Windows Steaming When Air Conditioning is turned off

[Td5 Blue]

Hello

Can anyone tell me the reason for my windows steaming up when i turn my Air Con OFF i mean to a level where i have to stop the car and open all the windows .It's so annoying there are no water leaks from the Heater rad and everything works normal apart from this .

[TEMPL4R]

That happens on a lot of cars when the pollen filter is blocked, you don't get any fresh air in the car.

Chris

[8342mat]

my guess is that you have the air recirculation button/ swith selected.
this causes the moisture in your body heat and breath to collate with in the car, hence "steamy windows"

mat

[andymach23]

Mine steams up as well sometimes when I turn the AC off. I have checked and the recirculation is not selected.

I'll have a look at the pollen filter.

Cheers

Andy

[lynalldiscovery]

Slide underneath the car and look up either side of the gearbpx and you should see two rubber nipples these are the aircon drain tubes and block up keeping all the water in the cab hence the condensation.




Lynall

[Widget]

Hello

Can anyone tell me the reason for my windows steaming up when i turn my Air Con OFF i mean to a level where i have to stop the car and open all the windows .It's so annoying there are no water leaks from the Heater rad and everything works normal apart from this .

If this is happening on clear dry day, then you have a problem like, as Mike says, a blocked pollen filter . If it's happening when its raining then it's not unusual, especially if the weather is mild.

Air con dries the cabin air (cold air cannot hold as much moisture as warm air). If you turn off the A/C on a warm wet day you re-introduce warm moisture laden air into the car, with the result that the windows steam up very quickly.

If the pollen filter is clear the solution is to just leave your AC on.

[securitya8]

my guess it happens in sum air conditions (http://www.buildingregister.com) its an small problem may be problem in switches or els windows

[security030]

I guess there is a problem in selector switch so first check out that in your air conditioning

[si_guru]

This is normal... the AirCon has been drying the air. If you switch it off it, your car will mist up.

Put the heater on hot for a while and it will dry the windows.. on my car driving for 10 mins or so will clear it.

The more people in the car the worse it will be... especially dogs!


..or leave the air con on all the time, I do.

[EDF 110]

That happens on a lot of cars when the pollen filter is blocked, you don't get any fresh air in the car.

Chris

Yeh, id check pollon filter. my mk5 golf had the same problem.

[JulesV8]

Gents, it might be something far more simple.

After all, its a land rover, and we all know are Landies are not water tight. As we all know, 200's and 300's rust...meaning that more often that not either a foot well, a boot floor, or a wheel arch is requiring a little welding somewhere or another.

Further to this we all know that Land used the best, industrial sponge - aka "sound proofing"- available on the market which does a fantastic job of retaining water.

Chances are, you have a carpet (or at least the sound proofing mat) which is damp / wet / soaked through meaning that when you have heat in the cab...it condenses.

If I were you, I would feel round your carpets and feel for "wetness". Find the damp patch and get excited...(so to speak)...you have found the reason for your steamy cab!

Of course, its its bone dry all round - it could be one of the above.

Good luck!

J

[JulesV8]

and after all that I see you call yourself TD5...in which case the carpet thing might not apply to you.

Its late....***my coat please, I'm leaving, thank you***

[landowner]

If they have been cleaned with Mr sheen or something or even polished then they will allways steam up. Same if they are dirty/greasy inside.
Clean all the windows inside with soapy water with white vinegar added (or similar cleaning product), allow to dry, then lightly smear them with neat washing up liquid and allow to dry.
They will never steam up again.
Well nearly never:biggrin:

[discool]

Whats all this about pollen filters, D1's and D2's don't have them.

[sotal2]

Whats all this about pollen filters, D1's and D2's don't have them.

His name is TD5 Blue