Thread: Silicon hose kits & turbo cores - which ones?

Originally Posted by onebob

X2 on that ...... and earlier this year i needed a new heater hose and as an interim measure until i purchased a new stock hose from mario i used a surplus length of blue silicone hose from my sons workplace but the sight of the foreign coloured hose jarred me every time i lifted the bonnet

..... the new stock hose goes on and is great for 2 weeks and then coolant is visible weeping out via the reinforcing fabric now its actively dripping so the hose has failed. Can’t trust modern rubber automotive hoses any more. So black silicon for me asap.

Originally Posted by onebob

..... the new stock hose goes on and is great for 2 weeks and then coolant is visible weeping out via the reinforcing fabric now its actively dripping so the hose has failed. Can’t trust modern rubber automotive hoses any more. So black silicon for me asap.

Pattern part or Genuine hose that’s played up?

Originally Posted by Tombie

Pattern part or Genuine hose that’s played up?

It was a pattern part .....

Originally Posted by onebob

It was a pattern part .....

I had high hopes for my DIY silicone hose but it was just too bulky to manouver into place and get the ends onto the barbs .... it didn’t help that i could not get the bends close enough to the hose ends and also have enough room for the clamps. In the end i took the springs off and just had the hose running across the rocker cover for a week or two until fitting the stock hose.

Not surprised a pattern part failed.

Be wary too, LR update hoses over time as problems (rubbing etc) are found. Pattern parts often don’t.