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 bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro  Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Spent the whole day getting the old matrix out fitted new one, put everything back together to find a massive leak ?????? Not sure what's gone wrong but I've fecked something up? Got coolant everywhere ? Already stripped everything out again so tomorrow fill find out what went wrong  |
 Posted 3rd Jun 2012 at 23:02
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #2
The only place it can really be is where the unit meets the bulkhead - there are the two plastic pipes which are meant to have rubber o-rings round them before you push it all back in, I bet one of those is missing  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 08:20
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Found some pictures. Ignore the fact I've filled mine in with poo, here's where the bulkhead connector sticks out: Pretty sure each of those should have a rubber o-ring round to make sure they seal inside these:  No o-ring = fluid all over the inside of your car. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 08:24
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Rich E
Forum Admin Location: Hertfordshire Registered: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 7,757 Status: Offline |
Post #4
As above, it's most likely that your O rings are still on the old matrix.________________________________________ Rich |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 08:56
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pugheaven
Seasoned Pro  Location: Fareham Registered: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 4,602 Status: Offline |
Post #5
To make life easier we removed the angled plastic that goes threw the bulkhead by undoing the 2 7 or 8mm bolts and left the original angle in the bolk head! I swear mine had o-rings between the matrix snd pipes but chris's didnt and neither does the spare one I have at home!Can only think that Chris didn't do them up tight enough or square with each other maybe, hopefully we will find out soon! |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 09:13
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smegal
Seasoned Pro  Location: Leeds Registered: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 5,940 Status: Offline |
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pugheaven wrote: To make life easier we removed the angled plastic that goes threw the bulkhead by undoing the 2 7 or 8mm bolts and left the original angle in the bolk head! I swear mine had o-rings between the matrix snd pipes but chris's didnt and neither does the spare one I have at home! Can only think that Chris didn't do them up tight enough or square with each other maybe, hopefully we will find out soon! Some people have had mixed results with this method. Some have had it leak others have had it not. I'm glad that yours didn't  ________________________________________ Ex SC-6Now in a Megane R26 |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 09:18
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Another vote for the o-rings...if it is that, schoolboy error Chris.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 09:28
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russbez
Seasoned Pro  Location: Inverness-Shire Registered: 19 Dec 2005 Posts: 7,459 Status: Offline |
Post #8
 code if you need it ________________________________________ TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYEMy Rallye project thread |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 09:30
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Rich E
Forum Admin Location: Hertfordshire Registered: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 7,757 Status: Offline |
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pugheaven wrote: To make life easier we removed the angled plastic that goes threw the bulkhead by undoing the 2 7 or 8mm bolts and left the original angle in the bolk head! I swear mine had o-rings between the matrix snd pipes but chris's didnt and neither does the spare one I have at home! Can only think that Chris didn't do them up tight enough or square with each other maybe, hopefully we will find out soon! Ah ok, it's probably that join that's leaking then! ________________________________________ Rich |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 09:40
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Indeed it was manage to pinch the o rings  All sorted now  |
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Posted 4th Jun 2012 at 14:20
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Good man, another "mistake you'll only make once" ticked off the list ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 5th Jun 2012 at 08:19
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #12
owain wrote: Good man, another "mistake you'll only make once" ticked off the list  You wouldn't want to make it twice... ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 5th Jun 2012 at 08:29
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bigbadbowen
Seasoned Pro Location: Winchester Registered: 21 Nov 2003 Posts: 13,753 Status: Offline |
Post #13
Live and learn I guess |
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Posted 5th Jun 2012 at 08:54
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