Hello,
as lobster says, check the in and out pipes on the bulkhead for heat...maybe worth back flushing them with a hose...not a pressure washer as if you have a week matrix it may blow holes in it...fill it up with antifreeze/water mix and remember to bleed the air out..
The renault book time is 5.5 hours to change the matrix inc removal of the dash...so i would try this first..
good luck