Renault Clio heater problem

ssmith6287

Hi wondering if anybody can help. I have an 02 Renault Clio 1.1. Starts up fine, drives fine. Recently I've noticed I turn the heater fan on and it works ok, both hot n cold, but when the car engine heats up it cuts out. The engine doesn't seem to overheat or anything. Other thing I noticed is a the carpet on the passenger side floor is wet aswell as the back seat. Any help wud be great

Technoprisoner

the passengers floor wet is a sign the interior rad is burst

martinr5232

ssmith6287 wrote: »

Hi wondering if anybody can help. I have an 02 Renault Clio 1.1. Starts up fine, drives fine. Recently I've noticed I turn the heater fan on and it works ok, both hot n cold, but when the car engine heats up it cuts out. The engine doesn't seem to overheat or anything. Other thing I noticed is a the carpet on the passenger side floor is wet aswell as the back seat. Any help wud be great

Heater radiator is leaking by the sounds of it.

Check your coolant resevoir its probably low in coolant.

ssmith6287

martinr5232 wrote: »

Heater radiator is leaking by the sounds of it.

Check your coolant resevoir its probably low in coolant.

Is that a big job to fix?

martinr5232

ssmith6287 wrote: »

Is that a big job to fix?

Dashboard out i would imagine usualy is.

Looking about a days labour im afraid but you would need to get it checked out and make sure its coolant thats in your footwell though.

ssmith6287

martinr5232 wrote: »

Dashboard out i would imagine usualy is.

Looking about a days labour im afraid but you would need to get it checked out and make sure its coolant thats in your footwell though.[/Quote

Just smell it?

martinr5232

ssmith6287 wrote: »

martinr5232 wrote: »

Dashboard out i would imagine usualy is.

Looking about a days labour im afraid but you would need to get it checked out and make sure its coolant thats in your footwell though.[/Quote

Just smell it?

You could but it depends on what is in the cooling system have you had the car long do you know if it had coolant or just water in it.

Check your resevoir level if its very low have a look for external leaks.

The only way to be 100% sure is to do a pressure test but that requires special equipment.

ssmith6287

Yeah the coolant doesn't seem to be dropping at all, I did notice a puddle under the car alright. Could a leak be effecting the whole lot? Like i said the blower only stops when then engine temperature is at the middle