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[vrba]

hi,
is there any way to reduce steaming glasses in my car. after driving and stoping when i return to car my glasses ar foggy, and when i drive it's hard to unfogg rear side of car. this was happening even on sunny days, no fogg, stop and park and glass on what sun was shining was steamed.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I assume you have aircon all the time?

[vrba]

no cause my high pressure switch isn't working yut , so air con is off and i use ECO.

[Kieran]

Unable to fix your steaming glasses but you could try Anti Fog on your windows available from Halfuds. Seems to work well on my car with two kids the missus and three dogs all breathing out hot air. My car use to be really bad at misting and this seems to have solved it. The only problem is it can cause some smearing so you have to clean the glass really well beforehand.

[vrba]

will give it a try with some of those anti fogg stuf but i dont remember so mutch steaming last winter who knows, mayebe my memory dont serve my right  

[MarkG]

Are your carpets damp? They will cause your windows to steam up quickly. Are you losing engine coolant? Or is water finidng its way through the doors onto the carpets over the sills?. If so could be you are misssing the plastic lining inside the doors

[vrba]

i'm loosing just a little coolant.

[Danny]

put your hand on the carpet on the floor behind the passenger seat, if its wet, your scuttle drains are blocked, and its the collected water in the car causing the windows to steam up

you get the same effect when you get in your car out of the rain and, for example, throw a wet jacket in the back....?

[RobG]

put your hand on the carpet on the floor behind the passenger seat, if its wet, your scuttle drains are blocked, and its the collected water in the car causing the windows to steam up

you get the same effect when you get in your car out of the rain and, for example, throw a wet jacket in the back....?

And if they`re full of water your pollen filter will be goosed as well

[vrba]

didn't feel anything wet, beneath polen filter nothing blocked, water is going out OK. sometimes i feel wet in the pocket of passenger doors.

[Mr Skrunts]

didn't feel anything wet, beneath polen filter nothing blocked, water is going out OK. sometimes i feel wet in the pocket of passenger doors.

Sounds like a window may have been left slightly open at some stage.  Also check the doors seal and window seal condition, especially if you put the car through a car wash.

[vrba]

will do.

what simptoms beside loosing coolant are there on leaking HBV.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Not many.....sometimes wet patches but it depends how and when they leak.

[Danny]

may sound daft, but anything wet in the boot maybe?

[ians]

Is your boot full of stuff?  There are vents to the side which can get obscured.

Leaking HBV won't cause coolant to enter the car.

[vrba]

today all was ok, probably lot of humidity in air, big difference in and outside of car was causing this

[Tawfield]

Make sure all the drain holes under the doors are clear of rubbish,my Omega is parked usually on a slope nose up,and after rain or wash down when o/s/f door is opened water allways drained out,I poke the drain holes out about every 6 mths to make sure they stay clear.
If you have water or damp in the storage pockets the plastic membrane between door card and door panel is missing or damaged,which if you have side airbags will severely effect there operation in a side on whack.  

[feeutfo]

Make sure all the drain holes under the doors are clear of rubbish,my Omega is parked usually on a slope nose up,and after rain or wash down when o/s/f door is opened water allways drained out,I poke the drain holes out about every 6 mths to make sure they stay clear.
If you have water or damp in the storage pockets the plastic membrane between door card and door panel is missing or damaged,which if you have side airbags will severely effect there operation in a side on whack.  

Yes, finally, SOMEONE has noticed this problem. We have 3  bmw e39 5 series in the our road. All have had issuse with the membrane behind the door card comeing loose from the metal door frame and letting water into the car through the door card. The omega has similar membrane as can be seen via Tunnies door card removal guide. Also check the drain holes are not blocked on the under side of the door as said.

Any damp in the car will cause steaming, and no ac will not helps as it has a dehumidifier built in.

 I wonder how Tunnies door leak is doing

[vrba]

thx everyone wil do all the checks and see what is the problem if one exist