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[Furball]

Okay... my car's heater starts and stops blowing hot air (unlike my mouth which is a constant supply ).

The engine temperature rises quite a lot when it goes cold.

I had this problem in my old car and i very much suspect an air blockage in the cooling system.

How do you fix this please?

[storch]

take it to the mechanic, if you have an American mechanic anywhere on that little island take it to him you cheap bastige.  

[indy007]

Sounds like the thermostat, but I'm a crappy mechanic. I just sell the parts.

It can be either really, really easy to replace & take 10 minutes... or you'll have to tear apart half the car to get to it.

[Furball]

Originally posted by indy007
Sounds like the thermostat, but I'm a crappy mechanic. I just sell the parts.

It can be either really, really easy to replace & take 10 minutes... or you'll have to tear apart half the car to get to it.

I replaced it in my old car and it didnt help at all, i was selling it anyway so i didnt really care.  Same make too - Peugeot.

[Furball]

Originally posted by storch
take it to the mechanic, if you have an American mechanic anywhere on that little island take it to him you cheap bastige.  

its under warranty, would like to learn how to do it myself.

unlike you - you fat "supersize me" hispanic american lazy luftweenie bastage

[NUKE]

sounds like the thermostat too me as well. The thermostat regulates the water flow through the cooling system.

Probably it's getting stuck in the closed position, cutting off the water flow and causing the motor to heat up fast. The heater uses the hot water from the cooling system to heat......so when it's cut off, no heat.

Usually it's pretty easy and cheap to replace it.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Originally posted by Furball
Peugeot.

Yup, theres your problem.

That'll be $500.
-SW

[mosgood]

Originally posted by Furball
Okay... my car's heater starts and stops blowing hot air (unlike my mouth which is a constant supply ).

The engine temperature rises quite a lot when it goes cold.

I had this problem in my old car and i very much suspect an air blockage in the cooling system.

How do you fix this please?

Thermostat is waht I thought too.....


Does the engine temp rise a lot only when it's cold outside?  or all the time?

[storch]

actually if it was the thermostat it would not be likely to get stuck in the open position.  If it was stuck in the closed position there would be no flow and you would overheat rapidly.  I have no experience with French vehicles but it doesn't sound like the thermostat to me.  Buy a reliable car.  Toyotas have worked very well for me.  

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Yup, theres your problem.

That'll be $500.
-SW

ROFL, that was almost word for word what I was going to post.

-Sik

[straffo]

It's likely the Calorstat a dying calorstat can behave strangely and like Nuke said it's cheap part.

Check also how old is your cooling fluid.

[Saurdaukar]

Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
Yup, theres your problem.

That'll be $500.
-SW

Beat me to it.

[wombatt]

Trade it in on a ford.

[SOB]

First replace your heater core.  Then, if that doesn't work, try the thermostat.  Then, take it in to have it fixed under the warranty, since that's what you have a warranty for.  Finally, when they've fixed what was actually broken, ask them what it was and see if you can get a couple of minutes to talk to the actual mechanic about it, and ask him for any pointers on replacing it yourself in the future.

[P0G0]

From the fluctuations you describe I would first look at the radiator cap itself, if the cap has become too weak to keep the system pressurized you will get overheating and fluid loss no matter the temp, if the cap is good then I would suspect a leak elsewhere in the system.