Heating, nova heaters..

[boyd_1989]

Hello everyone , I'm just wondering after 5 years of owning my nova , the heating has always been a bit sh*t , does anyone know how to make them better? And so that they actually stay hot? They are good once the car warms up but soon as you take a drive down the road it cools down too quickly and then the heaters just start blowing out cold air , well it's warm air but only when put your hands close up . If anyone has done any mods or whatever to sort this then please let me know . Also I've been looking at the way Corsa b's are, and the sport I had had this thing which went between the heater matrix pipes, will this help it on the nova? Click the link to see the thing I'm meaning..
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...d=400335846175

Thanks.

Craig.

[millworm]

Put somthing in front of half the radiator to keep some heat in? Mine are really good as it goes

[boyd_1989]

I could but then it might get too hot at times . Are yours good constantly or do they cool down as mine do? Maybe my heater matrix needs replaced? Or possibly I might need to bleed the system again? I've done it a few times though still turns out the same :/

[millworm]

Mine get so toasty I have to turn them off! Once the car is running their fine and never cool down. I know taxis put stuff over their gille this time if year to keep the heat in. Bleed it or you could get a hotter running thermostat imo

[nova_niek]

Sounds like the thermostat is stuck wide open. If that is the case, the engine temp needle will struggle to get into (or stay in) the "comfort" zone. Cheapest fix (bodge more like haha) is a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator.

[marc69]

as said above, sounds like a naff thermostat.

If your car temp is falling into the blue when you are running then you are using a lot more fuel and not doing the engine any good....easiest and most cost effective fix......thermostat.

The cardboard does work until you can get a thermostat fitted.

[GRUNT 16V]

Are you running a cool thermostat ?? or srtandard one ?? if its a cool running one bin it and replace it with a standard one

[boyd_1989]

Thanks for replies.. I've had this problem pretty much since I fitted the c16xe over 3 years ago but my 1.2 also was the same so I just thought the heaters was always sh*t . But a few people have said about the thermostat, I didn't even think about that I feel so stupid now . I'm unsure whether it be a cool running one or just needs replaced but I will just replace it anyway. You say about it over fueling? This is my reason for it over fuelling sometimes then but, I haven't had any fault codes come up for it apart from lambda sensor every now and again, would that be cause of the same problem? I probably won't do the cardboard infront of the radiator, I'll try the thermostat first.

Thanks for all the help .

Craig.

[Adam]

Thermostat is easy fix on c16xe anyway

[7ova]

On the c16xe on the drivers side in front of the cam belt cover
End of the top hose should be a three bolt fitting plate
Should be there.

A lot quicker to do than a 8 valve engine