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The Ninja Scrotum returns with in-car heating problems....

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  • 11-03-2008 6:36pm
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    Ninja_scrotum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Longstoryshort, the air isn't being blown over the heater matrix, all I get is cold air from outside. There is no difference between the hot and cold setting.

    There is some type of valve that controls air-flow over the matrix that I may need to fix, as it may be stuck.

    Is it a tough job to get to this valve? 98 Seat Ibiza....

    Thanks


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    Mutz
    Registered Users Posts: 822 ✭✭✭Mutz


    Ninja_scrotum wrote: »
    Hi,

    Longstoryshort, the air isn't being blown over the heater matrix, all I get is cold air from outside. There is no difference between the hot and cold setting.

    There is some type of valve that controls air-flow over the matrix that I may need to fix, as it may be stuck.

    Is it a tough job to get to this valve? 98 Seat Ibiza....

    Thanks

    LOL, i've the same problem... still! Never got it fixed so have been freezing my ass off all winter! I'll get around to doing it at my next service which is due. I'd be interested to find out how much this will cost.


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    Ninja_scrotum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭Ninja_scrotum


    I'd say it'd cost a heap. I think you need to strip the inside bare - steering wheel and all.

    But, I only think that's the way it's done. I'm waiting to see if anyone has done a job like this before.


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,711 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Could be a blockage or a mechanical valve.


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    zilog_jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    I had the same problem with my Fiesta. I think it was about €50 for a new heater control valve. Was quite easy to change in my car - it's located above the bulkhead under the bonnet - look for two hoses going somewhere in that direction.


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    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    zilog_jones wrote: »
    I had the same problem with my Fiesta. I think it was about €50 for a new heater control valve. Was quite easy to change in my car - it's located above the bulkhead under the bonnet - look for two hoses going somewhere in that direction.

    +1
    Same happened my fiesta,,took about 5 mins for the mechanic to fix.


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    landcruiserfj62
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭landcruiserfj62


    "the air isn't being blown over the heater matrix" how do you know this is the case???!!

    it could be a number of things.

    If you leave the car stationary for 5-10 minutes, do you get hot air. Then when you drive it, the air gets colder??? If this is the case you could have a thermostat stuck open..

    in other cases, heater control cabels could be broken, are they manual or electric swithces?? Do you have a/c, mabey thermistor on matrix is not operating???

    Could be valve/tap on internal rad thats broken...

    Your heating system could be airlocked due to blown headgasket (or somthing minor)!!!

    Did you do a diy coolant change recently or anything lol??


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    Ninja_scrotum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭Ninja_scrotum


    "the air isn't being blown over the heater matrix" how do you know this is the case???!!

    Cos i just do aight?

    If you leave the car stationary for 5-10 minutes, do you get hot air.

    No

    Then when you drive it, the air gets colder???

    It's cold no matter what

    are they manual or electric swithces?? Do you have a/c

    no, no

    Your heating system could be airlocked due to blown headgasket

    Coolant flow is ok, all pipes as hot as they should be icluding the two going into the heater matrix


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    landcruiserfj62
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭landcruiserfj62


    ok mr "cos i just do" :D
    are they manual or electric switches- "no" ..well which are they???, they have to be one or the other. Has the cable conecting the hot/cold switch to the valve come adrift??

    is the fan working?

    "Longstoryshort, the air isn't being blown over the heater matrix, all I get is cold air from outside" does your car have a windscreen??? lol j/p :p


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    zilog_jones
    Registered Users Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    Ninja_scrotum wrote: »
    Coolant flow is ok, all pipes as hot as they should be icluding the two going into the heater matrix

    You sure about that? Is the matrix itself actually heating up? When my heater control valve wasn't working the hoses between the valve and matrix still seemed hot but I dunno if it was a small amount of warm coolant getting through or just conduction of heat in the rubber or something - whatever it was there was no heat coming into the cabin at all, and replacing the valve fixed it.


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