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Post by minty on Jun 21, 2017 17:24:45 GMT
I was actually being serious for once Obviously yours has split and needs replacing, but as a maintenance job for others I wonder if a "quick squirt on the nipple" wont go a miss.
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Post by wannabe on Jun 21, 2017 18:14:30 GMT
Is it 'rubber grease' you're thinking of, for lubricating things that don't need/want copper grease etc?
Is that even a thing?? lol
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Post by minty on Jun 22, 2017 6:05:38 GMT
Is it 'rubber grease' you're thinking of, for lubricating things that don't need/want copper grease etc? Is that even a thing?? lol Silicon spray, that's what I was thinking of!
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Post by Meerkat on Jun 22, 2017 15:25:26 GMT
Job for this weekend then!
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Post by wannabe on Jun 22, 2017 15:50:20 GMT
I'm hoping mine will have arrived in the post today, which will mean I can try and do it tomorrow when I've finished doing the stupid amounts of work I have to do this week (grrr) Then I need to go and buy some coolant, as it's basically just water in there at the moment...
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Post by wannabe on Jun 26, 2017 13:10:29 GMT
Ok, so by some amazing miracle, I think I managed to fix it lol With the careful application of pliers (with my right hand underneath the air intake supporting them and my left hand guiding the tips to each part of the clip) I managed to squeeze the clip open and wiggle both clip and broken plug (which is basically a condom shape LoL) off the water pipe. This is said water pipe (noting that this is a side-on picture - 'up' is to the right of the frame lol): And here you can see the split plug/condom and what it should look like...: I had to cut the old one out of the clip with scissors because it partly disintegrated and I couldn't get any purchase on it while squeezing the clip open. To replace it I pushed the new plug onto the pipe and then used the pliers again to get the clip over it - I wasn't sure how far to go down so I kind of put the clip halfway down: Seems to be holding and I can't feel any water leaks, so fingers crossed it will be fine! 100 miles to do today so that will be the test...
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Post by minty on Jun 26, 2017 19:28:01 GMT
You are a spannering genius!!
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Post by myothercarsa2cv on Jun 26, 2017 20:43:17 GMT
Must have the hands of a geisha! Top work.
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Post by wannabe on Jun 26, 2017 22:12:25 GMT
The fewer things I have to take off and put back on again, the less that can go wrong lol Perhaps I just have skillz working in small dark spaces I can't see into once I'm wrist deep EDIT: I forgot to say, do it with a cold engine - feeling round to check it wasn't leaking once up to temperature nearly took my skin off lol - block etc gets toasty warm!! Survived 100 miles today so I'm hoping all is now fine... Just that niggling worry in the back of your mind because you don't trust it for a while and have to check the dials every two minutes 'just in case' lol
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Post by Meerkat on Jun 27, 2017 9:37:53 GMT
Good work! Also did mine last weekend. What a horrible, canoe-filled female dog of a job. My hands are covered in scratches. It also took me much longer than it should have because I managed to drop the clip as I was removing it, and it disappeared down into the bowels of the engine and I spent over an hour looking for it, including jacking the car up, removing the wheels and removing the undertray. Eventually I discovered it hiding in a gap under the inlet manifold. Then while I was trying to put the clip back on I managed to bend it - because I couldn't see what I was doing. So after all that time spent looking for the damn thing, I abandoned it and went to B&Q and bought a hose clamp instead. *sigh*
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Post by wannabe on Jun 27, 2017 11:26:07 GMT
Good work! Also did mine last weekend. What a horrible, canoe-filled female dog of a job. My hands are covered in scratches. It also took me much longer than it should have because I managed to drop the clip as I was removing it, and it disappeared down into the bowels of the engine and I spent over an hour looking for it, including jacking the car up, removing the wheels and removing the undertray. Eventually I discovered it hiding in a gap under the inlet manifold. Then while I was trying to put the clip back on I managed to bend it - because I couldn't see what I was doing. So after all that time spent looking for the damn thing, I abandoned it and went to B&Q and bought a hose clamp instead. *sigh*
LOL
(sorry )
I had fears of doing exactly the same thing - I was extreeeeeeemely cautious!! I did think a jubilee clip / hose clamp thing as a replacement would have been much easier, but it was gone shop closing time by the time I attempted to do it, so I didn't really have much choice... lol
Well done for getting it done!
Now, everyone else needs to go and check theirs!!
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Post by Meerkat on Jun 27, 2017 12:19:14 GMT
I should add though, for anyone thinking whether or not it's worth doing this - the old rubber bung literally disintegrated as I was trying to pull it off the pipe, so it probably wouldn't have lasted much longer.
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Post by pewe on Jun 28, 2017 11:44:16 GMT
One of the jobs I did when replacing the clutch some time ago (gearbox out). Quick fix was to use a suitably sized piece of silicon hose with one end blocked off by a short stainless bolt coated in high temp sealant or gasket maker and shoved down the hose, use the original clips if still OK - job done. And before anyone says they don't like the appearance of a bolt head blocking off a pipe - you can't see it cos its buried under the CPS! HTH. Cheers, Pewe. BTW another job to consider are the heater hoses. Equally inaccessible but if that blanking plug's deteriorated betcha the heater hoses will be second best as well.
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Post by wannabe on Jun 28, 2017 12:30:49 GMT
BTW another job to consider are the heater hoses. Equally inaccessible but if that blanking plug's deteriorated betcha the heater hoses will be second best as well. Most annoying was the fact I had all the hoses done when I had the head gasket done, so I thought I was covered lol
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Post by Meerkat on Jun 29, 2017 10:28:53 GMT
BTW another job to consider are the heater hoses. Equally inaccessible but if that blanking plug's deteriorated betcha the heater hoses will be second best as well. Yep, that's a good point. I recently overhauled my coolant system and I checked these carefully when I did it. They were in much better condition though, probably because they don't get as roasted by the engine block.
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