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• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.4 cylinder liner disturbed 2 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  of the liners popped up slightly, resulting in coolant disappearing down the sump i think. I was very careful when turning the engine over again to make sure that i held the liners down. I have put everything back together, drained the oil. refillied with oil. CAr strarts o.k. and runs but there is a lot
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8TDCi - Fails to start 27 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  smoke on start up. Used the built in diagnostic and only error code found was for coolant temp low. Have tested the glow plugs and all read arround 1-2 Ohm's, Inspected fuel lines as far as possible and appear in good order. Have always had it serviced at correct intervals and now sits on 112K miles
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.7td Anyone used cylinder head/block sealant?. 11 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  And if so had any success? I've got a 1994 Astra 1.7DTL, and for the last year or so it's been misfiring after a cold start, and white smoke from the exhaust for just a few seconds, after which it's fine for the rest of the day. Also more recently I've noticed a slight loss of coolant, about 1 pint
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 00 2.8 Suspect blown head gasket 6 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  the front end, on closer inspection it was steam and water was dripping from under the car. Keeping an eye on the temp gauge I continued for approx 1 mile to work and rang the RAC. The RAC guy said he suspects the head gasket has blown, he came to this conclusion because the radiator/coolant tank had
• Renault Clio II (1998 - 2001) - 1998 1.2 Intermittent Starting 27 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  or four attempts the engine usually fires up. Ive read some posts on this website which recommend replacing the CTS (coolant temp sensor, however this was on a car with the older dizzy type ignition system) and flywheel sensor (Which was off a car wit a 16v engine). As the engine in my car is only 8
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 2002 2.0 Diesel misfire 21 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  coolant level. Presuming this is a faulty sensor as the level is fine. Local auto electrician hooked the car up. Cleared all faults and said lets run it for a wk or so. See what shows. The misfire continued and he was baffled so the car went to a diesel specialists. Not peugeot main dealer though
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 98 1.4 MOT Failed emission tests 12 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  on the internet I don't think oil or coolant is burning. Will replacing the Lambda Sensor fix this? Any help greatly appreciated, thanks guys! Here are the results from the MOT: Fast Idle Test: Engine Speed (2500-3000 RPM) * Not Checked CO: (<= 0.30 % vol) 0.63
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.8 TDdi Mysterious pool of liquid under car... 11 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, Noticed a mysterious pool of liquid under my wife's 2001/Y 1.8 Tddi Endura Focus Ghia. It's not oily, have checked the levels and they all seem fine, coolant doesn't seem to be depleting. No warning lights on the dash either. My only guess would be air-con condensation being emitted
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9TDi - car gone nuts with white smoke 2 Jul 2008 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've got another post going on with with the first symptoms and they came back with a few ideas. I've been playing and now the cars gone nuts. Initally I was geting a small amount of white smoke (diesel smelling, not oil / or coolant) when starting from cold. Yesterday i was playing
• Vauxhall Corsa C (2000 - 2006) - 2003 (December) 1.7CDTi - stalling when cold 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hi can anyone help me my car keeps stalling from cold unless you keep it reved up. the car will continue to stall untill the engine has gotten warm i.e 10 mins driving. i got the car in april 07 and from the end of may 07 has done this. i have had changed the following parts: coolant temp sensor
• Rover 45 (1999 - 2005) - 2001 1.8i XL - Is this a 'K' Series engine 12 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  cylinder engines because very low coolant capacity of engine means small leaks rapidly lead to overheating. Weakest point is water heated inlet manifold gasket. 1.8 K Series head gasket failures. How do I know if this car I'm going to look at is a 'K' Series engine? Thanks for any help.
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 2002 1.6 running temperature 24 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  was open all the time it would never warm up. The heater does produce warm air after about 3 miles and seems fine even though the gauge isn't near 80. It could be a dodgy temp sender unit or the coolant ecu unit. To change the stat on these you are advised to remove cambelt, camshaft sprocket and timing
• Rover 420 SDI 2 litre turbo diesel fault 31 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  period (say 5 mins) after even just a mile or two from cold, it runs perfectly when re-started. The coolant temperature sensor, fuel filter and the glow plugs have been renewed. I only use Shell diesel fuel, never supermarket products. Any ideas? Thank you,
• 1998 Fiat Ducato running hot 8 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  the fan keeps it from doing so. The rad is missing quite a few sections of fins and the water level wont stay at maximum though it never drops below minimum. With the heater on, theres a smell of hot coolant in the cab. Given that any water loss isn't ongoing (only goes down to minimum) what could
• Audi A4 How Much Is It Worth? 15 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  specialist 6 Months Tax, 12 Months Mot 18 inch RS4 Wheels, New Tyres All Round CD Player Blue/purple metalic paint grey cloth interior good condition, no marks stains, i don't smoke Work Done In Last 6 months New brake pads front and rear All tyres replaced new coolant temperature sensor new battery new
• Weird A4 problems today... any ideas? 27 Jul 2005 (Forum)
  Coolant alarm suddenly went off on my 98 Audi A4 tdi (180k) today, so topped it up immediately - no obvious leaks etc, so I just put it down to not checking it often enough. 60 or so miles later, it went off again, so I checked under the car to find water dripping out pretty fast - although
• Rover 200 1999 1.4 - Unsolvable Problem 10 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  ) - Air Filter change - T4 Diagnostic carried out, no fault found - Forte fuel treatment used - Coolant Temperature Sensor As you can see where do I go next? Any help would be greatly appreciated, Andy
• Servicing my car 15 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  worthless by the time I've finished with it? Is the Ford main dealer service history worth keeping? I can't help thinking I'm just paying for nothing really and i'd be better off just changing the oil every 5k miles - coolant etc is the Ford 'long life' stuff that apparently never needs changing, it had
• Heater matrix pressure valve recall VW G 29 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Hi all I've got a lot of condensation in the cabin of my VW Golf Mk2 GTI, there's a funny smell when the heater is turned on, and the coolant level is dropping. It doesn't take a genius to work out that there's something amiss with the heater matrix or associated plumbing. However, I have heard
• White smoke from M Reg Astra 1.4 2 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  Having major problems with M Reg Astra 1.4. Was blowing out white smoke, going through hell of a lot of coolant and temperature gauge was hitting the red mark after only a few minutes stationary. Head gasket had blown so set about replacing it. Had head skimmed, replaced the thermostat, water pump