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HELP??????
« on: 10 April 2012, 20:36 »
Hi can anybody on here please advise me on the removal of my heater Matrix on my Golf MK4?I had a leaky radiator so like a plebb i put some radiator cement in the header tank,then the next day i noticed my heater was blowing cold,so it has obviously blocked the veins in the matrix,so if anyone on here knows a good product to dissolve the cement or as above advice on the removal of the matrix?Thanks :sad:

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Re: HELP??????
« Reply #1 on: 10 April 2012, 20:45 »
Dash out job  :sad: http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/254098/1658586.aspx#1658586

Maybe you have a thermostat issue  :wink:

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« Reply #2 on: 10 April 2012, 20:49 »
Seems strange for it to clog the matrix?

As Rich said could just be a thermostat problem? Check that first rather than taking the full dash out  :sick:

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Re: HELP??????
« Reply #3 on: 10 April 2012, 21:02 »
I thought that,but yesterday i checked the feed and return hoses for the heater and the feed was hot,but return was only luke warm,my temp gauge didnt go above 90o however i went on a 20 mile journey tonight the temp shot up to 130o on the way back, so i pulled over eased the header tank cap off and all i could hear was the heater hoses gurgling and a lot of pressure was in the tank,there is no oil in the water or water in the oil,so im just hoping it will be the stat, i will have to remove it tomorrow :wink:

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« Reply #4 on: 10 April 2012, 21:07 »
If it had clogged the matrix it wouldn't effect the engines water temp I wouldn't have thought? And if its hot one side of the stat and only warm the other then it isn't circulating properly.  :smiley:

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Re: HELP??????
« Reply #5 on: 10 April 2012, 21:12 »
Thanks lads i havent been on here long as i used to be part of the VXR online crew,im loving the new DUB though,just wish i could get more BHP from my 2.0 non turbo lol,but thanks for all the feedback i really appreciate it :wink:

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« Reply #6 on: 10 April 2012, 21:32 »
Thanks lads i havent been on here long as i used to be part of the VXR online crew,im loving the new DUB though,just wish i could get more BHP from my 2.0 non turbo lol,but thanks for all the feedback i really appreciate it :wink:

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Re: HELP??????
« Reply #7 on: 10 April 2012, 21:43 »
Dont suppose you know any going cheap do you as i am a HGV technician so i could do it myself lol

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« Reply #8 on: 10 April 2012, 21:52 »
Affraid not, I'm a Derv man, All Smoke More Poke ;)

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« Reply #9 on: 10 April 2012, 21:55 »
Saying that ones just popped up in the classifieds  :huh: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=227529.0