Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Afternoon guys n gals, So my mechanic changed my waterpump for me last week and the car seemed fine, heats up to where it should be etc etc but ive just found out today ive now got no heat in the cabin unless i out it on HI?? Anything i can check or do before i call my mechanic and have the car taken back to him. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Could well be an air lock at the front of the car. Either jack the back of the car up as far as possible whilst chocking front wheels or park nose down on a steep slope and then open the bleed valve next to the coolant filler. Start the engine and Rev it a bit to see if the coolant drops which would indicate the air lock is clearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Yep. Bound to be an airlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Cheers Nobbie ill give that a go i live in a steepish hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Cjames said: Cheers Nobbie ill give that a go i live in a steepish hill Would help if you could reverse it onto a couple of bricks each side just to give it the best chance of clearing and get the revs up to around 4K. Your neighbours will love you🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanky Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Does your car have climate control? As mine does a strange thing with the heating. It gets upto temp fine blows warm air when set to say 23 then cools off. If i crank it up, it starts to get warm again but then cools off. If I leave it on Hi, it stays warm all the time. Specialist said the climate control is quite primitive and that’s it’s normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 40 minutes ago, Nobbie said: Would help if you could reverse it onto a couple of bricks each side just to give it the best chance of clearing and get the revs up to around 4K. Your neighbours will love you🤣 Sounds like fun 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Cjames said: Sounds like fun 😆 Is it a Tiptronic? If so has to be bled differently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Yes mate it has climate. the other new thing that happing is the A/C comes on straight away when i hit AUTO im reading this could be another problem and it could be just coisidance that ive had the waterpump done. But im going to try what Nobbie suggested first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 minute ago, bally4563 said: Is it a Tiptronic? If so has to be bled differently No mate manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanky Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, Cjames said: Yes mate it has climate. the other new thing that happing is the A/C comes on straight away when i hit AUTO im reading this could be another problem and it could be just coisidance that ive had the waterpump done. But im going to try what Nobbie suggested first Is that not normal? I’m sure mine does the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 13 minutes ago, Sanky said: Is that not normal? I’m sure mine does the same It didnt do it before??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 12 minutes ago, Sanky said: Is that not normal? I’m sure mine does the same That’s why I always Vacuum bleed, they can be a pig, get it burped , hold at 2000 rpm for 30seconds with heater on full and repeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, bally4563 said: That’s why I always Vacuum bleed, they can be a pig, get it burped , hold at 2000 rpm for 30seconds with heater on full and repeat ill try that ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cjames Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 When ive got the bleed valve open should i have the water cap off to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Can’t dismiss that it was ok before the water pump but if you had said simply “ok goes hot on hi” then I would have said “cabin temp sensor” so. Pre pump change. What worked or not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Cjames said: When ive got the bleed valve open should i have the water cap off to? There is no need to, they are plumbed next to each other. Water comes along the return line, under the bleeder and the pours back into the expansion bottle just below the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted March 20, 2021 Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Cjames said: Afternoon guys n gals, So my mechanic changed my waterpump for me last week and the car seemed fine, heats up to where it should be etc etc but ive just found out today ive now got no heat in the cabin unless i out it on HI?? Anything i can check or do before i call my mechanic and have the car taken back to him. Thanks in advance Assuming no other issue with your heating system, it sounds like the coolant system was filled without the cabin heater switched on. Best speak to your mechanic to see if they had the ignition on, heater on high and fan on low when they refilled the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanky Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 On 3/20/2021 at 4:58 PM, Cjames said: Yes mate it has climate. the other new thing that happing is the A/C comes on straight away when i hit AUTO im reading this could be another problem and it could be just coisidance that ive had the waterpump done. But im going to try what Nobbie suggested first I tried this today and when I press the ‘auto’ button the snowflake symbol comes on at the same time. Anyone else think this is not normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 I think so, yes. It’s just indicating that the AC is on which is probably the default for ‘auto’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 23 hours ago, Nobbie said: I think so, yes. It’s just indicating that the AC is on which is probably the default for ‘auto’ This is correct. Auto mode sets the a/c to 'on'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T11Mike Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Mine is the same, auto air con on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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