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Re: Heater lukewarm after coolant replaced
Ray,
Do you think this mechanic failed to purge the system of air and maybe
that might be a factor ?
J
Ray O wrote:
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>>I just had the coolant replaced on my 2003 Matrix (33k miles) and I noticed
>>that when I drive my car the heater air is lukewarm for about 3-5 minutes
>>and then abruptly it gets hot. I'm not 100% positive but I think before I
>>had the coolant replaced, the heater air didn't take *that long* to get
>>hot. If this is true, I'm guessing that somehow the thermostat is taking
>>longer to open up. How could changing the coolant have affected this? Could
>>the mechanic have screwed up something? (I went to an independent garage).
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>>Thanks.
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>>-john
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> It is normal to take 3 to 5 minutes for the coolant to get hot enough to be
> able to heat up the air flowing past the heater core.
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