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Car Forum / Citroen Cars / April 2006no hot air in xantia td
no idea about cars but what could it be the temp does not over heat but no matter what i do i never get hot air out of the heater Gareth > no idea about cars but what could it be > > the temp does not over heat but no matter what i do i never get hot > air out of the heater It'll either be the heater matrix blocked internally or the heater itself not moving the inbound air over the heater matrix. Is your heater thermostatically controlled - is it red->blue or does it have numbers on it? If the latter, then that's a likely cause - the flap that mixes hot and cold air is computer controlled and the brushes in the motor wear, if it's anything like the ones in XMs. Get the fault codes read out of the computer. If it's the heater matrix, then try getting the cooling system cleaned out and flushed through to shift the grot. If that doesn't work, then get shot of the car. It's the bit they hang off the factory ceiling and build the rest of the car around. It is a *nightmare* job on a Xant... >> no idea about cars but what could it be >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > factory ceiling and build the rest of the car around. It is a > *nightmare* job on a Xant... 5 hours to do a matrix at my local specialist, /not/ a nightmare for someone who does 'sometimes a couple a week' but it /is/ £175 labour /plus/ parts so not terminal to the car and, besides, who would buy a car with no working heater ? and are you really suggesting that someone offloads a defective car onto an unsuspecting purchaser. is that incitement to commit deception ? . (--@-.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : >> If it's the heater matrix, then try getting the cooling system >> cleaned out and flushed through to shift the grot. If that doesn't >> work, then get shot of the car. It's the bit they hang off the >> factory ceiling and build the rest of the car around. It is a >> *nightmare* job on a Xant... > 5 hours to do a matrix at my local specialist, FIVE HOURS to remove the whole of the dash, together with half of the engine-bay side of the hardware to get at the dash mounting hardware? AND put it back together again? > besides, who > would buy a car with no working heater ? and are you really > suggesting that someone offloads a defective car onto an > unsuspecting purchaser. is that incitement to commit deception ? I said "Get shot". I didn't say "sell it to somebody whilst lying to them about it" > . (--@-.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > AND put it back together again? apparently. that's what he said to me when I asked what the book time was 'about five hours' he may have been overestimating his timeskills but it must get /lot/ easier when you've done a few dozen of them. >> besides, who >> would buy a car with no working heater ? and are you really [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I said "Get shot". I didn't say "sell it to somebody whilst lying to > them about it" the car may be otherwise perfect. getting shot is always the last resort. besides, why would a grand poohbaah of the citroen owners club NOT direct someone with a blocked matrix into the citroen independent specialist network ? is it because he hasn't paid you lot a fee ? i had a new matrix put in last year as the old one had a leak thanks for your replys. Gareth >> . (--@-.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > direct someone with a blocked matrix into the citroen independent > specialist network ? is it because he hasn't paid you lot a fee ? > i had a new matrix put in last year as the old one had a leak > > thanks for your replys. > > Gareth have you ever had heat out of the systems since the new matrix was installed ? if not, then there's probably an air lock in the pipes. > i had a new matrix put in last year as the old one had a leak Less likely to be that, then - assuming the cooling system was cleaned out at the same time. So - my momey's on it being a thermostatic climate system and the flap motor being fubar'd. i dont remember hot air since where is the thermostatic climate system and the flap motor - the slider moves freely left to right but no difference to any heat thanks so much for your kind help - i cant offer to help with car problems but any pc problems let me know. Gareth >> i had a new matrix put in last year as the old one had a leak > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > So - my momey's on it being a thermostatic climate system and the flap > motor being fubar'd. > i dont remember hot air since where is the thermostatic climate system > and the flap motor - Buried in there somewhere... I could tell you on an XM... > the slider moves freely left to right but no difference to any heat Is it a thermostatic system? Are there temperatures marked on the temp slider? yes there is temp on slider Gareth >> i dont remember hot air since where is the thermostatic climate system >> and the flap motor - [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Is it a thermostatic system? Are there temperatures marked on the temp > slider? > yes there is temp on slider OK, so it is a thermostatic one. Might be worth getting the fault codes read out. |
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