Help! Ford fiesta air circulation not working Car steaming up
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From: meadsie on 17 Mar 2007 08:42 Hi I own a Ford fiesta 1.25 zetec 1999. Just recently i have started to have problems with the air circulation. The car is constantly steaming up! The only way i can clear it is by having the air conditioning on - which sees the power and fuel drop! When i press the air re circulation button, nothing happens. There is no fresh air coming into the car. It sounds as though the switch is broken - it isnt though i have replaved the heater control panel and still nothing happens. Can any one help please ? Thanks Richard
From: mrcheerful . on 17 Mar 2007 10:09 <meadsie(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1174135365.186139.251470(a)d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi > > I own a Ford fiesta 1.25 zetec 1999. Just recently i have started to > have problems with the air circulation. The car is constantly steaming > up! The only way i can clear it is by having the air conditioning on - > which sees the power and fuel drop! > > When i press the air re circulation button, nothing happens. There is > no fresh air coming into the car. It sounds as though the switch is > broken - it isnt though i have replaved the heater control panel and > still nothing happens. > Can any one help please ? > > Thanks Richard > when did you last renew the pollen filter?
From: Dave on 17 Mar 2007 11:07 "mrcheerful ." <nbkm57(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:0ESKh.7188$DX5.3084(a)text.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > > <meadsie(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1174135365.186139.251470(a)d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > Hi > > > > I own a Ford fiesta 1.25 zetec 1999. Just recently i have started to > > have problems with the air circulation. The car is constantly steaming > > up! The only way i can clear it is by having the air conditioning on - > > which sees the power and fuel drop! > > > > When i press the air re circulation button, nothing happens. There is > > no fresh air coming into the car. It sounds as though the switch is > > broken - it isnt though i have replaved the heater control panel and > > still nothing happens. > > Can any one help please ? > > > > Thanks Richard > > > > when did you last renew the pollen filter? Forgetting air con for the moment. Does it still happen on cold heater setting? Could be a tiny crack in heater matrix letting out steam. Dave
From: gm on 17 Mar 2007 15:44 - N o - A r c h i v e : Y e s Lines: 24 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Message-ID: <o1XKh.4374$Lz4.3993(a)newsfe7-gui.ntli.net> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:09:08 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 86.1.212.23 X-Complaints-To: http://www.ntlworld.com/netreport X-Trace: newsfe7-gui.ntli.net 1174158548 86.1.212.23 (Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:09:08 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:09:08 GMT Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Xref: authen.yellow.readfreenews.net uk.rec.cars.maintenance:187022 <meadsie(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1174135365.186139.251470(a)d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi > > I own a Ford fiesta 1.25 zetec 1999. Just recently i have started to > have problems with the air circulation. The car is constantly steaming > up! The only way i can clear it is by having the air conditioning on - > which sees the power and fuel drop! > > When i press the air re circulation button, nothing happens. There is > no fresh air coming into the car. It sounds as though the switch is > broken - it isnt though i have replaved the heater control panel and > still nothing happens. > Can any one help please ? In my experience re-circulating the air in the car only aids in steaming up the car. Without air-con using a not-too-hot and definitely not absolute cold setting should clear it. You may have a leak, passenger footwell or rear-windscreen perhaps? It really shouldn't steam up madly every time without fail unless water's getting in.
From: Tom Burton on 17 Mar 2007 15:56
<meadsie(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1174135365.186139.251470(a)d57g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Hi > > I own a Ford fiesta 1.25 zetec 1999. Just recently i have started to > have problems with the air circulation. The car is constantly steaming > up! The only way i can clear it is by having the air conditioning on - > which sees the power and fuel drop! > > When i press the air re circulation button, nothing happens. There is Don't use the re-circulate use the fresh air option. I find leaving the window open fraction helps while the blower is on, just gives the moist warm air an easy exit. Lick the window...(no seriously)... Does it taste sweet/leave a greasy oily smear that is a beggar to clean off? If so you possibly have a leaky heater matrix and the moisture is coolant... Check the levels! Tom |