Coolant Pipes

[Swervin_Mervin]

I'm guessing they shouldn't look like this:

http://www.evoposters.net/carpics/Swervins-Valver/P1010024.sized.jpg

http://www.evoposters.net/carpics/Swervins-Valver/P1010026.sized.jpg

[2 live]

lol....errrr not really mate


maybe this could be the cause of ur lost coolant.........lmao

[FlamingMonkey]

Using my massive knowledge I reckon not :lol:

Looks like you've found your coolant problem then, replace the pipes and trackday here we come 8)

[Rich]

eeeeer no mate i'd say not!

[northy]

looks like a metal pipe there mate - where does it go too ?

[Swervin_Mervin]

That's in to the head I think, at the gearbox end. There's actually 2 in that state, one above the other. One goes to the header tank.

Can't believe the garage didn't say anything about that being the possible leak. I'll have to have a chat with them.

:roll:

[Swervin_Mervin]

Anyone know what those pipes are? I assume they're metal, but what fitting would they be to the block/head? Guy at work suggested some kind of pressure fitting.

[TA]

go to the oil cooler,, i think!

[VIPERONE]

they come out of the block iirc..hmmmm

[Swervin_Mervin]

One of them goes to the header bottle, the other to the heater matrix. Just wondering now if the metal pipes are part of the block/head or not.

[TA]

its bolted on to the block, curves round and connects to the oil cooler, under the filter, well does on both of mine anyhow

any sign of dripping? from the pipes above?

[VIPERONE]

theres a number of quick fix cheap options you can take if you can find the atual point of leak..

there are 2 kits which may help.:

leakfix
chemical metal
another kit is selotapes rad pipe repar set, contains two rolls of tape which bond to form a tough rubber shield.

you will need to sand the pipe down a bit to clean oil and get a good bonding surface.

i'd check that your pipes are not leaking. or coolant hasnt just dripped on to the piping first before you start to worry :-)

[Swervin_Mervin]

TA, you're at the wrong side of the engines mate. Those pipes are near the exhaust manifold.

Might try cleaning the pipes up a bit Gunner, see if I can see owt.

[TA]

eeeeek! just checked mine! and its doing the same! :oops:

[VIPERONE]

lol.. i just sanded and sprayed mine up before dropiing engine in

[TA]

http://www.zen69393.zen.co.uk/eeek.jpg
:x

this is that pipe off my old engine
http://www.zen69393.zen.co.uk/pipe.jpg
http://www.zen69393.zen.co.uk/pipe2.jpg

hmmz

[TA]

folder of really really bad pics,

nasty leak,
http://www.zen69393.zen.co.uk/hmmz


grrr never been a month where something hasnt broken

[northy]

thats not too bad mate, scrape it off and change the clip for a worm style one (to get the join tighter) sorted.