Heater pipes

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parkin10
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Wed Aug 20, 2025 7:43 pm

Having just dropped my m20b25 motor back in the engine bay the heater isn't working
The pipe that comes from the back of the cylinder head does it go on the top or the bottom of the heater inlet pipes?
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Ian
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Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:19 pm

The Wiki guide may be of some help:
https://www.e30zone.net/e30wiki/index.p ... oubleshoot
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Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:56 pm

The pipe from the head goes to the bottom heater pipe.

Fnar fnar.

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Thu Aug 21, 2025 10:45 pm

Thanks all
Just running it in
Had a steady run up to Blackpool with the family
Being gentle with it those pistons were a fff ff fortune
I will check out those heater pipe as soon as I can
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Fri Aug 22, 2025 6:53 pm

So I swapped the heater pipes around so the one from the head goes on the bottom of the heater inlet and made sure there was coolant in the top hose just before fitting it
Heater works now
I believe it matters which way round the pipes are fitted
I just need to get some miles on the fresh engine now
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