mk v 1982 cortina

[mat1912]

I started my cortina today and no heat was blowing out, i noticed water coming from the air pipe and took it off to see anti freeze, obviously the matrix has had it, how easy is it to replace as i got a new one today !

[Disco Fever]

Fair play to you for keeping a car of that age on the road, I have a Mk 1 1983 Sierra and I know that you have to take the clutch pedal to bits to change the heater maxtix, good luck to you sir...

[hughjass]

very easy,undo the hoses to the heater ,right hand rear of engine bay,then upper and slightly more difficult lower phillips screws and voila the matrix will pull out.

[chas2008]

cortina is one of the more simple ones to replace, i use to take mine out on a regular basis to flush it out with a hosepipe as it kept clogging up...
a couple of self tappers and 2 x jubilee clips..job done

[mat1912]

thats great, thanks for the info, i have a 1980 mk i fiesta aswell and hope to get a capri too, loved the sierras, nice to see the classics are still on the road !