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    How easy/hard is replacing all the coolant hoses?

    I've got at least one that I need to replace and I was going to do this on my old valver, I wanted to replace all the coolant/water hoses and basically clean up the entire cooling system to help with temps/engine life etc etc..

    I'm confused as theres a silly amount of hoses around and I didn't expect there to be so many! I also didn't realise how much they were if you start adding them all up..

    So.... Which kit do I need! I was thinking along the samco hose kits as they look good and will kick start the cleaning of the engine bay - are they any good/worse/better than the renault jobbies?

    Quick example when I was looking was this http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=215

    Would I need ALL of those?

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    Oh and I "think" its the pipe that goes into the bottom of the rad so ideally the set that includes this which hopefully will be the one I want

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    yes!!!!

    FINALLY SOMETHINGS BROKE ON THAT ****IN CAR!!!!

    WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Only took a few thousand miles and a good hammering

    I wouldn't say broke more throwing a tantrum

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    if your replacing all of them then yes you do need ALL of those!
    that does include the hoses that go up to the ricker cover as well by the looks of it, but you may as well go the whole hog if your doing one lot!

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    pain in the arse to change all of the hoses with the engine in... would look the nuts though!

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    i did both the main water coolant hoses, brand new from renault cert wasnt cheap!

    and then new rad, cowl, CTS, stat, etc etc.

    i should have gone samco, but i like std looking engine bays!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stew
    i did both the main water coolant hoses, brand new from renault cert wasnt cheap!

    and then new rad, cowl, CTS, stat, etc etc.

    i should have gone samco, but i like std looking engine bays!
    See so do I hence the reason I was gonna get black ones...

    Ahh **** it I'm staying standard - I'll replace the spilt one for now :D

    Might just clean the bay up good and proper and get a new coolant bottle


 

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