heater problem

1. huricane Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 cardiff Posts: 1414 saxo Vtr

   #1 20th October 2010, 06:27

   i just change my temp sensor and need to top up water i bleed all the bleeding point heaters were blowing hot air but now they gone cold again it did the same when i change the coolant fluid all the pipes get hot and hard i get water coming out off all teh points and now with winter on us it bloody frezen outside any idea why it get cold after about 2/3 days after bleeding
2. huricane Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 cardiff Posts: 1414 saxo Vtr

   #2 20th October 2010, 13:14

   bump.....
3. alendil Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 167

   #3 20th October 2010, 19:02

   air lock on heater element. just remains of air.
   meaby try to skqiz top hose couple of times then top up water and try again
   or drop every think down and try again
4. huricane Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 cardiff Posts: 1414 saxo Vtr

   #4 20th October 2010, 21:56

   ive tried 4/5 times to get rid off all the air ive even squeezed all hose top/bottom and still after 2/3 days they run cold again
5. huricane Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 cardiff Posts: 1414 saxo Vtr

   #5 20th October 2010, 22:43

   any one know why i loose my heaters after few days ive bleed the system as the following line but still after few days it runs cold
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...light=bleeding
6. huricane Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 cardiff Posts: 1414 saxo Vtr

   #6 21st October 2010, 08:11

   it might be a really stupid question but if i put to much coolant in the system would that make it run cold ? please dont shout at me if it is stupid Q
7. greenychris Newbie Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1

   #7 21st October 2010, 15:43

   Run the car with the coolant cap off for a few mins, this should allow the air to escape when it reaches the expansion bottle
8. huricane Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 cardiff Posts: 1414 saxo Vtr

   #8 21st October 2010, 22:20

   ok thanks i will try on the weekend any thing ago i got to snap the ice off my nose it that cold