Panda (Classic) Cheaper than a 360 conrod.

[Aston Martin]

Its easy to check. Remove battery, the heater tap is just behind the insulation. Very simple setup.

The insulation is already all loose, I think the last guy tried this tactic.
Hopefully I (read as fellow Pandarers) can get the car warm again.

 

[Dragon Man]

hehe you have cold, i have hot.. the valve on mine passes like crazy.

theres some of the white trap door style valves on ebay.it at the moment. ive already messaged the guy asking if he will ship to the uk

 

[VmanC]

If it is the tap itself you will have to replace it, no bodges to be done. If you have the same fault as in my previous pic you may be able to get the disc to move by moving the control lever backwards and forwards quickly, then you could end up with a ' hot all the time'. New taps are available from Dealers here though.

 

[Aston Martin]

So my stock manager was in today, he lost because he had to change gears in his manual.

We made him a new name badge

'Paul Walker'
Drag racer?

He walked around the shop floor for an hour, before somebody told him.

 

[Aston Martin]

I've just replaced a heater tap on a customers clx for the same reason, always hot.

I was intrigued to know why it stops working so I cut the old one open........

Got my tap from Fiat, not much more than the one on eBay.

Ok took the battery out, i moved the tap with my hand and the heat control on the dashboard was working, so it's not the cable.

It must be the tap? Vernon how much was it from main dealer?

 

[VmanC]

About £37 if I remember correctly.

 

[pandamonius_maximus]

Thar be one on ebay here

I bought one maybe 2 years ago now and still haven't gotten round to fitting it. I didn't pay that much though; I think I got it for a lucky price just under £10 new old stock kind of find.

Seeing as winter is fast approaching though you may want to jump on it at that price. Fortunately the heater is jammed on for me

Si

 

[Aston Martin]

Thar be one on ebay here

Yeah I found that one, I wanna say mine looks different. Or maybe it's just because mines black except for the white tap?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Thar be one on ebay here

I bought one maybe 2 years ago now and still haven't gotten round to fitting it. I didn't pay that much though; I think I got it for a lucky price just under £10 new old stock kind of find.

Seeing as winter is fast approaching though you may want to jump on it at that price. Fortunately the heater is jammed on for me

Si

That's for a mk1 though. Will it fit a mk2?

 

[pandamonius_maximus]

That's for a mk1 though. Will it fit a mk2?

Erm, I can't see why that would have changed that but based on AM's comment maybe there is a difference! I must admit that I have not got round to fitting mine so maybe I bought the wrong one back then! Too dark to look now though so maybe if I get time after work tomorrow.

Si

 

[pandamonius_maximus]

mine new one looks like this (see attached image):

I will check tomorrow to see if is the same as my mk1 or marbella but if not perhaps you can buy this one off me!

Si

 

[panda1408]

I'm 99% certain that will be the wrong type, looks much smaller and is the wrong colour, must be a mk1 type.

 

[pandamonius_maximus]

I'm 99% certain that will be the wrong type, looks much smaller and is the wrong colour, must be a mk1 type.

ok so I probably have the right one for my collection

I'll check the marbella one anyway tomorrow as that probably has the same as the mk2 and I do remember it being black instead of white as well.

Oh well, sorry looks like I might not be able to help then.

Si

 

[Aston Martin]

My temp gauge has only worked once, but even then I got no hot air.
I just took it on some b-roads and caned it, it didn't go above 50 on the gauge.

 

[panda1408]

More likely to get up to temperature sitting idling in traffic rather than moving along quickly with airflow through the radiator. I still suspect you need to replace the thermostat.

 

[Aston Martin]

More likely to get up to temperature sitting idling in traffic rather than moving along quickly with airflow through the radiator. I still suspect you need to replace the thermostat.

I did both in-between villages. Then ate at a McDonalds carpark with it running, their fridges are warmer than the car.

 

[Aston Martin]

Gonna put a new thermostat in today, eurocarparts have a 31% off code, so it'd be rude not to.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Gonna put a new thermostat in today, eurocarparts have a 31% off code, so it'd be rude not to.

No no no. Make sure its a genuine part! Pattern part thermostats tend to be nothing but problems, both from my experience, and that of many others on this forum.

Only about £15 inc gasket from Fiat iirc

 

[Aston Martin]

No no no. Make sure its a genuine part! Pattern part thermostats tend to be nothing but problems, both from my experience, and that of many others on this forum.

Only about £15 inc gasket from Fiat iirc

Too late, on the way back it was stop start traffic. It didn't hit 85, but it was lukewarm air. The second I went above 25mph it dropped instantly.

 

[Aston Martin]

Ok new one is on, works better than the old one. I didn't drain the system properly, just whatever fell out I replaced. But, I lost a litre at the very most, I put 2 back in.

Trying to bleed the system, hardly anything came out of the radiator or bulkhead bleed, just a dribble.


Still no hot air.