Chaps, my heater fan is suffering from the amount of leaves that have got in under the wipers on my 1996 Xantia. Just how the bloody hell do I get the panel under the wipers off? Obviously I have to remove the wipers - a pain of a job I suspect in itself, but after that does it just lift off or do I have to use some force?
Is there an alternative way I can get something in there to clean the crap out ?
cheers Mike P
"Mike P" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
IIRC there's some screws there, too. Not particularly difficult, though.
Thanks Adrian. However, I've worked out I can get the nozzle of the vac through there with a bit of pulling and stretching the scuttle so I think I can clean it all out without having to strip it!
Mike
If it's anything like a 406 (ought to be, really) a fair bit of it lifts away to get at the pollen filter. There's a split in the middle on a 406. Perhaps that would let you see a bit more?
Xantia pollen filters are under the glove box ;(
That's my next question answered then ;-)
So, how do I get at it?
Cheers
Mike P
Only if it has air-con. If not there isn't a pollen filter. As for the scuttle panel removal, its held on by plastic push-fit 'screws'. Lever them off then use a bit of force to bend inwards and pull off the panel. I think theres also a bead of sealant (black nasty) joins the panel to the windscreen, run a stanley knife between the two to free. Getting it offs the easy part :-)
Thanks all. I found that by bending the scuttle panel back, I could get the thin nozzle from the vac down into the panel, and with a bit of pushing and shoving managed to vac all the crap out of there. As I've no aircon, doesn't look like I have to bother about a pollen filter then.
Mike P
Hmm. My Astra and Mondeo both have/had no aircon and a pollen filter.. what's so special about the air in a Citroen?
PCPaul gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
My Saab would have a pollen filter if it DIDN'T have aircon, but because it does, it doesn't have a filter...
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