No heat coming from vents
11-20-2010, 06:52 PM
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Re: No heat coming from vents
this is encouraging
I have the same problem. I took my car to Jiffy Lube today to see if they would flush it for me
They said they didnt want to because it is an Audi
I brought the proper coolant purchased from the dealer
What did you flush with?..did you do it yourself?
Thanks very much
11-20-2010, 07:37 PM
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11-21-2010, 06:53 AM
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Re: No heat coming from vents
The cap on the reservoir seems good. Another question, what is the coolant systems whole capacity? I put 4.5L of G12 and the rest distilled water. That should be ok right?
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audigemini,
Here is a link to a DIY that are the general steps that I used to flush the heater core.
AudiWorld Tech Articles
I used a garden hose to flush the core and then flushed the system with distilled water. Don't forget to bleed your system after your done flushing.
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audigemini,
Here is a link to a DIY that are the general steps that I used to flush the heater core.
AudiWorld Tech Articles
I used a garden hose to flush the core and then flushed the system with distilled water. Don't forget to bleed your system after your done flushing.
11-21-2010, 09:07 AM
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Re: No heat coming from vents
The cap on the reservoir seems good. Another question, what is the coolant systems whole capacity? I put 4.5L of G12 and the rest distilled water. That should be ok right?
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audigemini,
Here is a link to a DIY that are the general steps that I used to flush the heater core.
AudiWorld Tech Articles
I used a garden hose to flush the core and then flushed the system with distilled water. Don't forget to bleed your system after your done flushing.
-----------------------------
audigemini,
Here is a link to a DIY that are the general steps that I used to flush the heater core.
AudiWorld Tech Articles
I used a garden hose to flush the core and then flushed the system with distilled water. Don't forget to bleed your system after your done flushing.
11-21-2010, 12:38 PM
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Re: No heat coming from vents
It looks good. Just monitor it for a week as there is always some air pocket to show. One day you will see your level on min again. This is when that air pocket escapes. It is normal. Just add antifreeze at that point.
I mix 70% glycol and 30% water to protect to minus 45 degrees. 50/50 will give you protection to minus 30 or so. The more water you add the hoter the car interior. Water carries 1 calorie per gram per 1 degree and glycol will carry only 0.7.
The more glycol you add the faster the car will warm up as it takes only 0.7 calorie to raise the temperature by 1 degree.
You be the judge!
I mix 70% glycol and 30% water to protect to minus 45 degrees. 50/50 will give you protection to minus 30 or so. The more water you add the hoter the car interior. Water carries 1 calorie per gram per 1 degree and glycol will carry only 0.7.
The more glycol you add the faster the car will warm up as it takes only 0.7 calorie to raise the temperature by 1 degree.
You be the judge!
Last edited by adamstasiak; 11-21-2010 at 01:35 PM.
11-21-2010, 01:47 PM
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Re: No heat coming from vents
Can try a heater core flush and a reverse core flush, sometimes it works and sometimes not. If it does not work then a dash pull is in order to replace heater core.
