Vauxhall Zafira Thermostat Problems

Problems mentioning the Thermostat on the Vauxhall Zafira
Exhaust Emission Warning Light

Whilst driving along the motorway yesterday the Exhaust Emission Warning Light (looks like an engine glowing orange in the middle of the speedo display) came on. In a bit of a panic when any warning light comes on I stopped and checked ...

2007 1.6 Club
Posted: Dec 22, 2010
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Engine cutting out

My Zafira starts fine but after a while the engine just cuts out and won,t restart for an hour or 2. I thought it was overheating due to a faulty thermostat, so i removed it. Started up ok but then it cut out again when it got warm. Am i l...

2001 1.6 club
Posted: Feb 9, 2011
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Overheating

it started when i had a water leak, had it fixed(not leakin from there anymore) and ever since my car been overheating and loosing coolant, every day i have to put in roughly a 1litre in. had thermostat changed about 2 weeks ago and that st...

1999 2.0 dti
Posted: Mar 23, 2011
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Heater and doors

hi new here ok to start the heater is not very good on our car it takes ages to heat up ya looking about a good 20mins i was told it could be the Thermostat could be staying open is this true and then also the two back doors the central l...

2001 1.8 comfort
Posted: Dec 12, 2011
3
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The dreaded white smoke!

Car has 110,000 miles on the clock! Changed thermostat when heating failed. Now have white smoke even when car is up to temp. But, no water shows on the dipstick and the miles per gallon is averaging around 28 / 29. What could it be other t...

2000
Posted: Jan 12, 2012
6
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Heating not getting hot enough

Hi i have a Vauxhall Zafira 1.6 and my heating only gets warm and never gets really hot like it should, i have changed the pollen filter and the thermostat and flushed out the system in case of an airlock. It has improved the warmth in t...

2001 1.6
Posted: Feb 14, 2012
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Fan coming on quickly, and heater blowing hot and cold air

As I was changing a bulb the other day my wife decided to top up the water bottle/tank/vessel. As I was driving that night I noticed that the fan, had come on, it's not something I'd heard before. I then tried the heater put it on hot an...

2008 1.6
Posted: Oct 28, 2013
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Car wouldnt start

Driving home from work,stopped at shop then car wouldn't start again,not ticking over,recovery guy told me there's a problem with imobiliser and easytronic system,took it to garage,they said problem with thermostat and billed me for a 'ther...

2008 1.6
Posted: Jan 14, 2015
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Car heater not the best for a car

the car heater works but not hot just warm.

2002 1.8
Posted: Jan 29, 2010
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Heater, and temp sensor

The heater takes at least 15 miles motorway driving before it starts to warm up. during town driving, stop start mode, it takes about 20 minutes. Also temp gauge remains at zero all the time. The temp sensor on the digital readout, outside ...

2003 1.8 club
Posted: Apr 2, 2010
2
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