Coolant Hose Needed

[dipsomaniac]

1997 Galaxy Mk1 2.8 V6 GhiaX Auto

 

I need to replace a coolant hose.  it appears to be 1 x hose that goes to top of rad > thermostat housing > autobox > theromostat housing > bottom of rad > expansion tank.  I think the part no is 7M0121049S.  I have tried ford and VW but neither support my car any  longer.  The best I can do is VW Heritage parts who say they can get the hose from Germany but will take 4 weeks and is £153.  I have tried forge motorsport who make silicone hoses but they said that it would cost £500 to set up a machine to make the hose.

 

Anyone any other ideas?

[sparky Paul]

The £500 quote tells me they don't want the job, I'm sure you could get one made for less than that... after all, it's only a couple of large pipes that want forming, the small bits could be done with flexible. Whether you could get one made for less than the one from Germany is debatable. You could try someone like

 

http://www.performancesiliconehoses.com/

 

who will make one-offs, but you'll have to take the hose off, sketch it out and send to them for a quote.

 

Does it have to be an original looking part? I've made them with copper and preformed rubber (or silicone) bends before, solder a yorkshire coupling onto the ends of the copper to make a nice seat for the clamps. A bit of thought, and they can look really professional.

 

Otherwise, you're probably looking for a good used one.

Edited August 27, 2017 by sparky Paul

[BrianH]

Has the whole hose you have failed, or is it a simple piece of it that has a problem (I had the fan switch hosing split on mine, which isn't available as a seperate part, it comes with the whole hose to the radiator, thermostat housing and expansion bottle, ended up replacing the whole thing as didn't have time to mess about with it and the bit that went to the expansion bottle on mine had been replaced with fuel hose a long time ago as it had started expanding where it had split internally, so solved two issues).

 

If its one bit (hole in the hose for example) a joiner may be a suitable fix?

 

Also if that part number you provide is correct, the ford number appears to be VW 8N 241 FB if that helps you any?

Edited August 27, 2017 by BrianH

[dipsomaniac]

thanks for the replies i think i have averted the problems for now as it looks like it was the thermostat housing (split along bolt hole) that was causing the leak.  The hose will be the next thing to go as i have replaced all others + housing (twice).  i will keep an eye on ebay for a new/newer replacement.

 

learned again how much of a rip off dealers are.  VW wanted £8.20 for a thermostat housing gasket.  I got the whole housing + gasket for £10.50 online.  they also wanted £3.70 each for the housing bolts which i got for nothing at a fixings company, bloke said it wasn't worth firing up the computer for 3 bolts.