Heater, air vents blowing out little chuncks of oily foam
09-19-2009, 02:43 PM
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Heater, air vents blowing out little chuncks of oily foam
hi everyone. this is my first post so i figured i'd say hi first. so i just bought a 1998 gt and now i am experiencing some issues. when i turn on the heat or air a bunch of little bits of oily foam with some sort of adhesive on it comes out. Heater core? looks like dashpad foam. not sure what the heck it is. your help would be appreciated. thanks!
09-19-2009, 03:09 PM
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This is common in older cars, the foam seals used on the various air direction control vanes in the heater/AC have deteriorated--happens a lot in "city" cars that are exposed to a lot of exhaust emissions, happens to almost all of them eventually...
09-19-2009, 04:02 PM
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how easy is this? or what do you think a shop would charge for this work
09-19-2009, 04:25 PM
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i have a buddy thats a mechanic i'll have to get him to help. aleast i have a decent platform for speed and handling. wonder if i can get this thing to blow all the loose stuff out then it could be good for awhile/highly unlikely but... i got good hot heat and cold ac so... thanks for the replies.
10-03-2009, 07:44 AM
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10-04-2009, 03:31 AM
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by that time hopefully this will not be my daily driver and i can take my good old time ripping the dash out! hopefully lol! its not coming out of the floor vent so this winter i'm safe either way for a couple months.
10-04-2009, 08:03 AM
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All it means is that the various air flow diverters will not seal as well as they might, the effect being that the AC may not blow as cold, the heat not as hot, the recirculate mode may include a bit of outside air, and the overall operation of the HVAC will be a bit noisier...
