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LEEDASH
01-11-2007, 21:38
my heater is not hot ? only very little,could it be the thermostat ?

evouk
01-11-2007, 21:44
interesting, not sure how to fix that one chap...

anyone know how to get the blower blowing again?

LEEDASH
01-11-2007, 21:52
it's blowing no prob's but minimal heat

Dancliovalver
01-11-2007, 21:57
i always thought the thermo was to control the engine temp but i could be very wrong lol

i have a spare set of heater dials if you need em evo 8)

MatBrown
01-11-2007, 22:13
Sounds like a blocked heater matrix to me.
Cheap part but booked as 8 hours labour.


Mat.

LEEDASH
01-11-2007, 22:16
hard job then ? does that mean i need a new heater ?

BristolSam16v
01-11-2007, 23:27
No you need a new heater matrix, the bit the coolant flows through and warms up, circa £40-50 for the part but you have to take the dash out to fit it.

Lunner
02-11-2007, 09:36
took me about 5 hours to do mine, hardest part it lifting teh ****ing dash back up and bolting it back on on your own....not hte lightest or easiest thing to manover around

mike16valver
02-11-2007, 10:22
^^^ I AGREE, fitting dash back is a nightmare, more than likely your heater matrix matey,

Clio-Girl
02-11-2007, 10:30
it's blowing no prob's but minimal heat
ive got the same problem mate and mines been like it for years i know how much of a big job it is so i just put on extra clothing!!

Swervin_Mervin
02-11-2007, 14:54
Part is about £30 from GSF but as Matt says a garage will charge you a right packet.

It's not difficult to do at all, just fiddly and time consuming. Dash doesn't need to come out, just forward enough to replace the matrix.

number1
02-11-2007, 19:55
The Matrix..... lol Common problem it seems with clios, ive just done my second one, took about three hours, first time around it took 5 or so, got a third one on mothers clio to do before it gets too cold... its not a bad job, second time around i didnt even have to take the steering wheel off
Just fiddly and time consuming, id hate to think what a garage would charge...

Dave

LEEDASH
02-11-2007, 19:59
so you have got to take all the top off the dash off,were is it placed ?

MAXIBOY
02-11-2007, 20:35
underneath the heater unit. where the pipes go through the bulkhead.

Wobba
27-11-2007, 19:46
is tehre a way to simply flush the system?

white16valver
27-11-2007, 20:24
If you can work out which way the water flows round the system (out the bottom of the header tank and in the top?) then you could try back-flushing it to dislodge some of the crap and hope it comes out when you then flush it the other way?

Mat flushed mine I think but it's getting blocked again :(