Heater matrix placement

Dorset_dumpling

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• Yesterday at 11:32

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Yesterday evening my heater matrix gave up the ghost and dumped most of the coolant into the passenger footwell. After bypassing the heater and refilling the radiator, everything seems fine with no coolant loss so thankfully no head gasket problems. The question is, how do I replace the heater? Do I need a whole new unit or can I just replace the matrix and is it easy to replace?

 

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Wildefalcon

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• Yesterday at 12:08

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Which series? 2a and before or 3?

 

Dorset_dumpling

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• Yesterday at 12:10

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Wildefalcon said:

Which series? 2a and before or 3?

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Sorry, should have mentioned it is a series 3.

 

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Wildefalcon

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• Yesterday at 13:53

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Yes, just replace the matrix. Screws and maybe rivets iirc. Prepare to give the casing a decent coat of paint.

 

norseman

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• Yesterday at 18:27

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Wildefalcon said:

Yes, just replace the matrix. Screws and maybe rivets iirc. Prepare to give the casing a decent coat of paint.

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At least with a S3 & earlier you can access the heater without stripping out the entire dash, unlike most cars.

 

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Wildefalcon

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• Yesterday at 20:04

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10 hour job on a lot of vauxhall cars, at £60 per hour. Makes a lot of vehicles beyond economic repair. It's one of the reasons I keep my Landrover.