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Just a quickie!

Where is the best place for me to get some coolant pipes from?

My coolant looks awful and I know the pipes are VERY badly corroded. Just thought it might also help with the VERY sluggish performance - somehow!!

Two options really Max, the first is to replace with standard pipes which are surprisingly cheap. Got mine from Clifton-Lane in Northampton for £30+vat but you can get stainless steel ones too. Don't know how much they are but probably quite a bit more...

Rich.

I was thinking about the SS ones as I don't want to muck about and go cheap on the coolant system really because of risk of HGF. I will have a look and let you know where I get them from.

Did you fit your own?

Hi Max.....SS pipes availaable from Mike Satur and Brown & Gammons......about £60 IIRC......gonna get them fittedto mine when it goes in for it's biggy 4 year service soon

m77xne wrote:Did you fit your own?

Nah, Clifton-Lane did it when they did my HGF. It was then I discovered I needed them as when the coolant system pressure test was done, a small spray was detected near one of the welds on one of the pipes (always the weak spots as it's where the road grime gathers) so had to be done. I probably would have gone with SS ones too but as I was paying for the HGF at the time, I had to budget!

Not that difficult to do though, as long as you know the correct method for bleeding the system...

Rich.

Thanks for the replies and advice. I'm just waiting for a call back from the garage and all will be sorted - thank goodness!

I had mine replaced last July, when i spotted a tiny drip of water on the floor. Pipes Cost £60, total cost inc Labour,antifreeze etc £140. The system was pressured filled, It is difficult to DIY as you must keep the car level when jacked up.
Good Luck