have absolutely no heating in me S14, freezing cold air blowing out of the vents, is it the heater matrix, the awkward take out the dash job? or can it be resolved any other way? or could it be anything else?
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have absolutely no heating in me S14, freezing cold air blowing out of the vents, is it the heater matrix, the awkward take out the dash job? or can it be resolved any other way? or could it be anything else?
did ya check your rad for coolant?
its just water in the rad actually, would that do it? what colour coolant will i use i hear different types of coolant for different enginesQuote:
Originally Posted by jdmjimmy
Just water with this weather :o low coolant level causes it also blower could be fooked or worst case the matrixQuote:
Originally Posted by Ross k
In my s14a the heater stopped working for no reason same as your problem blew cold air, i fixed my problem now its going to be hard to explain easier just show how it done but i'll give it a go, When you turn the temp up an electric motor moves a small arm i'd say to open a hot air valve (this bar is under the dash just to the left of the clutch pedal), well mine was getting jammed so i turned up the temp and the motor started moving the bar, i pushed hard in the bar when it jammed and there was a bit of a click and the motor moved it the rest of the way and i had hot air again!! You will konw by listening to it if it jammed you will hear the motor going forward and back constantly turn up the heat with the engine off so you can hear the motor moving,
cool so just moving it the once till it clicked fixed it? cool ill give that a try and do any panels have to come off to get to the barQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobbys14
would a coolant flush and new coolant be advisable anyway?
yer legends lads thanks a million keep the advice coming ill try em all before i take out the dash board :) :) :)
Keli's was the same Ross, it's the little control box that moves that arm that Bobby was on about in her car too. Definitely do a coolant flush and put plenty of anti freeze in her for this weather.
Yes it was jammed and when it clicked it didn't jam since but yours may not click it might free up without clicking so dont go forcing it till it click's, no panel's have to come off just stick your head down at the pedal's you'll see the bar im on aboout..Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross k
water only will also cause problems in an sr engine other than frost use coolant!!
could be the termostat is all the rad hot after you take it for a spin or is it half hot half cold if so id change the stat and flush the rad and refill with coolent/antifreeze
are they easy to replace? does the little bar goes behind the dash to the heater control??Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg
thermostat is perfect first thing i checked
thanks a million lads im getting new coolant tomorrow and coolant flushing the whole thing see how i go from there and if i cant free the thing up im gunna replace that lil box,
keep the info coming though
dont forget to bleed the the water system make sure it hasnt air locked 10mm bolt on the top rad hose alloy housing
the little control panel by the clutch that opens/closes the hot water valve, i tried moving the bar its really hard and im afraid ill break it, which way is it meant to move
in: towards the radio
out: towards the pedals??
Bump, just wondering how hard is it to change that little box that controls the heating???
has anybody done it before?
ye no the way that sometimes people put pens in the vents to hold them ,well did you ever do that cause it pure fucks up the whole jobb it happened 2 me in the lorry twice the plastic expands and the ink drips down it2 it