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Old 01 March 2012, 08:37 AM
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Hi all hope someone can help. The last couple of days my heaters have been taking a long time to heat up on a 03 sti any suggestions.

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Old 01 March 2012, 09:30 AM
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Check the coolant level in the tank. Failing that you could have a bit of a blockage. Is the car overheating at all when giving it some beans?
Old 01 March 2012, 10:05 AM
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its not overheating on gauges but smells a bit like hot burning through vents
Old 01 March 2012, 12:48 PM
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Check coolant asap.

Could be headgasket failure........
Old 01 March 2012, 02:23 PM
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It could be your heater matrix that is leaking,the smell is prob be the antifreeze ,check to see if your carpet is wet on the pas side that's where they allways leak from mate, if it is leaking don't bother with stuff like rad weld mate it not work
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