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Offline stainesy

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No heat from heater.
« on: 23 January 2012, 11:13 »
Just went for my first long drive in the bora. Had wife and daughter in the car so they wanted the heating in. So put it on and no heat.
Air flows ok and there is a slight change in force with blower on when I switch between cold and hot.
Any ideas?
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Offline stainesy

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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #1 on: 23 January 2012, 11:50 »
Is there a fuse for the heater? If so what's the symbol for it?
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Offline Granta Gti

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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #2 on: 23 January 2012, 12:06 »
Check your coolant level as it takes heat from your coolant, possibly an air lock in the system
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Offline stainesy

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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #3 on: 23 January 2012, 12:23 »
My coolant level is actuly over the max mark.
Thinking it could be my thermostat? Where is the thermostat on the 1.6 16v lump?
« Last Edit: 23 January 2012, 12:25 by stainesy »
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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #4 on: 23 January 2012, 12:26 »
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Offline theshrew

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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #5 on: 23 January 2012, 12:35 »
If the heater is blowing air you dont need to check the fuse - its working

Does the temp guage show the engine is running at normal temp ? How long does it take to get to temp ? Even if the stat is faulty it will still blow hot air just take a lot longer to do so.

If the car is running hot while normal driving - could be water pump

If non of them you might either have a blocked heater motor or the heater controll for the temp could be broken
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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #6 on: 23 January 2012, 12:37 »
Cheers fella but realised it ain't gona be a fuse as the blower works. There's just no heat.
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Offline daz veedub

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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #7 on: 23 January 2012, 12:38 »
It could be the thermostat if it is stuck the hot water won't be able to circulate the the heater coil.
« Last Edit: 23 January 2012, 12:41 by daz veedub »
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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #8 on: 23 January 2012, 12:41 »
I did notice it was realy cold air when I first turned heater on after car heated up. Car temp sits perfect in the middle all the time. After about half hour of driving the heater air went up by maybe 1 degree lol. It was slitely warmer but still cold air.
When I put the lower on cold then set h from could to hot there is a slight change in lower force like you would normaly get.
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Re: No heat from heater.
« Reply #9 on: 23 January 2012, 12:43 »
I was thinking more that the water would take longer to get hot. But even so. When the car got up to normal running temp wouldn't the heater then blow hot air?
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