Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
Location: Norton, Stockton-on-Tees
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Just got inside the car and the mat was wet thought what the hell it aint even raining? removed the mat its absolutely drenched anyone have any ideas tried locating the leak looks like it may be coming from the part where the stereo site like inside that boked section and down onto the flooring what the hell could it be ?
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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poss heater matrix sits behind the stereo
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Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
Location: Norton, Stockton-on-Tees
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what would be leaking though matre and how the hell can it be sorted is there anything I can do or would I have to go to a mecahanic ?
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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you'll need to assess where its leaking. poss need dash out to check it. do u have any heat come through the heaters when run car for a bit?
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Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
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Yes defianately mate had it running last night and had to turn it off I was too warm I remember
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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Are you loosing coolant?? also another sign of a fcuked heater matrix
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Karnage Corsa
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not sure I will go nd have a look got to take the car out now is this problem likely to be the cause of getting the 2.0l fitted cos if it is its going up for sale I have had enough I am so p!ssed off and gutted
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Tom J
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Registered: 8th Sep 03
Location: Bridgend
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dont turn headunit on then
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Karnage Corsa
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I have already had it on this gets worse is it anything else it could be rather than a heater matrix
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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try some 'radweld' in the coolent.
this fixed a leaking heater matrix in an old car of mine.
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Karnage Corsa
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What I dont understand is the fact that the heaters are working perfectly if the heater matrix was on the way out or if it was indeed broken would it the heaters be working
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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if it were leaking on the outlet side of the matrix, then it would still be going through the most part of it, letting the blowers go over it before the hot water leaked.
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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try the plug in the bulkhead where the look goes to the ecu
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Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
Location: Norton, Stockton-on-Tees
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Right if the ecu was hanging out could this be the cause ? why I am asking is beacuse I have just had the engine fitted and the lad never had time to fit the ecu and is doing it tomorrow along with other jobs
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combatvauxhall
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Registered: 3rd May 02
Location: Seer Green-Too close to winkers!!!
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Could be any where!
Common places for cars to leak are;
Screen, not fitted properly
Bulkhead, gromit damaged or incorrectly fitted
Door seals, broken or incorrectly fitted
Easy way to find where its coming from is to get a mate with a hose pipe to spray the car in different places constantly for about 5-10 mins each. It can take upto half an hour for the leak to get through.
I've once had to sit in a car for 45 mins waiting foir it to leak cos the bloke was adimant the car was still leaking after we'd checked it twice for 10-15 mins. After 45 it started to trickle in and then got stronger.
Remember that the leak could start up high and travel down behind the panels until it appears down low!
Good Luck,
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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could be the ecu loom grommit
or heater matrix
or bulkhead plug
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oztek corsa
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Registered: 31st Jan 03
Location: luton
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mate, you have just had the 2.0 16v fitted? the bulk head has to be modified hammered/cut to get this engine in, it could quite possibly be leaking through where the bulk head has been modified?i think they change it on the drivers side at the top just under the scuttle panel?worth looking into!
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Karnage Corsa
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
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Right I think we have found the problem in the grommit, it was not in place so lets hope it was that I dont think any further water has leaked during the night so its just a case of getting the carpet dried and cleaqned up and then testing to see if any further water comes in, many thanks for all the help dont know what I would of done without you lot I certainly sh!t it when people started going on about the heater matrix and having to take out the dash, thanks again Regards Paul...
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