Green Fluid in Footwell - HELP!

[khyber pass]

All seemed well with the world until about 1 hour ago...

Started rx up and it pinged Low coolant...then it stopped....

Having read of others having had similar issue, I tootled a couple of miles (literally 2/3) when suddenly the "heat" sign flashed....Messed myself and pulled over (not sure in which order):eek .
Sat for 30 minutes and then drove the car back home again (no warnings of any kind on journey back)...

Just starting to breath easier as I sat on the drive with engine off when I heard a drip. Looked in passenger footwell to see a puddle of green fluid....

Has anyone got a good idea what has happened (and how bad it is!?)

Cheers

[BlitzBoy]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The heater Matrix is leaking or the pipes going into it, this was the first ever problem I encountered with a FD, I had to take the dash out to replace the Matrix, POS job time consuming

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Yup, thanks Blitzboy, the descriptions of heater matrix failure sound eerily familiar...! Would be lovely to think it was just a pipe....

Typical, as I\'d literally got the car back from Pip last Friday !

Anyone in the Midlands (I\'m in Telford) able to help me out with this one in exchange for money/beer and undying gratitude!?
 The thought of another high cost bill in the space of two weeks is depressing...

Cheers

Steve

[BlitzBoy]

I got a second hand matrix from "JIMMYS" when mine went wrong for about £70 three years ago

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Grizzly described having connected "in and out" pipes together to create a temporary solution to a heater matrix problem...

are these the pipes..see pic...and anything to do or NOT do after connecting up (eg - don\'t use air con; dont turn on heater, etc).
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is there a simple way of connecting these pipes up from people\'s experiences?

Cheers

Steve

PS.Blitzboy, thanks for the tip about Jimmy\'s ...thats a lot cheaper than the £150-£170 i\'d been hearing...

[G@NDY]

A friend had this problem on his FD, before ordering any parts he took the dash off to have a look and found a pin size hole in one of the pipes and he just taped it up!!!:rolleyes: So i wouldnt go ordering a matrix just yet bud, as yours could be similar. hopefully it will:King

[khyber pass]

Gandy,

i wish it was a pin size hole...but I\'ve got a swimming pool in the passenger well from a 4 mile drive!

I\'ve just been on to "Jimmys" and Andrew was a star about the price.

Gonna put copper pipe in between hoses for a temp fix tomorrow, heater matrix arrives next Wednesday, have a look and if its not pipework, have bash at the matrix next weekend...(any offers of help kindly accepted...?).

Only puzzle is one posting talked about it being a 2 hour job and other people have now told me it\'s 6-8hrs.

What is correct?

 Missus won\'t forgive me if she has no heater for the winter!

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anybody with an answer....how long a job AND are these the right pipes to connect in the short term?

[Adie Moore]

yeah, thems the right pipes. my matrix has been gone from day one, like a tw4t i didn\'t try the heater when test drivung the car. dont know about times though but was quoted ~600 squid for the job, so if parts are about 150 that equals long time

[khyber pass]

Cheers Adie

appreciate the pipes confirmation. I have the technical know-how of a tebetan monk (without the spiritual enlightenment)!

[khyber pass]

Well,

heater matrix arriving from Jimmys tomorrow and gonna have a pop at doing it !

(No offers forthcoming from the fraternity??!)

Soon find out why I should have bought a SKYLINE AUTO !

[khyber pass]

Well matrix is fixed.....

scared me silly when it started revving up and down like a piano scale....thankfully, disconnected battery, left it to think about the error of its ways...and when I reconnected, it sang like a cannary again. BABY\'s BACK! Purring like a kitten and running like a cheetah!

[G@NDY]

Good stuff matey, glad its fixed:yes :burnout

[Laeeq]

How hard was it to replace? mine has gone too and will be replacing one next week.  

Cheers

[gmogle]

Lol mine went about a couple of months ago too, was on a track doing the warmup laps and my mate who was in the passenger seat complained that his legs were getting wet lol !!!

Its a really time consuming job, take your time and do it I say.

Oh and download and read plenty of the guides etc on here !!!