V6 W reg water leak

firesam999 · Post by **firesam999** » 13 Aug 2006, 20:16

Hi i seem to have a leak in the engine bay but only when i put the fan on it drips somewhere around the right hand side about halfway i cant see where it leaks from my first xantia dont know engine at all

f00lzz · Post by **f00lzz** » 13 Aug 2006, 20:29

When you put the fan on?? Are we talking Heater Blower Fan then?
Have a look around the expansion bottle... they are known to leak at the joint which runs around the middle of the bottle. Cant see what either the Heater Blower Fan or the Radiator Cooling Fans would do to cause a water drip tho'.

Your first Xantia and you bought a V6..... How brave

firesam999 · Post by **firesam999** » 13 Aug 2006, 20:35

Yes sorry i put the heater fan on in the car and the water drips out in the engine bay

Dave Burns · Post by **Dave Burns** » 13 Aug 2006, 20:55

Is this water in actual fact the condensate discharge from the aircon, this will be on the right when viewed from the front.

Dave

f00lzz · Post by **f00lzz** » 13 Aug 2006, 20:55

To be honest I can't think of a possible connection.... the Heater Blower Fan is located underneath the passenger glovebox and is accesible from the passenger footwell.... It isn't connected to the water system, it just blows air across the Heater Matrix.. Just a thought, is the drainage channel clear of debris (located nearside just below the front windscreen). If this gets blocked perhaps water gets thrown by the Heater Blower Fan... A long shot I know, but I can't think of anything else at the moment.

By the way... whereabouts in the UK are you located??

Stempy · Post by **Stempy** » 13 Aug 2006, 21:08

I agree with Dave, move the airflow slider away from the windscreen position and the aircon will turn off unless you manually switch it on with the aircon button. When the slider is in the screen position the aircon is automatically cut in to clear the screen quicker.

firesam999 · Post by **firesam999** » 13 Aug 2006, 21:15

Im in Leeds i cant understand it i thought same no water passes the heater fan/ condensation i thought but theres a continual fast drip when fan is on/ happens with air con on or off/ turn fan off it stops / does the heater matrix do anything different when i put the fan on ive only had the car 4 months but its had a new matrix, seals and antifreeze less than a year ago new radiator 6 months ago and an expansion bottle 18months ago

f00lzz · Post by **f00lzz** » 13 Aug 2006, 22:02

Stempy wrote:When the slider is in the screen position the aircon is automatically cut in to clear the screen quicker.

Are you sure?? Mine doesn't!!

NiSk · Post by **NiSk** » 13 Aug 2006, 22:33

If you can collect some of the water and discover that it is clear water (not coloured coolant) than this is just the normal condensate from the A/C running off. It does the same on all cars fitted with A/C.

//NiSk

Clogzz · Post by **Clogzz** » 14 Aug 2006, 11:57

f00lzz wrote:Mine doesn't!!

Neither does mine, as it’s a Mk I.
Thought both yours were Mk II’s from your signature.
The Mk II is supposed to turn on the air conditioner when you set the slider to demist the windscreen.

f00lzz · Post by **f00lzz** » 14 Aug 2006, 16:06

Nope! Tried it earlier today just to be sure.... the compressor only kicks in once I activate the A/C button!!