Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:51:42 GMT From: "th" <someguynospamwhere.se> Subject: Re: Blower fan causes misting
"Simon Q" <squinceynospam.com> skrev i meddelandet news:4038dfde$0$47$cc9e4d1fnospam.dial.pipex.com... > Can anyone shd some light on this problem that has recently begun with my > 1997 9000 2.0t CDE? > > Once the heat starts to come through the ventilation system (the car has > ACC), the windows all start to mist up to the point that I can no longer see > out. The only way to clear it is to open all windows and set the aircon to > LOW so it blows cold air again. > > I guess there must be water getting into the system somewhere, but I don't > know where to start. > > Any ideas? > Probably there is a leak in the heater (or rather in the gaskets towards the in/outgoing pipes). It's a rather tricky piece of work to change the gaskets (I think the Haynes manual has something like 35 steps for this repair) and not all workshops (even authorised Saab workshops!) are willing to make the repair if the car has an ACC. To temporarily solve the problem before a final repair I released the lid for the cooling system such that there was no overpressure when the engine was running. It works during the cold seasons but makes the engine run a bit colder than usual. -- th
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