wind screen steam up

Dec 11, 2003 7 Replies

wonder if anyone can help, the windows on my peugeot 306 steam up on the inside really easily on these cold mornings.



Bill


Could be you have damp carpets or seats somewhere inside the car. Unless it's just "normal" moisture misting up the inside of the windows, the moisture must be coming from somewhere.

Stuart

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You could always stop breathing ;-) Seriously, if it's the windows you haven't got too much to bother about, winding them down and back up again should clear them. If the windscreen steams up inside after you have turned the heater onto demist you may have a leak in the heater matrix. If you have don't panic, Wynn's Radiator Stop Leak usually does the trick.

Ron Robinson

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water leaking through the aerial hole is a common problem. If tightening the bolt doesn't fix the leak, try removing the aeriel and putting a bit of sealant around the base before re-securing.

My damp patch in the passenger footwell was due to a faulty windscreen seal although there are other possibilities.

Stuart

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Sounds very simple, but I had this problem before. You haven't left the heater on re-circulated air rather than drawing air from outside have you????

Just a thought

Spencer

mmmm this got me thinking - the cold weather - which I don't want to draw in - so I suppose all I can say is I have the air being drawn from the internal radiator mainly because I want warm air in he car - not sure if this makes senses, I was confused to what you mean by drawing air from outside - would this not make these matter worse?

Bill

There is a switch or a lever in some cars that draws air either from outside or reheats the air inside the car. This can be used to warm a vehicle quicker although if left on for any length of time can cause the vehicle to steam up. Drawing fresh air from outside and heating this air provides dryer air so less condensation.

Regards

Spencer

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