Steam coming from window air vent

[dixiebabes]

Please tell me its just condesation or could the heater matrix be leaking? also a whisp coming from the radiator near the bottom hose should i worry lads? or is it just the cold weather, correct mixture of antifreeze in so shouldnt have frozen?

Dix

[mrzigazaga]

Hi Mate..I believe that if you are getting steamed up front screen that could well be a leaking heater matrix..Ive had that in old cars in the past..I was getting misted up gauges in the Tiv but when i put it on screen vents there was no misting on the screen..Cheers..Zig

[dixiebabes]

Only happens when the car has been stood though dont seem to happen in the summer????

Dix

[dixiebabes]

I think its me just being a fanny cause there is no smell of antifreeze in the cab, ill let it tickover for a good half hour and see what happens tonight.

Dix

[mrzigazaga]

Could be just a little condensation..Fingers,legs,arms and eyes crossed..

[wooly350i]

Poke ya fingers around where centre console meets transmission tunnel and all around that area coz mine was leaking and damp could be felt in that area but no smell early on, rotted the carpet for me though. Only started to smell when it had been standing unused for a while.

[dixiebabes]

Right will do cheers Woooly.

Dix

[MJG280]

Mine had a leak so investigated and found the hose was leaking so fixed that and put back together and found the matrix was also leaking. It's why I can now get the dash off in about 20 minutes.



The brown on the wires was from the hose and the sludge on the transmission was the matrix. If it starts misting up as soon as the engine warms then probably water inside the heater evaporating. Was about £65 5 years ago to have it recored.

[dixiebabes]

Had a poke around near the tunnel center console all bone dry. Cant seem to fell any leakage etc anywhere ill see what its like in the summer cheers lads.

[dixiebabes]

MJG280 said:

Mine had a leak so investigated and found the hose was leaking so fixed that and put back together and found the matrix was also leaking. It's why I can now get the dash off in about 20 minutes.



The brown on the wires was from the hose and the sludge on the transmission was the matrix. If it starts misting up as soon as the engine warms then probably water inside the heater evaporating. Was about £65 5 years ago to have it recored.

Yup just starts steaming when the engine gets warm then stops after a while.

[wooly350i]

Maybe water is getting in through the air intake on the bulkhead in engine bay and once warmth from the engine gets to it,it sets it.