The Mrs has a 03 ford KA which seems to be the only car in the street to form ice on the inside of the windscreen when left parked up. She's owned it from new and says it's only this year that she's noticed it icing on inside screen (other windows ok) so was just wondering what's causing this. I told her make sure the recirculation lever is set to draw fresh air in from outside but it doesn't have one on the KA. There's no coolant loss. Would changing the pollen filter help as I doubt its been changed before?
Icing on inside windscreen?
Jan 04, 2010
9 Replies
Cold weather?
Well it won't hurt & it will be filthy by now.
Has the interior become damp from repeatedly getting into the car with wet clothes on? It happens to my wife's Mondeo after a period of wet weather. Leaving a dehumidifier running in the car for a few hours makes a big difference.
Will give that a try. I suspect its that or a seal has gone as in damp weather it does tend to mist up pretty bad. I think she leaves the heater dial on the windscreen setting but having a read about some suggest pointing the settings to the floor when parked up - will tell her try that.
If its not used very often moisture bill be absorbed by the fabrics within the car lifting the general humidity
My focus does this as its only used occasionally
Yeah it only does about 3k miles p/a pottering about so that won't help. I'll do the pollen filter anyway as that's the only thing never changed during service. Read they can absorb moisture like a sponge & eventually starts dripping the collected water. My old 97 AstraVan is fantastic and hardly ever steams up.
Stick some silica gell in the car that might help
steve robinson wibbled on Monday 04 January 2010 15:04
Have heard of people keeping a tray of fresh kitty litter in the footwell. Haven't tried it meself...
Does it have air con? Run it on max fan, max heat, recirc. Moves water in car to under car.
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