Guys, i've had the car almost a week now, a few days ago there was a small drip going onto the passenger footwell mat. Its getting a little worse and it feels like a slimey/watery substance, also I often get alot of misting inside the windscreen and its feckin hard to get off, had to take me shirt off and proper rub down on the screen to get it off! The drivers footwell seems ok, a little damp but probably where I cleaned the mats up when I first got the car.

 

The passenger footwell leak seems to be dripping off the foot vent holes that are held in by one screw.

 

Help me out here, thanks guys!

 

James

that sounds like your heater matrix to me James, from what i've heard its a dashboard out job but i might be wrong

I'll second that, do some searches on it. I believe people have just about managed to do it without taking the dashboard out. But either way i believe its quite a time consuming job.

Thought so...

 

What about a bit of radweld or similar to stop it?. I think I read that stuff aint wise to use, should I give it a try?. Also can I use any anti-freeze to top up the coolant, 50/50 mix innit?

 

Thanks again for the help!

Thought so...

 

What about a bit of radweld or similar to stop it?. I think I read that stuff aint wise to use, should I give it a try?. Also can I use any anti-freeze to top up the coolant, 50/50 mix innit?

 

Thanks again for the help!

 

HI James, Im not sure that rad weld will sort the problem out, but if you need i have a heater matrix for sale. Jay

DONT put radweld in it

Hey mate get it swapped out is the best thing.

OK guys thanks for the advice, ive got another car to run around in so I may keep this on garaged for a bit till I can afford the rapairs. Oh what a bother! lol.

 

Thanks again

I had exactly the same problem with the windscreen - oily white crap that took ages to clean.

 

I ended up having to change my heater matrix - at the time i was told it was a good idea to put a brand new one in since if you are going to go to all the effort of fitting one you don't want to have to repeat it in a years time.

 

I think it might be possible to fit a Primera series II matrix but its worth doing a search on that.

Avoid driving the car with the problem, you will lose water, overheat and cook the headgasket. If you do a heater matrix bypass then it will be fine to drive it. Basically involved connecting the two water pipes in the engine bay that exter the firewall together so they create a loop and bypass the leaking matrix. If you do a forum search you will find more detail on how to do that.

 

Its not a dashboard out job to replace matrix, but its best to take to a specialist as its only a couple of hours work for them but get quotes first as many will charge more than needed becuase its not a pleasant job and they are avoiding it.

Edited August 2, 200817 yr by Yowser

Hey Snoopy, I've just noticed in your sig... Thats my Starlet Glanza in the background, Devon Car Show? I did walk round your car as well as the others next to you. Many thanks again guys.

Hey Snoopy, I've just noticed in your sig... Thats my Starlet Glanza in the background, Devon Car Show? I did walk round your car as well as the others next to you. Many thanks again guys.

 

Ya he was at the Devon chav show, so must be your car in his sig:)