Thread: AlliSport expansion tank

Originally Posted by grounded

i had a very expensive white one installed by a new lr mechanic in Darwin and didn's even get to qld border when i luckily was driving at night with the ac off and had my hand out the window. i felt a few 'bugs' hitting my hand then more and more then realised nothing was hitting the windscreen. strange! then realised it was coolant flicking out from under the front wheel area. the bloody new tank's small hose stem had cracked and she was blowing out the green stuff. i can only say that the mechanic had been too rough on it and fractured the pipe. i bodgied it up at midnight and limped into mt isa for a $100 repair and that got me to bne. plastic crap. poor workmanship. bad combo.

For a tank to split so soon, maybe thee are other issues. Why is the pressure so high causing it to split and why is the pressure cap not letting out the pressure. I had an issue with mine it turned out to be exhaust gases entering the coolant and also the rad was partially blocked inside.

Originally Posted by Crackerjack

I have had a look at the Allisport ones and they are a very nice well made piece of kit, the one pictured above is probably not an Allisport unit as they come highly polished and you do not have to drill your own holes.

Hot off the Allisport web site. Yes it was highly polished, Probably dulled up a little cause it has been sitting on the bench for about a year or so. I added the gussets because i was not happy with the design (personal choice)....