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Jaye_Martin
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #20 on: Dec 27th, 2008, 8:55am » |
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air lock
or as mentioned matrix
hopefully airlock
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #21 on: Dec 27th, 2008, 11:22am » |
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on Dec 26th, 2008, 12:12am, Highlander wrote:first of all i would top up the expansion tank....
then reset the CC
then check the heater hoses for heat/airlocks
then i would flush it, it does work sometimes
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Did you try these
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:I give up !  Too much for an old boy! |
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #22 on: Dec 27th, 2008, 4:48pm » |
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im on nights at mo highlander but have topped up the expansion tank and have printed out the CC reset last night from here..can you take me thru the proceedure tho.its a bit patchy from the printer?? will do it sun mornin
cheers
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #23 on: Dec 30th, 2008, 11:44pm » |
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Right...
Its taken at least 2 litres of water and a litre of pre mixed antifreeze and let the temp of engine get up for 30 mins..without holding my breath ive had 2 mins of hot air again before i had to jump into work..
I squeezed some of the visible rubber pipes as well
Does this mean it was just fluid s far too low and the matrix is ok now??
ta
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #24 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 12:01am » |
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lol yes I would think so, 3 litres short??
does yours not have the coolant level indicator?
I hope it hasnt been overheating the engine..
Next problem is to worry about where the coolants going....
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #25 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 12:57am » |
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very true Stuart...
I dont like the look of the expansion tank cap..thats a quick sort out but cant see where the coolant s leaking the engine temp has been bang on the 3 oclock position for yrs ..Ive got to do london in the morning hope the heaters still ok but yes was in need of 3 litres of fluid it was..
why did the heat go then because the water was low??
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #26 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 8:57am » |
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #27 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 9:35am » |
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hi there
i'd give everything to do with the engine cooling system a really good look over.
my car's temp sat bang on the middle of the gauge even AFTER the head went!  
have you used any radiator/leak fixes? this can block the matrix AND the radiator.
hopefully yours isn't as bad as mine was. 
hth
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #28 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 9:58am » |
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on Dec 31st, 2008, 12:57am, stafford wrote:
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Yep I'd think you probably werent getting any water through the heater hoses
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on Oct 17th, 2011, 12:35pm, Simmo wrote:| I give up ! Too much for an old boy! |
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #29 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 10:01am » |
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on Dec 31st, 2008, 9:35am, scorpio_man wrote:
my car's temp sat bang on the middle of the gauge even AFTER the head went! |
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I've done the same in a 2.3 I bought for spares, I knew the head gasket was going (It was actually the head that had cracked) and was topping it up regularly while driving but eventually it got worse, lost all the water and blew the engine, the temp gauge never moved above half even when the engine was cooking!
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #30 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 10:13am » |
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i should add that you should get issuse with your LPG as there won't be enough water to heat the vaporiser.
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Re: happy xmas all..heaters blowing cold??
« Reply #31 on: Dec 31st, 2008, 3:12pm » |
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its all topped up now and im off to London for new years eve
got my duvet in car and a portable 12v heater off ebay just in case lol.
Happy new year to all. 
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