citroen xantia windows damp
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citroen xantia windows damp
problem with my xantia looks like oil coming from floor vents windows covered in what appears to be oil when driving along all windows steam up but the fan is working and will not clear them
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Sounds like your heater matrix is leaking. If it is leaking it is a big job to replace because the dash has to come out. It could also be the drains for the air inlet in front of the windscreen, if these get full of leaves and the like you get water onto the heater matrix.
You can tell if its coolant or rain water on the carpet by sticking your finger in the wet on the carpet and touching it on the end of your tongue, anti-freeze will taste sweet. Anti-freeze is toxic, so after you've tasted it, spit it out and don't swallow / drink any.
You could try risking some sort of leak stopper in the cooling system if its the matrix, but use it sparingly because it can cause other clogging problems.
Make sure that your coolant level is not low, because you can get all sorts of problems with the headgasket / overheating if you let the level fall.
You can tell if its coolant or rain water on the carpet by sticking your finger in the wet on the carpet and touching it on the end of your tongue, anti-freeze will taste sweet. Anti-freeze is toxic, so after you've tasted it, spit it out and don't swallow / drink any.
You could try risking some sort of leak stopper in the cooling system if its the matrix, but use it sparingly because it can cause other clogging problems.
Make sure that your coolant level is not low, because you can get all sorts of problems with the headgasket / overheating if you let the level fall.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Richard Gallagher</i>
Don't for gods sake taste it,<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">D'Y know Richard - I have always tasted it if I have beem suspicious of a leak (but all my cars use glycol not OAT) In fact had a little panic today when I saw a drip from under the car - turns out to be condensation dripping off the air con exchanger (it had been running for 3 hours solid before being parked in the sun).
Anyway to get back on track, always tasted it - never done me any harm (except obsession with Citroens)[:o)]
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Orig posted by Citroenxm</i>The dash has to come out<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">Didnt you know the build process for a Xantia starts with a Heater Matrix - then the rest of the car is assembled round it?
Don't for gods sake taste it,<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">D'Y know Richard - I have always tasted it if I have beem suspicious of a leak (but all my cars use glycol not OAT) In fact had a little panic today when I saw a drip from under the car - turns out to be condensation dripping off the air con exchanger (it had been running for 3 hours solid before being parked in the sun).
Anyway to get back on track, always tasted it - never done me any harm (except obsession with Citroens)[:o)]
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Orig posted by Citroenxm</i>The dash has to come out<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">Didnt you know the build process for a Xantia starts with a Heater Matrix - then the rest of the car is assembled round it?
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