the heater matrix has gone on my series 2 i think. there was a damp patch in passenger and driver footwell so i took centre console out and lifted carpet at front of the car expecting to find rusty holes, but its actually not got any rust at all ! anyway i notice this liquid is stickyish then notice hte green liquid dripping from the bottom of the dash which is obviously the coolant so it must be hte matrix burst. is this common on these cars? do i need to take the whole dash out? how hard is it plz?

 

Sounds like you've got it sussed! I'd agree with you that it is the heater matrix. I had the same on my last S2.

I would'nt say its a doddle to remove/refit, It just takes a little time and creeking off the neck, but by no means difficult.

From scratch to having completed the job for the 1st time 2hours max.

Its just the lower section of the dash that needs removing.

 

ah excellent, some1 told me it was a whole dash out jobby, so wasnt sure. u tend to hear different things from people. im gonna get a new one from ford as a 2n hand one could do the same 2mora. £62+vat from ford if anyone is wondering