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Title: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: vrba on 12 February 2009, 16:14:15

the title says it all, what can it be?

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 12 February 2009, 16:15:15

Try your resevoir cap and your HBV first mate :y

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: markey mark on 12 February 2009, 16:16:34

Heater Bypass Valve or oil cooler plate  :y

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: Andy B on 12 February 2009, 16:38:13

If you can smell coolant in the cabin I'd suggets a failed heater matrix.  :( Do you have any wet carpets and misting up problems?

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 12 February 2009, 16:54:12

My radiator is leaking slightly and I can smell it in the car

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: vrba on 12 February 2009, 17:10:17

no wet carpets but misting up. and what's heater matrix?

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: Dazzler on 12 February 2009, 17:21:33

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no wet carpets but misting up. and what's heater matrix?

Its a radiator inside the car which gives you your heat ;)

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: vrba on 12 February 2009, 17:23:40

ok, now i know  :y so if not hbw than its matrix? any how to?

is it hard to change, i dont have wet carpets so this is strange, should there be wet carpets if matrix leaking?

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: Dazzler on 12 February 2009, 17:26:17

the matrix could be just leaking enough to give off smell and cause the windows to staem up.

Yes its a cow to change, not sure if there is a how to or not :-/

Title: Re: loosing coolant and smell of it in cabin
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 12 February 2009, 20:30:49

matrix must be changed..

if you dont want to cut the driver side board (near feet level) its a long job..

dash ..
radio ..
front light controls ..
steering ..
plastic pipelines behind the dash out (or you will break some connections)
the plastic box covering around hand brake completely ..
and whole front panel out...

its a whole day job (and with some help from another person) :-/