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Asked by Valasi Mar 02, 2017 at 12:40 AM about the 1993 Ford Telstar

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Need advice on temperature gauge problem
it keeps going on red but car does not
overheat have to keep refilling with
antifreeze because water always seems to
go low but car always sounds like its
bubbling hot water after ive been for a drive
can anyone shed some light on the situation
please want to get it fixed asap but dont
know where to begin

6 Answers

223,915

Could be a bad thermostat, or bad water pump. If there is a lot of white smoke coming out the tail pipe and has a sweet smell to it then a head gasket is blown.

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Oh it doesnt smoke or anything like that just the gauge seems to go to red almost after 15mins of driving is head gasket expensive to fix? Sorry I have no idea what to do

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What could it be if it sounds like bubbling hot water under the bonnet whenever I turn the car off because it does that too?

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223,915

Bad thermostat, plugged radiator, bad water pump, bad head gasket.

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