VW polo heater

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Mon 9 Feb 2004 10:24
VW polo heater - Rich_2000
The cabin heater in my polo has started playing up - it's a 93 L reg with over 110k on the clock, so hardly worth taking to a VW dealer.

I'm guessing the heater control is purely mechanical and simply adjusts an air duct to vary the ratio of air from outside to air from the engine bay.

Is this correct? Is there anyone out there who's experienced the same problem? Any tips on how i might go about finding the cause of the problem and fixing it?

Cheers

Rich
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Mon 9 Feb 2004 15:29
VW polo heater - Peter D
If the pipes in and out of the heater matrix as they pass through the bulk head are hot then It could be the temp control flap and its control cable. Regards Peter
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Wed 11 Feb 2004 09:50
VW polo heater - Rich_2000
Cheers for the tip - the cable and flap valve seem OK though.

The coolant was very low and topping it up seems to have cured the problem, so i'm guessing the heater matrix was full of air.

Just need to fix the leak now....

Rich
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Wed 11 Feb 2004 20:08
VW polo heater - voodoo
Hi Rich

I've just bought a VW Polo 1.4CL 95N with 43000 miles on the clock. Before purchasing I spoke with the VW specialist who services my Golf VR6 (very well) about problems to look out for with Polos this age. He said two things - the heater and excessive wear on the inside of the front tyres. As regards the tyre wear no matter how well a garage tracks the steering it will always happen - its a fault in the basic suspension geometry. If the heater becomes a problem its generally a sign that the water pump's damaged and about to pack up. Might be worth someone looking at it before the engine suffers.

Good luck

Voodoo
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