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  Vauxhall Vivaro won't rev at start up 8 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Vauxhall Vivaro 06 CDTI will not rev after starting engine for about 5 to 15 seconds after it has stood on the drive. Once it's running properly it is...
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  What preparations should I make to my Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK before a long drive to Portugal? 30 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The current tyres on my 10-year-old Mercedes-Benz 320 CLK are Avons which need replacing at the front after 10,500 miles. Any suggestions? The car is an...
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  Car starting problem 26 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Car starts fine in the morning. After a 5/10 minute drive, if I turn the key the car it doesn't start. It cranks fine. If I hold the car key it continues...
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  Head gasket problem 6 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  While driving in France a couple of weeks ago a warning buzzer sounded together with a STOP command and 'engine overheating' display on the instrument...
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  Recouperation 13 Jun 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I have owned a 1995N BMW 840CI for eight years. The car has a full BMW service history and I have no intention of selling it as I think it is a great car...
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  Automatic transition 4 Apr 2009 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2004/54 Audi TT 3.2 litre DSG, now at 40,000 miles. For some weeks I have noticed the water in the header tank is more like light brown soup with...
• Golf Mk7 1.6tdi SE 140k miles - Coolong system 2 Jul 2021 (Forum)
  Hi folks, car heater output low or non existent and low coolant light comes on some time, top is around half a mug full every 1000 miles or so.  I thought it was dodgy heater matrix,- not so.  Called RAC - very smart guy poked and prodded around with UV light, could see no obvious
• 2008 VW Golf 1.9 tdi with BXE engine - cooling fan runs randomly 16 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  Hi   I've just replaced both coolant temperature sensors, one in the side of the engine and the other in the bottom hose, and the cooling fan, Mine is the one with just the one large fan.   I still have the same fault, which is, the fan comes on randomly
• OBDII Bluetooth Scan Tools 25 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  liners, I want to be able to keep an eye on coolant temp or at least intermittently monitor it. I would rather not go down the route of a separate gauge glued to the dash and all the associated wiring that entails. I have seen android apps that can be set to alert you if it goes over a certain temp
• Jaguar X-Type 2.0d 2004 182k - The Old Girl Rolls On 27 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  /painting. 'Chwarae teg' ('fair play') as we say here, when I collected the car he had done the tyres, checked/topped the coolant, oil, brake and steering fluids, put it up om the ramp and given it  a quick pre-mot to check she was ok for the winter.  (Nothing to report). Total cost
• Toyota Auris - Auris Hybrid 2013 - maintenance 28 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  its complicated new tech but can I still do the following jobs myself?  1. change engine oil and filter 2. Change radiator coolant 3. change brake pads/discs 4. change auxilliary belts (if it has them) 5. change air/fuel filters I really do not want a car
• Volkswagen Golf IV - Is it the headgasket? VW Golf S reg 15 May 2015 (Forum)
  oil cap and also further down that pipe. (white/yellow/brown) Unscrewed coolant, quite a bit of pressure, and it fluctuated (spilled out, then sucked back in, repeated.) and at the same time i could hear a squelching noise coming from elsewhere. google said could be a few things
• Ford Focus 1.6tdci - Ford Focus 1.6tdci oil level increasing 11 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  The oil level in my 2009 1.6tdci focus is increasing. I have to change the oil every two weeks to save the engine!! The coolant
• Toyota RAV 4 (2000 - 2006) - Petrol 2.0 2001 - fault code P1135 29 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  Does anyone know the following fault code mean? P1135 The following data was also retrieved from the scan tool. P1135 Sensor values: Calculated Load 8.63 % Coolant Temperature 84. C Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 0. % Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 -7.03 % Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 2
• Ever had a water pump impellor fail? 3 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  with foot buried in the carpet and it would not move from just under 90C. It's had a new radiator, 2 thermostats, 3 coolant changes, and the pump itself is only 2 years old. Currently I have cut slots in the thermostat surround to allow more flow and that keeps things reasonable.  I had
• Ford Fiesta Saloon - Heater problems/blowing cold 26 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  The problem: Heater blowing cold air, radiator cold. A few weeks back there was oil in the header tank; the oil cooler was leaking (pin hole, but what a leak !) so I  changed that; I had the system flushed and new coolant put in. But now, the heater is just blowing cold air ( thought
• Skoda Fabia 1.4 TDi 2004 - Thermostat or Radiator issue 8 May 2010 (Forum)
  I recently had a leaking hose repaired by the AA after my coolant warning light came on.  He also told me that my radiator was staying cold even after several minutes' revving the engine at 2000rpm.  The temperature gauge reaches normal and stays there (I've never noticed it above
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 98 1.25 NEW Heater Valve, only cold air? 9 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  has packed up again, I only have cold air and the part is brand new. SURELY it CAN'T be the new part? The coolant level is fine, though I think the thermostat is abit dodgy. The engine temp gauge used to be right in the middle but now it's usually under half or just over.. Phil
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 05 1.6 Oil pressure light 29 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I am no dum dum but have a "glitch" with warning light. Car seviced 3 weeks ago and all was fine. On latest journey after 5 miles or so the light flickers on and off, I pull over swtch off and check level, coolant for oil, oil spater exesive exhaust smoke all ok. Continue and light off then after
• Toyota MR2 (1990 to 2000) - 91 2.0 Engine temperature in cold weather 23 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  , it goes to normal. Is my car about to blow up? Any ideas? It seems to be running fine... oil topped up, coolant at normal levels... etc. etc. Confused.