Absolutely spot on video! Clear and easy to follow, made the job a piece of cake. Little things like showing how each cable unfastens saved several minutes of fiddling about, possibly snapping some fittings and sore finger tips! Garage quoted thick end of £1000 to sort the heating out, did the whole job for under £75 (new matrix, interior trim removal tools and radio removal tools) and a couple hours time and now the heating working perfectly. Thanks very much for this video 👍

Thanks for making this! Great video.

Very helpful video and certainly made the job easier on my 2017 A3. A couple of notes that might be useful to others after doing the job today. *I replaced the rubber o-rings with a repair kit 5Q0898400A from AUDI for £15 (includes the o-rings and new clamps. Admittedly I only wanted the new o-rings out of this set as the originals were definitely flattened off when I removed the pipes). **I found I needed to remove the passenger side centre console bracket as it limits movement of the lower heater matrix pipe (it's one 8mm nut to remove it). ***I removed the 4 10mm nuts at the rear of the console (instead of the 2 8mm) which means the whole rear assembly comes out instead of splitting the end off. ****I fitted a FEBI Bilstein unit (No. 108187) (about £90) and noticed that it has thicker water channels than the OE Valeo so hopefully less prone to clogging.

@jlautos5425

5 ай бұрын

Thats great, glad it helped. Also some very useful information thanks for posting 👍

Your video is very helpful thank you

Legend for this video! Did this job on a mates car today, and went into it like I’d done it loads of times after watching this! 👌🏼👏👏

Thank you for making this video, you really helped us out 🙏

@jlautos5425

Жыл бұрын

No worries! Glad it helped 👍🏻

Hello nicely done .thanks 👍

Fair play that was a billiant video, very well explained 👍🏻

@jlautos5425

9 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Hope it helped 👍

Really appreciate the video it seems straight forward with a bit of fetling but to some Audi specialists you need to be a trained astronaut and have a very large bank account lol thanks again bud

@jlautos5425

11 ай бұрын

No worries. Happy it helped 👍🏻

A big thanks to JL Autos, I have changed the matrix and I now have full heat, can’t believe how easy it was using this video 😁. The old heater was completely clogged. The only thing I’m worried about is that I never changed the coolant, which I plan on doing at the weekend, will this now clog the new heater? Also can I just remove expansion cap and run car to remove any airlocks? Thanks

Hi this was so helpful for me! Fixed my heater! How do you get rid of the airbag light that you said would go on if keys left in? My uncle didn’t listen and left them in so now have a warning light on!!

@jlautos5425

3 ай бұрын

Hi! Glad it helped. You will need a diagnostic machine to clear the fault entry from the airbag system. A local garage should be able to clear this for you, likely for a small fee.

@jesspearce2578

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! My uncle had one so cleared them for me! Again thank you for the video, saved me a lot of money😁but you made it look so easy🤣🤣

Had mine replaced after no heat at all, now I’ve got hot air passenger side and not so warm on drivers side, any ideas

Nice clear instructions👍🏻Where did you source the heater matrix from?

@jlautos5425

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! 👍🏻 I got the replacement heater matrix from CarSpares LTD. Though it is worth checking other parts factors also like EuroCar Parts & GSF as they can have some deals going on their sites.

Did this the other day but have def not put it back together quite right as still losing a lot of fluid (and the carpet is very damp). Going to take it apart again tomorrow when I have time, and hope that replacing the o rings will help. Had a bit of bother getting the clamps sorted on the heater matrix pipes, anyone got any advice on sorting this? I do now have heating but if I still have the loosing coolant problem, does anyone have advice on what might still be going wrong?

@jahid_1

4 ай бұрын

Did you manage to resolve this ? Would be very helpful to know.

I may have same problem on my Audi… (( how much does it cost to replace the matrix? Or how can I contact you about this?

I have gone to 2 shops because my ac is not blowing cold air and leaking refrigerant (not coolant) on my s3. They both have said it needs a new heater core. This just doesn't make sense to me because the heater core holds coolant not refrigerant.

