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[karlos09]

hi guys been offered 1999 cherokee for £400 pound but heater matrix is leaking ,is there an easy way of changeing it with out taking the dah out ,eg. going through glove box or anything ,iv not had a good look yet as iv not got the car ,iv seen the car and it is in mint condtion,cheers karl

[isle of man]

Cunt of a job and takes a day and a half I believe.

[Mike Pavelin]

Full dash out, A/C discarge/recharge etc. That's why it's £400.

[eastryjeep]

 

Nice entertaining job that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy!
Bonded windscreen makes life worse as seem to remember some screws right up front with next to no access, could always remove the screen and get Autoglass to refit later.
Have you checked how much a replacement matrix is gonna set you back, what are the wheels and tyres like, how long till MOT and tax, etc!
Why not clamp off the feed and return pipes to the heater, take it for a burn and see if you still think it's worth the agro, if not you can probably pick one up for about £1500 without getting too grubby at all.

Happy hunting.

[karlos09]

Nice entertaining job that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy!
Bonded windscreen makes life worse as seem to remember some screws right up front with next to no access, could always remove the screen and get Autoglass to refit later.
Have you checked how much a replacement matrix is gonna set you back, what are the wheels and tyres like, how long till MOT and tax, etc!
Why not clamp off the feed and return pipes to the heater, take it for a burn and see if you still think it's worth the agro, if not you can probably pick one up for about £1500 without getting too grubby at all.

Happy hunting.

               hi ,there no mot or tax on it ,but thought it was cheap ,dont really want it for every day use was just going to do it up for next year with the bad weather we have been gettin ,so not planning to chuck loads of money at it ,its a mater of haveing it there if needed ,what do you think cheers karl

[The Smiths]

Buy it at £400 and get some thermals

Or put the time in and but=y a new matrix for abou £80/90 2nd hand are around £40 - but I would not fit one due to the work (but have sold them at that - infavct I normally sell the full heater box - because just splittin the is a rear pain on its own)

[Dave69]

£400 for a 1999 xj, if the heater is the only problem i'd buy it if i had that cash spare.

[Warthog]

Asylum and I, done a matrix on a 2.5TD....It was a complete arse of a job

This is what you will be potentially looking at

[Bubba]

mine is curantly flowing backwards cos the hose is still froze and its slowly getting better

[eastryjeep]

Ah, buggrit.... Buy the thing, those photos from Warthog & Asylum are better than a Haynes manual anyday, the job will probably only take an afternoon now!   

Depending on how bad the leak is you could always put Bars Leaks or curry powder in it and run it till the fun wears off or the weather changes!

And if you can get a ticket on it at minimal cost you'll be straight into profit too.

Or to put it another way, I'd buy it if I wasn't so skint I can't pay attention!