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Submitted by smithy68 on Sat, 31/01/2004 - 13:15
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Hi I work on Daihatsu Charade's as Iam a Daihatsu Tech at a Daihatsu dealer so if any help needed just email me at:

cheers Mark.

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Temp prblem with Charade CS

Submitted by seven on Wed, 21/12/2005 - 06:02.

I am having problem right now with my Charade CS. After a few kilometers run the engine heats up quickly. I always checked the coolant compartment and I notice d that it always ran out of coolant... What could the cause of this problem be? Kindly help me with this one..

Leaking.

Submitted by Mace on Wed, 21/12/2005 - 13:14.

A simple answer .... you have a coolant leak. Check all the coolant pipes, clips, radiator, radiator's cap for signs of water leakage. If no leak is visible then its probably a cylinder-head having a blown head gasket. A more critical problem could be a cracked cylinder-head. Can be verified by a cylinder compression test. A rough guide is to remove the radiator cap [be careful] whilst the engine is hot - rev the engine - look for air bubbles surfacing on the coolant. Also look for oil floating on the coolant.
Another indication of a blown head gasket ---- white vapour blown from the exhaust whilst the engine is running at normal temperature.