@jlautos5425

Жыл бұрын

Hi Reading your description I would agree that it won’t be the heater core (as you correctly say, it holds coolant not refrigerant) It could be the Evaporator which is next to the heater core, though in my experience they rarely fail. Have you had a heater core replacement recently and maybe the evaporator was damaged during this? The 8V chassis are very common for the AC condensers to leak, I have had to replace mine because of this. The condenser is fitted at the front of the vehicle near the radiator.

How much would you charge for this service, also where are you based Thanks

Did you have the problem of intermittent heat in and off, my a3 is very intermittent and I’ve flushed the core a couple of times to no avail, temp gauge can’t sometimes go up also? Thank you

@jlautos5425

9 ай бұрын

Hi, the only symptom I had was a lack of heat output from the heaters initially. I did try and flush the cooling system and found the heating did come back at full heat for a short while but then went again. At this point I replaced the heater matrix. However, if yours takes a long time to reach 90degrees or doesn't reach 90degrees then you could have a thermostat issue. The thermostat on the 2.0 TDi is under the inlet manifold on the passenger side of the engine. I did try and replace mine without removing the inlet but ended up removing it because the thermostat housing was seriously stuck on the O-ring.

@martyncrf250

9 ай бұрын

@@jlautos5425sorry I meant to write the heating can go up sometimes over 90, and after it does this the matrix bangs as though it’s blocked, going to change the Matrix at the weekend and see if that sorts it. Thanks for the reply

How long do you think it took in total mate

Hi mate, my blowers blow cold when idle/stationary. When driving they blow warm as they should. Coolant level is fine, do you think this could be the heater matrix? But why would it work when driving.

@edwardbarrett7581

8 ай бұрын

Just changed mine today bud your heater core is clogged with sludgy shit , replace and your heat will be new again never mind people saying it’s flaps or blend door the same exact symptoms u have I had and can confirm this fixed mine I also flushed mine and got a bit of heat but replacing this solved it all

Did you not fit new clips and O rings? Some folk say you have to, I guess it isn’t essential? I’m gonna be tackling this job and apparently my valeo matrix doesn’t come with any clips or o rings

@jlautos5425

10 ай бұрын

If you haven’t already started the matrix replacement then I would suggest it would be wise to order a set in advance. However, this was my own car and I only realised about the seals after it was stripped down. I took extra care when removing and installing the pipes and gave the o-rings a good check over before rebuilding and they were ok to reuse.

@matthewking5193

10 ай бұрын

Done the job. Thanks mate for the video. Did yours take a while to bleed up afterwards? Mine is taking ages but I’m not using a vacuum

@jlautos5425

10 ай бұрын

​@@matthewking5193 Mine didn't take long at all mate, but I did clamp the heater matrix hoses in the engine bay so didn't drain the complete cooling system. I would run it up to temp stationary with the cabin heaters on full, as soon as you get temperature in the cabin heaters you can turn them off as they will make the engine take longer to warm up. Then allow it to run until you can see/hear the radiator fan cut in. Then take it for a drive, take a couple litres of premixed coolant with you in a bottle just incase it purges some air out mid drive and needs a top up

@matthewking5193

10 ай бұрын

@@jlautos5425hi mate thanks for getting back to me. Yes I did that in the end and it’s all good now. Many many thanks.

We’ll explain ******

Swapped my matrix out but now makes a slushing sound in the dash could it be airlocked

@jlautos5425

6 ай бұрын

Does it usually do it just after first start up? Sounds like you could have a slight air lock present. You can try taking it for a drive, allow the engine to reach operating temperature , heaters set to hot and then keep the engine rpm high. (Around 3,000rpm for a diesel or around 4,000rpm for a petrol). The increased engine speed makes the water pump spin faster and hence push the coolant around faster. This could dislodge the air lock. You would then need to wait until it has cooled down before topping up your coolant.

@chriswright9720

6 ай бұрын

Yes usually on start up but continues to slush heater on the left is boiling the drivers is hot but not as hot as the passenger. Il try the high Revs thanks. Are these self bleeding

@jahid_1

4 ай бұрын

@@chriswright9720did u manage to fix this?

JCT600 had replaced my cambelt and water pump and now my heater matrix is blocked now. They are trying to charge £1100 for this to be sorted….

@johnwhitaker6938

Жыл бұрын

Where are you based and how much would it cost for you to replace my heater matrix on audi s3