Panda Heater problems.
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Panda Heater problems.
Hi Jenny,
good choice of small car in the panda
with NO hot air there are 2 potential issues issues,
1, no hot water getting the the Matrix ( radiator) that warms the air inside the car = usually down to an air-lock
2, broken linkage inside the heater box, so the lever is stuck on COLD AIR request
the #1 = airlock is the most comon, and thankfully the simplest fix,
with the engine cold,
have heater control in car to HOT
look for some little plastic screws built into the hoses behing the airfilter box,( BLACK plastic + round headed)
unscrew one to see what it does..!!
slacken the 2 of them off,
then top up your antifreeze in the Radiator expansion tank /tube to the MAX mark, replace Rad.Cap.
undo the 2 bleed screws around 1 turn EACH = then start the engine,
looking under the bonnet again you will see water start to trickle from these screws, as they dribble close the screw..!!,
depending how much air is in the system this may take a few minutes before it dribbles,
beware of things getting HOT around you,
NO LONG scarves= etc, to get caught in the mechanicals,
Charlie
good choice of small car in the panda
with NO hot air there are 2 potential issues issues,
1, no hot water getting the the Matrix ( radiator) that warms the air inside the car = usually down to an air-lock
2, broken linkage inside the heater box, so the lever is stuck on COLD AIR request
the #1 = airlock is the most comon, and thankfully the simplest fix,
with the engine cold,
have heater control in car to HOT
look for some little plastic screws built into the hoses behing the airfilter box,( BLACK plastic + round headed)
unscrew one to see what it does..!!
slacken the 2 of them off,
then top up your antifreeze in the Radiator expansion tank /tube to the MAX mark, replace Rad.Cap.
undo the 2 bleed screws around 1 turn EACH = then start the engine,
looking under the bonnet again you will see water start to trickle from these screws, as they dribble close the screw..!!,
depending how much air is in the system this may take a few minutes before it dribbles,
beware of things getting HOT around you,
NO LONG scarves= etc, to get caught in the mechanicals,
Charlie
No Problem,
just checked my panda - there just the 1 bleed screw ( similar to these pics.., )
here's a link to a similar job = with pictures to show the bleed screws in the hoses behind airfilter box,
https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-guides/90237-bleeding-cooling-system-mk1-punto.html
Have fun...,
Charlie - Oxford
just checked my panda - there just the 1 bleed screw ( similar to these pics.., )
here's a link to a similar job = with pictures to show the bleed screws in the hoses behind airfilter box,
https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-guides/90237-bleeding-cooling-system-mk1-punto.html
Have fun...,
Charlie - Oxford
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I've only had my 2006 1.2 Dynamic a couple of weeks, and I find the heater one of the best I've experienced (maybe due to the fact there's not much space inside the car to heat up)!
So on that basis, if your heater isn't working there's definitely a heater problem as opposed to it being a bad design for the car or anything like that.
Good luck!
PS I want heated seats - anyone know if this is possible??
So on that basis, if your heater isn't working there's definitely a heater problem as opposed to it being a bad design for the car or anything like that.
Good luck!
PS I want heated seats - anyone know if this is possible??
