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Offline Archie

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Interior Condensation
« on: 12 January 2004, 18:19 »
Folks,

My missus has a 2000 Mk 4 2L GTi, which we've had for a few months. Am I being paranoid - there seems to be a lot of condensation within the car, mainly when it's been raining and is cold outside. No sign of rain ingress onto the carpets or in the boot. The car did have a rain leak with the previous owner, traced to a faulty pollen filter housing, which was replaced. Not sure what's happening, this time...... The condensation clears when the AC is switched on.

Anyone else come across this problem? Where is the pollen filter housed?

Offline Burnsy

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #1 on: 13 January 2004, 09:00 »
The pollen filter im sure is placed near the bulkhead on the passenger side.
Please correct me if im wrong  :-\

Offline number_six

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #2 on: 24 January 2004, 18:13 »
I experienced the same today.  Got into my car and the windscreen inside was really misted up and wet???????????

Anybody?

Offline antgti

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #3 on: 24 January 2004, 19:16 »
i suggest no more slap and tickle in parked golf,,,,,,,
Me old diesel was quick/........

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #4 on: 24 January 2004, 20:22 »
noticed my mk4 was steamy (on rear screen) the other day after i got to work, but i put this down to my hot flask of soup leaking in my coolbox in the boot!! lol, not done it since i got new flask!! lol ;D

Offline cammy

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #5 on: 28 January 2004, 20:08 »
HAD SAME PROBLEM ,MY WINDSCREEN SEAL WAS f**kED SO I GOT IT REPLACED AND THE FITTER TOLD ME 2 TAKE MY ROOF PANNEL <ITS HELD UP WITH SUN VISSERS AND THE sh!tE BAG HANDLES >DOWN AND LET THE MATERIAL DRY AS CONDENSATION DROPLETS FORM AND THAT MAKES THE CAR STEAM UP ......HOPE THIS HELPS

Offline Nimrod

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #6 on: 29 January 2004, 06:46 »
It all comes down to moisture (humidity) in the air and when you've got moisture, any temperature differences can lead to condensation.  Cars are usually more humid on the inside due to sweat and breathing and this is especially apparent when you step into your car on one of those cold, crisp days as the air outside is not very humid at all then. This is why it's important to get rid of leaks, as the ingress of any water raises the cars interior mositure levels, and this is exactly the problem Cammy had with water trapped in the roof panel.

Warm air can hold more moisture then cold air.  This is why when you just use your heater at max to get rid of the mist (especially on rainy days), it doesn't actually do much as your just giving your interior more capacity to hold moisture.  Eventually it will work because you will physically heat up the windows themselves, thus reducing the temperature gradient between the air inside and the glass.  So one way forward is A/C, which actually removes moisture from the air, or if you don't have A/C then set you heater to a LOWER temperature initially (or if it's a cold day, open a couple of windows by a crack).

Offline jasonpi

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #7 on: 29 January 2004, 09:12 »
u think thats bad my condensation on my windscreen has frozen ::)

Offline Rally_Chris

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Re:Interior Condensation
« Reply #8 on: 29 January 2004, 22:20 »
It seems that all Mk4s seem to suffer from a lot of interior condensation during the winter, but then again when you look at other models of car parked nearby they all seem to be just as bad!

I find that if I leave the car at work with the front facing North (ie no direct sun during the day) then the screen can be badly misted up when I go to the car at lunchtime or in the evening. However if I leave the car facing the other direction (south) then the front is clear and only the back window is misted - this can of course be tackled with the heater!

So the moral is.... park your car so that it will get some sun on the windscreen if possible and then it won't be such a problem.

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