VXR8 Check your heater hoses are not rubbing

[snowwolf]

Hi all, thought I would give the bonnet a lift and have a check this eve, car has had a misfire recently and noticed water droplets/stains over the HT leads near back two pistons drivers side, thought it was the headers gasket leaking on cold start up, but found the heater hoses had rubbed a hole in the hose on one of the coil packs holding bolt heads and was dripping water down over the coil pack, may have been what was causing the misfire.

Going to change HT leads and the hose set that I have ordered from MF Cheers Andy for the help and was shocked on how cheap the hose set was!!!!!

[Gary H 2008]

Good to know Mick - cheers

[Tattooboy]

Have they always been routed there, as that looks a daft place to put them?

How did the engine shell fit on pre SC days?

Don't think I have any pipe work like that the GTS ??

[badboyburt]

Good heads up Mick I will go and have a look, I could do without bill this month lol

[snowwolf]

The pipes have always run in that position but worth a look and see if anyone has a SC fitted or may be that is the way they are on standard engines under the engine cover, still worth a look.

[ARAF]

I can't remember having to move pipes to get to the banks of coil packs on either of ours, thought it's very seldome that I get under the bonnet.

[snowwolf]

ARAF said:

I can't remember having to move pipes to get to the banks of coil packs on either of ours, thought it's very seldome that I get under the bonnet.

Perhaps when the charger was fitted they re run the pipes a different route?

[ARAF]

snowwolf said:

ARAF said:

I can't remember having to move pipes to get to the banks of coil packs on either of ours, thought it's very seldome that I get under the bonnet.

Perhaps when the charger was fitted they re run the pipes a different route?

I'll have to lift the plastic cover and see how they are routed as standard, and let you know.

[snowwolf]

ARAF said:

I'll have to lift the plastic cover and see how they are routed as standard, and let you know.

ok Araf, looks like a different route but would like to know where they run on a standard model before I fit the new ones arriving tomorrow from Monkfish

[ARAF]

As requested, standard run in the below picture. Good job you mentioned it though, as there is a little rubbing where the hoses lay across the fuel rail. Just getting through the protective sleeve after 37k miles, so I'll get it protected.

[EssexVXR8]

Mick, I have my heater hoses done different to that and have spare clamps for hoses to coil plate can't post pics from phone unfortunately

[Tattooboy]

ARAF said:

As requested, standard run in the below picture. Good job you mentioned it though, as there is a little rubbing where the hoses lay across the fuel rail. Just getting through the protective sleeve after 37k miles, so I'll get it protected.

Hmm, might give mine a look tomorrow in that case !

[badboyburt]

I was out with Gareth last night and his Walkinshaw charged 8 has clamps holding the hoses in place,

Google pic for reference;

[EssexVXR8]

badboyburt said:

I was out with Gareth last night and his Walkinshaw charged 8 has clamps holding the hoses in place,

Google pic for reference;

That's the same as mine and I have spare clamps if you need them

[R8OMG]

Hi, checked mine last night (standard run) and was suprised to find a leak on one of the pipes where they dissappear in to the firewall and at both couplings next to the tb

[snowwolf]

Cheers for all the replies, hopefully no one else has the rubbing problem, I have fitted the new set from Monkfish, kept the same route as before but will cable tie and protect where they touch, easy enough to fit and glad I spotted the problem before it was to late.