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Title: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 10 June 2009, 19:52:57

my temp runs at between 92 and 95 degrees, when i sit in the traffic it rises to the red as far as it can go then drops to normal as soon as i pull away. ive lost about a litre and a half driving to bognor and back but no visible signs if a leak, checked the usual places when hot. cant tell ir the inner fan is not kicking in at all but im not getting hot air in the cabin, no water inside so not the matrix. i topped the water up this morning, been driving about a bit today but no loss of water.    
 
any ideas please?? 

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 June 2009, 19:56:43

any mayo on the filler neck or in the water bottle ?
puffs of white smoke ?
when moving, any power loss ?

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Bumbazor on 10 June 2009, 20:00:34

Could it be an air lock?

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 10 June 2009, 20:00:59

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any mayo on the filler neck or in the water bottle ?
puffs of white smoke ?
when moving, any power loss ?

none, oil cooler was done when i bought it by pete and daz, no smoke no water dripping anywhere

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 10 June 2009, 20:02:32

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Could it be an air lock?

tried that one already.

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 10 June 2009, 20:03:47

when is the inner fan kick in as it doesnt look like it does at all, but that doesnt answer the no heat when heat is on full

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 June 2009, 20:09:25

have you had any work done to the car recently ?
i'd check to see if the top water pipe is presesurised when its hot  :y
sounds like it could have a air lock to me mate  :y
im sure a few of the more experienced lads will be along shortly to add to that  :y

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 June 2009, 20:10:18

oops too slow  :-[

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 10 June 2009, 20:12:24

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have you had any work done to the car recently ?
i'd check to see if the top water pipe is presesurised when its hot  :y
sounds like it could have a air lock to me mate  :y
im sure a few of the more experienced lads will be along shortly to add to that  :y

definatly pressureised, checked and no work done since i cleaned the breathers 6 weeks ago.

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: tigers_gonads on 10 June 2009, 20:13:11

the way i see it, if your not getting heat in the cabin even though the engine is hot then i'd be looking at the heater matrix.

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 10 June 2009, 20:20:09

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the way i see it, if your not getting heat in the cabin even though the engine is hot then i'd be looking at the heater matrix.

i'll get my mate to have a look at it when im off work next time  :y

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Bumbazor on 10 June 2009, 20:20:31

Something blocked causing a leak?

If it's leaking and you can't see where it's either collecting somewhere out of sight or evaporating before you see it.

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 13 June 2009, 08:12:56

found the leak last night. HBV has gone. got another in my box of the stuff i took off the other mig so no guesses what im doing this morning  :(

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: tigers_gonads on 13 June 2009, 08:34:06

oooh ........ have fun  :y

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 13 June 2009, 08:40:11

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oooh ........ have fun  :y

last time i did it i ripped my hands to pieces, im doing the thermostat as well so hoping its easier with the plenum off as well this time

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: mark.adams on 13 June 2009, 09:01:42

While you've got the HBV off, i'd give the heater matrix a blast out with a hosepipe just to be sure its clear. Check the plug is connected to the main fan correctly, i had the same problem with the temp going up and it wasn't pushed fully on so the fan never started

Title: Re: heating queery
Post by: Richie London on 13 June 2009, 09:04:33

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While you've got the HBV off, i'd give the heater matrix a blast out with a hosepipe just to be sure its clear. Check the plug is connected to the main fan correctly, i had the same problem with the temp going up and it wasn't pushed fully on so the fan never started

 :y