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Old 6th December 2011, 08:20   #1
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Hi all, posting on behalf of my dadand his beloved75 2.0cdti.....

his windscreen mists throughout the year and now cold weather is here the heater won't blow hot air. Also needs air con regassing as doesn't blow really cold in summer.

Any suggestions? Thoughts are possibly heater matrix/thermostat.....
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Old 6th December 2011, 08:27   #2
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Good morning Andy, i think you may need another 'stat fitted in the top hose. Welcome to the club!

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Old 6th December 2011, 11:58   #3
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Hi all, posting on behalf of my dadand his beloved75 2.0cdti.....

his windscreen mists throughout the year and now cold weather is here the heater won't blow hot air. Also needs air con regassing as doesn't blow really cold in summer.

Any suggestions? Thoughts are possibly heater matrix/thermostat.....
You need to find out if your thermostat is stuck open, there's a way of displaying the OBD coolant temp on the dash if you have a search, that should tell you whether the thermostat is working.
If the thermostat is fine, next thing I'd look at is coolant level, too low and it doesn't reach the matrix.
After that I'd remove the matrix (easy job) and either replace or clean it out.

All my own opinion, if anyone has anything else to add I'd welcome it
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Regarding the misting, has anyone checked that his plenums are clear of water?

The misting could be, and usually is, down to the pollen filter being wet from water in the plenum chamber. That needs sorting as a matter of urgency.

It could also be that his radiator fan is not working and therefore not cooling the air con condensor causing his air con to not blow cold. A common fault.

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Old 6th December 2011, 17:43   #5
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thanks for the replies guys. Popped round to see him this morning and checked coolant level which was fine. Started her up and after ten or so mins the temp guage had hardly moved from cold - does this point to thermostat?

Also, what and where is the plenum chamber?
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thanks for the replies guys. Popped round to see him this morning and checked coolant level which was fine. Started her up and after ten or so mins the temp guage had hardly moved from cold - does this point to thermostat?

Also, what and where is the plenum chamber?
Did you have a feel of the pipe to the radiator? Did it feel warm? After tens mins, even with the thermostat open, the temp gauge should have moved off cold, maybe not to 9 O'clock but moved quite a bit. I wonder if the temp sensor is shot?

Anyway the plenums are under the plastic covers at the rear of the engine bay, just in front of the windscreen. The driver's side one is the easiest to check for water through. Unclip it and remove and look for water in the bottom. I would bet there is some in there as, if unchecked, the drains clog up and water builds up in there. Potentially disastrous, as I recently found out, if your ECU gets wet.

Here is a pic of the driver's side plenum cover http://www.ephestione.it/uploads/2011/03/IMAG0742.jpg

Be careful if you have to remove the scuttle panel - the bit that runs along the bottom of the windscreen - as the oval shaped clips that hold it down ping off everywhere - put a little masking tape over each one as one tip I've seen - or have someone who is good at catching handy as you tug it free.

To check the fan with the ignition in position 2 - turn the heater to demist the screen - you should hear the fan run.

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Temp guage did move a bit to maybe 7 o'clock position.... Didn't feel pipes though.

Anyway today I nipped into Unipart to get a thermostat to give that a try until I discovered that it was £60 (usually pay around a fiver) - it isn't a straight forward part though. So before I spend that much on a 'try' is there anyway of telling that the stat does work?
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