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• Coolant temp conundrum Astra 1.7DTL 20 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Backroomers, Sorry for the essay... I've had this motor for 2 years. Always wondered why the cooling system works like it does, and whether something's...
• Citroen C5 - Citroen C5 2.0 HDI 114k miles a good choice or not 17 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  Friend is in desperate need of a new car to replace his which is p***ing coolant. Was looking at a few places yesterday, prices are mad these days but we found a tidy looking 2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDI at £2195. 114k miles. Took it for a quick blast down the M6 and back and nothing
• Saab 9-3 - Anti freeze in the oil 15 May 2022 (Forum)
  with the start up of the engine or engine performance and the oil on the dip stick is a bit dirty brown but not the dreaded coolant brown milkshake.  Opinions, should this be dead now if she did put anti freeze in? Is her engine likely to just die anytime.   Thanks for any help
• Toyota Camry - Lost ATF 26 Jan 2020 (Forum)
  (the original started to weep at the bottom). I had new coolant and ATF topped up at the same time (some ATF was lost because the radiator incorporates an ATF cooler). The car was serviced (oil, filters and checks) in July last year. Yesterday evening I checked the ATF and was surprised to find
• 2003 NISSAN MICRA III K12 - 2003 NISSAN MICRA III K12 Identifying rubber pipe 24 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  the battery before but maybe I just didn't notice it was disconnected. The warning light for the engine being too hot has been showing lately and I am unsure if this pipe is related to it or if I just need the coolant topped up. I have checked all around the area of the pipe and can see nowhere
• MK5 VW Golf 1.9 Diesel - Cranking but not starting 12 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  resolved! I’m no mechanic, so I’ve been trying to do things myself with a little help from the internet. This is what I’ve tried so far. I’ve had it plugged in to the computer and nothing comes up. I’ve changed the fuel pump relay. I’ve changed all 4 glow plugs. Had a new coolant temperature sensor
• Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 30-06-2018 Part 2 1 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  In answer to DJL with the Volvo XC60 D4, if his car has Volvo's newish VEA D4 4-cylinder 2.0 diesel, the problem is almost certainly related to the well-known problem these cars have with the EGR cooler & valve. The EGR cooler design, and coolant flow to it, has been revised several times to fix
• 2011 Focus 1.8 Duratec - Mk2.5 Focus acceleration/throttle issues? 17 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  the issue. Additionally as low speeds in first/second it surges slightly, only 10-30rpm, is this another issue or normal? The oil is fine, so is the coolant. Ive checked the air filter and tube they're both clean, as is the face of the throttle that I can see. Ive pulled the spark plugs and theyre
• 1.6 petrol 11 plate - Ford Focus Mk 3 - heater pipe joint failure 24 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  I had a failure of the O-rings which joins the heater matrix pipes to the pipes coming from the engine compartment. This led to anti-freeze/coolant leaking inot the driver's footwell. Ford have no altered the spec and there is no longer a joint invovled. However they can
• VW Golf III - VW 1993 AAM inlet manifold relay clicking+stalling 18 Jun 2015 (Forum)
  no. 171 906 383  ) is clicking and it seems to be losing its spark. It will drive well for a period of time and then kangaroo badly with the revs dropping and then suddenly returning to normal. It has just had a new throttle idle control motor unit and coolant temperature sender. Also
• SAAB 9-3 - Not any old white smoke problem! but a problem! 2 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  ). Problem which has been going on for a few months now: loads of white smoke and what sounds like something blowing. the MPG on the computer sarts to rapidly fall too. no loss of oil or coolant. here is the puzzling bit - it only does it randomly. If I turn the ignition off
• Ford Fiesta Freestyle 2001 Zetec 1.25 Code: DHA - Swapping Fiesta Engine - Must Engine codes match? 17 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi All I've had a coolant leak and fried the engine of my Fiesta and been told by a friendly mechanic that it will be cheaper to get a new engine and put it in. I know my engine code is DHA but have only been able to locate DHC and DHF engines in the local scrap merchants which
• 2003 Ford KA Duratec - Strange only-when-warm-low-rpm hesitation! 21 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  filter - Cleaned all engine earths - Cleaned TPS - Cleaned throttle body   Help! Nothing seems to fix the problem. I've of course done oil / filter / coolant changes. Bit of back history - before I met my girlfriend she thought the MOT was servicing, so the car
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 01 1.2 Engine cuts out and EML comes on. 6 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  the car has cut out just the once it runs fine apart from the occasional splutter when accelerating or cruising along. I have replaced the coolant temperature sensor, replaced the air filter, and put Redex through the throttle body (carberator), to no avail, the problem still persists! When the car has
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 95 1.8 High exhaust emissions at high idle. 12 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  as it was very expensive to replace. I have also replaced the air filter and the coolant temperature sensor. A local mechanic has suggested that I put an injector cleaner into the fuel and let it do it's stuff before I take it in for a retest. He has also told me that there is no adjustment of the idle settings
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 98 1.6 gti starting runing problems please help 12 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  - very erratic, then stalled when accelerator pressed. Towed home, have now replaced; Coolant temperature sensor. Engine starts, then cuts out almost instantly. Please help, Adrian. {Post amended to substitute the 'txt / MSN' language for proper words}
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 02 1.8 Fluid leaking from beneath the engine 28 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  A kind chap at a filling station spotted fluid leaking from beneath the engine on my Mazda6 about an hour ago. Closer examination reveals this to be coolant which is dripping quite furiously while the engine is running. I carefully drove the five miles or so to my home while keeping a close eye
• Antifreeze - a cautionary tale 31 May 2009 (Forum)
  Apart from the obvious don't drink it . . . . . . Somewhere along the line I have had 2 different types of antifreeze mixed in my car. Don't know the names of them TBH but the one in the car was the new pink long life type apparently. When I got a coolant change some 18 months or so ago it would
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 Engine cooling system question? 25 May 2009 (Forum)
  though I have only just switched the engine off (so it is still hot). 3. Lastly, I feel the needle is never exactly mid way between cold and hot but slightly nearer the cold end. Would this suggest a head gasket problem ? Would any of these symptoms suggest a problem with the coolant pump, radiator
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 cutting out & erratic temp gauge. 28 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  the car from cold when the outside temp is warm it will rev to about 2000 and gradually come down. Though it doesn't over rev when the weather is cold. It still did this when the temp gauge was working properly. The most obvious cause appears to be the coolant temp sensor and i understand how