, does anybody have any ideas? I'm grateful for any ideas.
• Renault Auto Gearbox 5 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  Help! My Renault 19TSE Auto with 1.4Energy lump has a mojor lack of motivation! Its down to the oil cooler that sits atop the auto box - it seems to have corroded and is dumping coolant in the transmission (and vice-versa)... My question is, in this country, and as I never ever tow anything or go
• Temperature gauges 15 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  time.Thats coolant exit temperature,by the way. I would also like it expressed in some internationally standardised unit of measurement.......degrees centigrade will perfectly well suffice. I have several thermometers about this place for various purposes even the inexpensive ones manage to be accurate
• HELP! AX OVERHEATING 15 Oct 2001 (Forum)
  on, electric fan does not kick in and although the top hose is very hot, the bottom hose remains cold. Hot coolant is then forced out of the radiator filler cap. Could it be someting as simple as a blocked radiator core or even the stat? The heater blows hot by the way, so not the heater matrix.
• Renault Clio 2 1.2 16V - Overheating 14 Aug 2024 (Forum)
  Younger daughter today on a road trip rings me to say a couple of warning lights are on - further questioning reveals the temp gauge is well above mid-point. It would then cycle up and down a few times then stabilise. I’ve had to add coolant - expansion tank being empty or close on empty, I can’t
• Vauxhall Astravan - Crank no start 18 Apr 2020 (Forum)
  My astravan MK4 (Z16SE engine) will crank but won't start. I've confirmed I have spark, fuel, air and that the timing is ok. Compression test showed the following: 175 175 120 160 - the van does have a small coolant leak so maybe has a cracked cylinder head. The head gasket has recently
• Volvo v70 2.4 automatic 2000 - Radiator replacement 15 May 2018 (Forum)
  Hello,    My recently aquired volvo v70 2.4 automatic, has developed a coolant leak. It seems to be coming from between the cooling fan housing and the radiator. It drips down onto the garage floor at night and when looking underneath seems to be driping from the centre
• Vw t5 transporter - Cooling problem 6 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  My radiator on my T5 transporter is not getting hot and bottom hose stays cold top hose gets hot.  Engine temperature gauge work's normal. Heater blows hot air .dose eny one have eny ideas? I had a coolant leak couple of weeks ago it turned out the cylinder head was cracked now I have
• Ford Fiesta - Ecoboost engines 1 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  there was an early issue with these engines where a pipe in the cooling system was prone to give up the ghost, dumping the coolant and wrecking the engine, but something is telling me that some other problem was mentioned. If anyone knows the detail of this information I'd be grateful for a resume', because
• bmw e46 330i m sport convertible - E46 BMW 330i dodgy electric fan, 8 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  . There is enough coolant , and i changed it anyway , 6 months ago.   Any ideas? its a 2002 model, 330i m sport, automatic
• Renault Kangoo 2000 - kangoo x reg 2000 1.4 rad fan 4 May 2015 (Forum)
  hi i have a renault kangoo 1.4 x reg petrol, the rad fan has stopped kicking in, ive put a power supply direct to the fan and it runs so i replaced the thermostat and coolant temp switch but the fan still isnt kicking in, ive checked all fuses and all looks ok. Im thinking its possibly a relay
• Toyota Celica - toyota celica 190 self revving /high idle 2 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  again revving to 2000, could this be a  problem with the coolant temperature sensor, iacv? Maf? Can't find. Any vacuum leaks as such, please give me your knowledge. Thanks,j :-) (Duplicate thread)        
• Toyota Yaris 1.0 - Brake replacement costs 16 May 2014 (Forum)
  is the list:  - MOT (50 quid) - Oil + filter change - Spark plugs - Air filter - Coolant - Replace rear brake cylinder + replace brake fluid - Replace both front brake pads  Comes to £390 quid! And that doesn't include replacing
• POLO 1.0 2001 - my polo wont start when its hot. HELP 26 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  my polo will not start when the engine gets hot. it turns oveer but will not go the whole hogg!!! ive had it in the garage and they have replaced - the fuel filter, the o2 sensor & the coolant sensors. When it does start it will only go a short distance before it wants to cut
• Citroen Xsara HDI 90 2.0 - Cold Start Struggle 23 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Hi All my car is struggling to start when cold and when its colder i get white smoke but less when warm i have replaced the glowplugs air and fuel filter which didnt work so i then replaced coolant temp sensor which made it a little worse, it has a siemens fuel system with the bulb on the fuel
• Renault Laguna (1994 - 2001) - 00 1.9 Has my heater matrix gone ? 18 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  not losing any any coolant from the expansion tank, it always seems to be full to the max line. It is an air con model but it has never worked since i had the car (2yrs) any advice much appreciated