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Wet footwells
My peugeot 306 is leaking coolant from the internal heater ducts into the foot well.
We have just done a rad clean on the car as the water was not going round the system and the bottom of the rad was cold even after the electric fan cut in.
The water is now going round but it comes out of the lower heater ducts in the front foot wells weather the blower is on or not!
I suspect it is a heater matrix problem, but could it be anything simple before we start trying to take it all apart to get to the matrix? And if it is the matrix does it mean we have to replace the whole thing or is it just a seal etc?
We have just done a rad clean on the car as the water was not going round the system and the bottom of the rad was cold even after the electric fan cut in.
The water is now going round but it comes out of the lower heater ducts in the front foot wells weather the blower is on or not!
I suspect it is a heater matrix problem, but could it be anything simple before we start trying to take it all apart to get to the matrix? And if it is the matrix does it mean we have to replace the whole thing or is it just a seal etc?
Asked on 25 April 2011 by twigwot
Answered by
Honest John
Probably a failed heater matrix, and I'm afraid these are a nightmare to remove and replace.
HJ
HJ
Tags:
cooling system
water leaks
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