lightning1

hi everyone, i have a 1995 ford escort 1.8 turbo diesel, mk5 shape, the problem i have is the heater is barely warm so wont demist screen probably, i changed the thermostat, the temp guage hardly goes up, all the pipes feel hot. whats happening please help??????? happy new year!

Alvyn

iTrader: (1)

more than likely the heater matrix is blocked! try taking the 2 pipes off the bulk head and try a hose pipe through it to see how good it flows through!

lightning1

thats what a friend said, what do i have to do to solve the problem or should i buy a new one, how easy are to remove/fit???

ZVH,RST

big job, shit job to do ,my dads td escort heater was wank, ,cold,flushed it out, still the same,shit, put another heater matrix in and its like a oven, gets nice and hot now

Alvyn

iTrader: (1)

as above I've not done one on the Escort but I'm pretty certain it's a dash out job!

ZVH,RST

centre console out back gearbox mount off to get to the water pipes. centre vents out undo the dash board so you can pull it off a bit.but leave dash clocks in etc. and there is a steel bracket plate,behind the dash 4 bolts undo that,then you can pull the heaterbox down. two nuts hold the heater box in,pull it down, just a little to get the heater matrix out,it slides out. its not easy,shit job to do.

SafeChav

Your tellin me you have to drop the rear engine mount out to do a heater matrix..........

Never!

The mount isn't even that close to the matrix, and the rear mount is a right cunt to get off! fuck that!

Aaroncast

try reverse flushing with a hosepipe and watch the sh-t come out!!! chances are its just a build up of crap, reverse flushing in general removes it,
DONT DO IT ON THE DRIVE!!! IT GETS INTO THE TARMAC/BLOCKS AND IS A BITCH TO GET OUT!!!!!!!!

lightning1

thanks for the advice everyone, going to put some coolent flush in today, then this afternoon will back flush it, since changing the thermostat there is a little bit of heat but not a lot. so hopefully should get some results, now descovered that i have a rear wheel bearing gone, never done one of these how easy will it be???

ZVH,RST

if its got a mtx75 gearbox in then yes you have to take the back mount off as there is no room at all to get the matrix pipes off,also the turbo and intercooler is at the rear so no room to get your hands in, if you have done one you will know .

SafeChav

Oh shit yeah true! I missed the turbo bit

Didn't think the TD's had the MTX box though