a guy at work has a 306 cabby that is leaking water lol. its the matrix but i hear its a right git of a job to do??

the garage over the road recon 10-12 hours!!!

the matrix is only £40 and he is going to attempt it himself, i nearly offered till he said 10 hours

has anyone done one before?

cheers lads

 

full dash out mate a day of a job

 

thought so

 

I did one in 4 hours following this guide

http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthr...d=78999&page=1

Hope this helps

Adam

 

btw whatever you do don't take the pipes off the new matrix to make it easier to push the pipes through the rubber bung as it wont reseal.

Cut the rubber between the holes for the pipes that goes through the bulkhead and cover it in washing up liquid to enable them to push through. (the hardest part IMHO)

 

Also...

If its got aircon you need a BEHR Matrix not a normal Valeo one (BEHR ones are about £50 Valeo ones are about £35)

 

awesome, cheers mate, ill pass it on

 

Happy to help

Adam

 

top man

 

I've got a brand new unused valeo Matrix if needed dude..

 

how much bud inc delivery?
ill ask the question

 

have u tried k seal first pal good stuff only a tenner a bottle

 

A score plus post?

So 22.50 or 23- it's as light as you like so should be cheap.

Sound ok?

 

he has chucked a bottle of radweld in for now and it seems to thave done the job, but he is going to chnge it anyway before the winter comes, as sods law it will start leaking again when it hits -10, and he doesnt want to be doing it then lol

sorry mate, it has aircon aswell i found out today, so it needs the BEHR matrix.

 

No worries man.

I thought they were the same!

Fingers crossed the radweld holds it until he has it done!

Weeksy

 

Also If you want it done for you... http://www.krisb.co.uk/category/pricing/

 

Mine took about 9 hours on the drive with a poor tool set. Largely due to mucking around with the pattern matrix connectors not being on-centre with the bulkhead connector, so had to make the OEM casing fit the new matrix.

There's one bitch of a bolt/nut to get to right behind the manifold on the diesel - pretty much in the middle of the bulkhead.

Chris

 

CJwood, If you drop the 4 bolts on the drivers side engine mount, lower the engine on a jack and it tilts forward and gives you loads of room.

Adam

 

cheers guys. his is petrol too.

i think he is going to give it a go soon, i said id do it for £100 lol