Anyone changed their HEATER MATRIX???

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Markoos

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Jay said:
Apologies for the confusion, you need to join both pipes together otherwise your cooling system will empty rather quickly.

Either use an appropriately sized piece of copper tube to join them or I think you can remove the pipe on the right altogether and stretch the longer pipe on the left to connect to both engine side connections.

It should be noted that whatever you do the cooling system should be secure. If a leak develops it has the potential to damage your engine.
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thank you for that mate ill crack on with it in the morning :)
 
98_glanza

98_glanza

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right im at this now and i cant get the black box beside the heater box out??help please before i break out the sledge
 
Jay

Jay

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98_glanza said:
right im at this now and i cant get the black box beside the heater box out??help please before i break out the sledge
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There's a ton of 10mm bolts holding the blower housing (white box) and condensor housing (black box) to the bulkhead. All of these need to be removed to allow both to move. Then you can wrestle them about a bit before finally ripping them clear and throwing them across the yard..

Jay
 
98_glanza

98_glanza

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i have the boxes out now and the blower hjousingh in half.how do i check if its definately the matrix and not something else before i try and put everything back?would filling it woth water and leaving it for a while be enought to check?
 
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Jay

Jay

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Do you suspect the core is leaking mate?

If so it's easily checked - get a bucket of water and submerge the core. If you see bubbles then that'll prove pretty definitive.

If it's an EP91 matrix it's also worth renewing the two seals that are on the inlet/outlet pipes. For the sake of a few quid for new ones they are worth replacing.

Jay
 
98_glanza

98_glanza

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right i just put everything back together there and now the fan that controls the power of the air coming out of the vents isnt working??everything is plugged in and all that,suggestions please??dont even have cold air now
 
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StarletNZ

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Just wondering if anyone has a reasonable guide of how to remove dash as my heater core emptied and I need to embark on the journey to replace. Here's hoping! Cheers guys. New to the forum, great little car
 
SKINY

SKINY

Lifer
Pictures in my thread plus a few others :) hardest part is uncliping the loom where its connected to it, removal is pretty straightforward, dose of 10mm bolts hold it in
 
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