Heater Fault

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Warren16891

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114 months

Wednesday 5th November 2014
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Hello, I have an X Reg Ford Fiesta 1.8 diesel. The heating on it isn't working properly. I do a lot of motorway miles, and when driving at around 70mph the heating is okay on fan settings 1&2 (not great though.) Above that the temperature Guage drops slightly to about 1/3 and the air becomes cool. Also, when I reach a city and slow to anything below 50mph the same thing happens even on the low fan speeds. I've checked my coolant level and that seems to be fine (just below the maximum line.) Any ideas on what is causing this? It was fine last winter and I've only discovered it in the recent colder weather. Thanks for your help!

Warren16891

Original Poster:

2 posts

114 months

Thursday 6th November 2014
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No ive not tried anything yet to be honest. I didnt really have a clue where to start. I thought the thermostat regulated the temperature in the engine, and seeing as how it wasnt overheating (far from it) i thought that the thermostat wouldnt be the issue. Im sure im wrong, but that was the logic lol.

So you think replacing that could be the issue? Thanks both for replying to this!