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Water coming out of the heater on a 1998 mk 4 ford fiesta

  • 06-08-2012 9:07pm
    #1
    david65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭


    My car has been laid up for the past year, after a few mins after starting it up hot water started coming out of the passenger side of the heater on to the floor well. The expantion tank went down a few inches. Can anyone help me figure out what is up and how do I get to the source of the problem. All help appreciated as I can't afford a garage at the moment.
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    david65 wrote: »
    My car has been laid up for the past year, after a few mins after starting it up hot water started coming out of the passenger side of the heater on to the floor well. The expantion tank went down a few inches. Can anyone help me figure out what is up and how do I get to the source of the problem. All help appreciated as I can't afford a garage at the moment.
    Thanks


    Presumably the heater matrix up behind the dash is leaking. If your going to try to get at it yourself, what's your level of DIY knowhow?


  • #3
    david65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭david65


    Pretty good, the job sounds akward but I would have a go!


  • #4
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    I wonder if the heater control valve could be faulty...common fault on these. Its directly behind the engine next to the bulkhead, usually manifests itself as engine overheating symptoms.....did the heater gauge go up at all?


  • #5
    david65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭david65


    Yes the temp did go up so I switched off as steam started to come out of the heater.I checked the expansion tank and that had gone down a good bit. I didn't think a duff control valve could cause that, could it. I am totally lost here so any help would be very much appreciated.


  • #6
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    it did on both the ones i bought recently... symptoms like the head gasket having failed,lots of steam and gauge up in the red. but all it needed was a €20 valve...i wonder how many of these got scrapped by mistake!

    To test if this is the case., take off the two pipes from the valve and join them... (isolating the heater) this will eliminate Head gasket trouble, but it could still be a faulty heater.


    ebay link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Fiesta-KA-Puma-NEW-HEATER-CONTROL-VALVE-/330561770165?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model%3AFiesta&hash=item4cf70452b5#ht_840wt_699


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  • #7
    david65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭david65


    Thanks for the reply , at that price it's worth a try, but in the meantime I will figure out some way to join the two pipes together , maybe a short piece of copper pipe inserted into each pipe and two pipe clips??
    Thanks for your help , much appreciated.


  • #8
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    thats what I did...hope it helps....


  • #9
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    nb...not sure if this also applies to Enduro 1.3 Fiestas... mine were 1.25 litre zetec engined


  • #10
    david65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭david65


    Mine is a zetac 1.25 engine, going into town this morning to find something to do a join and have a go this evening. Thanks for keeping in touch.


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