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Car Forum / Citroen Cars / April 2005Xantia heater smoke
Hi, I've got a 1995 xantia TD and recently noticed that when turning the heater on a brief puff of what looks like smoke comes through the vent under the windscreen. It has a burnt sweet smell and takes ages to demist. Do you have any idea what's going on and whether it will cost an arm an a leg to fix? Cheers Mike > I've got a 1995 xantia TD and recently noticed that when turning the > heater > on a brief puff of what looks like smoke comes through the vent under the > windscreen. It has a burnt sweet smell and takes ages to demist. Do you > have any idea what's going on and whether it will cost an arm an a leg to > fix? Hmmm - is this "puff" particularly noticable on colder mornings? Is the "sweet" smell a bit "antifreezey"? CAS > > I've got a 1995 xantia TD and recently noticed that when turning the > > heater [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >maybe it is a sweet.......... did u leave the wine gums up there? sorry i'm hungry...... > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > have any idea what's going on and whether it will cost an arm an a leg to > fix? I second what CAS said. It could well be a slight leak in the heater circuit. On my old XM the drain from the aircon was blocked and if I used AC on a cold day to demist the windows, the next time I started the car I'd get a cloud (well an invisible cloud) of warm moist air in through the demister vents, which needed the AC to remove it ......etc. I think my Xantia may be starting to get a similar problem but getting to the drain might necessitate removing the wiper arms (but I am not sure) to remove the grill over the air intake.  SignatureMalc >> I've got a 1995 xantia TD and recently noticed that when turning the >> heater [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > might necessitate removing the wiper arms (but I am not sure) to remove > the grill over the air intake. I would suspect the heater core itself (obviously investigate first) because the constuction of them is absolutely dire. As many have pointed out in the past, if it is the heater core, sell the car on the next available warm day. Replacing the heater core on a Xant is about a 14 hour job involving complete dashboard removal and worse! CAS >>> I've got a 1995 xantia TD and recently noticed that when turning the >>> heater on a brief puff of what looks like smoke comes through the vent >>> under the windscreen. It has a burnt sweet smell and takes ages to >>> demist. Agreed. Heater matrix. It's not smoke, it's steam, and the sweet smell is antifreeze. > As many have pointed out in the past, if it is the heater core, sell > the car on the next available warm day. Replacing the heater core on > a Xant is about a 14 hour job involving complete dashboard removal and > worse! Agreed. It's a *bastard* of a job. > >>> I've got a 1995 xantia TD and recently noticed that when turning the > >>> heater on a brief puff of what looks like smoke comes through the vent [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Agreed. It's a *bastard* of a job. I'm so glad it's not my problem, though I reckon SWMBOs 106 has a blocked matrix so that's my next task on a sunny day. SignatureMalc >> CAS (calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com) > I'm so glad it's not my problem, though I reckon SWMBOs 106 has a > blocked matrix so that's my next task on a sunny day. SWMBOs ??....wassaat? Brian Brian decided to add: >>> CAS (calumscottREMOVETHISBIT@yahoo.com) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Brian You MUST be single...... she-who-must-be-obeyed |
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