Is it worth it????
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Is it worth it????
by stacey smith on Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:38 pm
Hi chaps. I have a 2003 2.2 Olympus that I love to bits. 150,000 on the clock and a years MOT BUT....the heater matrix has blown. Its going to cost about £450 to replace largely due to labour costs as its a massive job. Shall I or shant I?? Is it worth it??
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Re: Is it worth it????
by stacey smith on Mon Jan 25, 2016 7:10 pm
I got quoted £350 for labour and £100 for the part. inc VAT
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Re: Is it worth it????
by snapper on Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:46 pm
Buy a heater from Demisterman, spend a bit of the cash saved from the garage fees on some tools and read the thread on changing a heater matrix. Brief the misses on brew making, pie heating etc and see about getting a spanner party going to change the heater.
This posting may have been helpfull, on the other hand probably not... Either way, I may have had drink when posting it in which case it's probably not as helpfull as it could have been
Work safe, and remember all technical problems can be resolved with a hammer, the trick is knowing where to hit it and how big a hammer to use (I often find it may also help to have a spare bit in the shed to replace the bit you have just mullered
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Work safe, and remember all technical problems can be resolved with a hammer, the trick is knowing where to hit it and how big a hammer to use (I often find it may also help to have a spare bit in the shed to replace the bit you have just mullered
)Work in Progress (or not as the case may be) I give you.... 'O-no' the truck.
Comments on 'O-no' the truck may be left here
Work in Progress (or not as the case may be) I give you.... 'Truck'
Comments on 'Truck' the truck may be left here
Owning a 2.8 is a hobby in it's self...
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Re: Is it worth it????
by Wilberforce on Wed Jan 27, 2016 5:15 pm
What Frank said...
Heater matrix is something of a pain in the behind of a job, but is a job I'd quite happily do on the driveway one weekend.
The service and part quality from demisterman are top notch, and if you change the coolant at the same time, it's two jobs in one and you'll have a lovely toasty heater again.
Heater matrix is something of a pain in the behind of a job, but is a job I'd quite happily do on the driveway one weekend.
The service and part quality from demisterman are top notch, and if you change the coolant at the same time, it's two jobs in one and you'll have a lovely toasty heater again.
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