No heat

1. fastnfurious Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Spilsby Posts: 108 1st: Corsa C 1.0ltr expression, 2nd: Astra mk4 1.6

   #1 26th November 2010, 15:00

   Me and a couple of mates have just figured out what is wrong with my Saxo, Head Gasket has gone, so i'm putting a new engine in next week.
   The problem i am having at the min is that my engine is heating up ok, but there is no warm air flowing into me what-so-ever.
   No matter how long i drive it for and how hot my engine gets and how high i have my fans on the is no warm air at all.
   Got water in the radiator, but that is flowing into my engine so i have to keep filling it up, but just lacking warm air, especially in this weather,
   any ideas??
2. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #2 26th November 2010, 15:03

   there might be an air lock in the system and might have to bleed it out, or your heater matrix is fucked
3. adam19 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Harlow, essex Posts: 2731 Clio 182

   #3 26th November 2010, 15:03

   thermostat faulty ?
4. user_41869 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 stoke on trent Posts: 741 saxo vtr

   #4 26th November 2010, 15:37

   Thermostat faulty . Think this is wot's up with mine going change it a weekend. For the sake of a £8 for the part and antifreeze it may be worth trying to replace your thermostat first. Have u any other signs it's your head gasket?
5. adam19 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2008 Harlow, essex Posts: 2731 Clio 182

   #5 26th November 2010, 15:38

   yeah also how do you know its achually HG gone ?
   should get it tested before- incase it turns out to be thermostat or an air lock- it saves changing the whole engine that way
6. user_41869 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 stoke on trent Posts: 741 saxo vtr

   #6 26th November 2010, 15:38

   Does your temp gauge go up and stay at temp and not sit at the bottom.
7. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #7 26th November 2010, 15:42

   As above, are you sure the HG has gone?
   I would get a compression test done to be sure
   
   Also, why a new engine?
   If the HG has gone then why not simply replace it
8. user_12308 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2006 The Lang Toun Posts: 4133 Mk2 Clio V6 #007 of 354

   #8 26th November 2010, 15:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by devilsadvocate Also, why a new engine? If the HG has gone then why not simply replace it

   I think he means replace the old engine with a new/other engine. Not a brand spanking new one
9. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #9 26th November 2010, 16:18

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mtpagey I think he means replace the old engine with a new/other engine. Not a brand spanking new one

   Yeah i know but if the HG has gone then just replace that surely?
10. dianahepworth L-plater Joined: May 2008 Glossop, Derbyshire Posts: 66 Saxo 1.1LX

    #10 26th November 2010, 21:19

    I've got the same problem with my car - I'm pretty sure it's because I've got a small leak in the bottom of my radiator and that's not only letting a bit of water out (about a quarter of a litre every few days) but letting air in too, thus creating air locks almost every day, making my heating cut out.
    Because of this my car's also overheating every so often - though there's no heating coming out of the blowers.
    I'm going to replace the radiator tomorrow and hope that'll solve the problems!
    
    Are you sure your head gasket's gone?
    
11. user_46290 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Scotland Posts: 1362 Citroen Saxo MK1

    #11 27th November 2010, 00:00

    +1 Thermostat happend to me last year.
12. ukgaz Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2008 Maidenhead Posts: 683 Saxo VtR '52

    #12 27th November 2010, 00:01

    Get a HG test done!, and bleed the system