corsajimmy
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are all the corsa b heater matrix's all the same?
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whitter45
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yeah apart from the ones with air conditioning as these have the airconditioning button on the temperature dial like the heated rear screen is on the blower control
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drunkenfool
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Registered: 7th Feb 03
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pretty sure they are yeah, just had mine replaced as it had a blockage that flushing the cooling system wouldnt clear.
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool
pretty sure they are yeah, just had mine replaced as it had a blockage that flushing the cooling system wouldnt clear.
wot were the symptons of the blockage?
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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a cold heater!
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Neshol
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What exactly is the matrix? Sorry, i know its a stupid question 
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ainsley_brader
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Its like a miniature radiator situated at the bottom of the centre console. Air blows through it to give you warm air for demisting etc. Uses the same water as the main radiator!
Ains
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PaulW
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Ya can see it in this pic of AK's 'Bucket'
its the thing in the middle which lookes like an panel-filter for an air box with 2 pipes coming out of it.
[Edited on 11-12-2003 by PaulW]
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ainsley_brader
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dunno why ak didnt get rid of it doing nothing there but carrying weight
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Mistamist
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he warms his Y-fronts on there.
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drunkenfool
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Kerry - I used to be able to get hot air now and again, but then it completely packed up. I took all the plastic housing off, chedked all the ducting etc and eventually found that the heater matrix itself didnt get hot. I tried to unblock it by running the engine with the cap on the expansion tank left off until it boiled over, then topped it back up, but that didnt work. The guy in the garage also tried putting a hose on one of the pipes on the existing one to see if he could clear it, but it wouldnt budge, so i got a new heater matrix. Cost about £40 including parts and labour, and now i can see out of the front window, so £ well spent! 
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Neshol
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Thanks ains n Paul 
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool
Kerry - I used to be able to get hot air now and again, but then it completely packed up. I took all the plastic housing off, chedked all the ducting etc and eventually found that the heater matrix itself didnt get hot. I tried to unblock it by running the engine with the cap on the expansion tank left off until it boiled over, then topped it back up, but that didnt work. The guy in the garage also tried putting a hose on one of the pipes on the existing one to see if he could clear it, but it wouldnt budge, so i got a new heater matrix. Cost about £40 including parts and labour, and now i can see out of the front window, so £ well spent!
sounds exactely same as mine
used to work every now and then but packed in completely........ 
guess il have to price a matrix up 
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Gambit
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Kerry, flushing it first make sure the heater is set to max heat before flushing it
if that dont work, take it apart and reverse flush it
[Edited on 12-12-2003 by Gambit]
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Kerry
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do i flush it like drunkenfool said?
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Gambit
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yeah u can check it for airlocks first, jsut run the car with the cap off till it boils over
but its essential the heaters are set to max heat as this controls the flow of water into the matrix.
good way of checking for an airlock is if you get a bit of heat at the beginning of your journey but once the car heats up (thermostat opens, water allowed to circulate) you then get cold air.
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Kerry
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i have a feeling its the actual blowers though
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Gambit
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you have aircon dont you? switch it off. your blowers just blow whatever comes over the matrix
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Kerry
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they dont blow no matter wot i do
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drunkenfool
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I was told it would cost about £40 or £50 by the garage so told them to go ahead, and i had a bill for £128 this morning!!! How much are heater matrices new from vaux (asuming they used the most expensive part)? I know for a fact it took them about 20 minutes to change it, cos the guy that did it told me! 
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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Book time for a corsa is 1hr but yeah takes about half an hour.
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drunkenfool
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and i had already taken all the plastic housing and stuff off to make it quicker. Ill ring em on monday and see why they charged so much!
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