SamUK

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In the last couple of months 2 of my water Pipes have burst...was in a hurry yesterday so poped to a Subaru dealer and paid £20 for a hose!

Is it recomended that i change the coolant hose's to Samco?

If yes, where is the cheepest place i can buy from?

Cheers
Sam

johnfelstead

you dont have to go for samco, OEM are perfectly good for most use.

How old is the car?

SamUK

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1998, modded close to 330ish bhp...

Sam

johnfelstead

surprised it's popping hoses then. how are they failing exactly? do you have non OEM headers?

highlander68k

What was the condition of the hoses that burst?

Was it the same one the burst twice?

SamUK

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1st the hose that goes from the header tank to the Turbo split...
2nd was the S Bend hose that is at the top of the Rad conneting near the manifold. (if you were facing the car, the hose is on the left side of the Rad)

The hose had a small rip in it, and i almost did not notice it once i took the hose off till when i started the car it started dripping out..

Standard headers

Sam

johnfelstead

check you arnt losing water now you have fixed these hoses, head gasket failure can presurise the system sometime and cause hoses to fail.

Paulo P

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That's what I was thinking too

SamUK

iTrader: (1)

oh boy...problem after problem...i sure hope the gaskits aint gone...

Shall check the water by opening the header tank on cold every morning?

Sam

P20SPD

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They can also split if some rough c!!nt has taken them off with a screwdriver to break the seal, thus gauging the inside of the pipe, and provide the start of a split!

johnfelstead

yep, that should give you a clue initially. It might not be that, just a coincidence, but worth keeping an eye on it for a while.

SamUK

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Okay so i replaced the pipe the other day...and noticed that the water level was still dropping in the tank... Seemed to be from where the pipe connects by the manifold...(where the original pipe was split from)

So took the pipe off, and scraped away the (opps i forget whats its called

The lime scale i think...as there was plenty there and and think it may have caused the pipe not to sit properly...

Anyway...car was cold..topped it up with water.

Quick question:
If it was topped up last night, after a drive for the evening i parked up and checked the tank in the morning and it was half empty..Can i assume waster bubbles are clearing out or something?

Sam

Pavlo

Yes, I would be surprised if the coolant level didn't drop unless you bled the system before running. Half the headertank is fine.

Paul