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coolant is fine

what is also startng isthat the cold is now not getting hot air into the car, it does hot for a few minutes then is fully cold any dieas but the 2 issues must be connected

hi where is this choke located ?

hi my little fiesta has started giving me starting problems from cold the car will start but if i go to pull away it wants to stall, after a minute or so its fine to drive and drives as normal the idle control valve has been changed and still the same can anyone shed any light on this...

i have purchased some new driveway blocks ( 3 pallets ) and noticed that a large percentage and white on the top and washing them does nothing these are brand new, Any ides and how i can sort it before i lay the bricks ?

did this ever get sorted ? i have a leak from what looks to be the same place, the leak seems to be coming from a sensor which is located under the manifold coolant pipe

is there a cleaner to use to get rid of the white ?

i have grey grout in my bathroom and overtime there are white patches appearing when dry, if the grout is wet it looks perfect any ideas why this is doing this and why ? can i remove this ? the grout used was a ready mixed one

inhibator added 4 years ago dont bleed them, they are fine

thanks for the pointless replies :D i know its for the heating, should it be noisy ?

i have a pump as stated in the title, this has started to become a little noisy should i replace this ? i dont actually know what it is for and its purpose

not hissing all the time i just replaced the coolent and had it running to temperature to make sure the fan was cutting in, when i turned the engine off is when i heard the hissing, I checked the next day under normal driving and no sound at all

YEP - ITS RED SOUNDS LIKE ALL IS OK WITH THE CAP, I JUST HADNT HEARD THIS BEFORE

can anyone tell me why i would hear a hissing sound from cap ? it seems there is a valve of somekind at the top which is where the sound was coming from the cap is not leaking in anyway the car is a 1997 fiesta endura e engine

would you say that this is more of a thermostat problem rather than a fauly gyage sender ? would the thermostat have caused the temp guage to go very high on 2 occasions the car seems fine now but im going to definately change the thermostat but not sure about the sender

sounds like a good idea

update i replaced the cap and left the car running for ages on tick over, just before the temp guage hit the red the fan cut in no problem, i continued to leave the car running for over 45 minutes and the fan cut in overytime the expansion tank was hot but not boiling

do you think this is still the sensor as im not so sure ? what symptoms would pump or thermostat be ?

i just checked again to make sure the fan was going to cut in and there was no airlock, i left the car running ( tick over ) and took the expansion cap off, the fan did not cut in and the expansion tank boiled over any help appreciated heater is working fine inside the car if this...

hi im now not sure it is the sensor, i drove the car today and the guage was reading midway ( a little hotter than usual ) iot sat at this all the time i checked the hoses and the top hose is hot but the bottom hose is only luke warm, likewise with teh rad this is not hot at the bottom...