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• Honda Civic UK (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.6 Engine Temperature problem? 22 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  by some city driving I noticed white smoke from the exhaust. I checked the oil which looked clean and the coolant is unclouded. I noticed that the engine and radiator were warm but not hot. I think that the thermostat has stuck. The car has done 40k and the engine is a vtec which performs very well
• Citroen Xantia (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.9TD temp gauge rises when heater is turned up 7 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  via the switch..that was ok..next I put in a new thermostat..gave the radiator a flush clean..drained the whole system and flushed until clean...today filled up with fresh coolant using header tank..I now do have heat its not great but will do BUT when heater is turned up the temp gauge goes through
• Toyota Camry (2002 - 2006) - 03 .65 A number of questions? 15 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  diagrams. I have looked but I cannot find a good one. Q5. If my bike has only a coolant temperature gauge that only warns you when the bike is overheating, is it possible to install one with an actual gauge. Where can I get a good outdoor gauge from - I've only seen interior ones for cars online? Q6
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - MK5 1.9 TDi electric heater 22 May 2009 (Forum)
  I'm not sure if this is public knowledge but i found out today that the above car has got an electric heater aswell as coolant heater. From 'research' on the net today there is a 1kw ceramic heater moulded into the dash. For those of you who are thinking wow how do you get that to work
• Clio 1.6 K7M Oil Leak ? 16 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  enough oil to run down and form a drip over time, the oil level is not noticably dropping. I have taken the manifold heat shield off and the only place I believe the oil can be coming from is the head gasket (though I have not ruled out the cam cover) I changed the coolant about three months ago
• A4 1.9TDI Issues 27 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  Hi a couple of annoying problems with my '98 a4 1.9tdi(ahu engine), a couple of weeks ago the car developed a water leak which i traced to the plastic t pipe that houses the coolant temperature sensor(think thats the one, 4 wire job blue plug) there was a crack in it which i have now sealed up
• 1998 Polo 1.0 stalling when cold 5 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  over nice and fast but never bursts into life), I have to leave it a couple of minutes before trying. After that, it's 100% fine for the rest of the day. I was adviced to change the coolant temp sensor, which I did (genuine VW part of course, with blue ring) but that made no difference :-( I also
• Breakdown: 95(N) Rover 416i, 82k 27 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  hot for a few minutes then no heat at all. 2 miles from services, dark smoke starts to appear from exhaust. Oil pressure light starts flickering just as we get to exit slip road. Bad news indeed thinks I, engine cuts out at top of slip road. Highways Agency towed us into service area. No coolant
• Peugeot 406 stalling during warmup 20 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  thought that the ECU is perhaps getting incorrect temperature information from the coolant temperature sensor, but when I trakced it down, there is a nice new shiny sensor already screwed into the housing, so someone has tried to fix this before (yep, we?ve just bought this car?.) I might be in luck
• Ford Ka cooling fan/warning light inop 21 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  or warning light coming on (lamp tests OK when ignition switches on). Have run it since then for a few months long & short trips without any problems but have to have heater blowing hot in traffic to keep it cool and would like to fix fan/light. Coolant level has been rock solid so I reckon head gasket
• Under-bonnet checks in test - pointless? 19 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi What do people think about the "new" rules whereby learners have to learn how to perform oil/brake-fluid/PAS/coolant level checks as part of their test? On paper, I think it's a good idea - people have an idea and an awareness of weekly/daily checks they have to do to make sure their vehicle
• vw polo cutting out 24 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  , and possibly more on wet days..sometimes it will run for hundreds of miles without a hiccup performance is not special but seems to run smoothly enough when starting and running the hall effect unit on the end of the cam has been replaced complete with rotor cap etc , new plugs fitted coolant and antifreeze
• rover 420 GSI (high Emissions) 6 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone help. I have a 1995 Rover 420 GSI, using the mems engine management system. The has just failed it\'s mot due to emission being well over the top like a base idle CO 2 being 9.9% Now I found a useful site on the web giving sensor values, for this system. Check Coolant Temp sens, OK
• Help, 2l Carlton loss of power 23 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  coolant lately. Does all of this stink of head gasket failure !?! any help or suggestions ?
• VW Polo, no service history, what to do? 2 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  radiator and engine block, fill with G11 or G12 (my preference for longer-life) VW-approved coolant 8. Replace brake fluid 9. Check cambelt, replace even if only slightly worn Does this look reasonable? Is there anything else I should get checked and/or replaced? cheers Paul
• Citroen Xsara (1997 - 2004) - 99 1.4 - 'Check engine' light at higher speeds 5 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  , so I pulled over and checked under the bonnet. A spring of clear fluid appeared to be coming from one of the pipes to the right of the engine, and there was a funny smell. All of the coolant in the coolant tank had gone. So I slowly drove it home. A few days later I took it to a local garage who had
• Astra H 1.6 petrol - Should I have my Repairs done? 8 May 2023 (Forum)
  on these. For maintenance purposes I’m also having the water pump, thermostat valve, coolant drain and refil, aux belt, rocker cover gasket, oil change and filters. I service it myself every 5k miles. My repairs will be quite costly so I’m pretty sure I will have it done because the car has never let me down yet. I do
• Ds3 - Mot aborted, Refuse to help me 25 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  doing it myself in 10mins after buying some Pliers from Machine Mart up the road and topping the coolant up to get home.   Why do people think? Was I being unreasonable??   Thanks. 
• Renault Clio - Possible vacuum leak? 17 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  for me to ask, just hoping it’s not a case of my car being knackered completely. Any help is much appreciated. The one thing I did realise when I checked under the hood was that the engine coolant tank seemed empty even though I had filled it up not long ago. When I unscrewed the cap, which seemed
• Volvo XC90 2008 - 44k engine blown - Mapfre Warranty not paying 14 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  : 14e - lack of coolant, lubricant or hydraulic fluids 14g - ingress of foreign matter into fuel, lubricants or cooling