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23 April 2003, 10:30 PM
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Mods please leave for possible repair locally
Cr4pped my pants the night
Switched on heater to clear window and..........."steam everywhere"
Windows fogged up worse than ever.Turned to cold then steam stopped!!Back to hot again STEAM every where!
No sign of steam under bonnet
What could be the cause of this? Heater Matrix gone? How big a job is this? and has anyone else experienced this?
All help and advise please
Craig
[Edited by Craig Mac21 - 4/23/2003 10:42:22 PM]
Cr4pped my pants the night
Switched on heater to clear window and..........."steam everywhere"
Windows fogged up worse than ever.Turned to cold then steam stopped!!Back to hot again STEAM every where!
No sign of steam under bonnet
What could be the cause of this? Heater Matrix gone? How big a job is this? and has anyone else experienced this?
All help and advise please
Craig
[Edited by Craig Mac21 - 4/23/2003 10:42:22 PM]
23 April 2003, 11:18 PM
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Cheers Alan
I had a wee feel around under there in the back of centre area and i found the odd damp spots up the down low at the back FINAR FINAR
What do you think couple of hours for T&C?
Craig
I had a wee feel around under there in the back of centre area and i found the odd damp spots up the down low at the back FINAR FINAR
What do you think couple of hours for T&C?
Craig
23 April 2003, 11:39 PM
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Yep, mine did exactly that - is it a kinda bluey mist? Check in the passenger footwell for damp carpets (mine pissed coolant in the missus's handbag, which went down really well 
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Also, check for deposits where the coolant pipes enter the firewall from the engine bay into the cabin. For a running repair, the heater matrix can be disconnected by connecting these two pipes together.
IIRC, mine was £400 or so to get fixed. Hope we are wrong and it is something else....
Edit to say, yep it's a dash out job. A LOT of work
[Edited by Miles - 4/23/2003 11:40:13 PM]
). Also, check for deposits where the coolant pipes enter the firewall from the engine bay into the cabin. For a running repair, the heater matrix can be disconnected by connecting these two pipes together.
IIRC, mine was £400 or so to get fixed. Hope we are wrong
and it is something else....Edit to say, yep it's a dash out job. A LOT of work
[Edited by Miles - 4/23/2003 11:40:13 PM]
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24 April 2003, 10:12 AM
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Big thanks to George and the boys at T&C for confirming my thoughts this morning
TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN LOOK AT IT MIND YOU!!!
Oh well no heaters for me for a while thank god its nae winter
By passed the matrix like you mentioned Miles and hey presto no more steam.
Car now in workshop in front of air heater to dry it oot
T&C also said they had never done one before DOH!
Thanks lads for the help
Craig
TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN LOOK AT IT MIND YOU!!!
Oh well no heaters for me for a while thank god its nae winter
By passed the matrix like you mentioned Miles and hey presto no more steam.
Car now in workshop in front of air heater to dry it oot
T&C also said they had never done one before DOH!
Thanks lads for the help
Craig