2.8 Galaxy Coolant Leak

[KFA]

I recently started to need to top up the radiator regularly in my R reg 2.8 Auto Ghia (172,000 miles).

I suspected that a hose connection was leaking when the radiator was hot and pressurized.

I found a slow leak in these circumstances in a T connection at the back of the engine, gear box side, just accessible from above.

 

The problem was due to the plastic connector denaturing.

 

A 22mm copper pipe is an ideal fit in the hoses. A standard 22mm T connector fitted with short lengths of 22mm pipe solves the problem simply and cheaply. Strangely the hoses still looked in good condition.

 

Hope this is of help to anyone else in this situation

[Amarok]

Excellent Fix this is the stuff, I once repaired a radiator with a brass plug from B&Q a lot cheaper than the 200 for a new Rad !

any chance of a photo of the fix ? Camera Phone will do

[KFA]

Thanks. I once replaced a broken plastic pipe on a BMW radiator by tapping and Aralditing in a brake bleed nipple. It lasted the twelve years before I scrapped the car.

 

Getting a photo could be difficult; it was hard enough dealing with the jubilee clips. If I can I will post it but not for the next few days.

Cheers

[bingo nightly]

I had a plastic T peice on the cooling system fracture last year (it was a smaller bore pipe though so must be a different bit) and having spent half an hour with the Ford parts man who couldn't find the part on his system and then another half an hour with the VW parts man who declared said part didn't exist, I bought a universal plastic T peice from the local motor factors for about a quid and stuck it in place.......its been fine ever since.