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got a leak somewhere...when i turn up the heater to hot the car fills with a strange vapour, like a fog and all the windows steam up..
heater matrix I hear you say
the vapour does not smell of coolant/antifreeze and I,m not losing coolant.
it is a hell of a job to get off the windows, is leaves an oily deposit.
On the heater fan housing there is a liquid (not much) that is like 3-in-one oil. Sorry best description
Or does anti freeze behave like this when it vapourises
Is it
1 brake fluid
2 clutch fluid
3 A/C fluid
just had A/C regassed but it did this beforewhen system was empty
any ideas
heater matrix I hear you say
the vapour does not smell of coolant/antifreeze and I,m not losing coolant.
it is a hell of a job to get off the windows, is leaves an oily deposit.
On the heater fan housing there is a liquid (not much) that is like 3-in-one oil. Sorry best description
Or does anti freeze behave like this when it vapourises
Is it
1 brake fluid
2 clutch fluid
3 A/C fluid
just had A/C regassed but it did this beforewhen system was empty
any ideas
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Probably completely wrong answer but mine (MY00GT) used to steam up all the time untill I discovered that the recirc vent was closed, opened it up and car has never steamed up since.
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The oily residue does sound like the A/C fluid is escaping. If you are a smoker, then please DO NOT smoke in the car and do not let any passengers do so until you have had the problem properly diagnosed and rectified. When A/C fluid vapour is drawn through cigarettes / cigars/ pipes, it can result in highly poisonous gasses which can, in extreme cases, be fatal. It could of course be something else, but rather safe than sorry....
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Thanks for you replys
When they regassed A/C a die was put in so I'll take it back tomorrow to see if it is leaking. Failing that looks like the dash out and a new matrix
When they regassed A/C a die was put in so I'll take it back tomorrow to see if it is leaking. Failing that looks like the dash out and a new matrix
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