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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tunnie on 24 February 2008, 17:46:48

Title: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: tunnie on 24 February 2008, 17:46:48
top pipe into the matrix, very hot (too hot to hold)

bottom pipe cold/luke warm.

(on the V6)
Title: Re: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 February 2008, 18:02:31
Check the vac and vac hoses....
Title: Re: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: tunnie on 24 February 2008, 18:25:56
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Check the vac and vac hoses....

TB removed the vac hose on the HBV as a test, made no difference.

The other vacs i should check are?  :-/
Title: Re: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 February 2008, 18:26:31
With vac pipe off the HBV you should get heat

Also try sucking on the pipe that goes to the hbv and then see if you get heat - or if you can constantly suck, there may be a vacc leak in the cabin not letting the heat in..
Title: Re: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: tunnie on 24 February 2008, 18:30:03
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With vac pipe off the HBV you should get heat

Also try sucking on the pipe that goes to the hbv and then see if you get heat - or if you can constantly suck, there may be a vacc leak in the cabin not letting the heat in..

The large pipe into the matrix? gunna need a lot of suck!  ;D
Title: Re: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 February 2008, 18:34:55
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With vac pipe off the HBV you should get heat

Also try sucking on the pipe that goes to the hbv and then see if you get heat - or if you can constantly suck, there may be a vacc leak in the cabin not letting the heat in..

The large pipe into the matrix? gunna need a lot of suck!  ;D

No you daftie.... suck on the vac pipe that usually goes on top of the HBV  :D
Title: Re: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: tunnie on 24 February 2008, 18:37:04
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With vac pipe off the HBV you should get heat

Also try sucking on the pipe that goes to the hbv and then see if you get heat - or if you can constantly suck, there may be a vacc leak in the cabin not letting the heat in..

The large pipe into the matrix? gunna need a lot of suck!  ;D

No you daftie.... suck on the vac pipe that usually goes on top of the HBV  :D

Got ya
Title: Re: think the heater matrix is blocked....
Post by: markey mark on 24 February 2008, 18:41:58
take both pipes off and flush both ways with hose pipe bud did mine last week lovly warm heater again !! do it a good few times till water runs clear !!  :y