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The 2.8CRD engine (I've had two now, both 2004/2005 models) has a distinctive noise to it, to the point where my kids now know when I'm outside or in a car park as they recognise the noise of the engine, so just bear in mind it's got a different 'noise' to other CRD engines. Couple of bits to watch for from my experience in addition to gordys hints: check horn, the clockspring when it fails will cause airbag and cruise controls to intermittently fail (not an expensive fix, but a pain as it's MOT fail) starting - does it start from cold without accelerator 'blip', and after running warm does it start first time? (Could indicate injectors, fuel filter, etc) Does the engine temperature warm up after a short drive or does it sit at 0 on the gauge? This indicates thermostat stuck open (these engines are very cold runners) and will either need thermostat replaced (BIG job due to time consuming) or the additional thermostat mod. Radio and all speakers working? If not this can be pain as the audio system is relatively complex using the ECU for power and amplifier control. All in, I love the cars despite my first one getting a crack in the block (Bad maintenance from a backstreet garage I suspect on the oil cooler) and got a second one, learnt to do basic maintenance jobs and bits and pieces to keep it happy. I love driving them as find them a pleasure to drive and use daily. Regards, Andy

Hi, welcome to the forum. If you re-post in the vehicle specific area for the Voyager 4th Generation, you'll probably get more responses. My money would be on that the bottom of the radiator is full of sedement/blocked. To check, when it's up to temperature, try squeezing the top radiator hose. When this has happened to me in the past, this has been rock hard. Another thing is that the bottom of the radiator will be cold whilst it's really warm further up. That's a bit harder to check though, due to the fans. I'm unsure if the ones on the voyager could be safely blocked to stop them turning or not. I suppose disconnecting them from a power supply should work, but if you are going to check this way, please be very careful and make sure you can't get hurt.