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fitascman
Hi all... recently registered following the recent purchase of my 2nd. V6.
I previously owned a cracking V6 in silver, as close to showroom condition as could be found. Made the silly mistake of selling to a friend and neighbour after continual pestering to buy it. Biggest mistake ever! It still irks me every time I see it... oh well, easy to be wise...
The good news however is I have got another one. No where near as good as the previous, but lots of potential. I have a huge list of issues requiring attention, hopefully a lot of which I can do myself, albeit with very basic car diy skills. The most pressing issue I have that I feel unsure of taking on myself is virtually no heat in the cabin. The engine coolant is clean and of the correct type and mix and the engine runs at normal temp. I was advised to change the pollen/cabin filter as this may be contributing to the problem. Did this myself and the airflow is improved and noticibly less misting up, but still cold. The old filter was in a bit of a state despite the previous owner being charged no less than twice in the last 3 services for replacement. The filter looked like it had been there for a very long time???
Anyway, popped it down to the local Ford main dealer and was advised the heater matrix was most probably at fault. They are now of course trying to sell me a new matrix, etc. An enthusiast pal of mine has since told me the matrix can be easily flushed/descaled. Only problem being, I don't have a clue how to do it. Is there anybody in the Swindon area that could possibly help me out? More than happy to pay, just fed up chucking money at over the odds to main dealers.
Will hopefully get more time soon to have an in depth look at this great site. Well done to all involved! Cheers all, Brian
I previously owned a cracking V6 in silver, as close to showroom condition as could be found. Made the silly mistake of selling to a friend and neighbour after continual pestering to buy it. Biggest mistake ever! It still irks me every time I see it... oh well, easy to be wise...
The good news however is I have got another one. No where near as good as the previous, but lots of potential. I have a huge list of issues requiring attention, hopefully a lot of which I can do myself, albeit with very basic car diy skills. The most pressing issue I have that I feel unsure of taking on myself is virtually no heat in the cabin. The engine coolant is clean and of the correct type and mix and the engine runs at normal temp. I was advised to change the pollen/cabin filter as this may be contributing to the problem. Did this myself and the airflow is improved and noticibly less misting up, but still cold. The old filter was in a bit of a state despite the previous owner being charged no less than twice in the last 3 services for replacement. The filter looked like it had been there for a very long time???
Anyway, popped it down to the local Ford main dealer and was advised the heater matrix was most probably at fault. They are now of course trying to sell me a new matrix, etc. An enthusiast pal of mine has since told me the matrix can be easily flushed/descaled. Only problem being, I don't have a clue how to do it. Is there anybody in the Swindon area that could possibly help me out? More than happy to pay, just fed up chucking money at over the odds to main dealers.
Will hopefully get more time soon to have an in depth look at this great site. Well done to all involved! Cheers all, Brian