Good afternoon peeps,,

are there any specific places to look for water ingress???  My carpets are dry or at least to touch my wheel well is dry but I have an issue with moisture on windows I’ve noticed it seems worse after a good downpour but everything always seems dry,; it’s really quite bad that I almost need wipers on the inside 🤣🤣 

just wondered if there were any places that water can gather inside ???

 

thanks peeps,..

Yup. Me too. Following. Hate touching the inside of the screen as it's a nightmare in the low sun of winter with smears etc.

Check around the inside of the A pillar, sometimes staining of the trim is a clue and it could be from a poor windscreen bond (roof rail mounting?).

 

The trim sections just pull off if you want to inspect further.

1 hour ago, Hardy1812 said:

I have an issue with moisture on windows

Do you use the climate control all the time? And run the ventilation in through flow rather than recirc?

14 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Do you use the climate control all the time? And run the ventilation in through flow rather than recirc?

 

Just as I was about to say Ken. Climatronics means that it also controls the humidity. It does it by cooling the incoming air and then re-heats it to the temperature you have set. The cooling of the air causes the moisture in the air to be removed as liquid water in the drain pipe rather than on your windows.

Just put the unit on AUTO and set your required temperature. It may blow a little cold until the coolant temperature settles down but it will demist the windows quickly and long term remove moisture trapped in the fabric of the cabin.

 

Edited 3 January, 20233 yr by pikpilot
spelling corrected

20 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Do you use the climate control all the time? And run the ventilation in through flow rather than recirc?

Yeah mate it’s always on low speed due to sometimes it doesn’t blow out warm air if I mess with the temp settings or turn it off completely 

9 minutes ago, pikpilot said:

 

Just as I was about to say Ken. Climatronics means that it also controls the humidity. It does it by cooling the incoming air and then re-heats it to the temperature you have set. The cooling of the air causes the moisture in the air to be removed as liquid water in the drain pipe rather than on your windows.

Just put the unit on AUTO and set your required temperature. It may blow a little cold until the coolant temperature settles down but it will demist the windows quickly and long term remove moisture trapped in the fabric of the cabin.

 

I’ll give that a go captain,, like I said in last comment having issues with no hot air been blown out and now it does now so  I don’t wanna touch it 🤣🤣. Seriously need to buy a reader to aid in finding the fault 

 

what does the auto do ?? Switch between AC and normal blower ?? 

1 hour ago, Hardy1812 said:

what does the auto do ?? Switch between AC and normal blower ?

 

It controls the temperature and humidity. Also decides on the best place on the air unless you manually press the air buttons.

It is not a bang-bang system as you suggest but a constantly variable system. The air conditioning compressor is not an on or off unit and in fact is driven continuously with the displacement being varied by a swash plate. It is a very efficient system and I cannot see any difference in mpg between and auto and off except in exceptionally hot weather.

 

I can't prove it but it appears to put the air into recirculation mode if you are following a car with a dirty exhaust.

 

Edited 3 January, 20233 yr by pikpilot
additional para added.

Please note - I am not a mechanic or expert in anything.

 

Might also be weather related.*

 

For things like door seals you could try putting something on the door/window rubbers which can generally help also as a form of lubricating.  I use AutoGlym Bumper & Trim Gel or silicone oil, applied with a 35mm cube of sponge, or a silicone spray or GT-85.   The GT85 can also be used for the jobs WD-40 is supposed to but the GT85 dies them better has PTFE and smells nice, use the WD-40 on garden tools left in the shed over winter.

 

Or if you're a VW fanatic stuff like one from Krytox or as they used to recommend a product called Gummi Pflege, which I discovered was just German for Rubber Care.

 

 

 

You could also consider lower tech (possibly more reliable) solutions like Pingi dehumidifier bags left in the car and  a (clean) slightly moist bagged synthetic-chamois

 

* Weather - yesterday I noticed my neighbour's car windows were covered on the inside with dense condensation like I've never seen in the 17 years it's been parked in the same spot, thought I'd investigate this morning between showers but when I looked out the window the car windows were completely clear.  For the last few winters I've seen moss on our rear 'garden' path that wasn't there in the nearly 40 previous years and it was there earlier this winter and a different type of moss to before.

 

Not everything is solved instantly at the push of a button as many (hopefully younger) modern car drivers seem to think. 

 

Edited 3 January, 20233 yr by nta16
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1 hour ago, pikpilot said:

I cannot see any difference in mpg between auto and off

I can; about 45.1 vs 45.2 mpg on a level road at 30mph in 4th (of 5) in a turbodiesel.

3 hours ago, pikpilot said:

 

It controls the temperature and humidity. Also decides on the best place on the air unless you manually press the air buttons.

It is not a bang-bang system as you suggest but a constantly variable system. The air conditioning compressor is not an on or off unit and in fact is driven continuously with the displacement being varied by a swash plate. It is a very efficient system and I cannot see any difference in mpg between and auto and off except in exceptionally hot weather.

 

I can't prove it but it appears to put the air into recirculation mode if you are following a car with a dirty exhaust.

 

Dropping my lad off at work tomorrow morning so I’ll bite the bullet and press the auto button 🤣🤣,,. Hopefully that’ll help and will still get toasty after a while 🤞🏻

 

thanks for all the advice lads, I may buy a couple of the dehumidifier bags they may help get rid of the excess water and help the auto heating 

Please note - I am not a mechanic or expert in anything.

 

2 minutes ago, Hardy1812 said:

I may buy a couple of the dehumidifier bags they may help get rid of the excess water and help the auto heating 

If you get the Pingi permanent bag type and put them on the dash place them indicator side down as the sun fades the bags - and don't like me reverse the colour code in your head (even though it's clearly displayed on the bag) and put them in the microwave dry as when you open the micro wave door little beads fall everywhere - didn't even have it for a week, I also learnt two were needed really.

 

Packs of 4 Damp Traps are £3 in Asda.   Put 1 in the boot and 1 or 2 in the car.