The coolant hose which connects the throttle body > heater matrix > cylinder head has a small split / hole in it. I replaced it a few years ago with a genuine VW part, which cost about £50, but its now leaking again.
Is there anyway I can repair the hose instead of buying a new one for £50?
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Unless it is a very peculiar shape,get some straight hose from an accessory shop or Halfords.
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Its a very strange shape. Its got a T junction in it which goes to the throttle body and a dog leg on the section which goes into the bulkhead.
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I have used copper pipe before so long as the old rubber hose goes over the pipe a jubilee clip will hold no problem.
You can make the T piece out of the copper and hoses to the various locations.
A good tip to get the hose over the copper pipe is to bash the rubber hose with a hammer to soften the rubber it then will push over no probs.
Good luck.
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...or you can get plastic 'T' pieces from garden centres or hardware stores.
Edited by Peter.N. on 14/05/2008 at 15:50
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hi
try eurocarparts a quick look on there site gave me an 'meyle' water hose (head to heat x) vr6', Throt housing-Matrix-Head
at just over £27 +vat which comes to £32.51. is this what your after
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Thats the one. I have 'bodged' it for now, but I'm not to confident about doing a long journey, so I'll try the one from eurocarparts. Cheers.
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Also try GSF car parts - sometimes better & cheaper (in my opinion) than Eurocarparts.
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