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Title: Car steaming up
Post by: JMallows on 31 January 2010, 14:29

I live 7 miles from work, so my car gets fully hot when i use it, and i always have the heater set to cold for the first mile or so, to warm it up quicker. As soon as i put it to the hot setting, everything mists up, the screen, my clocks and even my CD player starts jumping.

Anyone know why this is?

If i leave the car parked in the sun, it mists up too, quite a lot, not just mist, but beads of water run down the screen! If i open the windows and boot, it clears in about ten minutes though. I dont believe i have a leak, but have yet to have a proper look.

Its really annoying, any advice?!

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: X4MGS on 31 January 2010, 14:41

1, when its cold what else do you expect.... Hot air on cold glass it's bound to steam up!! Put the heater on hot straight away...

2, sounds like you may have damp carpets from a heater matrix leak at some point in the past, or you may have a water leak somewhere...

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: Wayne on 31 January 2010, 15:56

Matrix on its way out or damp carpets.

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: sparkplug on 31 January 2010, 17:10

mine does a similar thing , my sunroof seal is on it's way west, which makes the carpets damp.. :sad:

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: jmsheahan on 31 January 2010, 17:34

Could try one of these once you've manged to the worst of the moisture out

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=9456&frostProductName=Air%20Dry

Heard good things about them but I've only had mine a few weeks so can't really comment yet.

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: dadrathers on 31 January 2010, 18:09

I use an 'Air Dry' very successfully - Halfords do something similar I believe in the caravan section. Don't know whether they are of the same quality.

I would agree with the suggestion to put your heater on straight away and the blower on at a high setting. However, if it steams up when just sat there, I would guess you have a leak.

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: oakgreengolf on 31 January 2010, 19:18

Slap one of these in the passenger seat  :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: leeroy20vt on 31 January 2010, 20:23

search pingi on ebay thee ament to be really good and reuseable
i was readin on another forun a guy got one and his car hasnt misted up inside once since he put it in

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: rubjonny on 01 February 2010, 12:32

might be airbox is full of water from a leak into the blower hole under scuttle?

Title: Re: Car steaming up
Post by: JMallows on 02 February 2010, 20:41

Thanks, some good ideas. I think water might be getting in under the scuttle, as the plastic cover by the Vin is dodgy, cheers for the idea John ;)