Condensation

terryblom · Post by **terryblom** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 7:39 pm

Hi there, new CC owner here.
Other than the normal design faults (no rain gutters) my CC is OK apart from condensation on the inside of the windows when left outside overnight.
Is this a common problem with a known fix?
Any comments (other than carry a chamis leather) would be gratefully received. :rolleyes:

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 8:29 pm

Hi mate, welcome to the asylum...

Can't say I've had any condensation at all really, sorry! Other people round here may have done though...

andyc209 · Post by **andyc209** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 9:10 pm

Welcome but just don't feed the Chimps!!

I often have to drive with the fan on the front window on low just to stop it from misting up...doesn't spoil my enjoyment though!!!

Have fun with your CC

duncs · Post by **duncs** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 9:22 pm

my condensation seems to ice up in this baltic northern weather, requiring de-icing of outside AND inside of the windows in the morning!

duncs

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 10:16 am

I often have to drive with the fan on the front window on low just to stop it from misting up

I find that as long as the a/c is on, the windows don't mist up. If it's cold and/or damp, they easily mist up without the a/c.

burger · Post by **burger** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:05 pm

Hi all,

My fiancÃ© has a 206cc and i must admit they are gorgeous cars!!! and great fun!! however, she also has a major condensation problem. In the morning it takes forever for it to disperse and she needs to be driving it around for at least 20mins for it to be fully clear, and when your not too good at getting up in the morning this can be quite dangerous.

I have checked all of the seals and there are no leaks anywhere.
I have tried clearing it with the air con and normal blower and both are just as slow.

I have an astra (the windows of which clear in minutes) which has a cabin filter, do 206cc's have these? and if so would it do the trick to clear the screen quicker?

Cheers!!

Post by **GrandadMonkey** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:42 pm

Hello burger,
Is the air-con not working?
No filter that I'm aware of.
Ron

burger · Post by **burger** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:26 pm

Hi GrandadMonkey, I'm pretty sure that the air-con is working, as it does blow out cool air. Condensation also builds up very quickly once she has used the car. She would arrive home from work and about 10 minutes after she has got out of the car condensation builds up. Maybe its a 206cc anti-theft device

Post by **GrandadMonkey** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:46 am

There's damp in it somewhere then. Carpets (look under them), boot, heater-matrix?
Is there a smell of damp?
Perhaps needs a hot day to leave it open and let everything evaporate off.

reap · Post by **reap** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:50 pm

and they have pollen filters,wont help though.

Post by **GrandadMonkey** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:44 pm

Make sure you have the heater set to outside air & not recirculate.

also, thanks to reap for the pollen filter info.

I found this "How to" on the 206info site:

Replacing the pollen filter:-

1. 206 has a small "gill vent" on the left hand side (looking from the front of the car) on the bonnet. These draw air for the A/C and cabin space. Now open the bonnet. Under the bonnet, just under the "gills" is a space, separated from the rest of the engine space with a sort of a wall and a seal against a bonnet.

2. Put your hand in this hole, and there should be an empty space going from there right under the windscreen, towards the cabin. You should be able to feel the filter under your palm. That's the pollen filter.

3. You'll have to work on feel here. Find the edge of the filter, grab on it and pull it up. It's easier to take out the right side out first, than the left side. Take note how the filter was positioned inside its housing. The filter itself is irregularly-trapezoidal in shape, with a 90deg angle going to the left side in the filter housing, and the pointy side of the filter going to the right side of the housing.

4. Take the new filter, and put it back the way you pulled the old filter back. It's easier to put in the side with a 90deg angle in first - put it in and push the filter to the left, and then put in the pointy side of the new filter back in. Take care not to turn the filter upside down, just like with the airfilter, there is a ridge on the filter that should be seated onto the ridge in the filter housing. You'll still have to use the feel only, and maybe manouver a bit until you seat the filter properly. DON'T PANIC if you can't seat it properly the first time, it takes practice ;D but you'll manage eventually. When finished, push the filter gently into place and see if it moves. It's not tightly seated in there, it doesn't need to be, but it shouldn't play around all over the place. That's it.