TD5 Brittle Hose WARNING

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Originally Posted by FenianEel

A hole less than a pin*****............

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Oh Fen....circumventing the swear filter again. Looks like you will be taking a ride on the bus :D:D:D


Seriously the hose does get brittle and I ended up snapping mine when I had a little difficulty removing the air filter cover. At 160,000 k's service it probably deserved to be changed anyway.

If you do your homework and use a discount LR supplier the tube is very cheap. Just don't be horrified when you go and pick it up. The amount of flexability in the new hose is beyond belief. Concertina fold is not the word.:p

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Originally Posted by LandyAndy

For you TD5 owners SERIOUSLY consider replacing the plactic return hose from the overflow bottle to the radiator.
Mine was brittle,I snapped it TWICE just brushing against it on the "hot" side of the engine.Over on the Overflow bottle side I couldnt snap it trying to!!!! I replaced it with a flexible hose.
Andrew

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chances of a pic of the location of the culprit hose perchance?

I wish you blokes wouldn't do this, i get the same thing happen to me not long after:mad:

CUT IT OUT YA HEAR:mad:

Baz:p

Landy Andy that Black Cow seems to still be giving you grief.:eek: Mine touch wood still runs like a train. Getting some new shocks in the next couple of weeks ready for a trip on the CSR in July 09. Other than that no problems. However will be looking at "all" the hoses now.:angel::angel:
Cheers

The prevoius post prompted me to check out the hose. I replaced it immediately - almost worn through at 2 spots.

As suggested in an earlier post - probably a good idea to replace regardless.

Erich.

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

chances of a pic of the location of the culprit hose perchance?

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I have some....somewhere round ere

And don't forget about that small hose that goes to the engine oil cooler that lives behind the turbo, one end is 3/4 and the other is 5/8 from memory so not something that is easy to replace.

I had a similar problem on V8, snapped the hose in 3 places :bangin:


I was on Fraser Island at the time..... god I'm glad I carry some spare fuel line and hose clamps in the toolbox.. patched it up to get me home...

Mark

just snapped mine by leaning on it...

Rave:

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Excess coolant created by heat expansion is returned to the expansion tank from the radiator bleed pipe at the top of
the radiator.

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