intermitent steamy vents?
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intermitent steamy vents?
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?
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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...
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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 )
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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!
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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
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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!
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