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Hi, I have just picked up what I hope was a steal of a 2004 PT Cruiser 2.2 CDR. The problem I am having is that it just does not get to normal temperature. This makes it fun in the cold morning's as it can take 30 mins to defrost the front screen. Things I have tries so far: 1, Checked the water level. 2. Flushed the whole of the system. 3. Kicked it. 4. Tried to bleed the radiator (there is a little valve on the side of the radiator that is doing the square route of naff all so may be blocked?). Could it be the thermostat staying open all the time? I am also having problems getting details of the 2.2 Diesel. Any body know a good source? Regards J

Hi, Do you have an engine warning light? I have the same issue and there is a 6 inch hose that is known as a week point, mine has a split in it of about 1 inch and after about 1.5 miles it won't rev over 3k rpm. There is a thing called a "Key" shuffle that you can do on you PT cruiser to display error codes. Put your key in and turn you ignition on for about 1 second and then turn it off for about 1 second, on again for a second and off again for a second, on again for a second and it should display your error codes where you mileage is. I get P0243. Something about the waist gate servo but I have replaced that to no avail (£180 odd quid) After a lot of searching, swearing and scratching of head I found a link to here -> http://www.ptcompany.co.uk/catalogue/maintenance6.htm#dih(hope this is ok as this is my first post here). I'll be putting my new one on in the next couple of days and seeing if it fixed it... I'll let you know. Regards J