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F#$^ing Leaks...
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:41 pm
by dj_ules
F%^king over these leaks.. first it was radiator. then thermostat .. then waterpump. then radiator spout and now last but not least. im still having cooling problems.. this time all my coolant is leaking into the passenger side floor. this has been a very expensive 3months for my car seems like a chain reaction going on ..
now i assume this means new heater matrix.. thats why my heating aint so good..
can someone please confirm that for me ? or could this be to some piping maybe in the engine bay or something?
input please if someone has an answer
cheers guys ..
Re: F#$^ing Leaks...
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:43 pm
by I8A4RE
dj_ules wrote:now i assume this means new heater matrix.. thats why my heating aint so good.. ..
this, sorry bro but i would bet my left testicle that is the culprit
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:47 pm
by Bennoz
Just pluck the 2 heater hoses off the firewall in the engine bay & join 'em together. Problem solved.
Sounds like the previous owner wasn't one for the occasional coolant flush...
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 6:49 pm
by I8A4RE
Bennoz wrote:Just pluck the 2 heater hoses off the firewall in the engine bay & join 'em together. Problem solved.
Sounds like the previous owner wasn't one for the occasional coolant flush...
yeah but then no heater and i live in qld and i still wouldnt want to live without a heater
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:02 pm
by Astron_Boy
The dome can be used for other things further down the track
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:20 pm
by dj_ules
i am the previous owner ben ..haha.. which ones are the heater hoses ??? could it be that they are loose ??
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:30 pm
by I8A4RE
no the heater core is leaking. the heater hoses are the 2 hoses that go from the engine into the firewall. on the passanger side at the top
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:15 pm
by dj_ules
dont laugh ... but can a heater core or matrix watever they are be repaired??
a touch of weld here ??? maybe a gasket or something in there not sure.. what one looks like.
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:25 pm
by vipfto
I8A4RE wrote:Bennoz wrote:Just pluck the 2 heater hoses off the firewall in the engine bay & join 'em together. Problem solved.
Sounds like the previous owner wasn't one for the occasional coolant flush...
yeah but then no heater and i live in qld and i still wouldnt want to live without a heater
You've gone soft Simon and you call yourself a Kiwi
No more hot sexy soft wooly sheep for you
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:57 am
by Bennoz
dj_ules wrote:dont laugh ... but can a heater core or matrix watever they are be repaired??
a touch of weld here ??? maybe a gasket or something in there not sure.. what one looks like.
Oh, sorry, you said don't laugh...
Nah, they are like a little radiator - and If your cooling system is as bad as you say, then chances are the matrix will be corroded to the sh*t house. Dwayne may have one, but they are a c**t to swap out. Half the dash needs to come out to get at it.
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:20 am
by I8A4RE
LOL @ VIP. Thats why i moved to au.....I love the heat
Id still be doing it. I have bypassed my core before and I'll never do it again.
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:38 pm
by J
anger dome for the win!
you would need it after you pick up all the garbage after you kick down your bins
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:09 pm
by dj_ules
im going to save up for an anger dome after pulling out the matrix heater.. wow.... what a pain in the arse epecially the 4 12m bolt atached to the plastic real pain in the arse... im never going to attemp this again.. took me 2 hrs to undo 4 nuts