Stephen

Winner. I need to pop over anyway, drop your sill return off. Been hella busy with the incubator ;) though.

I see, so it uses the aircon like a mixer tap? tbf though as I say it threw hot air out regardless before. I always assumed it needed regassing. Not so fussed on the inability to have cool air in. Just stop heat and use the Demister.

If that's where it takes me that would be handy mate. Obviously though I want to go through and do a bit of fault finding first rather than just throwing parts at it. My gut instinct says it's a pod fault.

I'm a bit lost were to start here. So I'll describe the faults and symptoms and what I've got. I've tried using the diagnostic on the pod which revealed not a lot and the instructions were incredibly poorly written and didn't actually seem to corrolate with what was infront of me. I've got the early didgital climate control, with the high & low settings on the side. The car is an 89/90 model JDM car. The air con compressor and rad are removed. Some of the fault predates this, the other has occurred a few years after those mods so it's not in my opinion the likely culprit. The two faults I have are as follows; When the fan is on it blows hot air, regardless of the set temperature. This making the cabins touch cosy as the heat exchanger is permanently hot. Using the manual activation of the actuator in the diagnostic program allows cool air to be blown. Returning to normal operation the heat is back. The fan blower itself now no longer works. This started a few weeks back. No air is switched on regardless of the settings. I've read a few threads on the subject but now found a golden goose and I really need some pointers at least what can I test and isolate this pesky issue. I've had a look at the fuses in the drivers footwell and none are blown.

I sat in the drivers seat and gave mine a yank, I nearly punched myself in the face but it came off pretty easy.

The diff alone weighs more than a small planet. :lol:

I've got a fair few bits of Halfords Advanced and I highly rate it for the price. Some of the expensive stuff, sockets wise is no better. Drivers and more expensive/complex tools are worth the extra. I mostly use screwdrivers rather than spanners on a daily basis, I'm simply not replacing my expensive CK/Klien screwdrivers, the Stanley ones are actually better. A few of my close mates are Pro mechanics though and use car type tools more and still highly rate the Advanced stuff. SnapOn get moaned about but the warranty and convenience aspect make them worth money. Britool stuff is pretty damn good. For a hobbyist Halfords Advanced is more than adequate and id add too rather than replace it. I do have a trade card which helps but often there on sale and the offer is good anyway. What do you feel your lacking?

Oh for ****s sake, dropping like flies this week! Very sad.

Do yourself a massive favour and give it all a damn good flush. Run a hose through rad etc then replace all the pesky water pipes, cost you more in time than money. Biggest cause of zed pains are those 25 year old rotten pipes.

Sounds like an air lock. Trying burping the system as per the manual.

I did. It's 1/8" bsp I believe, most aftermarket ones are 1/8" npt.

I hate, actually f-ing hate driving in London. Not only because it's a congested rats nest of a place where the road layout changes daily and you pay for the pleasure of driving there. But because it's like one giant trap, from psychotic cycles and phantom bus lanes to areas like Islington with its blanket 20mph restriction. I'd rather drive through Amsterdam or Brussels on the wrong side of the road than that place. If the rest of the UK follows suit, il be hanging up my car keys and buying a push bike.

Having worked out one or two things like that for myself, you look at things and have a hunch and try.

Do your research and you will find there's another Nissan, primera I think that is much cheaper and fits.

Common as muck then. :lol:

The roof on the Skoda is a panoramic glass one, not retractable though.

Do cars even come with sun roofs these days? Or is it all a bit 80's?

Bit of work on the Zed, few hours here and there fishing. But mostly waiting, officially two weeks left but it could be any day now.

No.

This rings alarm bells. I think you need to proceed with caution here.

Beautiful

Buy some silicon replacements now. That way, how they come off matters none. You will probably discover your original ones are cracked at the ends anyways. The silicone is far more plyable.

Whilst I hate having a bike in the car, scratches the interior, racks scares me. The thought of a bike coming off and bouncing down the road behind you, eeek! F that. It's bad enough bouncing around in the back of pic up going up the hill. You'd be surprised how many bikes fit in a Twin cab landie.

Well done for sticking at it mate.

Where did the rear arches come from again? When mine go rusty (because they are mild steel and outtside) I think il go this way.