Check your plastic water connections!

[GT500]

Age related failure:
Had my car running on sunday, after ten minutes went to see if it was all ok. It wasn't!
Temp was 125 and low coolant warning fashing. Switching it off and opened the bonnet to find the water connection to the heater with the temp sensor in had fallen apart!
Plastic rubbish! they are on back order and I don't want another anyway!
Aluminium one in fabrication.

I then removed the connection to the block, just under the rear of the head.
Guess what, big fat crack in it!
Next part to fab! I know URs have steel ones but they are also on back order and are £28.
I will take some pics of the new Ali ones once I've finished them.

Just a heads up!

[Rusty]

I scaulded my face quite badly last year when the same thing happened to my after run pump. Be careful kids.

[Jamo]

I only paid about £10 for a new plastic on too the block about 3 months ago, err £28???? it was from Vagparts though

[GT500]

I only paid about £10 for a new plastic on too the block about 3 months ago, err £28???? it was from Vagparts though

Err rear above!
£28 for a steel one.....

[Jamo]

Christ that's a hike for a steel one! does it fit?

[A80Avant]

ROb,
fabricate more! i would like those 2 myself.They are new now,but i wouldnt mind having them in aluminium!

[AndyP]

Err rear above!
£28 for a steel one.....

I got a steel one off Pete Reeve, about £21 I think.

[Acidburn]

Glad no damage was done to the car, good job you went out to it in time.

Would be interested if more of these can be made rob

[lind4hl]

i would also be intrested in one of these

[GT500]

Ok, I'll suss out how long it takes to fab, I am waiting for the Ali bar arriving... once its here i'll on with it!

[j dog]

your coil

rob, pm me an address and i'll send your coil to you!

[mcandmar]

7A's also use the metal version, BUT they do suffer from corrosion. I would stick with the plastic IMO.

[Rusty]

Where are these plastic bits located? I think I might check mine after the after run pump melt down!!! Better safe than sorry Any pics would be good otherwise I'll go and have a route around, I think I know where the bits are from the description above...

[urquattro-island]

at

rear of head down by the steering rack. mine blew to pieces here the other day, wooooshhhhhh

[Rusty]

Will have a look at that then... can't be easy to get to either