Topic: unsure what to do!!!! (Read 6902 times)

bluesleeper · « **on:** January 29, 2009, 01:44:21 PM »

Hey guys,
My heater matrix is leaking and just wondered what kind of a job it is to change, and do you have any pics to guide me? I hear its inside part of the air con system? can I get away with not discharging it?
any help you can offer will be greatly recieved.

Cheers guys

Gareth.

Carlos Fandango · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2009, 02:10:47 PM »

On a 2000 2.5td XJ

If radweld or summat similar will not stop it leaking. To replace it from previous questions like this Ive read, I understand it to be quite a big job with at least half the dash to be removed if not a total removal.

Im sure someone more expert will be along later to confirm as I could be talking complete bollox. :roll:

tim_aka_tim · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2009, 02:15:39 PM »

http://www.birtydastardsjeepclub.com/fo ... php?t=8584

Pig of a job.

greggmo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2009, 06:18:00 PM »

try some k seal andif that dont work ya got a job on.

isle of man · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:22:39 PM »

Yer foooooked take one day out of your life....

Bubba · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:40:25 PM »

enjoy the moment

captain cavalier · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2009, 09:14:02 AM »

Wear thermals and re-route the pipes to miss the matrix

Carlos Fandango · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2009, 09:45:55 AM »

So all in all, not good news :-D

gordy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2009, 01:03:21 PM »

Holy crap, this is the third Jeep in a few weeks with this proplem I'm paranoid I'm next :-(

. I searched NAXJA and came up with this:

Part 1 http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.p ... +replacing
and
Part 2 http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.p ... +replacing

If you decide to pay someone else to do it let me know who/how much just incase I'm next lol.

Seems this job is a PITA whatever vehicle you have.

edit: Here's another writeup without pics, make it seem a bit easier don't it?

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.p ... +replacing

bluesleeper · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2009, 02:29:52 PM »

this is great guys thanks for your help!
a mate of mine said he has done one before in a day so i might get him to help me out it looks like more than a days work to me but he is a pro mechanic so that helps...
I picked up the new core yesterday so i'll let you know how i get on.

Thanks guys been great help.

bluesleeper · « **Reply #10 on:** February 25, 2009, 11:26:31 AM »

guys thanks for all your advice on this one i attempted it yesterday, and it all went real smooth in and out the workshop in 7 hours no drama, so i'm well chuffed now, no more steamy windows! yay!!!

Gareth. :supz:

gazjeep · « **Reply #11 on:** February 25, 2009, 01:27:18 PM »

Good to hear a positive result :wink:

nice one

Bubba · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2009, 04:41:07 PM »

well done mate

bluesleeper · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2009, 07:23:17 PM »

Actually it wasn't all my doing, my wife came out to see how i was doing and at the time i was stuck.
I couldn't find the six bolts holding the top of the dash on as the 'how to' wasn't very clear on this....
Within five minutes of being there she had found them and we had the dash out and ready to unbolt the hvac box!
How good is she!!!!

isle of man · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2009, 08:21:28 PM »

Genius...

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