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!!!!!

[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.

[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?

[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

[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.