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[neck]

ive just had a heater matrix fitted in my 1999 2.5 v6 omega but now my blowers will not turn onto windscreen only any advise please as i am new to this

[Jimbob]

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[Jimbob]

Hello & Welcome, moved this to the relavent section for you 

[dbug]

What model is it (CD, Elite etc)

Did the demist work ok before heater matrix changed?

Blowers work ok apart from that?

[tunnie]

do you have a climate panel, or twisty dials?

[dbug]

do you have a climate panel, or twisty dials?

I have a climate panel Tunnie 

[Boatboy]

Interesting question. I fitted a new matrix at the weekend, and the amount of airflow out of the windscreen vents is negligible low. I have 3 theories.

1. I have accidentally nicked a vacuum pipe whilst removing the old matrix.
2. The new matrix is smaller than the old one, in particular the height at the pipe connection end. Therefore the matrix does not seal the end of the box it sits in and some air escapes out the sides rather than passing through the matrix. A job for gaffer tape when the big thaw comes.
3. A flap somewhere in the heater is not flapping as it should. Can anyone tell me where the operating arm for the screen flap is - ie left or right, high or low.

On the plus side I am no longer getting all misty and temporarily at least I have a feint new car smell, which is preferable to the wet dog and coolant aroma I had before.

Steve.

ps. I have twisty knobs!

pps sorry to hijack the op.

[dbug]

Interesting question. I fitted a new matrix at the weekend, and the amount of airflow out of the windscreen vents is negligible low. I have 3 theories.

1. I have accidentally nicked a vacuum pipe whilst removing the old matrix.
2. The new matrix is smaller than the old one, in particular the height at the pipe connection end. Therefore the matrix does not seal the end of the box it sits in and some air escapes out the sides rather than passing through the matrix. A job for gaffer tape when the big thaw comes.3. A flap somewhere in the heater is not flapping as it should. Can anyone tell me where the operating arm for the screen flap is - ie left or right, high or low.

On the plus side I am no longer getting all misty and temporarily at least I have a feint new car smell, which is preferable to the wet dog and coolant aroma I had before.

Steve.

ps. I have twisty knobs!

pps sorry to hijack the op.

 

Noticed something similar when I replaced mine - the gap with new fitted was because the old one had a strip of foam around the right hand end which sealed against the box.  My airflow out of vents seems ok though.  Will fit some foam draught excluder in the nicer weather to fully seal.