Check your plastic water connections!

**urquattro-island** · 12 February 2009, 17:00

its

probebly more tight on the s2 then on my s6, the new runnaround, ooh reminds me have to post some pics of her..

**Rusty** · 12 February 2009, 17:19

It's quite easy to see but not so much to get to. Famous last words but it's not leaking...

**NickVyse** · 12 February 2009, 17:58

Mine came apart on a hot French autoroute last year, about 700kms from home. Had to bypass the whole heater circuit, but it got me home OK.

I think the key is not to over tighten the clips. Bloody plastic. On the up side the French dealer had them in stock and it was less than 4 euros.

**pixsaudisex2** · 12 February 2009, 18:37

I had a little leak here also ordered a new one, put my hand down the back of the engine to change it and it broke of in my hand.... what i call timming.. which reminds me i must check my spark plug tightness again soon....

**4WheelDrifter** · 12 February 2009, 19:04

You can still get the metal one? And there's me trying to trying to restore and preserve my original 3B one.

I chucked the ABY plastic crap in the bin.
What's this about an ali one?

**GT500** · 13 February 2009, 00:22

Originally posted by 4WheelDrifter

What's this about an ali one?

Coming soon!
I put one on order but its on back order... usual!

Andy, the other one goes in the heater pipe, the one from the water rail.

**RAOUL** · 13 February 2009, 08:53

Hiya Rob, if you do make a batch put me down for 1 of each.

I think with 220,000miles mine will be a candidate for failing when you least need it of course!

**quattrostyle** · 13 February 2009, 09:30

Originally posted by NickVyse

I think the key is not to over tighten the clips. Bloody plastic.

you're right, that's the main reason for failures, BTDT 3 days after tightening the clip the plastic connection blew into pieces.

**BrianSmith_S2** · 13 February 2009, 10:37

Any pictures of the piece in question?? Sounds like access is gonna be limited...

whats holding it to the block? just clips?

Brian

**Rusty** · 13 February 2009, 11:07

Defo interested if you're making a batch Rob, seems like this is another turbo hose pipe time bomb...

**GT500** · 13 February 2009, 15:31

Access is easy.
The one on the back of the block has 6mm headed hex head bolt holding it in.
No 33
Doc1.doc

And no 12 for the heater one.
Doc2.doc

**Rusty** · 13 February 2009, 18:20

Ta muchly

**GT500** · 16 February 2009, 09:00

I spent most of saturday on these,
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**Rusty** · 16 February 2009, 10:46

Any plans for a production batch or are these a one-off?

**Acidburn** · 16 February 2009, 14:22

Originally posted by Andy_Casey

Any plans for a production batch or are these a one-off?

and nice work rob, looks like a good solution to a potential problem with the age of some of these cars.

Check your plastic water connections!

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