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• Vauxhall corsa d 1.2 2010 petrol - Cold start problems corsa d 1.2 petrol 2010 17 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  Hi, wonder if anyone can help please? My corsa is having starting problems when it's cold, it will fire up but struggle to maintain idle and sometimes stall and you can hear the engine really struggling. The engine light was on with code P00B6. I have replaced the coolant temperature
• Citroen C4 2011 - Numerous faults with car 4 months after purchase 10 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Hi All, Looking for some advice. Back in December last year I bought the above vehicle on HP. Shortly after the battery turned out to be faulty, messaged the dealer about it, no response. Just after Christmas the waterpump needed replacing as it was leaking coolant rather quickly. Just
• Vauxhall Corsa - Corsa cutting out in 2nd gear 11 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  On Saturday night I was driving my car and it started smoking I drove through a puddle so I thought t was the heat from my breaks being warm and the water being cold. There was a smell of burning through the car but no engine lights came on. I checked the oil and coolant etc that night
• Nissan micra 2006 1.2 - Nissan micra overheating 21 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  but no signs of anything. Any ideas or previous experiences, even the Nissan dealership are lost with it, and when it overheats it’s not like an inferno of coolant or anything, just hotter than it should be. One as patrol said that the fan was only kicking in when the car was too hot, but it will kick
• Ford Fiesta 1.4 TDCI - White grey smoke 11 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  , obviously more noticeable on start up first thing. It doesn't happen when driving either. I've checked the coolant & oil levels and there's no leak or its not dropping rapidly. The smoke is white / greyish not thick and like I said quickly dissipates, there is a smell which I think smells like deisel
• 2011 Ford Galaxy - 24hr Part suppliers 16 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Hello everyone. I'm after a bit of help if possible. Supposed to be going away on Monday so checking the car over today I topped up the coolant. I then got distracted and left the cap off. You know what is coming, yes I drove off then realised as it fell from under the car. I have managed
• MONDEO TDCI Mk 4 DIESEL - Erratic Temperature Gauge 2 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  there.   The car drives without fault apart from this minor issue  and both heater and aircon work fine - there seems to be no noticeable effect if I have heat/aircon on or not. It has relatively newish coolant (usually at the right level or thereabouts
• Hyundai Santa Fe - great car but only up to 5' 10" 31 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  . It hasn't lost any oil or coolant.  It is going in for a service soon.  The only thing is I am 6 feet tall and it is built for, er, SMALL PEOPLE>  I CAN'T STAND IT. I REALLY CAN'T. I do not advise anyone over 5' 10" to buy this.  I do long miles and my legs
• VW Passat 1.9 TDI PD 2004(highline) 130bhp AWX - Grey smoke on acceleration 8 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  .... now every time i accelerate loads and loads grey/like dust smoke coming out of my exaust...better to see is in dark when car is behind with lights on! There is no loss in power on any light on in dash...! i keep on checking my oil/coolant levels and they don't move at all! And once i was driving my
• 2009 Nissan Micra 1.2 - Heater Matrix 18 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  of the car and Nissan dealer for over 20 years is no longer franchised). Apparently if I had driven to a Nissan dealer about 20 miles away they may have considerd it, this despite the fact I had lost a significant amount of coolant and that my local garage were previously a Nissan dealership
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 1.4 Diagnosis of headgasket problem (photos) 30 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  Hi All, This is my first post so hopefully will receive some good feedback! I recently bought a Peugeot 306 1.4 LX petrol Only done 46K on a 1997. However, in haste I failed to check rad integral expansion tank and later noticed it was full of brown mayonnaise. I flushed the coolant system
• Ford Ka - Blown HG or cracked cylinder head? 23 May 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all. I am fixing my ka, so far changed oil + coolant + air filter + 4x spark plugs + ICV Spark plugs were the biggest b!tch, rusted to hell in the endura engine
• ford escort 1.6 si 1996 - White smoke out of exhaust 1 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  along head and it was straight, put it all back together and gave it an oil change, it started but lots of white smoke comin out of exhaust, took it for a run after running it half hour and it was blowing white smoke out, checked dipstick and its clean oil, checked coolant and it does not seem
• Toyota Hiace 2.4D - Toyota Hiace temperature gauge problem, help! 16 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  the heating is a bit crap, never gets really hot, just luke warm - would the next step be to change the thermostat and/or coolant and squeeze tubes etc when re-filling in case of airlocks? Any advice much appreciated. Cheers louis
• VW polo 1998 - 1998 VW polo - cutting out - no spark. 8 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  coming out from the coil while its down. after I wait a while there is a spark again. So i tought it is the coil and I've replaced it but the problem keeps coming. I've even replaced the coolant sensor (read it somewhere on the net) and still cutting out. Do you have any suggestions? Do you think
• Rover 400 (1995 - 1999) - 99 1.6 K series bad idle after headgasket 1 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, I Have a rover 416 K series 1.6 16v ( not the honda engine ) I have done Headgasket + skimmed head new waterpump and all pulleys new belts full service Now it is idling like a bag of spanners, i've changed the idle control valve The only thing i can think of is the coolant temp sensor but ive
• Volkswagen Golf V (2004 - 2008) - 04 2.0 TDI - over excitable engine fan 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  it is summer and therefore the fan will kick in when sat in traffic etc, but this is far more regular than that. I have checked the coolant level, which is all fine. The car was only serviced last month and has a full VW history. Any ideas what this might be? Something to do with the control module
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 01 2.0hdi bosch. Takes long time to start 18 May 2009 (Forum)
  or 7 turns as when cold. I have driven a few 03 and 02 406 hdi's which all start with one or 2 turns of the engine whether hot or cold. If it was a petrol engine I would say the coolant temp sensor was faulty. Seems like an electrical problem but not sure what to look at on these. I have a code reader
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 93 1.9TD Over cooling 10 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi guys The temperature gauge on my ZX TD has been running slightly cool recently, around 80 - 85C instead of the 90 - 100C I believe is normal. As it was overdue, I renewed the coolant, and the thermostat (which I suspected might be the cause). I let the car idle for around 20-30 mins
• Volkswagen Golf III (1992 - 1997) - 1995 1.8 AAM Auto engine hesitation when cold 3 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  otherwise. There are also no faults recorded on the ECU and the ECU temp sensors (coolant and air) read exactly what the current outside temperatures are. regs Joshs