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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Ryanmt on 22 October 2008, 10:32:13

Title: Cold heaters
Post by: Ryanmt on 22 October 2008, 10:32:13
Hi guys, ive just acquired a 2.5 V6 CD (N reg).

The heaters only blow cold when set to warm, and cuffing freezing when set to cold. I could see my own breath on the drive home today. Not fun! The fan speed side of things still works fine

The cars getting upto temp just fine so i dont think its an airlock. Its had this fault for a while before i got it and its had the system back flushed incase it was a blockage in the heater matrix but it made little to no difference.

Is there anything i can test to narrow down the fault more? Im assuming its not the control itself as theres 2 and both sides of the car blow cold.
Title: Re: Cold heaters
Post by: unlucky alf on 22 October 2008, 16:15:39
if you can get to them try feeling the hoses as they go into the bulkhead & see if they are warm, or perhaps finding the 2 pipes on the matrix inside the car & check for heat, i take it yours has aircon?
Title: Re: Cold heaters
Post by: Bandit127 on 22 October 2008, 19:05:50
Another punt here as I don't know which way round the vacuum works. But if no vacuum = heater is bypassed, then the vacuum pipe might have come off the Heater Bypass Valve (HBV)
Title: Re: Cold heaters
Post by: Ryanmt on 22 October 2008, 19:24:22
Its not got aircon. Ive felt the two pipes to the matrix and theyre definitely getting warm. I was wondering if the pump could have failed and its not circulating as fast as it could though

I had a look at the vacuum pipes and i couldnt see anything amiss, i wasnt sure where teh HBV was, i had a look round the pollen filter but couldnt see much except maybe a black rounded box bolted to the top of it?
Title: Re: Cold heaters
Post by: Bandit127 on 22 October 2008, 19:34:49
This is the maintenance guide for changing it. More than you need to know really - but it will tell you what you do need.
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1193594464

Title: Re: Cold heaters
Post by: Ryanmt on 22 October 2008, 19:43:03
perfect, ill pilfer one from the scrapyard soon hopefully along with a new digi screen.

Thanks all