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Title: what is it.......
Post by: weedwhacker on 23 January 2006, 00:21

when steam comes out of the vents when you put the heater on ona mk1


been told it could be bearings in the blower fan getting dry. sounds a little funky tbh

looks like steam.
any thoughts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: what is it.......
Post by: >>Mart<< on 23 January 2006, 15:53

are you shure its steam not smoke

if its steam could be water leaking onto the hot heater matrix from somewhere lol

Title: Re: what is it.......
Post by: Mk1Mad J - 16v on 23 January 2006, 17:26

Quote from: martynlead on 23 January 2006, 15:53

are you shure its steam not smoke

Yeah i'd check that out mate -  i've been driving mk1's 10 years and never heard of steam in the car - I used to get a bit of smoke a while back, i ignored it hoping it would just go away (as you do :grin:)   it wasn't til i nearly passed out at the wheel i thought i'd better investigate, turned out i had little crack on my downpipe and so every time i stopped i was getting exhaust gasses coming in through the vents  :sad:   not recommended, stick with the bud its a much nicer buzz :evil:


Back on the steam i've just had another thought...... it could be one of your washer jet pipes leaking water into the blower as it lives just below the washer jets - also whats the state of you're scuttle tray (the big bit of plastic at the back of the engine that covers your wiper mechanism etc...) if thats cracked water could be getting to the blower that way :undecided:

Title: Re: what is it.......
Post by: weedwhacker on 23 January 2006, 17:59

spot on il check all that,
was deff steam not smoke...
but it seems to be ok today when i was playing about with it..
brings me one step closer to it being on the road again.. yippee
mot next mth

fingers crossed.