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• Water pump replacement cost/ Ford Focus Zetec S1.8 6 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  not have a belt). All that is required is the movement of the coolant tank, undue engine mount and jack the engine up for easy access to the AUX belt section.    What price is realistic here? Is ford trying to con me? I have the car booked in on Wednesday with the local garage. 
• Peugeot 307 - Red Stop light and rising temperature gauge issue 7 Nov 2018 (Forum)
  heating. The other issue is the heat blower inside the cabin does not provide heat anymore, it is very minimal. So far I have had the temperature sensors replaced, engine temperature sensor, coolant temperature sensor and a replacement thermostat, none of this has resolve the issue, even
• astra h 1.9 cdti - glow plug / temp sensor problem 14 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  . A short in the coolant temperature sensor circuit would give a low resistance reading to the ECU-which would be interpreted as high temperature (voltage and resistance drop with increasing temperature
• Ford Fiesta flight 1.3 2002 3d - hot air overheats only after engine restart 10 Sep 2016 (Forum)
  engine fully cools. The engine itself does not obviously seem to overheat. Bonnet normally warm, no white smoke, no warning light (this model does not have a temp gauge) Coolant does need topping up more than I expect but no obvious leak. please solve my mystery - what would you try first? spec
• Citroen C1 - Water pump replacement as a precaution? 24 May 2016 (Forum)
  noises like I've read about in the case of pump failure. Coolant level is fine and it's never over heated.  Just seems a pricey thing to replace if there's no set mileage in the service schedule for replacement.    For the record it's a 55 plate with 75k miles. Clutch
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 97 1.8 Heater blower not working 2 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  does work because you can feel the hot air if you put your hand over the vents but it has not got any blower at all. I changed the radiator a couple of months ago and put the proper coolant in, and since then it doesn?t seem to want to work anymore. Before I used to get my missus to nudge it with her
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  Is my car overheating? 3 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last night the temperature gauge on my nine year old Volkswagen Golf failed. The problem corrected itself after 10 miles, but I’m worried there might be...
• mazda rx8 2006 - ignition/immobiliser staring issue 10 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  ? The only fault prior to all this was the drivers door lock which wasn't locking on the remote and needed to be locked with the key. The other locks still worked on the remote oh and the coolant level light was on but that was the expansion tank sensor issue which was fixed some time ago. The battery
• '52 KA 1.3 - Ford KA w/ multiple problems 8 May 2013 (Forum)
  Got a few problems with my KA,  but I'll start with the most pressing. Recently, after driving, there has been a gurgling sound coming from the coolant hoses and expansion tank.  The level has not been dropping and I've always kept it topped up.  The hoses get plenty
• Ford Fiesta - 2003 Fiesta Zetec misfire - water in plug chamber 6 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  there - is water supposed to drain around the wiper shaft? No fault code showing but car running badly so about to try new plugs and replacement leads but not sure how trace this water leak. Not convinced its a core plug as it changed sides and there is no loss of coolant, car well maintained etc
• Vauxhall Astra H - Astra Mk5 Water Pump Hose Connector 26 May 2012 (Forum)
  I have an Astra Mk5 1.4 Petrol. After i had cleaned the car i decided to check the levels, i normally do this once every few weeks so was surprised to see my coolant res empty. i topped it up and made a mental note to see if there were any leaks when running. i checked the oil level and managed
• Nissan Note 1.6 Petrol - Nissan Note - Possible Head Gasket on way out 19 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  2008 (March) Nissan Note purchased from non Nissan garage, 44k now 49k on the clock. Cars been slowly losing coolant for a about four months. It also has the squeely belts so was thinking it was connected initially - Garage advised to keep an eye on it. Took it into Nissan today
• Peugeot 307 - Peugeot 307 HDi struggling to start 23 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  seems to make no difference so I think I can safely rule out the glow plugs. I read on another forum that it could be the coolant temperature sensor.....is this likely? Or what else could it be? The car has just had a new MAF so that is fine and there are no faults recorded on the ECU
• Renault Scenic 1.4 16v fidji 53 reg - Scenic 1.4 16v poor cold running 15 Aug 2011 (Forum)
   coils with beru ones and also a set of new spark plugs from renault. This fixed the missfire. I have had the timing belt done, new water pump, new coolant, oil and filters all replaced in the last 3 months. Car was running like new. However now after
• Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 2003 1.3 - thermostat/head gasket? 29 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  driving down motorway yesterday the wife's ka,1.3,03 reg temp gauge lit up she imediatley pulled over coolant expansion tank bubbling like hell! let it cool some relieved pressure slowly from bottle,rad fan spinning,all hoses hot, suspect thermostat stuck,drove on with heater on hot fan blowing
• Vauxhall Meriva - Cracked head on Vauxhall Meriva 18 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  But during the last few weeks it has started to loose coolant and there is signs of water in the oil - milky mayo like build up on the oil cap. Also it has been difficult to start in the mornings. Took it back to the garage and was sugested it could be a blown head gasket. They did the relevant tests
• Ford Ranger - Cracked head after dealer returned it with no cool 18 Jun 2010 (Forum)
  -15 miles that the temp gauge had gone in to the red. I stopped  and found that the dealer had not put any coolant in the engine. I wrote to Ford and the dealer to put them on notice that I was concerned that it may have damaged the head and could cause a problem in the future. The Head
• Ford Fiesta (2000 - 2002) - 02 1,25 Heater Blowing hot air and overheating 20 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  blowing hot air, so I pass the car on to my mechanic friend to have a look at it. he replaced the thermostat and housing and flushed the system down and refilled it with new coolant and he also changed the heater valve and he is going to change the temp sensor on friday.this has sorted the high temp
• Vauxhall Corsa B (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.2 Car didn't start - causes? 21 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  of oil, coolant, no warning lights, everything is normal. What could have caused this? I am worried inc ase it happens again. It has been very wet here so could it just be the battery terminals which got damp?
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 00 2.0 Head gasket or not? 18 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Hi i bought a SRI 6 months ago and came with a bill for head gasket etc at 122,000. The car was sat doin nothing for 12 months and i bought it at 124,000 Its now done 127,000 and its started to back pressure in the coolant, so seeping out water out of the expansion tank and rock solid pipes