Has anyone got any advice on how to tackle changing the heater matrix. I snapped off one of the pipes through the bulk head when taking the engine out Ive heard different ideas on how to go, some have said drop the entire dash forward and ive also heard remove the centre consloe and pedal box and it should slide out. Any help?

 

mate, that is a complete shit to change!!
i snapped one of my nozzles off trying to pull the pipe off!
i tried loads of things but in the end i had to take it to ford to be done.
it cost me £220 labour!
they had to take the whole dash out to do it.
good luck mate.

 

Nightmare job. Took dash out and found all sorts of odd things. More wires than a switchboard. Not a quick job but at least now I'm warm when stuck in traffic.

 

It CANbe done without removing Dash

I took seat and centre console out and did it while I changed a clutch rachet...

Dropping out the steering colum etc will defo make it possible with dash insitu...

 

dash does have to come out ... not as bad as people make out really i have done a few though and that helps just be very carefull if you have airbag model... 15 mins of battery disconnected befor releasing from wheel

 

Dash doesnt have to come out.. I did mine and DIDNT remove dash

 

mmm... Thats not what i wanted to hear. I was hoping for a yeah piece of piss mate blah blah blah. Oh well ill give it a a go anyway.

 

@damo V:

can you tell me exactly which parts i further have to remove to change the matrix on my lhd?
the 4 airhoses are off the box and also the screw on both sides.
i can move the box, but not enough to get the matrix-pipes thru the firewall?!

thanks,
phil

 

done this very job last month, heater matrix had split. it is shit of a job the thought of taking the dash off but wasnt too bad in the end? i think u can take the heater matrix out with out removing the dash... but it would be a fiddle,. easier o take dash out so u can see everything.

 

nobody here who can specify which parts to remove without removing the dash to change the matrix?

cheers,
philipp

 

Have done it two times on lhd cars, bought whit taken the dash out

 

Sorry mate only did it on a RHD car... As above though I managed to get it ot without removing the Dash...

 

Not bad going mate, your last post was 7/11/2010

 

I am the 21st Century Scarlet Pimpernel

 

take the bottom dash out to much mucking about undo the two big 17 mm bolts then enough to move and replace when the hoses are disconnected !

Where r u ?