E30 Zone

Afternoon all”¦. my e30 has been running well for some time, and i recently changed the coolant, which hadn't been changed for some time, ensured there were no air locks etc”¦ but i have now woken up to a drivers side footwell full of my new pink coolant! its dumped pretty much the whole lot, so i have taken away any central surrounds etc and the leak is coming from behind the casing exactly where the matrix is”¦ i can't see the matrix for the black casing but it seems a big job to remove this? Does the dash need to come off? I have no idea how to get to the matrix (i can see pipes going in and out but I'm guessing i need to repair or replace the matrix”¦ how do i get to it and get it out and should i just replace it? Any help really welcome”¦ Thanks JP

It's more likely to be the valve.

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ater_Valve

This can be repaired by following instructions here: http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... 6bih%3D880

Post 24 has a list of the parts required.

Ben

Is your car left or right hand drive?

Heater valve failure causes leaks into the passenger footwell on right hand drive cars.

Thank you chaps”¦ i will have a good look this weekend and report back if I'm stuck! Thanks again

JP