Can anyone tell me which hose this is? NA 1.6 1990

[j4ck100]

There's a pin-prick size hole in it which coolant is pissing out from! Need to get a new one ASAP as i'm going on a road trip around Europe next week! Thanks a bunch!

[anonymous-user]

I think its this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hose-ISC-inlet-manifold...

[Baskey]

Buy a full set if your taking it on a road trip

Once one goes generally the others will start to follow !

[j4ck100]

JimSuperSix said:

I think its this one:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hose-ISC-inlet-manifold...

Thank you, you are right!

[j4ck100]

Baskey said:

Buy a full set if your taking it on a road trip

Once one goes generally the others will start to follow !

Good call, bought this set of 3, hopefully that'll do for now! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Coolant-Hose-set-inlet-...

[j4ck100]

Sorry if this is a silly question but do I have to drain all of the coolant out of the system before replacing this hose?

I'm confident of replacing it myself, save for the tricky bit which is gaining access as it's quite tight down there to the extent that I couldn't even get in to get some masking tape around the offending hose!

Any tips?

Thanks

[Baskey]

No you don’t need to fully drain the system

If it’s fairly low down you may loose a lot when you take it off so have something under the car to catch it.

Once fitted , fill the radiator up with coolant if the level has dropped and with the cap Off start the engine. As the engine warms the coolant will start to circulate round the system. As the levels in the radiator drop keep topping it up.

Do this until the engine is fully up to temperature and the level in the radiator is no longer dropping

Edited by Baskey on Friday 18th May 14:03

Edited by Baskey on Friday 18th May 14:23