vr all steaming up

[mariovr6 0]

today i was driving along when i got a nasty shock

steam started flying out of my heater vents, it was like i was boiling a kettle inside my car????? turned the car off n it carried on for about 5 mins.....

what the hell caused this to happen?

[VR6 0]

Heater matrix.

[mariovr6 0]

what does that mean its blown?

[RS VR6 0]

Its on the way out. I'd bypass it asap...or your going to end up with coolant on your feet.

[mariovr6 0]

hey ive removed plasic under the glove box and removed the glove box but cant see what im ment to remove next? im assuming to my left in the round plastic is the heater fan and to the right the black plasic square box is where id find the matrix?............. what do i do next? how do i this thing out? there is water in the square box so assume it is a leaking metrix?

[Rustynuts 0]

The matrix leaking is the only thing that causes the vent to steam like you say. Read the Knowledge Base for a quick guide on how to change the Matrix. Though I have also heard that it is a dash out job.

[Crasher 3]

Dash out is the best way. Does it have A/C? Use a genuine VW matrix unless you want to do it again.

[mariovr6 0]

i have looked at the knowledge base but cant see whats ment to be removed

yes it does have air and i think thats making it even harder as there are 2 thick pipes running between the heater blower and matrex box so i cant see much

[ZippyVR6 0]

You wont see it without removing at least half the dash. The best thing to do for now is unplug the two bits of coolant pipe that run in from the engine to the dash, and join them togther, You will have no heating anymore but likewise you wont run the risk of dumping all of your coolant in the carpets.

[mariovr6 0]

ok il try and bypass it tommorrow if i dont get round to getting the whole thing out

will a copper pipe do?

[ZippyVR6 0]

22mm Copper joint will do the trick with a couple of jubilie clips.

[mariovr6 0]

i looked under the bonnet but cant see what 3 bolts are ment to be removed?