Shelly
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Please can someone give me some advice?
(Apologies for the girly explanation  )
I noticed recently that my window screen starts steaming up and won't clear when I turn on the blowers. I have also noticed a funny smell when they are on (spicey smell  ).
This morning I noticed that when the blowers were on full and hot, the temperature gauge was rising and dropping between 80 - 90ish. And when it was rising the air was hot, and dropping the air was cold. Even though the temperature was on full hot.
I have had problems before with no heat coming from the blowers, this turned out to be the pipes blocked. But this problem seems different with the smell and rising/dropping temperature.
Any ideas what needs fixing?
Thanks 
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john_gilluley
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Change thermostat and windows streaming
Up could be dampnes in car sumwhere
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Shelly
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Thanks John
Is that an easy job?
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Stuart H
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Pollen filter might be causing the smell / window steaming up.
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Shelly
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Never thought of that, thank you
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Ste
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Usually pollen filter as stu said.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Shelly
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It's drinking water now too, topped it up last night and its gone today
Is this a bad sign?
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lee mitchell
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is it a citreon?
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Joe
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Sure it's not a water leak? Heater matrix leaking inside the car maybe? Would explain the smell and dampness
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lee mitchell
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could be or headgasket. shelly having a damp patch will probably excite most men /boys on this site 
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jamieSxi
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Yep headgasket could be going but thats usely the last thing thing that says you need to replace it
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vauxhead
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
Sure it's not a water leak? Heater matrix leaking inside the car maybe? Would explain the smell and dampness
Id agree, sounds like the heater matrix is leaking.
Are the foot well carpets damp at all ?
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Shelly
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The water has managed to stay in the fill up bottle since 4.30pm yesterday.
If the head gasket goes, doesn't it usually produce steam out of the exhaust?
I will check to see if I have a damp patch
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Shelly
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I have a very damp patch under my mat
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Generation
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Problem found.
Glad the usual "it's headgesket" diagnosis is about.
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vx-scottw
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water leak from door seal ??or you could pull up the carpit to see
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lee mitchell
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
Glad the usual "it's headgesket" diagnosis is about.
no one said it was headgasket, 2 people said it maybe you dickhead trying to help shelly out
+ you cant even tell the difference between an xe and a let throttle body you twat 
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Shelly
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The word headgasket frightens me!
Thanks everyone I'd never have found that puddle under my mats without your advice
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vx-scottw
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you wont see it under mats it will be soaked up in carpit
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*CorsaCal*
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This sounds like a heater matrix problem to me too.
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Shelly
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quote:
Originally posted by vx-scottw
you wont see it under mats it will be soaked up in carpit
I've got Vauxhall rubber mats on my carpet which was hiding it
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Generation
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If I didn't think they were different I would of posted, how that relevant is beyond me.
So I should no what every single car part looks like? It's not my job to work with cars, how the fuck would I know without comparing the items.
Like me saying you have no idea how many bolts hold in a starter motor on a 1994 rover
Trying to be knight in shining armour as its a girl quite sad tbh. The way you got even more upset over the Internet was better still
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Shelly
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Problem sorted, it was the Heater Matrix leaking.
Got the job looked at on Friday, cost me £160
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3CorsaMeal
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lucky you didn't do thermostat and head gasket
Clueless guessing yet again in the CS help zone
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Generation
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Wtf 3CM?
You don't even know what kind of hinge NASA use.
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