HELP! 2.8V6 Expansion tank

[WorGC]

Does anybody know if, what and where I can get a replacement one? It's completely buggered! Please save my bank holiday and I'll reward you with alcohol. Probably.

[NickP_S2]

Expansion tank being the overflow tank? (The plastic one)? If so I believe this is a Rover part.

If you mean the swirl pot or swan neck (the metal one) then the elusive container of S parts springs to mind?? as do Tower View & David Gerald?

Worth ringing around.

What happened to old one? Can it be repaired?

>> Edited by NickP_S2 on Thursday 24th March 16:11

[WorGC]

A very handy friend of mine is, as we speak, removing it to see how battered it is. I've put the feelers out anyway.

[Pies]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9903&item=7962942342&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

[WorGC]

Pies said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9903&item=7962942342&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Genius! What's yer tipple?

[NickP_S2]

Thanks for ruining that for me Pies....

Was hoping to get it chromed and then offer my old one to someone...

[Pies]

soz

[NickP_S2]

Pies said:

soz

No problem....
I guess there were other people with their eyes on it anyway.

[WorGC]

Lads! I've spoken to my techy friend and it's the platic tank near the back of the engine bay , marked 'coolant max' and 'min' that's cracked - it's void of water, but am I right in saying this doesn't do anything anyway? (thanks for the link anyway)

[Pies]

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=14002&f=11&h=0

[doddze]

talking of expansion tanks ... do you have the pressure cap on it or on the swirl pot?:r:roflfl:

[S3Swiss]

WorGC said:

Lads! I've spoken to my techy friend and it's the platic tank near the back of the engine bay , marked 'coolant max' and 'min' that's cracked - it's void of water, but am I right in saying this doesn't do anything anyway? (thanks for the link anyway)

Just replaced mine (from Rimmer Bros - see thread mentioned). Guess it justs act as catch-tank for expansion chamber (swirl-pot). I kept mine so I could keep an eye on coolant losses which wouldn't be detected if they just vented via pipe. By the way, my old one had a jubilee clip done so tight it had actually constricted the inlet closed, meaning it definitely wasn't doing anything!!