Heater not working
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I think if he had air pockets, he would have other symptoms and issues with overheating or something. I bet one of his actuator doors are not working properly plus I would not rely 100% on the diag codes either. Usually you can find a Lexus Mech and ask them any question and they are glad to try and help you with issues, they know if its a big tedious job they will get the work from you more than likely.
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I think if he had air pockets, he would have other symptoms and issues with overheating or something. I bet one of his actuator doors are not working properly plus I would not rely 100% on the diag codes either. Usually you can find a Lexus Mech and ask them any question and they are glad to try and help you with issues, they know if its a big tedious job they will get the work from you more than likely.
I had a heater core blockage on our old '05 Legacy w/ dual zone climate control, single heater core, perfect heat on driver's side, cold air on passenger side, these things fail with strange symptoms sometimes. I was able to have it flushed and we were good to go.
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It's entirely possible to have an air pocket in the heater core that would not affect engine cooling, just HVAC heat output. He says he has only parital heat coming from one of the vents, he'd have more than one mix door malfunctioning if that was the issue I'm betting.
I had a heater core blockage on our old '05 Legacy w/ dual zone climate control, single heater core, perfect heat on driver's side, cold air on passenger side, these things fail with strange symptoms sometimes. I was able to have it flushed and we were good to go.
I had a heater core blockage on our old '05 Legacy w/ dual zone climate control, single heater core, perfect heat on driver's side, cold air on passenger side, these things fail with strange symptoms sometimes. I was able to have it flushed and we were good to go.
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I agree--sometimes you gotta let the Pro's handle things and Pay up, suck it up, get it done correctly and let there be HEAT + added bonus it comes with a usually a 1-year warranty
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Not an option. My professional mechanic wants close to $1,000. I would rather freeze a few more days to see if we can get a solution
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I am no longer going to participate in this thread. I hope he gets it resolved. If I wanted a mystery I will read a book
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Don;t really know what this has to do with finding the culprit of what is causing the issue.
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Details?? I went to a mechanic and he said everything needs to be replaced. How much? He said about $1000. $400 for labor and $500-$600 for parts. He said the dashboard needs to be removed, etc/. Sorry, I don't trust him.
Don;t really know what this has to do with finding the culprit of what is causing the issue.
Don;t really know what this has to do with finding the culprit of what is causing the issue.
"Replace everything" yeah right.
As an alternative, you could light a small fire in the ash tray and turn the seat heaters full up.
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Details?? I went to a mechanic and he said everything needs to be replaced. How much? He said about $1000. $400 for labor and $500-$600 for parts. He said the dashboard needs to be removed, etc/. Sorry, I don't trust him.
Don;t really know what this has to do with finding the culprit of what is causing the issue.
Don;t really know what this has to do with finding the culprit of what is causing the issue.
And again, details....what exactly is "everything needs to be replaced"?
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I was told my heat does not work, everything needs to be replaced. No details, just a price. My opinion, the guy was a scam. I am looking here for guidance what the issues could be and how to test it.