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• Citroen Grand C4 Picasso - Liability for gasket head, cambelt, water pump etc 2 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  : I took my car to a Citroen garage on Tuesday 25th October 2011 as it had overheated in heavy traffic twice since the beginning of August 2011. I had been told by an AA man that saw to the overheated car in August, that the clip on the coolant pipe had come loose, the clip was tightened
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  Store car 5 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have recently purchased a 15 year old 1996 P Jaguar XJ Executive from an elderly gent who has decided to hang up his driving gloves. The car has full...
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  My car has the wrong coolant mixture - what should I do? 23 Aug 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 17-month-old SEAT Ateca 1.5 TSI. I thought the radiator needed topping up but stupidly mixed the antifreeze 50/50 with water when it was already...
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  What are the service intervals for a Rover 75 diesel? 13 Aug 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2001 Rover 75 diesel. What are the service intervals?
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  Why does the turbo of my diesel get so hot? 20 Jul 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I own a MINI Coupe 2.0 diesel and now and again I get a smoke smell like burning oil coming from around the turbo. I took it back to the garage and they...
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  My garage keeps charging me for work without fixing the ongoing problem - can they do this? 11 Dec 2017 (Ask HJ)
  My car went to the garage for a service and because it was overheating. They serviced the car and said it was the radiator and a burst hose (repaired for...
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  Should I get a Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost or 1.6 petrol Powershift? 21 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering a new/used Ford Fiesta Powershift but my local independent garage (very experienced and trustworthy) has warned me off the 1.0 Ecoboost...
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  My car won't start in the cold - what's wrong? 9 Dec 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My Vauxhall Astra 2004 1.6-litre won't start from cold when the outside air temperature is below 6-7 degrees. In the past two days of very mild weather,...
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  Any need to replace anything on a 2007 Mitsubishi Colt CZ1? 14 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  My wife's 2007 Colt CZ1 1.1 petrol is our runabout and does mostly short journeys with the occasional longer run. It's done just over 41,000 since new...
• Vauxhall Astra H (2005) - Fault codes after head gasket replacement 16 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  New to the forum. Have found a lot of useful advice here over the years so hoping one of you knowledgeable people can help me with something. A fortnight ago, the tensioner pulley for my fan/aux belt seized, causing the belt to snap. As I pulled over, flappy bits of ex-fan belt took out a coolant
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  Any idea what's causing my Mondeo's temperature gauge to read in the red? 14 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Recently, when driving on a motorway after 20 minutes or so, the temp gauge of my 2005 Mondeo 2.0-litre petrol automatic moved into the red. However, if...
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  What's causing my Rover 75 to overheat when towing? 14 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2002 Rover 75 CDT has been a good car for me over the past eight years but is now suffering from an overheating problem when towing my caravan. It was...
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  Should I idle my Mercedes-Benz C180 after running to allow the turbo to cool? 17 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I read about problems with turbos, in particular from not letting the engine tick over for a few minutes to cool down after hot running. These all seem...
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  Micra fails to fire when cranked 20 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My immaculate Nissan Micra with 22000miles yesterdaym for the first time ever failedm to immediately start on the first engine rotation. The battery is...
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  Mg Volvo C70 cuts out 16 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Volvo C70. In 2010, the immobilizer and antenna ring (cost £544) were replaced due to a failure to start. A problem has now arrived where the...
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  Ford Galaxy cutting out 3 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Galaxy 2.3 (2000) it runs perfectly but occasionally it won't start. Give it 5 or 10 mins it starts and drives well, but now it has started...
• MINI John Cooper Works - JCW Head Gasket/Head/block URGENT help 14 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, Im hoping that somone can shed some light on the disastor im having with my 2003 JCW  Mini. 6 weeks ago my coolant dropped out my engine due to a cracked expansion tank which lead to my engine overheating and the head gasket needing replacing. This work was carried
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  Heater blows hot when moving and cold when still. 21 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've got a VW Transporter T5 1.9tdi and it's just started blowing cold air when it's sitting idling, but when I bring the revs up or drive it blows hot....
• See post - Dealership failings and liabilities 25 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  to carry out the work they discovered that "only about a cupful" was in the engine. No evidence of external leakage was found nor any of coolant in the oil - the expansion tank was still full which meant that the low-coolant warning system had not tripped. A massive airlock in the cooling system had
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - Problem after purchasing used car. 21 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  a major warranty supplier that a lot of car dealers use. Only 2 weeks ago I had to top up the coolant, this seemed strange as I didn't have to do this on any other car I've ever bought. The next week I looked again and the coolant was on Min again, so I contacted the dealer, and he suggested I take