Thread: Defender Puma 2.2 intercooler hose to throttle body should be replaced

Thanks for the info PD.
Yep, it's tight in there and I've got the skun hand to show for it. I'll take your tips on gourd and remove the shroud, I'm just wasting time and energy other wise.
Good on you.
Ken

No worries Ken!

By the way consider using new clamps as I ended up replacing the original hose clamps

is it legitimate to lubricate the ends of the hoses/fittings to help get them on? like a squirt of silicon spray? or it that increasing blow-off likelyhood?

Originally Posted by ninetubes

is it legitimate to lubricate the ends of the hoses/fittings to help get them on? like a squirt of silicon spray? or it that increasing blow-off likelyhood?

Being very serious - Use Personal Water based Lube.
Dries off and doesn't lead to the hoses sliding off under pressure.

What flavour works best Tombie?😉

Originally Posted by Baytown

What flavour works best Tombie?

UltraGlide, allows you to take a Cadillac and park it in a Dog house!

so i ventured into the garage last night armed with my lube and a can-do-attitude, to undertake this the final of the 3 IC hoses I've replaced. I used the BAS ones with the up-rated IC.

I opted for the "remove the steel pipe and pre-fit the elbow" method which took me about an hour.

for any one interested, here is what i found was req'd:

1/4" flexible drive & 7mm socket - for hose clamps
OEM style self retaining hose clamps - hard to get the loose ones into position.
10mm spanner - for the steel pipework
personal lube (and suitable excuse as to why you're disappearing into the garage with it!)
long screwdriver - used from underneath, handle end against the hose to help push it on
Gloves - to help reduce blood loss
Arms the size of twigs
A mild self-harm disorder
A burning desire to finish what you started

this is best summarised a job for someone else...


interestingly, i'm glad i did it, as the hose clamps were pretty loose and i wouldn't like to be trying to push it back on by the side of the road/scrub. The bolts for the steel pipe by contrast were tight enough to hold the whole car together.

Works well doesn't it....