Uno Water dripping into car

[Cypress]

Hi guys. Uno Mia owner here.


The oddest thing happened. I was driving and all of a sudden steam came gushing through my vents, steaming up the window. The cowling drain was blocked and water poured onto the exhaust. I cleared that. All ok.


BUT NOW, when the engine is running water pours into the car still (no more steam) and the carpet is always wet. I had to bypass the hose to the heater back to the radiator.


Why is water still seeping into the car when I connect the water pipes to the heater???


Thanks

 

[gholian]

Sounds like the heater core is leaking. Not too bad to replace on the Uno's. It's in the middle of the dash, well at least on the Mk1's

 

[Cypress]

Hi Gholian,

How does one get to that plug? I'm not sure I know how the dash comes off. Sounds like a lot of work.

 

[HighTide]

If it is the heater matrix, I just happen to have put one up in the classifieds under Fiat Uno (obviously)

Also if you look at my pictures there maybe useful to see a few connections and places where it may leak from. Easier perhaps to see in my pictures as i have taken it out of the car.

Hope all goes well.

Hi guys. Uno Mia owner here.


The oddest thing happened. I was driving and all of a sudden steam came gushing through my vents, steaming up the window. The cowling drain was blocked and water poured onto the exhaust. I cleared that. All ok.


BUT NOW, when the engine is running water pours into the car still (no more steam) and the carpet is always wet. I had to bypass the hose to the heater back to the radiator.


Why is water still seeping into the car when I connect the water pipes to the heater???


Thanks

 

[HighTide]

Mine is from a mark 2 uno.
Whether they are the same matrix or not I do not know.