Hello 4x4 ers

01-11-2008, 19:06

Hi people,just letting you know who i am,
I'm steve known as barny,i come from a village near Pontypridd,S.Wales but have moved to Bulgaria and have been there for a year now.I sold my S reg swb maverick td before i left as i had a camper to take. Used the 4x4 for 2 years with no probs for all types of work Great,so decided to fly back and buy a Ford/Nissan,well i have it's a Terrano tdi 1999 7 seater from EBAY,first impressions were good and it drove great and i thought i had it for a good price BUT it has a wet patch in passengers footwell and the dreaded NON STARTING problem now (2 days later) 8) ...THANKS JAMBO 163 not...for not letting me know and being a s%%t

floyd500b · 01-11-2008, 19:17

Welcome barny

:smile: :smile:

Graham

jims-terrano · 01-11-2008, 20:27

Hi Barny.

Water in the footwell sounds easy and there are two usual culprits.

There is a black plasitc grill panel below the windscreen on the outside. Remove this and look down into the cavity and you will see a small rectangle shaped plate. Remove and reseal the plate with some kind of sealer.

Open the passenger door and look towards the front of the openning, you will see the bottom of the wing. Mud collects behind the plastic mud guard under the wing and lodges at the bottom corner allowing water to spill into the car through the door seal. Hose this out with water and do the same at the drivers side.

Jim T

01-11-2008, 20:44

thanks jim for the tip,as it hasn't rained and i haven't been anywhere wet,could it be the heater matrix?how much are they and how hard to fix?or shall i just join the 2 water heater pipes together for now and not have heating as i have to drive the 4x4 to Bulgaria in a week !!!

knotting_pot · 01-11-2008, 20:50

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Originally Posted by barny

thanks jim for the tip,as it hasn't rained and i haven't been anywhere wet,could it be the heater matrix?how much are they and how hard to fix?or shall i just join the 2 water heater pipes together for now and not have heating as i have to drive the 4x4 to Bulgaria in a week !!!

Have you noticed a drop in the level of coolant in the system? If not it can't be the heater matrix.

Oh and welcome...

jims-terrano · 01-11-2008, 21:20

It is possible that it is the Matrix but not as common as the two problems I mentioned. However have a llok at this http://nissan4x4ownersclub.co.uk/workshop/wk20.pdf

Jim T

knotting_pot · 01-11-2008, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

It is possible that it is the Matrix but not as common as the two problems I mentioned. However have a llok at this http://nissan4x4ownersclub.co.uk/workshop/wk20.pdf

Jim T

Hope mine never needs replacing, that looks like one helluva job.

Deleted Member S · 01-11-2008, 21:42

Hi barny & welcome to the club 8)

01-11-2008, 19:06	#1
barny Guest Posts: n/a	Hello 4x4 ers Hi people,just letting you know who i am, I'm steve known as barny,i come from a village near Pontypridd,S.Wales but have moved to Bulgaria and have been there for a year now.I sold my S reg swb maverick td before i left as i had a camper to take. Used the 4x4 for 2 years with no probs for all types of work Great,so decided to fly back and buy a Ford/Nissan,well i have it's a Terrano tdi 1999 7 seater from EBAY,first impressions were good and it drove great and i thought i had it for a good price BUT it has a wet patch in passengers footwell and the dreaded NON STARTING problem now (2 days later) 8) ...THANKS JAMBO 163 not...for not letting me know and being a s%%t

01-11-2008, 19:17	#2
floyd500b Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 553	Welcome barny :smile: :smile: Graham

01-11-2008, 20:27	#3
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Hi Barny. Water in the footwell sounds easy and there are two usual culprits. There is a black plasitc grill panel below the windscreen on the outside. Remove this and look down into the cavity and you will see a small rectangle shaped plate. Remove and reseal the plate with some kind of sealer. Open the passenger door and look towards the front of the openning, you will see the bottom of the wing. Mud collects behind the plastic mud guard under the wing and lodges at the bottom corner allowing water to spill into the car through the door seal. Hose this out with water and do the same at the drivers side. Jim T

01-11-2008, 20:44	#4
barny Guest Posts: n/a	thanks jim for the tip,as it hasn't rained and i haven't been anywhere wet,could it be the heater matrix?how much are they and how hard to fix?or shall i just join the 2 water heater pipes together for now and not have heating as i have to drive the 4x4 to Bulgaria in a week !!!

01-11-2008, 21:20	#6
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	It is possible that it is the Matrix but not as common as the two problems I mentioned. However have a llok at this http://nissan4x4ownersclub.co.uk/workshop/wk20.pdf Jim T

01-11-2008, 21:42	#8
Deleted Member S Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,711	Hi barny & welcome to the club 8)