water in car..heater?

[adamf0707]

hello people.
i put a new radiator in my car because it was knackered and leaking water, and also noticed the footwells in my car were soaking, the passenger side more though i think. i replaced the radiator thinking this would sort the problem, and it holds the water better and seemed to be ok, then water started poorin into the footwells. ive been told its the heater or heater matrix or something and quite a costy job
is there anything i can do and how much do you reckon id be looking at paying to get it sorted?
cheers

[Darlo-paul]

Sounds like the heater matrix mate, my saxo did that, I was quoted a 7 hour job, as its a dash off job lol.
Good luck mate, hope its not the heater matrix!

[adamf0707]

Originally Posted by pwrig

Sounds like the heater matrix mate, my saxo did that, I was quoted a 7 hour job, as its a dash off job lol.
Good luck mate, hope its not the heater matrix!

ok thanks mate
7 hour job! gosh lol
is it something i could do? like if its the heater matrix does it have to be replaced etc?
cheers mate

[106pug]

hi mate, your best of replacing tbh, was the radiator deffo leaking as the heater matrix leaking will take water from the radiator header tank and dump in your footwells like it is.

[Darlo-paul]

Well yes, its something you can do mate but i'd get yourself a haynes manual for assistance.

[adamf0707]

Originally Posted by 106pug

hi mate, your best of replacing tbh, was the radiator deffo leaking as the heater matrix leaking will take water from the radiator header tank and dump in your footwells like it is.

ok mate thanks, yeah the radiator was leaking to i think underneath, this one holds the water longer

[adamf0707]

Originally Posted by pwrig

Well yes, its something you can do mate but i'd get yourself a haynes manual for assistance.

thanks mate
and ive got one
ill have a look through it soon
cheers

[JA3llis]

I have recently done this on my saxo and it was a pig iam a mechanic and this is a pain in the arse you have to have all the dash off to gain accsess also why did the radiator go and how old was it the only reason I am asking is that heater matrix never really go cos of the age they go cos of excess presure the one I did blew the head gasket and caused the matrix to blow.

[adamf0707]

Originally Posted by JA3llis

I have recently done this on my saxo and it was a pig iam a mechanic and this is a pain in the arse you have to have all the dash off to gain accsess also why did the radiator go and how old was it the only reason I am asking is that heater matrix never really go cos of the age they go cos of excess presure the one I did blew the head gasket and caused the matrix to blow.

ok mate thanks
not sure how old the radiator was but it might have been the orignal one and the car is a 1998 vtr

[jinx]

I have water in my drivers side foot well seems to be coming from under the dash, Could this be heater matrix?

[adamf0707]

Originally Posted by jinx

I have water in my drivers side foot well seems to be coming from under the dash, Could this be heater matrix?

maybe i dunno mate
is there water in the passenger footwell aswell?

[jinx]

dont think so just drivers side.

[jinx]

although my wind mirror has broken and it has been raining really hard so im hoping its just the mirror letting water in

[adamf0707]

is it alot of water?