Recent content by blue_cheese

All done. Bought some M5 x 25mm bolts from Wickes this morning and it went in first time. Bracket lines up properly and all. Shame it was a 50 pack - anybody need 49 spare bolts? 😆 Pressure tested to 15 psi for about 10 mins, and no leaks were seen. Pressure held too. Started it up and let...

Ended up loosening it for now and leaving it for the evening. Wasn't happy with the way it was sitting. I'm pretty sure the O rings are right, they're straight from the LR dealer, part number that was given previously in this thread. Might replace the screw with something a bit more robust -...

Quick update: Managed to screw it down, but I'm not convinced it's right: See those two little teeth on the edge of the bracket? Top one doesn't seem to be making contact with the matrix, and the bottom one is on top of the inlet instead of reaching over it. (This is compared to the pics...

Back again. Greased up the O rings but still no luck with the securing bracket. Does the bracket slot in to place first before tightening? Right now it's loose and I'm having to push it up with my hands when trying to screw it on. I've pushed and riddled with it but cannot find an...

I have copper grease, or is silicon better? Also, are the O rings supposed to fit snug in to the matrix? Right now the pipes slot in but they don't go in much and have little resistance

I did! They're on there somewhere, 11 quid from the main dealer I tried this with a fridge magnet, but I think it was too weak, the magnetisation was pathetic. Think I'll make a trip to Screwfix

I pulled the pipes + clamp out to take the pic, that's why it's not sitting right. Do the flanges on the pipes sit on top of the inlet surface? Or do they go further in? Someone has been and butchered the threads in it too. Made 10x harder by the fact that I don't have a magnetic screwdriver...

What's the secret to getting this clamp and screw back on the heater matrix? I've been at it for hours, it's kicking my arse Is there a certain way the clamp is supposed to sit on the matrix?

Got the buggers out. They don't look in bad condition, got me wondering if it's a leak with the pipes or the matrix itself. Anyways, what size o rings have people been using as a replacement? I've got some that are the same diameter but a little thicker. Old ones in above pic.

Anyone know what diameter duct this is? May as well replace it while I'm here

Wish I saw this before I started tearing the dash apart! Is it as simple as piping the internal (behind firewall )pipes to eachother and the external (engine loop) pipes to eachother? Made a start today, got some bits off but got stuck because I don't have any eTorx sockets. Got some coming...

It's definitely coolant, the puddle is a bright pink. Guess I'll be off the road for a while!

Do you have any links to a full guide for this method?

Any recommended threads/guides? Found a dash removal guide on paulp38a.com, looks like a lot of fun 😑

Is that more or less work than replacing both the cylinder head gaskets....because that took me a month