Front matrix

[steviebongo]

Hi there been a while , anybody no the labor time including bleeding for front heater matrix replacement ? It's on a early diesel model .

Cheers in advance

[winchman]

Hi there been a while , anybody no the labor time including bleeding for front heater matrix replacement ? It's on a early diesel model .

Cheers in advance

Is it leaking? Just asking as mine was cold and it was the flap motor, much simpler fix

[steviebongo]

Yeah it's gone, pressure tested and it's hoseing out ,front carpets sodden with a/freeze also !

Cheers Stevie

[MountainGoat]

Ady should be able to tell you the time fort the Bleeding part of the works. He has done loads of them Stevie.

Tony

[steviebongo]

Has any body done a front matrix before? Wots the best way to go ?

Cheers Stevie

[helen&tony]

Hi
Yes...It was a doo-dah...as for time, I can't estimate, because with various injuries/ problems, I can only work a bit at a time. It's a tedious task, but, obviously, you remove all the heater motor etc. under the bonnet, disconnect the hoses, drop the glovebox, squeeze the sides so the lugs ease past, then it drops out. Remove as much passenger carpet rearwards as you can, remove the end-cap from the heater matrix (passenger side), and unbolt the fixings (there is a bolt high up on the driver's side that's a bit awkward)....then it's a case of levering the whole lot backwards with brute force and ignorance.....If you can find an ignorant brute, it helps
It's not a hard job, but damn' annoying, with the added bonus that your bad language skills will improve no end
Cheers
Helen