so i just filled my header tank

[small_all@hotmail.com]

alright guys, just got back from the dam    was pritty buzzin at the fact that i shoulda have had my 5 on the road today aswell,

day started out by me realizing the fact i had put my seats in the wrong way, and later i filled my header tank full of water (for now) only to find after a hefty munch my passengers side foot well was wet though,

have i over filled / done some thing wrong, or is my heating block just leaking

nice one for the time  

[r5gtt08]

sounds to me like your heater matrix is leaking matey

[Bigfoot]

Smell the liquid, you could either have the heater matrix leaking, or that you got rain water coming in. If its heater matrix you can have the fun of replacing of as a lot of people do as its gradually getting warmer weather just connect the hoses together in the engine bay and by-pass the matrix.

[small_all@hotmail.com]

deffo no the rain water, dident no u could bypass the matrix, but will deffo do that,


 nice one

[5teve L]

Yes you can but it won't help in the wet when it steams up

Also it's a right PITA to change the matrix

[fishead]

then, when next winter comes and your sat outside replacing the matrix in the cold and rain, because its not nice driving a car with no heater in winter.   make sure you remind yourself that you couldve replaced it in the warm sun but it was easier at the time to bypass it

[r5gttraider]

i agree ^

its things like this that bite u in the arse, or by the tme you relise youve skipped most probs there there all at once asking for money and it seems pointless, so then for people with not so deep pockets give up!

by all means by pass the heater matrix,
1. to stop the leak if its the matrix
2 to find out if it is indeed the matrix,

then buy a s/h one and when the suns out in a few weeks or days then change it.

mines only blowing cold out the vents, but warm down underneth!!

[Bigfoot]

centre vents only blow cold air anyway. the side ones blow hot air.

[r5gttraider]

ah ok then lol

tho my dial wont go to front demister, another job for the list lol

[fishead]

buy a s/h one ? really ?

get a new one, do the job properly an do it once. or fuck about with shit, it'll possibly take 3 times as long an cost 3 times as much in the long run

[r5gttraider]

well i am sorry, a new one then what are they few hundred??

if you have a non leaking good condition one surely thats as good as a new one on cost basis

[Bigfoot]

Not sure how it will take longer to fit the exact item, but your running the risk of it splitting again with a second hand one. Not that easy to remove and replace so putting a brand new one will more than likely last a lot longer than the old one. Cost wise is not that expensive really. Plus how many people have second hand ones. Oh yeah I got the complete unit sitting spare in my car

[r5gtt08]

a brand new heater matrix is £40 from eurocarparts and £35 from gsf :wink:

[r5gttraider]

but you couldnt possibly sell your second hand unit could you?

didnt relise they were relivty cheap new

[Bigfoot]

I will try selling snow to the eskimos if I could. Its all space and im not needing it the items. You will soon realise when you collect the parts off me this weekend.