Hey Guys,
Got a low coolant warning this morning on my 2017 2.0 tdi 184 FR it was -5°c.
On my way to pick up some coolant I noticed the heaters weren't working very well. After topping up the heaters got worse cold on the passenger side warmish on mine, but only at lower fan speeds and temps if I put it on Hi it cooled right down.
After 10 -15 minutes of driving the temp drops altogether regardless of settings.
I've read as much as I can on here (great info) and most likely culprit is a clogged heater matrix from the silica bag. Was wondering if I could have caused an air lock somehow and would that cause similar problems?
Do you think the low coolant (probably down to freezing temperatures) is coincidental? Also is it safe to drive the car about with a blocked matrix? Going to try and get it looked at next week as Im ham-fisted and will likely break something trying to fix it myself.
Got a low coolant warning this morning on my 2017 2.0 tdi 184 FR it was -5°c.
On my way to pick up some coolant I noticed the heaters weren't working very well. After topping up the heaters got worse cold on the passenger side warmish on mine, but only at lower fan speeds and temps if I put it on Hi it cooled right down.
After 10 -15 minutes of driving the temp drops altogether regardless of settings.
I've read as much as I can on here (great info) and most likely culprit is a clogged heater matrix from the silica bag. Was wondering if I could have caused an air lock somehow and would that cause similar problems?
Do you think the low coolant (probably down to freezing temperatures) is coincidental? Also is it safe to drive the car about with a blocked matrix? Going to try and get it looked at next week as Im ham-fisted and will likely break something trying to fix it myself.