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Post by zoona on Aug 18, 2022 17:38:33 GMT
where exactly did you find the liquid, and what does it look like soaked into a white paper towel ? the heater matrix hoses clamps are actually behind a plastic cover to the left of the brake pedal on a RHD car, it's a pig to get to. but that's the first place to check for leaks. It has to be heater matrix. No other source for it. |
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Post by zoona on Aug 18, 2022 17:40:22 GMT
Will, it's all tuned again with me injectors
Much smoother at low revs.
Also a different Dyno, which I like a lot more.. 213bhp at the hubs.
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Post by atlex on Aug 18, 2022 18:19:04 GMT
where exactly did you find the liquid, and what does it look like soaked into a white paper towel ? the heater matrix hoses clamps are actually behind a plastic cover to the left of the brake pedal on a RHD car, it's a pig to get to. but that's the first place to check for leaks. It has to be heater matrix. No other source for it. Fair enough, get the covers off, it's a bit of a pig, you have to disconnect the flap for the blower since it's got a big control rod in the way, then undo the cover. You can do all that without taking out the interior, btw. |
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Post by zoona on Aug 18, 2022 22:21:56 GMT
It has to be heater matrix. No other source for it. Fair enough, get the covers off, it's a bit of a pig, you have to disconnect the flap for the blower since it's got a big control rod in the way, then undo the cover. You can do all that without taking out the interior, btw. i've only just put the bastard back in. i do only have half a dash though, so it shoudl be ok. I might just loop the pipes in the engine bay if it's not an obvious/simple fix. |
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Post by zoona on Aug 20, 2022 14:01:42 GMT
Pretty sure it is the connection from the soft lines to the heater matrix hard lines. There is coolant under the connection in the engine bay as well as in the footwells.  The copper (?) pipes were pretty beaten up and I had to try to straighten then out when I put it all together, so I think they are just out of round Will try bypassing it before taking the whole lot out. I really have no need for a heater. It's a fair weather car at best at the moment. |
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Post by Zed. on Aug 20, 2022 14:59:20 GMT
the (copper??) heater pipes are soft and easily damaged / deformed, Mazda used spring-type hose clamps as opposed to 'jubilee' clamps as they give a more gentle clamp in a sorta round fashon (unlike Jubilee  ) remove the rubber hose & you can 'feed' a short length of copper heaterpipe (probably unavailable in ConUS???) into as a strengthener.... I'll find photo's later  Rich. |
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Post by Zed. on Aug 20, 2022 15:00:38 GMT
ALSO..... the 'passanger' front brakepipe is awfully close to the turbo's downpipe  Rich. |
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Post by zoona on Aug 20, 2022 16:36:32 GMT
ALSO..... the 'passanger' front brakepipe is awfully close to the turbo's downpipe Rich. It is... But it has been like that for the entire time... I do plan to put something around it however. |
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Post by Zed. on Aug 20, 2022 16:37:01 GMT
the (copper??) heater pipes are soft and easily damaged / deformed, Mazda used spring-type hose clamps as opposed to 'jubilee' clamps as they give a more gentle clamp in a sorta round fashon (unlike Jubilee ) remove the rubber hose & you can 'feed' a short length of copper heaterpipe (probably unavailable in ConUS???) into as a strengthener.... I'll find photo's later Rich. photo's later....  bit of copper heating pipe is just about the right size to fit inside the Mazda heater pipes.  once you've persuaded the Mazda pipes into a sorta round condition that is  think I used a succesion of different diameter steel bars protruding out of a vice as mandrels to 'hammer' the Mazda pipes against. Rich. |
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Post by zoona on Aug 20, 2022 17:14:15 GMT
Was just about to go and buy some of that!
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Post by atlex on Aug 20, 2022 20:36:55 GMT
That's a really smart approach Zed. I'd expect nothing less.
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Post by zoona on Aug 20, 2022 22:37:47 GMT
I've just connected the two pipes in the engine bay with an elbow and been for a blast - seems to be holding.
Gives me some time to sort out the pipes properly. The are quite out of shape...
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Post by Zed. on Aug 21, 2022 8:30:13 GMT
Gives me some time to sort out the pipes properly. The are quite out of shape... usually are, especially if 'jubilee' type hose clamps are used (the pipes can become almost triangular in profile) Rich. |
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Post by zoona on Aug 23, 2022 15:04:28 GMT
Gives me some time to sort out the pipes properly. The are quite out of shape... usually are, especially if 'jubilee' type hose clamps are used (the pipes can become almost triangular in profile) Rich. Yep - pretty sure i have got some better ones somewhere. If not I'll buy some. |
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Post by dadbif on Aug 24, 2022 7:15:58 GMT
Try and get some of the original Mazda spring clamps, there is less chance of them distorting the pipes.
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le sigh