drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
Location: Hereford Drives: Audi R8 V8
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The heater in my car isnt working and i think i should get it fixed now as winter is coming up! The fan works, so after looking at the haynes manual, i asume its something with the heater matrix. If not, what else could it be? And what tools will i need to fix it? Any help appreciated, Matt!
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Gambit
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assumin u aint got air con
it'll be an air lock more than likely
put the heater on max heat setting (fan turned off)
take the top of the expansion bottle and run the engine on idle till the fan kicks in or the water boils over
when this happens turn the engine off and then top up the expansion bottle
put the cap back on and that should be u sorted
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drunkenfool
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cheers mate ill go try it! I took all teh ducting etc out to have a closer look, the cable that controls the air coming in or circulating around wasnt connected to the slider properly either. Ill go do this too!
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drunkenfool
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still no luck. Should i try that again, or would it have fixed it? When i turned the car off, quite a bit of water came out of the expansion tank, is this right, or should i have put the top back on before that?! 
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Gambit
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if the heater matrix still aint getting hot then its a blockage
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drunkenfool
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yeah i had my hand on it and it didnt get warm. Is it only a blockage that could cause this? Ill go and try that thing again that you said to do and see if it helps!
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