Well it's finally given up .......................

[KennyW]

All the problems I've recently had with the heating, the matrix has decided to start leaking.

Unfortunately it's coming into winter and having done one before its going to be cold, dark and a slog to get done.

The only good thing is I know whats coming

Kenny

[CitroJim]

Sorry to hear that Kenny Bad time of the year too

Try a bottle of Forte Stop Leak to hopefully postpone matters until more clement weather. ..

Don't use any other sort of sealer...

[CitroJim]

Jim ... did that little ceramic heater that you got for the C1 work at all? Can you swing it around onto the screen?

Yes, it works surprisingly well Mike. I'm really quite delighted with it, a real boon on a frosty morning

[CitroJim]

I'll pop one up later Mike, out and about at mo...

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[c.morewood]

I read this Kenny and had a look under the front passenger mat.. sure enough .. its sticky, wouldn't say wet just yet .. but I guess thats a sign its on its way out. I don't think its the scuttle as with all this rain I'm sure there would have been more in there... I'm going to try to get through the winter before replacing it... Not sure what timescale you've got for replacing yours, but if it could wait till the spring I'd be interested in getting together and maybe doing the 2 at once?

[Hell Razor5543]

I would check the area under the bonnet where the air is drawn into the cabin. On my previous Xantia this got clogged by leaves, which blocked the drain, diverting the rain water into the cabin. Yuck! Got the leaves (and residue) out, and that sorted it out after I replaced the pollen filter and dried out the bits.

[c.morewood]

I'll give that a go James .. the pollen filter is getting changed on Monday as part of the 287,000 mile service

[c.morewood]

Well I've got a large garage, wide enough to have all doors open and plenty of space to walk around,.. with accomodation above and I think Kenny is working outside...
As for time.. well I've taken out the clocks and the radio/heater before .. but not gone beyond that.. so no idea.. but I guess its a 2 man job.
At least the matrix isn't too expensive.. you've got to positive about something

[CitroJim]

Team WFA have done a two for one before now. It works well

Allow yourselves the best part of a weekend for the job...

Start a thread so we can easily offer any advice needed

Lifting the dash out is best treated as a two - man job...

[Stickyfinger]

Set up a web cam and do it naked....It would put FCF viral !

[daviemck2006]

Fancy doing a c5 at the same time chaps. Just so you know what your doing in a few years time when all the xantias are totally dead lolol

[Clogzz]

The Xantia will outlive the C5 Mk I and Mk II.
Photo of C5 dashboard removal.

[c.morewood]

You really know just how to put someone off doing a job!!

[daviemck2006]

I think i shall persevere with my heater working on one side and my heated seat cover which works a treat.

[Northern_Mike]

Set up a web cam and do it naked....It would put FCF viral !

You are very strange.