Thread: That annoying little hose

If you have replaced a radiator and follow the instructions NOT to drill out the blocked off nipple on the radiator you wont need that little sucker you can block off the 'little hose' from the oil cooler.

Cheers

Mike

Mine is now blanked off too. There was even a UK model that did not have it from the factory. Here's the diagram:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ml#post2063051

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Originally Posted by simonmelb

Mine is now blanked off too. There was even a UK model that did not have it from the factory. Here's the diagram:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ml#post2063051

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thanks - I have a 1999 build D2 (and it's de-EGR'd) and i'm about to do an oil change tomorrow and was going to look for that little hose (were ever it is?) and check it's condition - is it true that it can be done away with and pipes blanked off !! will the engine suffer in the long run?

Photo's would help 'cos that drawing in the link is confusing if one is not familiar with what it's intending to show...

onebob

One can only blank off the oil cooler secret hose if your EU2 engine radiator has been replaced for a new radiator suited to both engines (10p and 15P) with blanked off spigots.

The coolant flow diagrams in rave show how the oil cooler flow for eu3 engine only supplies eu3 egr cooler

Regards

Originally Posted by northiam

The coolant flow diagrams in rave show how the oil cooler flow for eu3 engine only supplies eu3 egr cooler
Regards

And I've just been assured that you can blank off that pipe where it emerges from the block when you remove the EGR exhaust gas cooler:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...etal-pipe.html

Originally Posted by simonmelb

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Originally Posted by Fast Freddie

And I've just been assured that you can blank off that pipe where it emerges from the block when you remove the EGR exhaust gas cooler:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...etal-pipe.html

Feel re-assured you can!
Not for those with EU2 engines on original design radiators