hey all, swapped my mr2 turbo for a 96 v limited sti sunday, fantastic car! already got a problem tho, earlier was on the way for a good ol kfc when the car slowly fiiled with steam out the air vents? thought heater matrix obviously. then after a minute or two it clears and all is well, has'nt been raining either??? strange, any ideas?

 

does it smell of oil? are the water levels ok

just an idea

Dave

 

well it made the window sticky so im guessing it was coolant almost def from the matrix, why would it stop tho??? thinkin it either leaked past a hose then the matrix expanded stopping it, or its already had a form of radweld in it at some point an its filled the hole? agreed? i'll have a proper look around, dash off is crap lol...

 

Radweld wont stop your heater matrix leaking as its only a temp measure, its knackered by the sounds and will need replacing (probably why the previous owner wanted rid )

Tony

 

mmm so you think he's radwelded it then?, may get some k-seal to buy me time as all reviews say its permanent??? we'll c... seems to fix headgaskets aswell, mirical radweld stuff, i know its a bodge but hey what harm can it do, the matrix is prob f****d anyhow!

 

It could be a very small leak that only comes through when the car has been turned off, your best pricing a decent replacement matrix up, its not an easy job as its a dash out issue

Tony

 

guess ur right, anyone with a matrix to fit a 96 sti pm me please, hope this car dont turne out like my mr2... owned one year an spent 2500 on repair bills!

justin