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  1. Vauxhall Vans, Minibuses & Campervans Area
    I own a Haynes manual and I've tackled a few mechanical issues already but coolant changes and flushes baffle me. The book doesn't make sense and I can see myself standing at the van for 3/4 hours trying to locate things and understand what I'm doing. My coolant is rusty coloured and I want to...
  2. Large Vauxhalls
    Hi everyone, first time here, hope I’m in the right place. Please can someone tell me if I’m imagining this or if it’s actually possible. I had a minor coolant leak on my 2011 diesel insignia, right at the front of the car on the passengers side. Took it to a garage, they said it needed a new...
  3. Large Vauxhalls
    Hi all, I have a 2011 Meriva B CDTI. Recently the heater stopped working and the car began to overheat. I changed the thermostat and water pump. Both off which appeared worn out once removed. The engine now warms up quickly, the coolant hoses are hot when up to temperature..but after driving a...
  4. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi everyone I truly hope someone can help me solve this mystery… earlier this year I bought a 2010 corsa 1.4 manual petrol. Never had any major issues with the car until I tried to drive a longer distance than usual a few months ago. The coolant was bubbling and evaporated entirely and the...
  5. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Had the rediator top hose split whilst in the lion enclosure at knowsly safarai park on sunday after initial panic managed to get out to car parking and investigate small pin hole in the link pipe to the pump in the top hose .noticed that despite the high temp the fans did not and have not...
  6. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi All, Got a weird issue with an old Astra H 1.6 petrol from 2006 that my daughter bought. Warning light on the dash which I took to be the thermostat heater circuit. Bought a new thermostat but when I removed the old one I was surprised to find there was no actual thermostat inside the...
  7. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    I got a 2010 corsa 1.2 petrol (ecotec engine) for my daughter. Its been running well but last week the eml came on with code P00B4. I believe this relates to coolant sensor issue. I wasnt sure if it related to the sensor in engine block or the one on the radiator. I changed the one in engine...
  8. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Thermostat stuck open. Fan not coming on. New resistor fitted. Boiling up though. Checked if fan works by unplugging from air box (please excuse my terminology). Replaced engine coolant sensor. No change. No evidence of head gasket going. Any suggestions, please. No fault codes showing on odb...
  9. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi folks, I’m hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction I bought this as a cam chain guide failure, put a recon head in it, new chain kit/head gasket etc and it’s running great. Half way through the job I found why the chain guides had prematurely failed - it had got HOT...
  10. Vivaro / Movano Camper Van / Day Van Conversions
    Hi this is my first post and I was wondering if there is a quick way to drain the radiator? The reason I ask is I have bought a "sniffer test" to check for head gasket leaks into the radiator, it tested positive. I now I have bought a head gasket sealing solution which I must put into the...
  11. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    hi. So I have the code as mentioned above P0480.... I have a Haynes Manual and it is going on about relays and fuses to try... however, none of these are fitted in my corsa 1.2 petrol..... So can anyone tell me / give me the wiring diagram for the radiator circuit? Thanks in advance
  12. Car Audio / Electrical / Security / Diagnostic Rel
    Hello everyone, im sorry if im writting in wrong category. I have problem with my Astra. Few weeks ago i had kinda blinking icon in dashboard square with * in it. After few seconds it goes off. As days have passed that icon stayed longer and longer and now its allways on. I did check water etc...
  13. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Astra J Petrol Automatic 1.6 VVT A16XER Parking up and coming back after 20 minutes, noticed smoke coming from the bonnet. Turns out the water / coolant mixture was spraying all over inside the engine bay, from the radiator outlet hose to water pump Part 17 on this image Fast forward, I have...
  14. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi I’ve had to do several small but tedious jobs on my Vauxhall meriva 1.6 2004 petrol . I’ve only had it 6 months and ready for MOT . I am a female and normally work on sports bikes cars are arseholes . Just done complete oil change including filter which was a ***** to remove . Changed coolant...
  15. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    How easy to change heater matrix ?? Hi all, heater poor temp, disconnect both matrix pipes by egr & rear of stat, hose pipe on gentle an water struggles to pass through matrix. Added HOLTS SPEEDFLUSH to run through tomorrow then drop coollant an refill an see what happens.
  16. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi All My zafira is starting to act up. When it is turned on, the warning light for the radiator is on. Also - the radiator fan is on constantly. The fuse for the fan is OK. The amount of coolant is OK. The flow of coolant is also present and OK As a side-note: My front bumper recently...
  17. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hi all! My radiator is dead so I'm replacing it. Astra f, C 16 SE. I've read you need to bleed the system via the coolant temp sender (CTS)... Is this true? If so, where is it? Is it the little plug on the top right of the inlet manifold or is it somewhere else? Thanks so much for your...
  18. Large Vauxhalls
    My top radiator hose (from Radiator to block) has gone and is spraying water across the enginer. I am having zero luck in finding a replacement. Does anyone have and idea where I can get one from. Failing that, and considering I am trying to use a childs sewing tape rule to measure, does anyone...
  19. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Hello, Question for everyone. I bought a 2005 Zafira (A Model 2.0 Diesel) and the Engine Coolant light is on and the guy who sold it to me said it has been for the last two years. He said the car had no problems in that time but I am not sure. I want to get rid of the light and make sure...
  20. Small/Medium Vauxhall Cars Area
    Good Morning everyone, I am at a loss. The electric windows and cooling fan has stopped working on my MK4 1.6 petrol Vauxhall astra. I have checked all the fuses in the both fuse boxes. Does anyone have any solutions or ideas to what the problem might be?
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