thirdkide30 0 Report post Posted May 5, 2010 Im in need of some help. One of the radiator hoses has blown off and has taken the male bit with it. It is the one located underneath the radiator pipes on the engine itself. Can it be repaired or changed? Can i do it myself? Here are some photos of it Came off the bottom of this bit. Can i pull it apart? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 398 Report post Posted May 5, 2010 Yep comes off, 2 13mm bolts holding that whole housing to the head. I have a spare entire housing liying around of no use if you want it give me a PM.. Just place your sensors into it, thermostat and bolt it back to the head and join the hoses up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted May 5, 2010 If it overheated when this happened, I would suggest also fitting a new thermostat to be on the safe side Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pureboiracer 0 Report post Posted May 5, 2010 judging by the amount of crap that has blocked it up i would recomment a new thermostat, also putting a hosepipe through your radiator and through your motor. to get that part (thermostat housing off you will need to undo the 2 13mm bolts holding it to the block, you will also need to loosen your fuel rail and remove any sensors in it as they will hit on the fuel rail when trying to remove. once removed replace with a good unit. new thermostat, and just check the condition of the hoses while your at it. flush it all out as well as you can with the garden hose, refit all parts, seal between the thermostat housing and the block with a gasket, or liquid rtv. and bleed cooling system with good coolant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted May 5, 2010 That's what my cooling system looked like after my head gasket blew and oil went through it.... +1 to everything oli said. Would even be tempted if you have the cash to get a radiator place to clean it out properly... that crap isn't good for your waterpump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thirdkide30 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2010 Yep comes off, 2 13mm bolts holding that whole housing to the head. I have a spare entire housing liying around of no use if you want it give me a PM.. Just place your sensors into it, thermostat and bolt it back to the head and join the hoses up.PMdjudging by the amount of crap that has blocked it up i would recomment a new thermostat, also putting a hosepipe through your radiator and through your motor. to get that part (thermostat housing off you will need to undo the 2 13mm bolts holding it to the block, you will also need to loosen your fuel rail and remove any sensors in it as they will hit on the fuel rail when trying to remove. once removed replace with a good unit. new thermostat, and just check the condition of the hoses while your at it. flush it all out as well as you can with the garden hose, refit all parts, seal between the thermostat housing and the block with a gasket, or liquid rtv. and bleed cooling system with good coolant.Thanks for that. Will be doing exactly this. That's what my cooling system looked like after my head gasket blew and oil went through it.... +1 to everything oli said. Would even be tempted if you have the cash to get a radiator place to clean it out properly... that crap isn't good for your waterpump. Oh damn. Blown head gasket? The symptoms of a blown head gasket arent really happening but is there any other way of checking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted May 9, 2010 your cooling system looks in bad shape... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thirdkide30 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2010 your cooling system looks in bad shape...Yeah..Now im wondering if it does have a blown head gasket, but symptoms arent happening so not sure? would it be worth changing the gasket if the engines done 200k km? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted May 9, 2010 Once you have it running again, make sure the water stays clean, and the oil stays oil. and no water randomly dissappears... My car wouldn't even start after that happened to my cooling system, Piston 6 ended up with water in it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
