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Old 02 February 2012 | 03:11 PM
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hi , i changed my rad yesterday because the top of it was cracked , but later on when driving i had steam coming from somewhere , i thought it was just water laying in the engine crooks and cranies boiling off , but had the same thing today , all hoses where replaced correctly , i was wondering if any hoses run under or around the sides of the engine that are not visable by looking down at the engine bay , thanks Dave .
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No, in a word.

BUT: when I did mine, I had similar a couple of days later.

I eventually set it running, after it was nice and hot, and observed under the bonnet for a while.

Sure enough, it would suddenly start steaming.

Closer inspection showed the steam from o/s front and even closer inspection showed a pin-hole in the top-hose, which only squirted when the system got pressurised.

I took the top hose off and the inside was split.......it looked like someone had done it with a razor blade, all over.

It's just the rubber perishing.

My bet is that yours is similar.
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didnt even think about that , thanks ! i will check that out tomorrow .
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Hope it's something simple like that for you.

But make sure you take plenty of £££ if buying a hose from a Scoob dealer
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