I did think about soldering copper pipe to my replacement but need to be 100% sure its not going to leak.. so bit the bullet and bought another

Doh ive just ordered new pipe kit (OE) and matrix (allmakes pr2) for 115 quid!! Will definitely be in touch in the future though, am only helsby/frodsham way so not far from you :)

Well i just officially wasted £40 and a day of my life! Bought a new matrix off ebay, turned out to be britpart. Using the original pipes it just kept leaking once warmed up, tried various o-rings and even bought some HG sealant but nothing helped. I guess its just a bad fit with the pipes, oh...

Has anyone fabricated their own? Im thinking of making one out of box section for pushing my ski boat down the slipway, would be very interested to see any other home made ones. Also where do they fix to, Im guessing the chassis somewhere(!).. Thanks

Cheers is that something I can do myself? Involved job? Shall have a search on Web and see what comes up, just want to make sure I don't need to pull that dash again any time soon

Can anyone help?

Quick question regarding the aircon, what are the chances of this still actually working after 18 years - if I get it regassed that is. Is there anything I should be looking at checking whilst the dash is out?? Thanks

Well I spent the afternoon on this and can confirm that it really is a dash out job, although all can be stripped down in a couple of hours if you work fast and use leccy tools. According to Haynes the entire blower unit has to be removed to allow access to the matrix, and if you have aircon...

New starter on and what a difference!! Thanks for the advice chaps, the CL/alarm issue seems to be due to battery having low charge all sorted now :D

Brian, thanks. Is there a chance I could change the matrix and put it back together to find out of was the pipes that were leaking? Thats my only thought with changing the whole unit. Unless the leak is likely to be easy to spot, taking into consideration that it will now be dry as I bypassed...

anyone??

I used YTM for replacement rear chassis mounts good to deal with

Cheers ears :) can anyone confirm whether the ebay link would definitely fix my leak? And whether is suitable for a 95 auto with aircon? I want to have all the parts needed before pulling the dash out...

Buy a decent used mig and teach yourself to weld thats what I did. You won't find an easier motor to patch up than a disco :)

Ok thanks something else to add to the list. Replace actuator?

Haha no chance don't fancy doing that again!! Any idea what part number I need to fix the leaking matrix on a 95 auto? is it a case of changing a pipe/the matrix itself or the whole unit? Ive seen this in ebay not sure whether its the right one or I should look at buying new...

Just went out to find my alarm keeps going off, locking with fob I noticed the nearside rear lock is slow to go down when locking and doesn't come back up when unlocking. Its a long shot but could this be linked to my none starting issues, something electrical? If not I guess it could be low...

Was thinking the same but suppose losing a bit of one shot is less of a concern than the risk of letting the front diff run dry, this has happened once already and looks like I now know why. Shall keep my eye out for any decent used swivels going cheap..

Thanks, sounds like it s not too big a job after all - cant be as bad as the time I had to replace the auto box on my own!!!

I see makes sense, bit annoying though as I have already replaced all the seals on each corner of the disco, although I suppose I'm going back 3 years now