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TheUnit
11-01-2006, 18:09
Heater has packed up just stopped working one day so no warm air for cold mornings :( any ideas?
BRUN
11-01-2006, 18:12
whats actually packed up ?

you turn the dial and nothing happens ?......or it blows, but cold ?
Gav
11-01-2006, 19:42
mine blows but cold? is it the matrix? or pipes blocked?

was talkin to Loki's friend/dad/hitchhiker at the meet and he said its the pipes being blocked

not to steal ur thread btw duder :D
jay s
11-01-2006, 23:38
the heater on my new valver was'nt blowing out warm/hot air when i got it, gave the system a bleed which sorted the problem. worth a try?
Daz
11-01-2006, 23:58
My Williams 2 did it - changed the matrix and it's perfect now - gets hot really quickly.

We took the matrix apart (with a hacksaw) and it was sludged up badly..

Not an easy job to change either - bit of a swine. (Probably need two people - one to hold the dash, one to change the matrix.. unless you balance it on ya head!)
Mattie
12-01-2006, 15:41
the heater on my new valver was'nt blowing out warm/hot air when i got it, gave the system a bleed which sorted the problem. worth a try?

how do u bleed it?
Clio_GTT
12-01-2006, 18:24
the heater on my new valver was'nt blowing out warm/hot air when i got it, gave the system a bleed which sorted the problem. worth a try?

how do u bleed it?

The coolant system can get air in it, most of it will escape via the header tank, but stubborn air can stay in the rad etc, theres a bleed valve on the top of the rad, turn the car on, let it get upto temp and open the bleed valve until a steady flow of coolant comes out.

Also try flushing the system, take off the 2 hoses to the heater matrix and attach a hose pipe to each one in turn and flush it out, then do the rest of the system.
jay s
12-01-2006, 18:27
you have to undo the bleed nut which is located opp the airbox on the top corner of the rad. have a hose ready to fill the water bottle as it empty's quickly. wait till lots of water comes from the hole with no air gaps then replace the bolt.
TheUnit
14-01-2006, 18:49
whats actually packed up ?

you turn the dial and nothing happens ?......or it blows, but cold ?

Nothing comes out at all, hot or cold. There is no forced air blowing.
BRUN
14-01-2006, 19:03
id presume it has a fuse, have you checked that ?

do the dials 'feel' normal when you turn em ?
cliovalver1993mk1
15-01-2006, 01:36
mines done the same nothing happens once dial is turned? my m8's has gone also he got told its the heater matrix burnt out? 40 notes from local scrappy.
Clio_GTT
15-01-2006, 10:50
Matrix's don't burn out, they are only like a little radiator in the car, it'll be something electrical thats stopped it working, Try another set of control knobs as the resistors in them can go, and try and locate the fuse as BRUN says
big hp
15-01-2006, 14:54
Sounds like the resistor has packed up to me.
FATBOY
15-01-2006, 17:35
Sounds like the resistor has packed up to me.

either that or like mine! just wiggle the connection on the resistor under the scuttle panel! i went 1 1/2 years with no fan blower and all it was was a loose connection!
TheUnit
15-01-2006, 17:41
cheers boys will give all 5 different options a go :D
FATBOY
15-01-2006, 17:50
ooops forgot to add! u have to take wipers of then remove scuttle panel, then take out the whole windscreen wiper arms motor and mechanism(only 3 bolts) and slide it out and then u have easy access to the blower unit!
Laine_16v
15-01-2006, 18:16
Mine was busted when i bought mine.

Rehostat had packed in, the pins had corroded on the plug and blower.

£35 for new rheostat, plug and terminal pins and shes a goodun.