Heater matrix pipe leak????

[and1_e30]

Wonder if anyone can help I have coolent running down the passenger foot well I've taken the middle but of the dash out and there is a white box with too cables coming out presumably a sensor of some sort it's riveted onto a black plastic pipe one end going to the engine and one bolting on to the heater matrix between the white box and the pipe it's leaking fluid is this common? And what is it, is it cheap to replace? I would upload a picture but I'm on my phone and my partner needs the car for work

Cheers for Any help

Jon

[TPS]

Heater Control Valve?

[toby]

This may help
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1265718073

[and1_e30]

Cheers yeh that one on eBay the bit to the left is black mine is white but I think it's just that's that is leaking if I bought new would it come with that? Think the control cable sounds right I've put some silicon round it so it can be driven home hopefully ill order something later

Cheers

Jon

[toby]

If it's the valve part that's leaking it's quite pricey when new!

[and1_e30]

could i take the valve off the car drill the rivets out and reseal itand bolt it back together?

[toby]

I'm wondering the same thing as mine sprung a leak too. Coolant going through it will be bloody hot though so it would have to be sealed well. I bypassed the matrix under the bonnet with a bit of pipe for now. I bought one of those matrix/valve assemblies from ebay that I put in the link above as I want some spare bits when I tackle it and considering the price of new valve assembly - it's cheap.

[and1_e30]

ive found these too for anyone who has the same problem seems ok to fix in theory!!


http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... lve-Repair!

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/imag ... eating.PDF

plus you can buy a new o ring or find a 17.2mm oring

http://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/catalog ... is_pg3.htm

[and1_e30]

Just to let anyone know if they have the same problem, I took it out drilled the rivets out bought a 25p rubber oring and got some long bolts and nuts and put it all back together, been driving round for abit now and no leaks

[toby]

Nice one. I intend to do the same with the original valve after I've swapped in the spare.