MG ZT 1.8t Probably the most difficult and annoying "easy" DIYer Job!
Took my Boxster driving friend in my MG ZT along with two others to a Quiz night. The guy who used to castigate me for my choice of cars... :) Quiz event and raffle ... Had a good evening and our table won three of the raffle prises .. bit embarrassing that.
On the way home about 11pm, Sod's Law intervenes. Nearly home and about to drop folks off, steam from under the bonnet!! Long story short, the little hose connected to the Turbocharger had split sending coolant onto the hot Turbocharger. Hence lots of steam. Boxster friend helped get water and by topping up a few times, got home without too much trouble taking it easy. Car soon will be twelve years old and the hose certainly the original. Nothing lasts forever ... :(
Not used the car since and decided to change that hose with a good spare I had in the winter sunshine this afternoon whilst listening to the football on the radio. Few big shock results. Good stuff.. :)
Those powerful factory fit spring clips were used to secure most of the hoses. I do not like them! Correction, I loath them! Not DIYer user friendly and no doubt designed to save time on the assembly line. The one securing the larger end of the little hose to the main coolant tubes was very difficult to both access and remove. Took over an hour to access and release! I had to dismantle a lot of other stuff in the way including the PRT ( Pressure Relief/Remote Thermostat ) to provide better access to that horrible spring clip. Still that drained all the remaining weakened coolant from the system. Using my trusty old Mole Grips, I eventually was able to remove the short hose. When refitting the replacement, I will discard those spring clips and use Jubilee style worm drive stainless steel fasteners instead. Much more user friendly. Soon after removing the thing, the sun went down behind the hill and then the temperature dropped like a stone. Even with rubber gloves, tools were so cold it was not nice working with them. Sod that for a lark. Quickly packed all the stuff away and will complete tomorrow.
Why do these things invariably happen in the depth of winter with the lowest temperatures forecast? Sod's Law again... :)
The attached images show what was involved. Whilst under the car, I also took an image of the recently replaced rear suspension bush on the offside lower arm. Job's a good 'n.
On the way home about 11pm, Sod's Law intervenes. Nearly home and about to drop folks off, steam from under the bonnet!! Long story short, the little hose connected to the Turbocharger had split sending coolant onto the hot Turbocharger. Hence lots of steam. Boxster friend helped get water and by topping up a few times, got home without too much trouble taking it easy. Car soon will be twelve years old and the hose certainly the original. Nothing lasts forever ... :(
Not used the car since and decided to change that hose with a good spare I had in the winter sunshine this afternoon whilst listening to the football on the radio. Few big shock results. Good stuff.. :)
Those powerful factory fit spring clips were used to secure most of the hoses. I do not like them! Correction, I loath them! Not DIYer user friendly and no doubt designed to save time on the assembly line. The one securing the larger end of the little hose to the main coolant tubes was very difficult to both access and remove. Took over an hour to access and release! I had to dismantle a lot of other stuff in the way including the PRT ( Pressure Relief/Remote Thermostat ) to provide better access to that horrible spring clip. Still that drained all the remaining weakened coolant from the system. Using my trusty old Mole Grips, I eventually was able to remove the short hose. When refitting the replacement, I will discard those spring clips and use Jubilee style worm drive stainless steel fasteners instead. Much more user friendly. Soon after removing the thing, the sun went down behind the hill and then the temperature dropped like a stone. Even with rubber gloves, tools were so cold it was not nice working with them. Sod that for a lark. Quickly packed all the stuff away and will complete tomorrow.
Why do these things invariably happen in the depth of winter with the lowest temperatures forecast? Sod's Law again... :)
The attached images show what was involved. Whilst under the car, I also took an image of the recently replaced rear suspension bush on the offside lower arm. Job's a good 'n.
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